Portable Smash Rig

[-_Face_-]

Anyone have any setups they prefer for playing smash on the go? Pics would be cool if you have 'em.

 

[ECHOnce]

I don't have any pics, but for long road-trips when I was a kid, my parents used to hookup a GameCube and CRT TV for me and my bro to play Melee. We used a charger box (or whatever you'd call them) that had multiple sockets and could plug into the standard car cigarette lighter. IDK why it was called a charger box - at least I remember it being called such - but I suppose anything that could plug into the cigarette lighter and support two socket plugs would work. Of course, that'd mean that the GameCube+TV would be running on the car battery, so you wouldn't want to be doing this all the time and wear it down...although I really have no idea how cars work, so as far as I know, the toll it takes on the car battery may be negligible in the long-run.

Of course, there's always Smash for the 3DS coming out in just a few months, if that's what floats your boat. If you want to play PM on the go, Wii's are actually more easily transportable than GCs on the go - along with controllers and wires, they're thin enough to fit in the average suitcase. I've seen it been done before at some smash fests lol.

 

[Y-L]

I use my laptop + Dolphin works like a charm.

 

[ECHOnce]

I use my laptop + Dolphin works like a charm.

OTL bad computer = sad life.

 

[Matthew]

I have a friend who made a portable wii inside a shoe box. When you open up the box there is a small screen attached to it. He has a battery pack to power it so you can literally play it anywhere.

 

[-_Face_-]

I have a friend who made a portable wii inside a shoe box. When you open up the box there is a small screen attached to it. He has a battery pack to power it so you can literally play it anywhere.

piiiiics?

 

[ECHOnce]

I have a friend who made a portable wii inside a shoe box. When you open up the box there is a small screen attached to it. He has a battery pack to power it so you can literally play it anywhere.

That sounds so sick xD

 

[Matthew]

piiiiics?

I wish I had pics...

 

[Narpas_sword]

Shoebox?

Get an old brief case, Mount the wii in the bottom, a monitor up top. Open it up to play.

 

[Daftatt]

Shoebox?

Get an old brief case, Mount the wii in the bottom, a monitor up top. Open it up to play.

I remember when every console had a third party LCD screen peripheral that mounted on the side of the console, my cousin had one for his PS2 and we'd play it in the car. I always wanted one for my gamecube, I wonder if you could find one for the wii nowadays that's still for sale.

 

[Saito]

This is the one that I have.

 

[Y-L]

This is the one that I have.

What is that called and where can I find it?

 

[Saito]

What is that called and where can I find it?

Intec wii screen.

I bought mine from a friend, he says he got the last one on clearance from target.

that was a few years ago when he originally got it. Probably could find it on ebay or some other site.

 

[Matthew]

Shoebox?

Get an old brief case, Mount the wii in the bottom, a monitor up top. Open it up to play.

That is a good Idea but I do not think that an old brief case could hold the batteries along with the console and the screen and all the wii cables. If i remember correctly, there are holes in the side of the shoebox to plug in controllers. Hopefully when school starts up again my friend can help me build my own.

 

[Narpas_sword]

Briefcases are bigger than shoe boxes =/
They're also bigger than the box the wii comes in.

Also, if it's for smash you don't need batteries or wii remotes

 

[Y-L]

Too bad that wii TV screen is really expensive :/

 

[Wander-VG]

This is the one that I have.

How long is the battery life of that?

 

[Matthew]

Briefcases are bigger than shoe boxes =/
They're also bigger than the box the wii comes in.

Also, if it's for smash you don't need batteries or wii remotes

You need a wii remote to start up the game and you need a battery pack to power the console and the screen because the portable wii does not use an outlet. Good idea with the briefcase I will suggest the idea to my friend the next time I see him. I think he used the shoebox because it used to be a portable gamecube.

 

[Narpas_sword]

Ah, 'portable' to me just meant you could take it places and set up easy with a wall outlet.

And Nah, still don't need wiimotes, just install something like usb loader gx that let's you use gcn pad in menu

 

[Saito]

How long is the battery life of that?

No battery life.

The wii power cord powers the TV and the system.

It's surprisingly loud too.

 

[Matthew]

Ah, 'portable' to me just meant you could take it places and set up easy with a wall outlet.

And Nah, still don't need wiimotes, just install something like usb loader gx that let's you use gcn pad in menu

But the guy I am talking about does not have a hacked wii. However another friend of mine does so I know what you are talking about.

 

[Narpas_sword]

... You just hack it then.

 

[MrTea]

Based priiloader

 

[Mansta]

I carried my Laptop with Dolphin for a while, my computer can run most default stages at full speed (while plugged in) so it's good for playing with friends. Don't know why it even is a laptop when the battery runs out in 5 minutes though.