Starlight 64 stakes its claim for 'world's smallest' N64 mod

Until that iPhone N64 emulator guy makes with the goods, it looks like folks wanting the full Nintendo 64 experience "on the go" are going to have to turn to the generous talents of the modding community. Claiming to be "officially" the world's smallest (we don't know who the sanctioning body is for this title, so we'll let him duke it out with the N64Mini guy), YouTube member spiritwalker47's portable console is quite a number: featuring a 5-inch display, polycarbonate case with all the necessary controls, and a presumed battery life of three hours or so, the Starlight 64 is perfect for all your portable retro gaming needs. In addition, this guy has a docking station that throws composite video, S-Video, and up to four controllers into the mix. Ready to see the thing in action? Of course you are. Video's after the break.

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[flanders Posted Dec 17th 2009 11:38AM]

Good for them?

[vVv Posted Dec 17th 2009 5:26PM]

It's like, how much more smaller could this be? and the answer is none. None more smaller.

[Abk Posted Dec 18th 2009 8:22AM]

@vVv Nintendo DS is the world's smallest N64 mod

[Parias Posted Dec 17th 2009 11:40AM]

Someone with this sort of talent needs to find a better application for it. Emulation has rendered this stuff... well, lame. I SPEAK THE TRUTH, DOWN RANKING CANNOT STOP ME!

[raredesign Posted Dec 17th 2009 11:44AM]

@Parias emulation hasn't solved mobility. That is still being worked on. Hopefully something comes of the IPhone emu.

[Duckman Posted Dec 17th 2009 11:47AM]

@Parias
that's great! now if only we could understand what you said?

[Parias Posted Dec 17th 2009 12:37PM]

@raredesign

You call carrying around cartridges PORTABLE?!

@Duckman

...are you serious?

[DirkDickbutt Posted Dec 17th 2009 1:29PM]

@Parias
To be fair most netbooks aren't much bigger than this, and can whack out a game of OoT.

[Chefgon Posted Dec 17th 2009 4:29PM]

N64 emulators are still plagued by pathetically bad compatibility. There are very few N64 games that can be emulated perfectly. There's still a long way to go before it can rival the practicality of NES and SNES emulators.

[Parias Posted Dec 18th 2009 8:15AM]

@(Unverified)

Yeah. I know. That's what I'm saying.

@Chefgon

What? When was the last time you used one, 1998? N64 emulation is nearly flawless now. Are there glitches occasionally? Sure. But last night I saw OoT running with 4xAA and in 1080p. Have you even SEEN a Nintendo 64 on an HDTV? A real N64, I mean. It looks absolutely HORRIFIC.

Anybody defending this thing as a useful product is an imbecile.

[Uncontrol Posted Dec 17th 2009 11:45AM]

They could also get Super Mario 64 DS.

[Hobsie Posted Dec 17th 2009 11:47AM]

@Uncontrol

Damn you for getting there first!

[cdsfire Posted Dec 17th 2009 11:48AM]

Not completely authentic, but more so than the iPhone. How about this?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario_64_DS

[cdsfire Posted Dec 17th 2009 11:49AM]

@cdsfire I see I'm quite irrelevant down here.

[mbushnell Posted Dec 17th 2009 11:55AM]

Looks so much better than that one the other day that was missing the d pad.

[Metayoshi Posted Dec 17th 2009 5:54PM]

@mbushnell

I was going to say the same thing... But the C-buttons are in the wrong place! Playing any game would be ridiculously hard to get used to, especially games with make major use of the C-buttons like Zelda or for some Smash Bros. players.

[atomicthumbs Posted Dec 17th 2009 12:04PM]

Or you could get a Pandora and use Mupen64Plus.

[Antiapplekid Posted Dec 17th 2009 12:11PM]

I so want one of these to play goldeneye lol

[red hare Posted Dec 17th 2009 12:26PM]

i wish some chinese company would just make a knock-off hardware compatible n64 already like they've done with the nes and snes.

[nikescar Posted Dec 17th 2009 12:52PM]

Or you could play N64 on your PSP.

[RegrettedToast Posted Dec 17th 2009 1:23PM]

@nikescar Yeah, thats what ive been doing for like 3 years. You cant really beat a psp with their emulation

[BrianH Posted Dec 17th 2009 1:52PM]

@RegrettedToast

psp n64 emulations sucks.

please, it's is going to take much more than frame skip to fix it, tons of sound issues, and many games are totally unplayable.

it's a nice idea, but it needs alot of work.

[SpeedyJDK Posted Dec 17th 2009 12:54PM]

There was a smaller one sold a couple of days ago on ebay. Just google this "N64Mini One of the smallest N64 Portables in the World!!!"

[Dead1nside Posted Dec 17th 2009 1:07PM]

Or you could play it on your Pandora when it arrives.

[Dusty Posted Dec 17th 2009 8:58PM]

@Dead1nside
Agreed! :)

[The Question Posted Dec 17th 2009 1:12PM]

It is officially the worlds smallest complete n64p, meanin it includes all the buttons, screen, and internal batteries, the n64 mini lacked internal batteries, therefore it does not get the title.

[The Question Posted Dec 17th 2009 1:15PM]

Also, the pandora is not a good thing to buy, as there is no end in sight to production.

[SJobs Posted Dec 17th 2009 1:36PM]

Wish I can do something like that :-(

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 17th 2009 2:29PM]

What's the point of a switch to turn off the screen when you turn the screen back on it resets the entire system?

[Dusty Posted Dec 17th 2009 8:59PM]

Good job.

[Treefingers Posted Dec 17th 2009 10:19PM]

I can see is the YouTube clip, but nothing that belongs to this Video person...

[Treefingers Posted Dec 17th 2009 10:20PM]

GAH! edit fail...

"I can see the YouTube clip..."

*facepalm*

[Abk Posted Dec 18th 2009 8:21AM]

Nintendo DS is the world's smallest N64 mod!