Beaver
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I like the idea of combining multiple video game systems into one. One reason to save time switching from one system to another, and another reason is to save space and get rid of tedious wiring. Super Genintary is a combo system (4-in-1) game console that combines Atari 2600/NES/Genesis/Super NES in one cool looking machine! Super Genintary has been designed and assembled by Richard DaLuz.
The basic idea of how this thing is wired is actually pretty simple, yet extremely tedious in practice (according to Richard). The system select buttons are hooked up to one of those little A/V selector switch boxes you can pick up from gamestop, but it re-routs the voltage through the unused s-video connectors, as well as the A/V signals through the RCA ports. This can be done electronically but I liked the clunky mechanical feel of the switch box. Relocating the cartridge connectors was probably the most difficult part, what with the literally hundreds of solder connections that had to be made.
"Some people seem confused as to my intentions for the Super Genintari, why I did/didn't do certain things to it, et cetera. I'd like to take a moment to clear some of that up before things get out of hand", said Richard. "I'm well aware of emulators. In fact, I've probably been using them longer than most of you have had hair in your special places. That isn't the point. I built it for ME, for my own reasons. I do not intend to sell it. And honestly, I'd rather just help inform people on how to build one for themselves. That's where the fun is anyway and it's one of the main reasons I built it in the first place."
Watch the following YouTube video of Richard demonstrating how Super Genintary works ...
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