I cannot begin to explain how thankful I am that I found your channel! I can't tell you how many times I laid there and thought about handheld home consoles. The subject matter is fantastic the delivery is outstanding keep up the great work. You might be able to make a small mint providing the services that you cover on your fantastic channel sir. I for one would definitely be a customer.... Just a thought 😉

@ultraspinalki11

Жыл бұрын

Next year we're getting a DS consolizer apparently.

Wouldn't be funny if someone turned a Sega Nomad into a home console

@koalakoa

Жыл бұрын

So a sega genesis without cd and 32x support....sounds like the Genesis 3 XD

@nicholsliwilson

Жыл бұрын

It already is, it has a Mega Drive/Genesis display connector at the top.

@MachoNachoProductions

Жыл бұрын

🤣

@gabyy1827

Жыл бұрын

@@nicholsliwilson r/woosh

@nicholsliwilson

Жыл бұрын

@@gabyy1827 or weak joke, you decide?

Now the console's shell just needs some Macho Nacho wordmark decals to have an even cooler look. This is awesome BTW; I'm going to have to try and get my hands on one.

So that's what a consolizer does. Very cool! There's a lot of wires for this mod. Happy Thanksgiving Tito!

Be nice now to do this for the Lynx. I'd love to complete a portable collection of home units. Lynx and Neo Geo Pocket are the only ones left.

Nothing like some Game Gear on Thanksgiving. Amazing editing Tito. I hope you have a great Thanksgiving!

@MachoNachoProductions

Жыл бұрын

Thank you buddy! Same to you as well!

@illkid86

Жыл бұрын

I just watched the parade on the game gear tv tuner

@engagedswitch

8 ай бұрын

I know it's a year after the original post but still close enough to Thanksgiving but I wanted to say happy Thanksgiving everyone including you Tito and thank you for your content I need to recap my game gear and I'm planning on using your guide to do it when I get around to it Thank you for your content sir and I hope you have a great day a great weekend and a happy Thanksgiving when it rolls around and a Merry Christmas when it rolls around God bless you and your family God bless you Jeremy Scruggs

Dude this is amazing and why I love your channel. The stuff you mod and show us I feel like most modders in the KZread scene don't show us this cool stuff.

Thanks for sharing this video Tito! I have been waiting years for something like this to come out and think I may order me one!

Great video like always! Really love all these consolizer mods.

A brand new drop in PCB with that shell would be awesome for those of us that don't feel comfortable enough in our skill set to undertake this mod.

This video was amazing! Keep up the good work, Tito! 👍🏻

@MachoNachoProductions

Жыл бұрын

Thank you James! I will definitely try 😁

This man makes soldering look too easy, teach me these skills.

Very cool! I might have to dig up my old Game Gear and look into this!

Nice concept and well executed. I'd have a personal preference for something along the lines of a video out mod that allows one to still use the console, but I can understand the appeal of this as well.

@dagabbagool2600

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. No way i would mod away the portableness of my game gear. The video out mod already exists from mcwill and others

@cheekychunkSR

Жыл бұрын

@@dagabbagool2600 usually the point with these consolizers are for handhelds with bad screens!

You have my attention, and I'm very excited. Thank you so much

As always, nice video and very interesting. I wish you to teach 500k followers next year, you deserve it

Happy Thanksgiving Tito! Your gba video with the laminated screen inspired me to order the parts for my first GBA mod!

@MachoNachoProductions

Жыл бұрын

Happy Thanksgiving to you too!

I always wait for your awesome videos every week Mr. Tito, thank you so much for always entertaining us, keep up the good work!

2 player world series baseball on the big screen. Awesome

That looks like a very warm jacket

this is why i love thursdays! i always look forward to seeing another classic console/handheld getting a new lease of life through a well made mod.Thanks Tito

@MachoNachoProductions

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Lee! I love bringing new life to old things, especially game console! It’s immensely satisfying. Cheers buddy and happy holidays!

