Someday I’d love to see a MiSTER handheld with 4 shoulder buttons, an analog stick, and 6 face buttons, mainly because what sets MiSTER and Analogue Pocket apart for me is the ability to play PS1, N64, and Saturn games. But this is certainly an amazing start!
A handheld MiSTer is my dream console and this is the first I’ve seen that actually looks usable. Can’t wait to watch this project evolve a little before I leap to build one.
This is awesome. It will be interesting to see how this project evolves and compare it to the portable mister Taki is cooking up with Retro Remake whenever that gets revealed.
@@ccricers Not a handheld. I intend to gut a big heavy luggable magnesium laptop. Those were popular in mid 2010s as "desktop substitutes" for offices. These are so bulky - there is plenty of space inside for all the electronics. Would be awesome for emulating rare Japanese computers that no sane person can afford to buy.
This is great Ken, you've done a great job creating a foundation for others to build upon. I'd love to see how much could be desoldered, decoupled and moved around to make it as thin as possible!
Great, I'll just add this to the other 9 handhelds I never completed, lol. Really great build. The origination always sets the path in motion. I'll be curious who will strip down a QM Tech board and see how thin they can get a build to be. Well done!
This looks excellent. Love the TapTo inclusion, SNES controller integration, and the form-factor you managed with it. Looking forward to seeing the upcoming build video and future revisions to the design! Happy holidays
I love this so much. I'm not knowledgeable enough with electronics to improve on this, but I definitely want to build one of these myself. I need to put my 3d printer and soldering skills to use.
What a great project. The TapTo module will be wanted by at most 1% of users. If that came out, you would have more space on the case for input / output and possibly even a second battery. Would be awesome with an OLED screen because the one you used looks washed out and old.
Suggest consider using a tiny RP2040 microcontroller board for the controllers and other buttons because then you not only get more Raspberry fans involved too but RP2040 works great for this purpose with close to zero latency input and it makes the project even cooler for using it 😊
While this is only a prototype, a hope requiring SNES controller parts goes away. Similar to the open source devices that need a Gameboy Color CPU, these destroy old hardware to make. That's concerning for an fpga project intended to help with game preservation.
How about a modern PSP like analog stick on the left below the D-pad. In my opinion the PSP Analog fits more for arcade an retro games than a normal "modern" analog stick. I once tried to build a 8 way clicky micro switch variant years ago but never had finished that Idea.
Making this without an oled is an insult to purpose of the Mister project. You've made the equivalent of any other emulation handheld with the amount of lag you're introducing.
MuST be a Friday 12 days before Christmas! First day of Christmas gift: Ken makes MiSTer handheld Improvements I can see: -5.5" 1080P OLED screen (Search Wisecoco aliexpress) -headphone jack that switches from internal to headphone audio (like the ones used in game boy consoles) -HDMI-out that overrides the output to the console (can just use a 2-way HDMI switcher) -plug/unplug while playing (still haven't figured that out) -hall-effect joy-con style left and right sticks, L/R triggers Looking forward to see what comes of this! Best portable emulation handheld for sure
All good suggestions. The biggest thing on my mind right now is solving the plug/unplug issue. I have an approach that works, but it complicates things a bit.
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Someday I’d love to see a MiSTER handheld with 4 shoulder buttons, an analog stick, and 6 face buttons, mainly because what sets MiSTER and Analogue Pocket apart for me is the ability to play PS1, N64, and Saturn games. But this is certainly an amazing start!
A handheld MiSTer is my dream console and this is the first I’ve seen that actually looks usable. Can’t wait to watch this project evolve a little before I leap to build one.
The TapTo/Zaparoo slot is a beautiful addition to this wonderful first build. Well done! I'm looking forward to seeing your next iterations.
Yeah that's a fantastic idea
This is awesome. It will be interesting to see how this project evolves and compare it to the portable mister Taki is cooking up with Retro Remake whenever that gets revealed.
I'm sure Taki's will be a much more polished device with everything integrated into a single - but maybe this works as a holdover until his is ready
Brilliant! Really looking forward to see how this (already solid) design will be improved. Thanks for your work and generosity!
I wanted to convert a dead laptop to MiSTer. Now I know where to steal some ideas.
Thank you.
A clamshell handheld. Not enough of those out there.
@@ccricers Not a handheld. I intend to gut a big heavy luggable magnesium laptop. Those were popular in mid 2010s as "desktop substitutes" for offices. These are so bulky - there is plenty of space inside for all the electronics.
Would be awesome for emulating rare Japanese computers that no sane person can afford to buy.
The Tapto addition is very clever, I can see other people using it like a gameboy cartridge slot for other iterations.
This is one of the most impressive projects I've seen in a while. Respect!
