Uploaded March 2012 | Updated September 2026, 11 hours ago
After about 4 weeks of work, my first Portable Genesis is complete! I'm quite proud of this, despite some of it's cosmetic flaws, but as a system it handles perfectly and feels great! See specs below as well as links as to where you can go to learn how to build your own!
Oh and please, I know I could have gotten an emulator for this. That's not the point. It's a build, it's a hobby, it's a challenge. I don't do this just to play games on, I do it for the knowledge and experience I gain from it.
Specs as follows:
Size: 1-7/8" Thick x 4-3/4" Wide x 6-1/2" High
Weight: About 1.5lbs
Battery: 7.4V @ 4Amps
Screen: 3.5" TFT Back-up Screen
Sound/Amp: 1 20mm Speaker & Mini iPod Amp
Power Switch: SPDT On/Off Rocker
Power Charge Port: Single Size M Charger Port
PS1 Controller D-pad
3rd Party Super Pad Controller Board & Buttons
Custom 3 Part Vacuum Formed Casing
Please visit both my site, downingsbasement.wordpress.com and the made-by-bacteria.com forums for more info on the system and how to make your own!
Please Subscribe If You like what you see and join us on the forums!
Work Logs can be found @
made-by-bacteria.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=940
forums.modretro.com/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=9398
racketboy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=36082
Music Credits:
Daniel Tidwell, This guy is amazing! If you like these songs, buy them as they are well worth it!
"Very Bloody Tears" (Castlevania II Simon's Quest) by Daniel Tidwell
itunes.apple.com/us/album/very-bloody-tears-castlevania/id351229340?i=351229407&uo=4
"Those Who Fight" (Final Fantasy VII) by Daniel Tidwell
itunes.apple.com/us/album/those-who-fight-final-fantasy/id351229340?i=351229351&uo=4
Also, please check out friend Evil Nod and his Mega Drive II Portable found here! made-by-bacteria.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=775
After about 4 weeks of work, my first Portable Genesis is complete! I'm quite proud of this, despite some of it's cosmetic flaws, but as a system it handles perfectly and feels great! See specs below as well as links as to where you can go to learn how to build your own!
Oh and please, I know I could have gotten an emulator for this. That's not the point. It's a build, it's a hobby, it's a challenge. I don't do this just to play games on, I do it for the knowledge and experience I gain from it.
Specs as follows:
Size: 1-7/8" Thick x 4-3/4" Wide x 6-1/2" High
Weight: About 1.5lbs
Battery: 7.4V @ 4Amps
Screen: 3.5" TFT Back-up Screen
Sound/Amp: 1 20mm Speaker & Mini iPod Amp
Power Switch: SPDT On/Off Rocker
Power Charge Port: Single Size M Charger Port
PS1 Controller D-pad
3rd Party Super Pad Controller Board & Buttons
Custom 3 Part Vacuum Formed Casing
Please visit both my site, downingsbasement.wordpress.com and the made-by-bacteria.com forums for more info on the system and how to make your own!
Please Subscribe If You like what you see and join us on the forums!
Work Logs can be found @
made-by-bacteria.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=940
forums.modretro.com/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=9398
racketboy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=36082
Music Credits:
Daniel Tidwell, This guy is amazing! If you like these songs, buy them as they are well worth it!
"Very Bloody Tears" (Castlevania II Simon's Quest) by Daniel Tidwell
itunes.apple.com/us/album/very-bloody-tears-castlevania/id351229340?i=351229407&uo=4
"Those Who Fight" (Final Fantasy VII) by Daniel Tidwell
itunes.apple.com/us/album/those-who-fight-final-fantasy/id351229340?i=351229351&uo=4
Also, please check out friend Evil Nod and his Mega Drive II Portable found here! made-by-bacteria.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=775