@Sarge92

Жыл бұрын

im not the biggest fan of the consolized handhelds there hasn't been much if any development into fpga or hardware clones of handhelds in general so seeing the limited supply of these consoles we do have get turned into consoles irks me the other mods people do I'm fine with because when all is said and done you still have a console left over its just improved either backlights or better video output of the dying disk drive replaced but the consolized versions cease to be handhelds and are effectively destroyed unless you want to go to great lengths to restore them

Great to see the GG get this attention. Looks like a nice setup when it is all done.

Great video as always, great design by Dennis too.

@MachoNachoProductions

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Andre!

@hadesmcc

Жыл бұрын

@@MachoNachoProductions you're welcome.

i just found 2 of these inside a carry case in my attic a few months ago, both are in really good conditions and had a few games with them, have yet to try them out but pretty sure they work with no problem XD

It's nice to see the Game Gear getting some love, considering how many mods exist for the Gameboy line of handheld systems. It's too bad they couldn't get 1080p on these but even then, 720p is still nothing to sneeze at.

Maybe we’ll see a consolized option for the “original” PSP someday. Not likely but hey one can hope.

@MachoNachoProductions

Жыл бұрын

I think there’s a good chance. Gamebox is working on k e I believe

@illkid86

Жыл бұрын

The psp would be the distant relative of the game gear while the ds would be a direct descendant of the game boy

That is rad as heck. I don't think I use my Game Gear enough to justify the cost, but I wouldn't mind one haha. Great video as always, Tito.

One thing I dont think you get enough credit for is not only the brilliant videos and how to's, but you also show us when things go wrong - it'd be easier to just cut out the bad and just show the finished product but you take that extra time to show us bodge wires etc too. Thanks for keeping it real Tito!

It's funny because lukemorse1 did a consolized game gear mod in a n64 shell almost a decade ago. It came out super clean.

The GG has such an amazing library. I'm glad to have more options for play.

@illkid86

Жыл бұрын

It has 350 games

Love the video Tito!

@MachoNachoProductions

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Tighe! Happy holidays buddy!

I'd love to have a consolized game gear that outputs rgb via a genesis 2 multi out.

@skins4thewin

Жыл бұрын

Pretty sure video output mods already exist that do that.

And that’s why I love your content. You are not scared to get out of your comfort zone and try risky/hard mods. This is why your channel is so unique and keeps getting better everytime. Well done Tito 👏🏽😊

@MachoNachoProductions

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Don! Always trying to challenge myself and improve 😁 happy holidays buddy!

@donbastiano7

Жыл бұрын

​@@MachoNachoProductions Happy holidays to you aswell buddy 😀

Your soldering is getting cleeeean dude, well done.

THIS IS AWESOME! I need to get a Cap set for my GG, I was debating a Screen Mod but couldn't justify the $$$ as I know I wouldn't play it often; I might do this instead, there's a You tube Video of a guy making this out of busted GG's & a busted n64 Case

Now I'm just waiting for the PSP 2000/3000 consolizer kit

@MachoNachoProductions

Жыл бұрын

Me too, I think Gamebox is working on a kit

This ought to be a good use for my GG that has the blown screen capacitors.

@T200026

11 ай бұрын

You still need to change them no matter what you decide.. 😁

This type of consolizer kit but for the psp inside a custom psone transperant smoke grey case would be awesome

Awesome vid

Now you have a Master System!

Tito tito No cabe duda que eres todo un especialista 😃😃 felicidades Bro 👍

Nice! Now we need a Sega Nomad consolizer! 🤪🤪

@MachoNachoProductions

Жыл бұрын

😂

@illkid86

Жыл бұрын

Nomad already is a console dude

@GjpRion

Жыл бұрын

@@illkid86 Can't you read the sarcasm?

What a round about way to play master system games. =)

At this point you may as well use a MiSTer FPGA with a GameGear Core

Awesome

Nice mod ❤👍🏻

Last week: "Let's Save The Whales!" ... This week: "Recipe For Whale Meat Soup!"

Your poor GG has gone through a few trials in its life 😂

I might have missed it but does the kit come with the wires? I have an old Game Gear that a coworker and I tried to LED backlight back in 2007/2008/2009 (can't remember exactly). After the first attempt failed (LEDs weren't bright enough), I chickened out and put it in storage. Besides needing a recapping, it would be ideal for this mod, thought I don't trust my soldering skill are up to snuff for some of those more delicate soldering points like the resistors and soldering the GGHD board to specific pins on the LCD connector pins. With the cheapest kit being $160 and my Analogue Pocket shipping soon and arriving before the end of the year, I thinking eventually getting a Pocket Dock may be cheaper in the end.

