I built the ultimate retro mini PC (it uses game cartridges!)
357K views · Dec 20, 2025 · Science & Technology
Comments · 1K
@speedwolf · 9 months ago
It does look a little bit like the early 00s LinkSys or Cisco network gear
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@juliettemoss5048 · 9 months ago
I need plans! I must build!!
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@Ivvyhc · 9 months ago
The way the resident switch expert enjoyed her moment….that was really funny 😂
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@Dimafear · 9 months ago
Is absolutely awesome work. The only change I would suggest is having a cartridge ejection button of some kind. I've always liked the tactile feel of ejection mechanisms like with floppy disk drives.<br>Though that's only a personal preference.
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@siderbrighthelm · 9 months ago (edited)
Voiceover Abe blessing recording Abe made me laugh
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@Rowrin · 9 months ago
The great thing about a cartridge system is that it cuts down the barrier to entry. Kids, and non-tech-savvy people understand cartridges. It's just like a blue-ray/dvd/vhs player. It's hard to gift someone who isn't an enthusiast a retro console, because needing to navigate a menu, select an emulator, install roms etc is confusing for them. Something like this is great because I can give a younger nephew or niece something like this, hand them a few cartridges I've pre-loaded, and they can just enjoy it.
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@irasponsibly · 9 months ago
> most people, when they think of claude, think of all the professional things it can do<br><br>i assure you, that is not what i think of when i think of ai junk
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@Ty___824 · 9 months ago
I was a huge fan of the original game console you built. I love the idea of making a device that can have its own custom physical media. I'm glad you wanted to improve on the original
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@yethiel · 9 months ago
Making PCBs at home is amazing! I'm building a synth by following some schematics from the 70s and didn't even know that CNC was an option.
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@flumpsi1 · 9 months ago
i always like it when stuff is open source
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@nichmiller3851 · 9 months ago
I am 110% psyched and happy that you made another cartridge/console video. I don't leave comments that often and I have left two now on this video and your stand alone cartridge reader in support. You give me a lot of inspiration for my own project I have been working on, and I can't thank you enough for making videos!
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@bobbykoulouris · 6 months ago
Fits like a glove was actually really funny.
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