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Re: Kawaii – A Keychain-Sized Nintendo Wii

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Post by maronato » Tue, Jul 23, 2024, 2:44 PM UTC

monocasa wrote: post #194

hatsunearu wrote: post #45

The "Thundervolt" reference in that post is a project where they cut up a Wii PCB to leave just the DRAM and the processors on the PCB, and then they slap an external DCDC board on top of that cut up PCB to provide power to it, while also undervolting it since you reduce the IR losses. https://bitbuilt.net/forums/index.php?threads/thundervolt.62... That is pretty insane.

At this point I'm a bit surprised that nobody has created a netlist of the board and simply reinstalled the relevant chips on it. There has to be more density that can be eked out for easier that way than carefully taking a Dremel to an existing board.

There are a few reasons for it: - the cut board is compact enough for most/all hobby projects

- you can get Wiis for very cheap nowadays, perhaps cheaper than the parts themselves

- the original board makes heavy use of serpentine tracks. If they are not just to equalize track length, it’d be very hard to account for all delays in a redesign.

ofc I’m not a part of the community so their reasons might be complete different

Re: Kawaii – A Keychain-Sized Nintendo Wii

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Post by clemiclemen » Tue, Jul 23, 2024, 3:12 PM UTC

This is very impressive but I think Short-Stack [1] is a more impressive project because it is a fully fonctionnal Wii (as in, it works on its own as you would expect from a regular Wii) compared to this one where it needs other accessories to be able to play.

[1]: https://github.com/loopj/short-stack previously discussed 3 months ago here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40071826

Re: Kawaii – A Keychain-Sized Nintendo Wii

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Post by autoexec » Tue, Jul 23, 2024, 3:14 PM UTC

PhasmaFelis wrote: post #115

rustcleaner wrote: post #79

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This is why juries must be instructed on nullification. It's The People's protection against money's use of criminal lawfare.

Historically, it's also been very useful when you want to murder a black person and get away with it in front of an all-white Southern jury. Nullification is no more inherently righteous than a butcher knife.

Ultimately it just means that we have a way to make sure that We the People aren't being punished by laws that we don't consent to being held to.

It puts power directly into the hands of the typical American citizen, which is why our legal system is terrified of it. You don't have to be rich or well-connected to sit on a jury. It also effectively limits what can be done using that power to what a "random" (and presumably representative) selection of the community agrees to. That's what a "jury of your peers" was supposed to be all about.

I'd say that nullification makes it possible for people to truly govern themselves and that makes it an inherently righteous system.

It's the righteousness of the people who make up a community that is questionable, but even imperfect people deserve democracy and the right to self-govern.

Re: Kawaii – A Keychain-Sized Nintendo Wii

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Post by jhatemyjob » Tue, Jul 23, 2024, 3:17 PM UTC

prmoustache wrote: post #175

jhatemyjob wrote: post #149

Is there anyone out there that will make a GC Nano for a fee? Don't have time / skillz to do this myself but I want one

I would say that it is just a bad idea for a start unless you plan to use wireless controllers. With cable connected one you are just looking for a console that would be dragged left and right every time you pull a bit with the controller.

This is an insane response. This does not concern me at all and has nothing to do with what I said.

Re: Kawaii – A Keychain-Sized Nintendo Wii

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Post by roxil » Tue, Jul 23, 2024, 3:19 PM UTC

resters wrote: post #6

Making video games fun does not require anywhere near as much hardware as we typically use in modern systems. I look forward to an eventual return to fun video games.

"I want shorter games with worse graphics made by people who are paid more to work less and I'm not kidding,"

It's been a meme for a while and I unironically agree.

Re: Kawaii – A Keychain-Sized Nintendo Wii

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Post by jonathanyc » Tue, Jul 23, 2024, 3:45 PM UTC

clemiclemen wrote: post #202

This is very impressive but I think Short-Stack [1] is a more impressive project because it is a fully fonctionnal Wii (as in, it works on its own as you would expect from a regular Wii) compared to this one where it needs other accessories to be able to play. [1]: https://github.com/loopj/short-stack previously discussed 3 months ago here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40071826

> fully fonctionnal Wii (as in, it works on its own as you would expect from a regular Wii) compared to this one where it needs other accessories to be able to play.

I don’t believe the Wii you linked includes an IR bar, which is what your statement led me to expect.

Re: Kawaii – A Keychain-Sized Nintendo Wii

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Post by tines » Tue, Jul 23, 2024, 3:48 PM UTC

BiteCode_dev wrote: post #183

tines wrote: post #105

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Inscryption is a must play.

I will remember it forever, it's a unique experience. But it's such a weird combination of aesthetic, story telling and gameplay I have to assume it prevents a huge part of the gaming population from enjoying it. If anybody read those comments, DO NOT LOOK THE GAME UP if you plan to play it. Go blind.

I binged it during the time I was trapped in my room with COVID. You're right, it is a very weird game(s?) in the best way, it's literally sent me off on a card game design jaunt that's still ongoing haha. And I found myself loving the characters of the, what was it, ocelot and the wizard apprentice who is glad to have any kind of STIM-U-LA-TION?

Re: Kawaii – A Keychain-Sized Nintendo Wii

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Post by starkparker » Tue, Jul 23, 2024, 4:55 PM UTC

Andrex wrote: post #198

Mogzol wrote: post #133

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The point of this project is more about squeezing the Wii into the smallest possible footprint rather than making it convenient to use. If you wanted something similar with ports integrated though, check out the GC Nano (which despite looking like a Gamecube has Wii internals), or Short Stack. GC Nano: https://bitbuilt.net/forums/index.php?threads/gc-nano-the-wo... Short Stack: https://bitbuilt.net/forums/index.php?t…

Because it works on its own, I consider the Short Stack the more impressive project. Both are super exciting though. Maybe a few years down the line, we get some 2" LCDs integrated or something for truly portable play.

The "dock" could just be a 7" display, controllers, and a power input. Not fully wireless but certainly handheld. Could even give it a catchy name, like "Wii You".

Re: Kawaii – A Keychain-Sized Nintendo Wii

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Post by Klonoar » Tue, Jul 23, 2024, 5:32 PM UTC

tomtheelder wrote: post #37

cushpush wrote: post #30

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Instead of a sensor bar you can use two burning candles.

You can what now?

For fun, go look up Johnny Lee Wiimote candles. It showcases it fairly well.

Also man do I feel old - coming up on 15-20 years since that and I actually remember HN discussion about it from the earlier days.

Re: Kawaii – A Keychain-Sized Nintendo Wii

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Post by skeaker » Tue, Jul 23, 2024, 5:48 PM UTC

Izkata wrote: post #196

Nursie wrote: post #181

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That's not the Kawaii though, a little under halfway down the linked article, there's a size comparison between the GC Nano and the Kawaii - https://bitbuilt.net/forums/index.php?threads/kawaii.6474/

The base is the same size, still quite large for being called "keychain-sized".

It's about the size of just the screen of a GBA. It's shorter than your smartphone. You could absolutely hang that from a keychain at that size, even if it wouldn't really make sense to.