Very nice work! I've always wanted to make a MiSTer handheld, but I've been sucked into the compute module world for a while. Nice job!
Amazing Ken. You're a darn genius!
This is great Ken, you've done a great job creating a foundation for others to build upon. I'd love to see how much could be desoldered, decoupled and moved around to make it as thin as possible!
Great, I'll just add this to the other 9 handhelds I never completed, lol. Really great build. The origination always sets the path in motion. I'll be curious who will strip down a QM Tech board and see how thin they can get a build to be. Well done!
Ha, that was actually on my to-do list!
This looks excellent. Love the TapTo inclusion, SNES controller integration, and the form-factor you managed with it. Looking forward to seeing the upcoming build video and future revisions to the design! Happy holidays
Thanks for sharing your handheld design
I was so waiting for this video :) Going to watch it later at home, thanks for making, Ken
I love this so much. I'm not knowledgeable enough with electronics to improve on this, but I definitely want to build one of these myself. I need to put my 3d printer and soldering skills to use.
Looking at this awesome diy project like this make me want to learn PCB design more and more
What a great project, this looks amazing.
So cool. My dream portable mister has an oled display, 6 face buttons, two analog sticks, and 4 shoulder buttons. And no nfc stuff.
We absolutely want a 7 inch 4:3 display !!
It would have to be the XL edition. Although... a version that large *would* provide plenty of room for a 37W battery 🤔
@whatskenmaking I'll be your first client :)
Thank you Ken! Well done!
Ken this is super awesome. Good job!
Love this. I'm old and love handhelds but even the analog pocket's screen is too small for me to enjoy.
What a great project. The TapTo module will be wanted by at most 1% of users. If that came out, you would have more space on the case for input / output and possibly even a second battery. Would be awesome with an OLED screen because the one you used looks washed out and old.
For me, the excitement around tapto is baffling. One of the whole reasons I am into mister and ODEs is to reduce the amount of plastic crap I have.
Impressively "simple". Great work!!
Wow!!! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Ken 😮
Very nice.
WOW very nice!
What heat sinks did you use?
Ah, forgot to put that in the parts list - it's in there now - github.com/whatskenmaking/DIY-MiSTer-Handheld/wiki/DMH-01-Parts
Bravo 👏
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You should have put an analog stick on the left. N64 is the main reason. Nevertheless amazing work you have done. ☮️
Just on the left side? Do you think a Switch analog stick would be good, or does it need a larger one?
@whatskenmaking I guess a switch analog stick is enough. Maybe a hall sensor stick to be on the safe side. ☮️
@@whatskenmaking maybe you need an analog stick on the right to be like the c buttons on the og n64 controller. ☮️
Another one fpga is the tang nano 20k
It has like, 3 or 4 cores but being it gbc, nes and snes I think is nice
Suggest consider using a tiny RP2040 microcontroller board for the controllers and other buttons because then you not only get more Raspberry fans involved too but RP2040 works great for this purpose with close to zero latency input and it makes the project even cooler for using it 😊
Hello. My name is Mister Handheld. How are you today? 👋☺️
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Tech Dweeb wants to make a handheld. Maybe you could give him some contacts or work together
Super neat. I dont know if I like the snes controller cannibalism, though.
Neither do I - it's the toughest part of the build. I'm taking a different approach for Model 02
I’m sure u can use a retrobit anytime?
How about you just let me buy yours
While this is only a prototype, a hope requiring SNES controller parts goes away. Similar to the open source devices that need a Gameboy Color CPU, these destroy old hardware to make. That's concerning for an fpga project intended to help with game preservation.
How about a modern PSP like analog stick on the left below the D-pad. In my opinion the PSP Analog fits more for arcade an retro games than a normal "modern" analog stick.
I once tried to build a 8 way clicky micro switch variant years ago but never had finished that Idea.
2 to 3 hours of battery though...
Remove the nfc thing you'll have plenty of space for any buttons
i'm not gay, but just marry me already :)
Making this without an oled is an insult to purpose of the Mister project. You've made the equivalent of any other emulation handheld with the amount of lag you're introducing.
MuST be a Friday 12 days before Christmas!
First day of Christmas gift: Ken makes MiSTer handheld
Improvements I can see:
-5.5" 1080P OLED screen (Search Wisecoco aliexpress)
-headphone jack that switches from internal to headphone audio (like the ones used in game boy consoles)
-HDMI-out that overrides the output to the console (can just use a 2-way HDMI switcher)
-plug/unplug while playing (still haven't figured that out)
-hall-effect joy-con style left and right sticks, L/R triggers
Looking forward to see what comes of this! Best portable emulation handheld for sure
All good suggestions. The biggest thing on my mind right now is solving the plug/unplug issue. I have an approach that works, but it complicates things a bit.
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