Can you run an NES from AA batteries?

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  • Опубликовано: 14 сен 2019
  • Finally, a video that tells the truth about the long-standing question of NES consoles running on AA batteries.
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  • @Dankster84
    @Dankster84 4 года назад +4412

    “Can I run a gaming pc with a car battery?”

    • @mrdonut7158
      @mrdonut7158 4 года назад +771

      Yes! Actually you can hook up an inverter (converts 12VDC to 120VAC) and run it from there!
      (edit): changed alternator with inverter (oops)

    • @sweatypiranha
      @sweatypiranha 4 года назад +163

      That's pretty insane.. damn

    • @mrdonut7158
      @mrdonut7158 4 года назад +247

      @@sweatypiranha You can even WELD with those things

    • @attomicchicken
      @attomicchicken 4 года назад +210

      @@mrdonut7158 Even has a self welding feature. Just needs a spanner.

    • @CotyRiddle
      @CotyRiddle 4 года назад +71

      @@mrdonut7158 they key word is inverter. altough you could make a alternator put out 120 but it will be 3 phase.

  • @Driven2insanityfl
    @Driven2insanityfl 4 года назад +2671

    You can run a Sega Genesis off of a 9 volt battery I actually did this. Back in the day when I was in high school and we were doing finals. We were told we could bring something like a Gameboy as long as we had headphones. I asked if I could bring a Genesis is my English teacher I said as long as you got headphones a TV to play it on and a way to power it without plug it into the wall go ahead. So I brought a Sega Genesis with a 9 volt battery hooked up to it and one of them Sony Watchman. Hey my English teacher said he saw some weird-ass shit back in his day and this topped it. Also remember this was about two years before the Sega Nomad came out

    • @technocxt
      @technocxt 4 года назад +254

      Careful... we’re dealing with a legend here!

    • @biggbonertime1877
      @biggbonertime1877 4 года назад +115

      This is such a nice and wholesome story

    • @Purjo92
      @Purjo92 4 года назад +25

      Ayyy LMAO

    • @nitroraptor5316
      @nitroraptor5316 4 года назад +27

      john koziol lol that teacher sounds awesome 😎

    • @AnimationXen
      @AnimationXen 4 года назад +24

      Careful... He's a hero

  • @wardrich
    @wardrich 3 года назад +1340

    It's actually kinda heavy and sad seeing it slowly dying instead of just shutting off all at once. I kinda felt bad for it.

    • @glennmulvey7200
      @glennmulvey7200 3 года назад +3

      @@liukang3545 rude

    • @deliriumbruv4322
      @deliriumbruv4322 2 года назад +58

      Its just a burning memory

    • @Ihaveagasmask
      @Ihaveagasmask 2 года назад +37

      It’s like the game you have been playing for years shut down from hackers or finishing a RUclips series that was fun to watch but was short cause the channel stoped posting

    • @ZerpsT
      @ZerpsT 2 года назад +7

      @@deliriumbruv4322 why have you done this

    • @adventureoflinkmk2
      @adventureoflinkmk2 2 года назад +8

      Yeah about that... A psone will just restart when the batteries run super low
      I know cuz I did this shit a long time ago

  • @brentsnocomgaming7813
    @brentsnocomgaming7813 3 года назад +790

    "The batteries wont last very long"
    "The NES's voltage regulator is rated for up to 18 volts"
    Car Battery would like to know your location

    • @kirbyman1kanden7pf
      @kirbyman1kanden7pf 3 года назад +32

      There we go

    • @tecc9999
      @tecc9999 3 года назад +27

      it’d be interesting to see how it would fair connected to a car’s 12v, probably explode haha

    • @Ragnar8504
      @Ragnar8504 3 года назад +62

      @@tecc9999 Why should it? I definitely wouldn't connect it straight to the 12 V system of a running car though - apparently that can have some really nasty voltage spikes that well exceed the 18 V of the regulator.

    • @tecc9999
      @tecc9999 3 года назад +10

      @@Ragnar8504 obviously through some sort of step-down converter or regulator it won’t, but connected straight up to the battery’s 40-something amps it’d definitely would, regardless of the current spikes lol

    • @Ragnar8504
      @Ragnar8504 3 года назад +87

      @@tecc9999 Please have another close look at Ohm's law! Unless you've got a fault (short-circuit) it doesn't matter how many amps a source can supply, providing it's at least as many as you need (0.85 in this case). The NES or any other load just takes as many amps as it needs. As long as the voltage is correct of course. A (much) higher voltage will immediately destroy the NES!

  • @ewabiernat5337
    @ewabiernat5337 3 года назад +663

    "It was like watching life fade from someone's eyes."
    Then I got a Nintendo Switch ad. Good timing.

  • @georgew.9663
    @georgew.9663 3 года назад +891

    2:37 he could’ve used anything, literally anything as an analogy, and he used _human_ _centipede_ , that’s why I love this guy lmao

    • @General12th
      @General12th 3 года назад +50

      I'll admit, I didn't catch it at first. Apparently the thought of connecting things like a human centipede is such a normal analogy to me I don't even stop to think if maybe it shouldn't!

    • @MikinessAnalog
      @MikinessAnalog 3 года назад +11

      That movie really messed my mind up for a week.