@MachoNachoProductions

Жыл бұрын

Hey Gumby, nope the kit does not come with the wires. Analogue pocket is pretty amazing plus it now has the ability to load cores with is awesome!

Great video , just found a bit odd that u cut the legs on the capacitors if u then use soldering iron to remove the left over legs. Might as well of just unsoldered them in the first place. But I'm sure there's a reason lol Some fantastic soldering skills on display in this video

@MachoNachoProductions

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Will! The full recap is done just to ensure the console is fully functional before we do the mod. It is definitely strange but necessary for game gears which have very weak caps

@skins4thewin

Жыл бұрын

Or maybe just not replace those caps in the first place if you know you're gonna hafta remove em anyway.

First to market! I think BennVenn is working on the same.

@MachoNachoProductions

Жыл бұрын

I believe he is! Will definitely try to look at his kits as well!

I was waiting for this video after you made the video with dead game gear

Love my old game gear that I've had since 1992, but the screen is dying. This kit might be worth a look.

How do I identify a VA0 and VA1 models without opening it to see the motherboard version number. More specifically I want to know this while browsing the online used marketplace.

Tito tito cuánta belleza de los juegos eeeee Que felicidad 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

I see a lot of SEGA game gear, but at least personally, I wish there's more Wonderswan content.... we need more community focus on that tiny device! it offers more colors than the GBA, is smaller, and has some pretty amazing unique games that is slowly being washed away by time

@skins4thewin

Жыл бұрын

I think a Wonderswan consolizer was supposed to be in the works, not sure on the progress though.

@sourcerpanman

Жыл бұрын

@@skins4thewin the one by zwenergy isn't a kit by any means though :/

Really great kit but I’d like to see the option to use USB controllers like the ones for the Mega Drive/Genesis Mini’s. Having said that I’ll probably use a Master System controller (should just work?) with it as it stands as I refurbished a couple to use with my Amiga. Great video, thanks Tito.

@MachoNachoProductions

Жыл бұрын

Usb controller support would be a really cool option!

@GatorRay

Жыл бұрын

To be fair they DID make Bluetooth versions of those Genesis Mini Controllers which should work (I THINK)

@nicholsliwilson

Жыл бұрын

@@GatorRay I don’t think the GGHD supports Bluetooth does it? The Game Gear certainly doesn’t, it significantly predates the existence Bluetooth. The Genesis Minis 1 & 2 don’t support Bluetooth either & wireless pads for them connect via a USB adapter.

@GatorRay

Жыл бұрын

@@nicholsliwilson Sorry.

@nicholsliwilson

Жыл бұрын

@@GatorRay hardly the end of the world. 😊

If I closed my eyes I could swear this video was made by Fry from Futurama 😅

who needs drugs or alcohol when you can just watch Tito's therapeutic soldering skills!

It looks like it's using same firmware as the Gameboy hd? Says gbhd on screen. Either way really cool

This thing was way more fun than a game boy

Looking forward to the DS Consolizer coming in Q1 2023. It'll be nice to finally have a hardware solution to play DS on a big screen with a controller as I'm not a big handheld guy but really enjoy the DS library.

@skins4thewin

Жыл бұрын

Ooh! I didn't even know one of those was in the works! A 3DS Consolizer is the one that I am REALLY hoping for though! Considering it also plays DS games it would make sense to just skip the DS and go straight to 3DS! :)

@enthusiasticgamer88

Жыл бұрын

@@skins4thewin 3DS planned for Q4. I may wait for the 3DS version as well.

@skins4thewin

Жыл бұрын

@@enthusiasticgamer88 Oh really?? Well hell yeah! I sure hope its true! Is it being done by the same team that did this Game Gear kit?

@enthusiasticgamer88

Жыл бұрын

@@skins4thewin Correct.

Which speakers are you using beside your monitor?

