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pac-man mini portable: get in my pocket!
technabob —
... Dug.
The only thing left out of the portable console is a sound system. That’s because those Namco “arcade on a chip” systems that run those Jakks systems don’t offer the exact same sounds that the original versions played, and Sam is clearly an arcade purist.
Sure, I suppose Sam could have just gone an grabbed a copy of Namco Museum for the Nintendo DS, GBA or Sony PSP, but what fun would that have been?
[via Ben Heck Forums] ...
Pac-Man Mini Plays All The Classic Hits
GEARFUSE —
... button and a high score list. Modder Sam Thornley yearned for portable classics like the Atari Flashback , so he made his own. Using a Jakks Pacific plug-and-play Namco mini arcade ’s guts and some hardware know-how, Sam melded the circuit board with a tiny 2.5-inch LCD display and powered the whole thing with a set of 4 rechargeable AA batteries. It includes Pac-Man , Galaxian , Rally-X , Bosconian and even Dig Dug . Yes, even Dig Dug, my deity . Link ( via )
Meet the Pac-Man Mini
Boing Boing Gadgets —
... the remote detonation of nuclear warheads than a game console. but modder Sam Thornley's Portable Pac-Man Mini takes one of those old Namco emulator joysticks you plug and play into any old television and melds it with a tiny 2.5-inch LCD powered by 4 rechargeable AA batteries. That D-Pad isn't very good — perhaps he's trying to duck patent litigation — but the doodad can play Galaxian, Rally-X, Bosconian and Dig Dug. Because it's there!
Pac-Man Mini [Ben Heck Forums via Technabob] ...
Pac-Man Mini handheld does boxy right
Engadget —
... Console modder Sam Thornley actually built this Pac-Man Mini handheld way back in 2007, but he only recently shared it with the members of Ben Heck's forums, and we're sure glad he did. There's nothing too special at the heart of this one, just a Jakks Pacific Namco ...
Make Your Own Portable Atari Game
OhGizmo! —
... not too bad with a soldering iron, then you could just make your own handheld Atari console.
Someone has done exactly that, and provided some good documentation on how to create one yourself. You’ll need a Namco TV Games controller, along with a 2.5-inch screen and a few other parts. Being handy with a soldering iron probably wouldn’t hurt either. It looks like a fun project, and with a bit of work, you could probably come up with a nicer looking case.
[ BenHeck ] VIA [ GamerFront ]
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The PACMAN Mini: Portable Namco Games
MAKE Magazine —
I really like this project, although I immediately thought it should be called "Pac Man Portable" or PMP.
This portable took around two weeks to build. I left it with out sound support because the sounds that the namco "arcade pcb on a chip" produces aren't as good as the original games. The case is an just a general project box with holes cut for the screen, buttons etc.
Read more about the The PACMAN Mini [Engadget]
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