    • @genrenato
      @genrenato 3 года назад +3

      It’s so subtle and genius at the same time

    • @ryancaling1711
      @ryancaling1711 3 года назад +1

      @@MikinessAnalog same couldn't sleep for 1 night bcus of that

    • @MikinessAnalog
      @MikinessAnalog 3 года назад +3

      @@ryancaling1711 Part 2 is where the actors play themselves. read into that LOL

  • @antpalmer5856
    @antpalmer5856 2 года назад +88

    4:16 "Pfft. Do I really look like the kinda guy who would go outside?" *Proceeds to run a Sega Genesis on the highest point in Australia using AA batteries.*

    • @18436Melissa
      @18436Melissa 8 месяцев назад

      More like: 4:13
      💀💀💀

  • @williamrutherford553
    @williamrutherford553 3 года назад +104

    The dropoff of the power is actually a really cool effect. Instead of using a battery, it would be sick to set it up to some variable voltage power supply. Have it running, capture it all, and slowly slowly crank down the voltage to make it glitchier and glitchier.

  • @shadymaint1
    @shadymaint1 4 года назад +883

    A single 9v battery will power a NES however not for long.

    • @jokeletsplay
      @jokeletsplay 4 года назад +20

      stuff for the next video :)

    • @ftcgaming4651
      @ftcgaming4651 4 года назад +129

      Connect those in parallel, profit.

    • @ncl3rdy2
      @ncl3rdy2 4 года назад +86

      I actually had a Arduino 9v battery adapter that just so happened to fit my old NES. And yeah I played Mario 3 for about an hour~ before it started to glitch and die. That was back in 2011. Pretty neat though.

    • @Baoslaw
      @Baoslaw 4 года назад +6

      No, it doesn''t power NES even for a while . trust my i tried it.

    • @ncl3rdy2
      @ncl3rdy2 4 года назад +22

      Baosław Baowski it does power it. You have to make sure that the 9v to barrel adapter has the right configuration in respect to ground and power. Some barrel jacks the center is ground and outside is power, and vise versa. Keep that in mind. Good luck. Cheers.

  • @user-fz2pz4fs4g
    @user-fz2pz4fs4g 4 года назад +1320

    "CHANGE DA WORLD
    MY FINAL MESSAGE.
    GOODBY E"
    - BatteryNES, 2019

  • @ManderaStudio
    @ManderaStudio 3 года назад +159

    I would love to see a speed-run of a game done on an NES with double-A batteries, where they have to win before the power dies, and the weirdness just makes it more interesting.

    • @Butterscotch_96
      @Butterscotch_96 2 месяца назад +3

      You could beat like 5 games wirth that

    • @myhandleiswhat
      @myhandleiswhat Месяц назад

      considering the record for Super Mario Bros. 1 is under 5 minutes you could beat Mario 1 over a dozen times if you got the perfect RNG set up. The amount of time you have to wait before you press start is pretty consistent. Either way even with the slightly slower set ups and otherwise you can still get a good time.

  • @empire0
    @empire0 Год назад +34

    I love how hard the NES fought to keep working. Like it knew some kid was playing it and it couldn't let them down.

  • @mmmm768
    @mmmm768 4 года назад +550

    1:14 "What happens if you pass DC trough a DC rectifier?"
    a) Absolutely nothing
    b) The DC converts back to AC
    c) Matt dies
    I'm guessing c) Matt dies

    • @user2C47
      @user2C47 3 года назад +35

      d) The rectifier outputs DC.

    • @mmmm768
      @mmmm768 3 года назад +4

      @@user2C47 Oh frick you

    • @IndigoGollum
      @IndigoGollum 3 года назад +9

      Yes because he's not immortal (I assume), but not because of this experiment.

    • @C-mirror
      @C-mirror 3 года назад +1

      Duh, A)bsolutely nothing!

    • @mootwo_
      @mootwo_ 3 года назад +7

      @@mari2. Well, what's Google gonna do about it? Kill him again?

  • @edimopoulos10
    @edimopoulos10 4 года назад +818

    It goes through a FUUUUULLLL BRIDGEE RECTIFIAAAA
    (electroboom)

    • @AlexStroiescu
      @AlexStroiescu 4 года назад +23

      Electro Boom is funny

    • @MrGil1995
      @MrGil1995 4 года назад +4

      Wind gushes, echo appears

    • @RiasatSalminSami
      @RiasatSalminSami 4 года назад +13

      EpicGamer exactly what came in my mind when he mentioned rectifier lol

    • @charleshines6155
      @charleshines6155 4 года назад +4

      That is the only way it would run.

    • @minsin56
      @minsin56 4 года назад +3

      @@AlexStroiescu and stupid

  • @JustinShepard00
    @JustinShepard00 3 года назад +16

    When you said it was like the light fading from someone’s eyes, an ad about childhood cancer played immediately after and I just about died from laughter

    • @kbuuns
      @kbuuns 3 года назад +2

      tennis ball throw it against the wall

  • @reikahakuryuu
    @reikahakuryuu 3 года назад +13

    7:54 Did he just Die to 1-1 Goomba?!

  • @Lachrymogenic
    @Lachrymogenic 4 года назад +298

    NES in Space running on batteries be like: My batteries are low and its getting dark.

