An effortful DIY alternative to a rumbling DS Lite

Those with loads of disposable income probably wouldn't mind ponying up for the relatively inexpensive rumble cartridge made specifically for Nintendo's DS Lite, but the frugal (and engineering) sets will certainly appreciate Xyzzy's efforts. After dissecting a Pokemon Pinball GBA game and ripping the rumble motor from a salvaged Nokia 5100, he put his circuitry knowledge to work and conjured up a rumble device that fit flush in the DS Lite and cost him nothing more than a little blood, sweat, and tears. Be warned, however, that this guide isn't for the faint of heart (or those who don't natively speak in 1s and 0s), but feel free to tag the read link and get busy if you dare.

[Via Joystiq]

[strider_mt2k @ Jul 23rd 2007 8:55AM]

I was just reading about this over on Hack a Day.

It's a really cool project, although the commercially available ones are inexpensive to obtain.

Neat how they give you the equivalent of a free prototyping board with your DS or DS Lite GBA dust cover, huh? -that is if you have the heart and ability to utilize it!

Hack on, ma brutha.

[fischju @ Jul 23rd 2007 9:25AM]

Buh, people should just get an E 3-in-1 cart. It has ruble and ram, and can be used my the Opera browser as a ram pack and rumble games as a rumble pack

[Grant @ Jul 23rd 2007 10:40AM]

i can completly understand the thrill of the hack... but this thing costs $10 retail.
it's way too much effort, and probably cost in gas while scavanging for parts, to go through instead of dropping a measly $10.

[jbruder @ Jul 26th 2007 10:16AM]

Metroid Prime Pinball has some decent tables and comes with a rumble pack. It's a decent title, and a nice way to pass a few minutes when you don't have time for serious gaming.