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Funny you should mention that! Some members of the BitBuilt community are working on this including the talented YveltalGriffin https://bitbuilt.net/forums/index.php?threads/nintendo-vegas...
Is this seen as any less of a "Wii" than a trimmed board? What if parts were replaced with newer, functionally identical ones? This is kind of a Wii ship of Theseus.
This was messing with my head for a minute, I thought maybe they had figured out a way to use mini CDs (like the GameCube) to make that tiny disc drive functional, but it appears to just be decorative.
Purely for aesthetics! It wouldn’t be the same without that iconic glowing disc slot.
Along with an "authentic" mini power "brick" wrapped around the middle of the USB-C cord. :)
Very nice!
It's so cool that you can just chop up the motherboard like that and it still works.
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Funny you should mention that! Some members of the BitBuilt community are working on this including the talented YveltalGriffin https://bitbuilt.net/forums/index.php?threads/nintendo-vegas...
Is this seen as any less of a "Wii" than a trimmed board? What if parts were replaced with newer, functionally identical ones? This is kind of a Wii ship of Theseus.
There are some nuts people out there like Redherring32 with his TinyTendo project that go above and beyond just putting the components on a new board. He designed the TinyTendo which requires cutting down the DIP-packaged CPU and PPU from the NES into a smaller package. These components were only produced for Nintendo systems of the era and are the special sauce for overall game compatiblity. https://github.com/Redherring32/TinyTendo
Word of caution: many electronics are not designed for the shorts between connections which occur if you hot-plug one of those.
How long before someone goes all the way by designing a completely custom motherboard and transplanting the key components onto it I wonder? It's been done for older systems but the BGA parts in the Wii would be a challenge.