    • @don_chanGD
      @don_chanGD 4 года назад

      scp-3001 be like

    • @davincent98
      @davincent98 4 года назад +2

      My mind is going, Dave. I can feel it.

    • @artart9671
      @artart9671 4 года назад +1

      Lachrymogenic, and the nes would play the moontheme from the game: ducktales😂😂😂

    • @Ulrich_dArth
      @Ulrich_dArth 4 года назад

      Imagine doing that en route to the Moon via Starship, surrounded by Elon Musk, Yusaku Maezawa and a handful of hand-picked artists from various fields. Hell, maybe you'd be the video game artist or something, and battery-powered NES in zero gravity could be a recorded performance of sorts.

    • @EvangelistAidan
      @EvangelistAidan 3 года назад

      Sadge

  • @edale2
    @edale2 4 года назад +109

    NES as the battery dies: "My mind is going Dave. I can feel it, I can feel it..."

  • @HW1099Tube
    @HW1099Tube 3 года назад +29

    4:05 Super heavy duty batteries are Zinc-Carbon, alkalines are just called alkaline

  • @yoshirougerhardmckaylenz976
    @yoshirougerhardmckaylenz976 2 года назад +17

    @MattKC The real thing that happens when everything starts to glitch is that when the game tries to process the code, the cpu works slower and things like updating graphicks and processing logic desyncs and eventually it does not holds up.

  • @RipleySawzen
    @RipleySawzen 4 года назад +381

    0:44 "Always DC current"
    Direct current current

    • @ninjabaiano6092
      @ninjabaiano6092 3 года назад +50

      Soviet union.
      Means union union.
      Sahara desert means desert desert.

    • @redbaron827
      @redbaron827 3 года назад +40

      @@ninjabaiano6092
      Chai tea = tea tea
      Pita bread = bread bread

    • @Axyo0
      @Axyo0 3 года назад +8

      @@ninjabaiano6092 Soviet means council

    • @thomasvlaskampiii6850
      @thomasvlaskampiii6850 3 года назад +11

      @@ninjabaiano6092 Soyuz means union. Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik. Union [of] Soviet Socialist Republics

    • @Llamabotomy
      @Llamabotomy 3 года назад +8

      Hey, whatevz broseph. After all you only YOLO once!

  • @explosive_shart9405
    @explosive_shart9405 4 года назад +45

    I remember as a kid I tried to use the nintendo plug on some other device and it popped and sizzled.

    • @Ragnar8504
      @Ragnar8504 3 года назад +10

      I killed a Commodore printer that way. An MPS1270 inkjet. I did know the difference between DC and AC, I just didn't expect the SNES to be AC so I didn't bother to check.

  • @BLKBRDSR71
    @BLKBRDSR71 3 года назад +48

    Nintendo: "Now you're playing with power"
    MattKC took the ad way too seriously.

  • @PUZZLEcheese
    @PUZZLEcheese 3 года назад +18

    Didn't expect it to be THAT fascinating when I clicked the video! I really like your storytelling-style.

  • @sommor001
    @sommor001 4 года назад +95

    FYI you can mix in parallel and in series connected batteries. It's not recommended without a voltage regulator, since not all batteries provide exactly the same voltage, even brand new ones. (The voltage of batteries will drop over time or by using them.) A correctly connected circuit will give you about double of game time and can possibly be infinitely expanded.
    Another solution to improve game time is to use a battery management system that automatically switches to another battery pack if it detects that the battery pack in use drops to a critical voltage.
    It's possible to expand game time by maybe 5-10 minutes if you connect the battery pack directly to the pcb, since the ac to dc converter does lose a voltage of about .7 on the diode.
    I studied electronics (not just in theory) a few years ago and even designed some custom audio pcbs.
    For safety reasons, you could solder a physical switch near the battery pack to prevent it from shorting out.

    • @Mightymonke
      @Mightymonke 4 года назад +5

      I was thinking about the same thing while watching the video, but I was not sure if that was possible

    • @ghostunix731
      @ghostunix731 4 года назад +1

      @sommor001 You should not attempt to modify anything because it's senseless waste of time when you could buy ups genrator.

    • @sommor001
      @sommor001 4 года назад +6

      @@ghostunix731 Ups are usually bulky and expensive and are placed between a device and the electrical plug. They do have a charge time. They aren't meant to hold a charge for weeks and forget about years and decades. A non rechargeable battery can hold a charge for multiple decades. (A Cr2012 of mine is still in use after 2 decades.) Batteries can be made with primitive materials and after a nuclear war you can still play with your Nes. (You can forget about more modern stuff.) Decade old pcbs (games, systems, etc.) can usually be restored by resoldering the connections and parts like resistors can be made woth basic materials.

    • @ghostunix731
      @ghostunix731 4 года назад +1

      @@sommor001I dissagee sir I use my ups generator every day because I can plug them directly into a solar panel so I feel that I have saved alot on aa batteries.

    • @sommor001
      @sommor001 4 года назад +8

      @@ghostunix731 I think you really don't know what a ""Ups generator"" is. A ""Ups Generator"" is usually a large diesel engine that can provide a large amount of electrical power for a few days or weeks.
      You are probably using a battery pack.
      The second thing is, that it's possible to buy rechargable batteries in the form factor of AA (with the correct voltage).
      The third thing is that years after a nuclear war AA batteries will still go strong and the title of the video was if it's possible to run a Nes on AA batteries.