@MachoNachoProductions

Жыл бұрын

I believe they are Yamaha hs5

This is pretty dang cool & definitely something I've been waiting for but I dunno... It seems not quite as refined as it could be. I feel like it could use another revision or two & a little more time in the oven. I am sure there is a better way to design the kit for easier installation and the case as well so you don't have to remove the controller port shroud. Having no shroud for your controller port is just not a very good idea.

This broke my brain because that's literally just a Master System. They have the same hardware. But I know this is a "just because we can" sort of thing

@aaronsilberman9071

Жыл бұрын

That's incorrect, different game library and the color depth is 9bit versus the master system's 3/4 bit color depth. Are they similar? Yes. The same? Absolutely not.

@illkid86

Жыл бұрын

@@aaronsilberman9071 still similar just like comparing a ps2 to a psp

I’d like some elaboration on the Master System functionality. Do you mean it can physically play Master System games without the Master Gear Converter or do you mean the GGHD has some extra sauce for whenever a Master System game happens to be running instead of a Game Gear one? Also, form factor wise does the consolizer accept the Master Gear Converter or no?

@skins4thewin

Жыл бұрын

A Game Gear can play Master System roms stock. You just need the cart adapter. There is no "extra sauce", the game gear can already do that :) He's just saying that the kit can properly display Master System games. Of course you'd need a cart adapter if you want to play actual SMS games. That is a good question about whether the case can fit a converter or not tho. Would like to know that myself.

@toxofoz6233

Жыл бұрын

Bump on this as if I buy this kit i would like to not have to mod the case to fit my Master System cart player.

Still kinda strange how Sega released the Game Gear as a sorta Portable Master System and the Nomad as a Portable Genesis. But never released something like the Super Game Boy.

@illkid86

Жыл бұрын

The GG is a mini master system no wonder the sonic games on it play nothing like the genesis versions

@illkid86

Жыл бұрын

I have both I hooked the game gear tv tuner up to my nomad the nomad looked better but it was still cool

@That-Ninja

Жыл бұрын

Dewg. Don't be bulbous.

does this case take the Master System cart adapter?

I wonder when are they going to start making fpga boards for HDMI output for the PS2 and for the japan exclusive PS2/DVR (PSX) console

@MachoNachoProductions

Жыл бұрын

That would be pretty sweet when we get to that point

@GatorRay

Жыл бұрын

How about just modchips for the Japanese only PSX? I remember when Meltingman234 did a Forgotten Media episode on it a LONG TIME AGO and it reminded him of the Jaguar CD. Speaking of which that's something I'd like to see. A possible mod for the Jaguar that allows for the playing of Jaguar CD titles off a MicroSD card. I know it'd be niche like the Neogeo CD but I still think it would be interesting.

It seems there’s not much of a recess for the game controller and the pins are just exposed. I know they’re pretty strong but without the metal shield it would seem that with a controller or dongle attached there’s a chance that there would be more leverage to bend them i.e. someone pulls to hard on the controller cable at an angle or something hits the dongle from any side and bends the pin.

Can you still use the Master System Converter with this mod.?

Now to make the Sega nomad in to a Console.... Wait....

Did you happen to lag test this kit by chance? I would definitely recommend getting a Time Sleuth. It's inexpensive & very easy to use & will allow you to feature those tests in your videos here! Lag testing should be an absolute must when dealing with any sort of video game mod. I definitely won't be buying the kit til I see some lag numbers.

Interesting to see. Now it's possible to play say. The Game Gear Sonic games on this with say a GG Everdrive X7 as an alternative to something like Sonic Adventure DX on the GameCube (Granted. The one new copy I saw on Ebay while typing this on November 26th 2022. Was going for only 60 bucks which IS a steal compared to 1st party titles. But on the other hand. The stock GameCube controller's D-Pad is pretty bad. But I digress)

😜😜😜 Not bad console... 😜 P.S. I really like lighting and music in your videos. I have to learn sth from you!

@MachoNachoProductions

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Triple Trouble hype

Do you have a master gear adaptor?

Cool

Can you easily update the firmware on this kit? How do you go about doing that? Not being able to update it would be an absolute dealbreaker for me.

Does this work with the VA5?

