Hey everyone. I have not had a chance to get this done but im hoping I will have some free time to mess around with it soon. I know for certain I can make it, its just a matter of having the time.

I can say for 100% certain this will get done though.

InactiveX wrote:

coupe_sherm wrote:
I ask because I actually have a $20 dollar bill lodged in my snes from when I was a kid and opening it up could easily pay for the tool haha.

Whaaat? I want to hear about this!

Hello coupe_sherm!

When I was younger I was given 20 dollars in a birthday card. To keep my brother from finding it I needed a good hiding place. Where did i pick? My snes. I pressed down the eject button and slid the 20 dollar bill into the unit. A week later I went to get it out and realize it had went back all the way into the unit and was completely out of reach.

I contimplated breaking it open over the years but could never bring myself to do it. Now with this new gamebit on the way I can retrieve my long lost birthday 20.

Im going to try and work on a demo over this week. Should have a functional prototype by the weekend.

Dreammary wrote:
Okay, that’s understandable; but please keep in mind people won’t be willing to pay very much as this is a niche item.

I’d guess $60 would be a good estimate of what people would fork over for such an item.

Im hoping it would be under that price. The most expensive pc will be the strap as the webbing material is fairly pricey.

Way too early to tell a price. I will have to make one first and see how much I have into materials and labor before I could even guess.

we wouldnt be using actual elastic, we would be using something similar to perelli webbing with a cover over it.

They are straps with elastic fibers woven into them.

Interesting. Has anyone attempted to make something similar to an R4?

So basically what im thinking is a form fitting wrap for the actual vb unit with gaps at the top and bottom. Basically it would leave access to the adjustments on the top as well as the game slot. I would also obviously cut access holes for the controller plug in and so on.

Then it would have a strap on each side of the unit cover as well as one in the center that would go over your head. Im not sure if i would do an elastic strap or an adjustable plastic strap.

The idea of shoulder supports gets tricky since every person is different. I could make a shoulder support that would fit me great but what fits me might not fix the next guy.

Here is a reeeeeeally quick photoshop to kind of give you an idea.The red blocks just show where the placement of the straps would be.

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Question about homebrew – does the flashboy support more than one rom at a time like an r4 card?

So I know I could make it look professional as we do interiors for 100 thousand dollar cars our work has to be beyond perfect.

My main concern is if a head strap would be enough or if you would need some sort of shoulder support. Also I dont know if the foam visor would be sturdy enough to not just collapse on your face.

I will post in the workshop. I already have a pretty good idea of how I could make it work I just dont know if the unit would be too heavy to support it with just your neck.