  • @jamesgriffyn
    @jamesgriffyn 4 года назад +85

    Him: "I played Fallout New Vegas on Hardcore and Sawyer's Mod"
    Me: ..."I played Dr Mario in black and white"
    OHHHHHHHH

  • @petroidau
    @petroidau Год назад +5

    Undervolting is a key component of circuit bending, you can get all sorts of strange reactions. Kinda interesting running the hardware lower than it's rated voltage to see what happens

  • @Skyliner_369
    @Skyliner_369 3 года назад +4

    in all honesty, I think you just made a surprisingly useful benchtop tool. when you got the mobo of your NES out on a cramped workbench (think Adrian's digital basement) it might be much easier to bring out that battery pack and plug it in instead of having to plug a giant wallwart into an already mostly-full power strip hidden behind a monitor or 2.

  • @meltymooncakes
    @meltymooncakes 3 года назад +53

    11:30 "and that's how I lost my medical license"

  • @ZeldaNumber17
    @ZeldaNumber17 4 года назад +312

    Just run 15 9v batteries in parallel should be hours of on time

    • @LeavingGoose046
      @LeavingGoose046 4 года назад +41

      But very expensive fun time (unless they're rechargeable)

    • @sjogosPT
      @sjogosPT 4 года назад +12

      @@Empika Or a car battery.

    • @TRRailfan
      @TRRailfan 3 года назад

      Luis Marques are car batteries 9v? Otherwise that wouldn’t work.

    • @ZeldaNumber17
      @ZeldaNumber17 3 года назад +1

      TrainRider Railfan no but the nes runs on 9v

    • @mashedpotatoes5323
      @mashedpotatoes5323 3 года назад +29

      Or you can just be a normal person and use lithium ion batteries with boost or buck converters to get the voltage you want.

  • @LunaTheBean24
    @LunaTheBean24 3 года назад +39

    2050: "Can We Run a Ps5 on 20A Batteries?"

  • @TruthJX
    @TruthJX 3 года назад +16

    It would be cool to experiment with the effects of low voltage on different games for extended periods of time, maybe setting up some system of controlling how much power you're sending to the system after first powering it on, then keeping it at a constant lower rate to just experiment with the buggy mess it creates.

    • @ProSureStrings
      @ProSureStrings Год назад

      He should do it!!! I would but I don’t have the money 😂

    • @glossymouse7712
      @glossymouse7712 4 месяца назад +1

      You just have to connect it to a power supply on which you can choose the voltage (i.e. a bench PSU) and then set it to get the desired results. It won't really simulate the falling short circuit current of a discharging battery, but it should produce similar results to what was experienced in the video.

  • @SuiYo
    @SuiYo 4 года назад +119

    I love your videos man, they're original. You're conquering an unsaturated area and you're killing it

    • @SuiYo
      @SuiYo 4 года назад +9

      LOL i had a heart, but then I edited to correct for a spelling mistake, so the heart went away. Big L
      Most likely so the commenter doesn't change the original comment to hate speech/something that would make the uploader look bad - whatever.

    • @SuiYo
      @SuiYo 4 года назад +3

      @konakonaa L O L XDDDDDDDDD YEEEEET

  • @pirateskeleton7828
    @pirateskeleton7828 4 года назад +143

    Can you put DC through a rectifier? Yes.
    Should you? Probably not, if you want to be efficient. By connecting the DC through the rectifier you are forcing it to go through an unnecessary diode which will eat up approximately 0.7 to 1V, depending on the diode, per diode. The plus side is that a rectifier will protect you from destroying your electronics if you were to connect it with reverse polarity.
    Also, keep in mind that the rectifier would normally be outputting a rippling DC voltage based on the root mean squared of the adapter’s stepped down voltage.
    As for the Nintendo having a voltage regulator that can handle up to 18V, my guess is they wanted a universal design that would work with US, European, or other international voltages. It is probably using a buck converter to drop the battery, so your best bet for performance is a voltage in the middle of its range. It will not get hotter with higher voltages. Conversely it will be more inefficient with lower voltages.
    All that being said, good experiment. If you have any questions, I’d be happy to answer.

    • @CotyRiddle
      @CotyRiddle 4 года назад +7

      diode don't eat the voltage the drop the voltage. so you basically loose some capacity just from the voltage drop. and there are 4 in the nes so you actually drop almost two whole volts. the nes only needs 5 volts to operate a total of 6 to run the rf circuitry.

    • @pirateskeleton7828
      @pirateskeleton7828 4 года назад +14

      Coty Riddle I hear what you’re saying, just keep in mind that the voltage drop is still being dissipated as heat, thus being consumed. I wasn’t sure if the console had a full bridge rectifier, so as you said, that’s an even worse power loss. 👌

    • @CotyRiddle
      @CotyRiddle 4 года назад +3

      @@pirateskeleton7828 yes its full bridge. four discrete diodes wouldn't want to send half wave into that :D.