I always wanted to play a game gear. My family was always too poor to afford one. Fortunately, my parents were able to get us a game boy color on the Nintendo DS came out, and we got a decent a lot of games for A.CHAL price because nobody wanted the games, and Kim typing wasn’t as big as it is now

Man, does anyone know what music he uses in the background of these videos? I've looked for what feels like a year of my life trying to find out where I can listen to this music, but I have no idea. The only music that he seems to link in his description is the intro, but I'm curious about the music he plays in the middle of the video. Edit: NO WAY, I ACCTUALLY SHAZAMED IT. It looks like it is called "Salt Lamp" and its made by Jobii.

I had one for a little bit... With only Sonic and Lion King. Damn I should have held onto it. Sold them for next to nothing 10 years ago for a new game :/

@MachoNachoProductions

Жыл бұрын

I have sold many things that I have since regretted too 😭

Irony is that the Game Gear is basically a enhanced portable Master System. It probably would be more appropriate to use a SMS control pad with the console.

You could have tried to use with a master gear converter.

@That-Ninja

Жыл бұрын

Who would win in a fight ? Doog... or bulbous ? 🤔

One negative I might observe which has not been previously mentioned. I did not see that any 15KHz analog video capability offered. This can be done over HDMI as seen with MiSTer. 31KHz analog video, which should be achievable via an HDMI to VGA converter, just is not good enough :) A positive to this mod is that your recapping became a whole lot easier (if even necessary), as it does not use the power or audio amplifier boards and there are six fewer capacitors on the main board that need to be replaced.

@skins4thewin

Жыл бұрын

Why is it not good enough? 15Khz is a computer monitor standard is it not? Most kits aren't going to have that.

@NerdlyPleasures

Жыл бұрын

@@skins4thewin It is the standard for SD CRTs, whether monitors or TVs. If you want to use this device as if Sega made a "Super Game Gear" back in the day that functions like a Super Game Boy, you cannot.

@skins4thewin

Жыл бұрын

@@NerdlyPleasures Oh I gotcha, so it's the other way around then aka 31Khz is the standard for computer monitors am I right?

@NerdlyPleasures

Жыл бұрын

@@skins4thewin Yes, it is the standard for monitors that can handle 480p, which includes certain "HD" CRT TV.

@skins4thewin

Жыл бұрын

@@NerdlyPleasures I never did really understand the difference when it comes to the KHz of the signal & how it portains to consumer TV's/Computer monitors. Will have to look into that a bit more.

Good luck finding many Sega Game Gears in working or non-working conditions making consoles out of them. Then you might like to sell them on Ebay or Kijiji as options making top dollar.

Beautiful!

Would love to have one of them in my collection. But the price..... wow to much for me.

A prebuilt GGHD is $330.. Would anyone get that over an Analogue Pocket + Dock?

For that price, I'd get a cheap laptop and a USB adapter for a master system pad.

I would so buy it if it were for being required to be used on high-ping technology like most HDTVs. If someone can make it work with RF, Conposite, S-Video. Component, or SCART. i can guarantee close to zero ping. Any analog consolized Game Gears? Also any consolized Atari Lynxes?

if only it was like a switch where it could still be portable... ONE DAY!

Wait. I don't get it. Are you using a signal converter to read games from a GameGear and play it on your TV with a Genesys controller ? I mean, it surely is fun to build but whats the point versus emulation on PC in this particular case ? I totally validate other mods on your channel, for having build some myself but this thing makes no sense 🤔 Anyway thumb up for the video 👍

So you basically turned it into a Master System then?

It would only be necessary to make a controller with the theme of the console.

For the price it should have second controller support for the master system games.

@skins4thewin

Жыл бұрын

Doesn't really work that way. The Game Gear does not support 2 player functionality in that way, so it's not possible unless you just did away with the Game Gear & had an actual SMS FPGA core running off the consolizer's FPGA itself.

That's pretty cool, but dang that looks like a lot of soldering to do

@MachoNachoProductions

Жыл бұрын

It’s definitely a pretty involved mod

A cool mod but still since I don't want to sacrifice my Game Gear I'll probably just stick with the GG adapter from Analogue.

Why does the original display even have that many pins?