    • @ky5666
      @ky5666 4 года назад +12

      The NES existed before switching power supplies were invented or made cheap enough for consumer electronics (not sure which applied at this time). It actually uses a 3 terminal linear regulator. See 6:10. You can see the TO-220 7805 regulator hanging upside down from the RF pcb attached to a large heatsink.

    • @pirateskeleton7828
      @pirateskeleton7828 4 года назад +2

      Kyle Mayer 7805? I did not notice that. In that case, higher DC is definitely not better, though if I was to mod it, changing it out for a switching power supply would be one of the first things I do, provided the switch freq doesn’t mess up the timings or cause any other interference. Would probably want a large filter cap.

  • @owendinostudios1200
    @owendinostudios1200 3 года назад +6

    I remember i did a science experiment that was “how many solar panels does it take to power a toy train?” That reminds me of this

    • @Cantendo
      @Cantendo 3 года назад

      How many

    • @euvo_sound
      @euvo_sound 3 года назад

      @@Cantendo if im not wrong, 2 or 3 in series does the job just fine, add a battery circuit that charges when the solar panel has too much light. But to be fair and square to the experiment, just add 3 solars cells/panels in series and directly connect them to a motor.

    • @owendinostudios1200
      @owendinostudios1200 2 года назад

      @@euvo_sound you are somewhat correct. I powered a Thomas and friends train, and it took 5 panels for full speed

  • @CanadianBakin42O
    @CanadianBakin42O 3 года назад +6

    Back in the day I wouldn't have mind this due to the fact how monstrous the plug-ins were on this and Sega consoles

  • @twistedturk5708
    @twistedturk5708 4 года назад +44

    as an eventually-to-be electrician, it makes me feel good already knowing the terminology and tools used in the video, even if its stuff you learn very early on

    • @denniero6904
      @denniero6904 4 года назад +4

      He could make multiple rows of 6 batteries paralel to get more mAh.
      6x6 rows. Connect the ends of the rows + then the end of the rows -.

    • @dominichomm1078
      @dominichomm1078 2 года назад +2

      Why youse AA-Batteries when you can use 9V-Blocks?

  • @mattmurphy1065
    @mattmurphy1065 3 года назад +45

    You could've made 2 (or more) banks of series batteries, and set them in parallel for more playtime. Would be interesting to have a charge/battery controller and rechargeable batteries to make it "mobile". This is starting to sound like a Ben Heck idea now.

  • @hhhpestock951
    @hhhpestock951 3 года назад +9

    Next up: "Could you run a monitor from lemons and potatoes?"

  • @henrylenin251
    @henrylenin251 3 года назад +1

    Back in the day, I would power it with an old car battery since i had no way of getting an adapter. Watching your video explained why after days of playing the graphics were getting blur. I thought that the cartridge were dirty or were degraded. Now i see that all i had to do was recharge the old battery. Nice video by the way.

  • @redsquirrelftw
    @redsquirrelftw 4 года назад +50

    That's longer than what my Sega Gamegear lasted on batteries!

    • @MakotoIchinose
      @MakotoIchinose 3 года назад +6

      Of course, not accounting the display.

    • @commscan314
      @commscan314 Год назад

      This is why they started using LEDs in LCDs. CCFLs are stupidly wasteful when it comes to power.

  • @FoxBlocksHere
    @FoxBlocksHere 4 года назад +20

    The sentence-mixed DK Rap bit got me lol. Glad to see you are (or at least were at some point) a fellow RUclips Pooper!

  • @dw7444
    @dw7444 3 года назад +3

    We used to run ours directly from the 12v plug in the motorhome along with a cheap lcd tv. The internal voltage regulator takes care of the few extra volts without any issue and with a 5kwh battery bank we never worried about how long we played. Good times.

  • @chrisharris2652
    @chrisharris2652 3 года назад +4

    11:10 So that's where creepypasta inspiration comes from...

  • @Kippykip
    @Kippykip 4 года назад +24

    Damn I'd love to see a dedicated video of the NES low battery effects. Especially hooked up to a CRT tv as the composite fails.

    • @jussapitka6041
      @jussapitka6041 3 года назад +5

      Just use a bench power supply and adjust the voltage down.

  • @bazooka93
    @bazooka93 4 года назад +70

    Mehdi Sadaghdar jumpstarted a car, so why not?

    • @BurnedNoodle
      @BurnedNoodle 3 года назад +2

      I did it, I went ElectroBOOM.

  • @natemipat29
    @natemipat29 3 года назад +2

    I love how I keep hearing this Infinitode 2 music in the background, it has such good tracks!

  • @Wflash00
    @Wflash00 3 года назад +6

    I did a similar test with my PSone and LCD. It worked, but had comparable battery life to a Game Gear because the backlight is the same fluorescent tech
    It would reset itself anytime the lid was closed once the batteries got low too, I think if the power was regulated it would help a lot

  • @stargazersdance
    @stargazersdance 4 года назад +71

    I mean.
    It's only logical for you to try and use batteries to run an SNES in the next video, right?

    • @tomypower4898
      @tomypower4898 4 года назад +2

      Senpaizuri.kun Yes,yes yes!!!

    • @stargazersdance
      @stargazersdance 4 года назад +1

      @@tomypower4898 I would love it.

    • @tomypower4898
      @tomypower4898 4 года назад +3

      @@stargazersdance :) you too :)

    • @CaelVK
      @CaelVK 4 года назад +2

      And keep doing it all the way to the switch

    • @LonelySpaceDetective
      @LonelySpaceDetective 3 года назад +2

      "Can you run a 2020 gaming PC from AA batteries?"

  • @koppo5657
    @koppo5657 4 года назад +23

    8:41
    Rechargeable batteries: am i a joke to you?

    • @blulere
      @blulere 3 года назад +1

      You'll still need a socket :(

    • @sign_verken
      @sign_verken 3 года назад

      Well there not that much

  • @Si1983h
    @Si1983h 3 года назад +16

    Your 9.89 volts is actually a little low. When rectifying AC to DC, you need to multiply the AC voltage by 1.41 to get the DC voltage, so with a 9v AC adapter, you will see around 12.7VDC on the DC side of the rectifier. When running DC through the rectifier, you will see the incoming DC voltage, less the forward voltage drop of the conducting diodes, so you could safely feed 12VDC into it all day long. A 12V sealed lead acid battery worth work great.

    • @LOLMAN9538
      @LOLMAN9538 2 года назад

      Do you mean we're using a FOOL BREEDGE RECTIFAIYA to convert the AC input to DC? (yes, I watch ElectroBOOM regularly)

    • @skipfred
      @skipfred Год назад

      No, you multiply by 1.41 to get the *peak* voltage. You will still get ~9V RMS (minus diode drop) on the output side if it's unfiltered. The NES is filtered so you will get a roughly steady DC voltage of 9V minus two diode drops.

    • @Si1983h
      @Si1983h Год назад

      @@skipfred no, my formula is correct, and every measurement I’ve ever made confirms it.

    • @skipfred
      @skipfred Год назад

      @@Si1983h Lol well, it's not but okay. Just look at the output waveform for an unfiltered full-bridge rectifier and it's immediately obvious that you're wrong.

    • @Si1983h
      @Si1983h Год назад

      @@skipfred but it is filtered, you’re not looking at a waveform, you’re looking at a DC voltage. Stop trying to be obtuse.

  • @Desumondo_P
    @Desumondo_P 2 года назад

    That's so cool, great video my man

  • @thatguyontheright1
    @thatguyontheright1 4 года назад +60

    I did this in school for a school trip. Had a portable LCD TV as well. One 9V battery powered the NES and TV for 3 hours. I got an hour with a Sega Genesis instead of an NES. I did it again but swapped it out for a 6V lantern battery, which the alkaline variant could have upwards of 11 aH (11000 mah). I was not the coolest kid in school, but I should have. Maybe if I did it with a PS1 or N64. Screw it, playing Earthbound driving north through Michigan was worth it.

    • @mwbgaming28
      @mwbgaming28 4 года назад +10

      Powering an N64 off batteries is a bitch of a job, you would be better off using a power inverter

    • @Geeksmithing
      @Geeksmithing 4 года назад +2

      Earthbound wasn't on the NES. Why you lyin'?

    • @thatguyontheright1
      @thatguyontheright1 4 года назад

      @Red Stoner portable TV's

    • @thatguyontheright1
      @thatguyontheright1 4 года назад +1

      @@Geeksmithing I misspoke.

    • @Geeksmithing
      @Geeksmithing 4 года назад

      @@thatguyontheright1 NES on the go is a cool idea.... 🤔🧐🤨

  • @dodovomitory3496
    @dodovomitory3496 4 года назад +19

    2:37 "like a human centipede"
    yikes lmao

  • @Not_Loading
    @Not_Loading 3 года назад +1

    An easy way to double the play time would be to get twelve batteries and do a series parallel circuit, in the same way that a parallel connection works, you can take two series "battery packs" and use its outputs and wire it in a parallel circuit to have 9 volts but with the capacity of two batteries in a parallel circuit instead of just a single battery, and you can continue to add more packs of 6 batteries in series to the parallel circuit to increase the total capacity.

  • @Xnoob545
    @Xnoob545 3 года назад +13

    3:23 what if you connect the 6 batteries in series and call it a batch and then connect 3 batches in parallel? That would be 18 batteries that last as long as 3 and it would still be 9v

    • @Ragnar8504
      @Ragnar8504 3 года назад +1

      Sure, it gets more and more expensive though.

  • @ClintTheriault
    @ClintTheriault 4 года назад +22

    You should replace the linear regulator with a modern buck converter to see how much that improves the battery length. Probably about 75% of the power is being wasted by that regulator.
    You could also try using a boost converter and get it all running off one single AA

  • @TDGalea
    @TDGalea 4 года назад +50

    I'd love to see this revisited just to see what other games make of the reducing voltage. Add sound for top notch viewing pleasure.

  • @somerandoontheinternet4224
    @somerandoontheinternet4224 Год назад

    I love how the music only kicks in when Matt says "Well lets break this down!" 0:16

  • @bobafettjr85
    @bobafettjr85 Месяц назад

    I saw the title and was like "Yes you can but not for very long. I've seen a video just like this a while ago." then realized this is that very same video.

  • @AceSevenFive
    @AceSevenFive 4 года назад +12

    It'd be interesting to chronicle the effects of the batteries dying on various NES games. Could get some cool screenshots out of it, I'd imagine.

  • @SuperElectricmonk
    @SuperElectricmonk 4 года назад +52

    Excellent video. I found the glitches as it died really interesting. It could be a useful debugging tool. If we could match the dieing voltage to the different glitches.

  • @JarrydHall
    @JarrydHall 3 года назад +1

    I’d love to see you do the same for a SNES and N64, except recording audio this time!

  • @seltzerbot8730
    @seltzerbot8730 Год назад

    Thanks for actually showing what happens when the console runs out of battery power. That was super cool

  • @AnonymousGentooman
    @AnonymousGentooman 4 года назад +16

    the 10 volts are easy to explain, brand new batteries tend to do arround 1.7v for very little time after their first use, and would you know 1.7v*6 is 10.2v, they tend to go to the advertised 1.5 after you use them a little bit

    • @EvenTheDogAgrees
      @EvenTheDogAgrees Год назад +2

      Well, this is what you'd observe, but it's not the explanation. The actual explanation is this: you're measuring the open-circuit voltage, which is not the same as the voltage under load. Connect any load to the batteries, and the measured voltage will immediately drop. The heavier the load, the bigger the drop. Disconnect the load, and the voltage rises again. It's a thing batteries do. Someone who actually understands the chemistry (so, not me) would probably be able to explain why this happens.

  • @bitelaserkhalif
    @bitelaserkhalif 4 года назад +33

    Famiclone: allow us to introduce ourselves

  • @mr.papaveraceae3009
    @mr.papaveraceae3009 Год назад

    Man, didn't expect it to get emotional. Felt like watching an NES experience what death is like.
    At the same time, would be curious to see an AC adaptor with a pot dial resistor to find what is the minimum voltage you can have to run an NES. OR at what point does the circuitry lose the ability to filter color.

  • @wesley7753
    @wesley7753 3 года назад

    This guy makes the ultimate videos to watch at 3 am

  • @ecclesman
    @ecclesman 4 года назад +4

    you are seriously a hidden gem. you have great production quallity and very funny! you should definitely be more popular. You sir, just gained a new subscriber!

  • @nodnarbthegreatest
    @nodnarbthegreatest 4 года назад +7

    Me: I need to sleep
    Also me at 4:20 AM: _I NEED ANSWERS, NOT SLEEP_

    • @iProgramInCpp
      @iProgramInCpp 4 года назад

      The meme was "I don't need sleep, I need answers!"

  • @Xavier_Ns
    @Xavier_Ns 3 года назад +2

    You could put like 4 sets of batteries in series in parallel to add more play time

  • @MikinessAnalog
    @MikinessAnalog 3 года назад

    I actually tried this before, knowing a full wave bridge rectifier will pass DC through 2 of the 4 diodes it has, but for some reason, the 9 volts @ 1 amp did not power it up in either polarity.
    I am actually surprised yours worked for you.
    The only way I could get it to power up on DC was to literally solder 2 wires to the board opposite of the main power filter capacitor, but the NES is built so modular, it is easy to disassemble and reassemble.

  • @yobyaxestheanti-mgtow2700
    @yobyaxestheanti-mgtow2700 4 года назад +6

    4:16 I like how you're playing Space Queens from the cancelled Sonic Xtreme for the Sega Saturn in the background.

  • @philiphanhurst2655
    @philiphanhurst2655 4 года назад +27

    Batteries do drop in voltage as they're used. This is actually how the amount of stored energy left is measured.

    • @coaxgaming2547
      @coaxgaming2547 3 года назад

      @Phillip_HanBurst THANK YOU, this is the proper equation:
      850x9/60x850=108 (AKA 1h and 8mins) for the lifetime
      or an easier way to think of it:
      MaH Rating(X)Input Voltage(/)1 Hour or 60(X)or(/)Output Load = Rated Discharge time before none operational
      What you Calculated(MattKC) is for how much battery is left? even @Phillip_HanBurst Noticed, anyone else NOT gonna ask why he calculated the Power Left in the battery? he litterly did 850/850=1 (You didnt even use any time calculation)
      sideNote: you divided 850 by 850 XD?

    • @Cooe.
      @Cooe. 3 года назад +1

      Someone didn't watch the entire video before posting... -_- ... He literally says this EXACTLY near the end.

    • @philiphanhurst2655
      @philiphanhurst2655 3 года назад

      @@Cooe. your fault for reading a year old comment

    • @SOTP.
      @SOTP. Год назад

      @@philiphanhurst2655 shut up

  • @tux1468
    @tux1468 2 года назад +1

    Wow, that ending is legit creepypasta material.

  • @jonasdudeperfect
    @jonasdudeperfect 2 года назад

    Nice video😁😁😁.......keep up the good work👊👊

  • @inhthuyyen2527
    @inhthuyyen2527 4 года назад +34

    3:43 that does look like 1900mAH

    • @IAm-zo1bo
      @IAm-zo1bo 4 года назад +2

      Stupid

    • @doggobind
      @doggobind 3 года назад +2

      Are you stupid, dumb, or stupid?

  • @Soldmarrow
    @Soldmarrow 4 года назад +10

    "like a human centipede" whoa slow down WHAT!!!

  • @GNUGradyn
    @GNUGradyn Год назад +1

    Would be cool to see some more of those battery compartments wired in parallel for longer lasting battery

  • @RobLeonard
    @RobLeonard 3 года назад +17

    Do you prefer your girlfriends in series or parallel?
    Human Cenepede - “mughughum”

  • @l0rd0ct0d0rk
    @l0rd0ct0d0rk 4 года назад +7

    The footage at the end would make good footage for some kind of creepypasta.

  • @trevorgray3681
    @trevorgray3681 4 года назад +11

    My dad and I did something similar years ago with a 9v battery.

  • @TechnologistAtWork
    @TechnologistAtWork 3 года назад +2

    You could always do 6 batteries in series and pair them up with another 6 in parallel for more amps per hour.

  • @mRahman92
    @mRahman92 Год назад

    This little experiment has so much room for expansion!
    I want to see it with 12 C cells, two batteries of six cells in parallel. Along with some capacitors.

  • @Sevent77
    @Sevent77 4 года назад +5

    You should turn this into a series on what systems you can run of batteries.

    • @awilliams1701
      @awilliams1701 4 года назад +1

      all of them. It's just a question of how many batteries and does it require bypassing the normal power plug in some complicated way.

    • @sune9578
      @sune9578 4 года назад

      Ashley Williams is correct. All of them. We can even go further and say *all* electronics can be powered by batteries (some would require some additional help, however (like capacitors or whatever)). It just simply becomes a matter of economics and practicality at that point.

  • @PhilXavierSierraJones
    @PhilXavierSierraJones 4 года назад +6

    I'm enjoying the classic tracks in the background.
    1. (I knew this but I forgot, the title read "Dance Music")
    2. ?
    3. Rain Eater
    4. Contraduct Design
    5. Spock's Cryo-Bed
    6. BRD Keygen 14 (LHS/DFS)
    7. ?
    8. ?
    Let me know of other songs I didn't identify correctly.

    • @matani2001
      @matani2001 4 года назад +1

      7. Class Cracktro #5 (Maktone)

    • @irritated_name
      @irritated_name 4 года назад

      I'm not sure of the order, but I know one of the songs is Space Queens from Sonic Xtreme

    • @brixt0n
      @brixt0n 3 года назад

      That maktone track.. memories

  • @epicGamingA
    @epicGamingA 2 года назад +2

    You could pretend it be like a cursed NES and then make a creepypasta about it

  • @enilenis
    @enilenis 3 года назад

    When I had an NES I put 4 miniature lead acid batteries into it, which was all I could fit. I also made an antenna for the RF port. It was a fully wireless system, with the exception of gamepads.

  • @turle8645
    @turle8645 4 года назад +5

    Now try to power the tv with batteries too

    • @nitroxylictv
      @nitroxylictv 4 года назад

      Playing video games in the apocalypse

  • @kevinfrazier1692
    @kevinfrazier1692 4 года назад +4

    I appreciate the inclusion of "Space Queens"

  • @bread9276
    @bread9276 8 месяцев назад +1

    Hey mattkc, do you have the full recording of the nes video degrading, i need to overlay everywhere at the end of time on it

  • @james-barnett
    @james-barnett 3 года назад

    Although a rectifier rectifies the AC current in to DC it brings some kind of voltage change. It's the same how if you rectify 120v AC you get 170v DC. Although it is also dependant on the types of components you are using to do the rectification. Also if you want more power you can use 12 batteries. Make two sets of 6 batteries and put them in series, then connect the two sets in parallel.

  • @Anthestudios
    @Anthestudios 4 года назад +15

    For the love of Super Mario himself, please tell me what is the music at 6:44!

    • @SomariTheAdventurerJam6
      @SomariTheAdventurerJam6 3 года назад +2

      10:20 i'm wondering even more

    • @jacvic0790
      @jacvic0790 3 года назад

      It's nostalgic although I never heard it before

    • @Tovosx2
      @Tovosx2 Год назад

      It kinda sounds like a sonic level song but idk

  • @thorn9382
    @thorn9382 4 года назад +20

    How do you not have more views?

    • @pedoboys
      @pedoboys 4 года назад +3

      You're profile pic says it all

  • @milesnetwork69
    @milesnetwork69 2 года назад +1

    6:38 Red velvet cake! One of my personal favorites!

  • @flatfingertuning727
    @flatfingertuning727 Год назад

    Most of the circuitry in the NES operates off 5 volts, but if memory serves some of the color circuitry uses nine. If one were to modify the power supply input circuitry to replace the linear regulator with a switching power supply, that would probably extend battery life by about 30-50% when running off six AA batteries, and allow further improvements in battery life by using eight AA batteries instead (switching power supplies draw less current when their input voltage is higher). Some clone consoles might also offer much lower current draw than a 1980s Nintendo console.

  • @intel386DX
    @intel386DX 4 года назад +6

    yes you can end the bast way is to connect 5V directly after voltage regulator 7805

  • @aheiiv
    @aheiiv 4 года назад +5

    Love dat Sonic X-treme music!

  • @EatMyShortsAU
    @EatMyShortsAU Год назад

    This bring back bad memories go going to through many many AAs batteries playing Pokemon on Gameboy.

  • @bread9276
    @bread9276 2 года назад +1

    bruh, that N.E.S. shutting of reminded me of "everywhere at the end of time"