Making The World’s Smallest NES With REAL Nintendo Hardware

This Is The Smallest NES in The World Made From A REAL NES! | No Emulation!

This is the smallest REAL Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in the world, and it was created by Redherring32. This totally custom, open-source project uses a pair of real NES PPU and CPU, but they have been shrunken by unconventional means with some truly incredible results. This is TinyTendo, a REAL portable NES. And it’s amazing!

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► TinyTendo Github: GitHub - Redherring32/TinyTendo: An open-source portable handheld NES using real hardware

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Timestamps
0:00 Intro
4:49 Parts to Make A TinyTendo
9:59 Building The TinyTendo
17:20 TinyTendo Features
18:35 Pros and Cons
20:47 The Amazing Future of The TinyTendo Project
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[MachoNachoProductions]

One thing I forgot to mention in the video is that the cartridges for TinyTendo use all new components. No game carts are sacrificed 👍

[redherring]

This video turned out so good, thanks for the opportunity, and thanks for working with me!

[hugevibez]

Wtf, we're not only shaving down motherboards, but actual chips now? Insane!

[ShankMods]

Redherring is a great dude who does some awesome work. He's always been super helpful every time I (or anyone else I know) has asked him for help. He's really pushed into some unexplored modding avenues, and is clearly interested in pushing the scene forward and contributing.

[skywarp]

This is great. I've been very busy for years for this kind of project. I'm so glad I didn't discard those old chips and famiclone cases, which are valuble for my nostalgia.

[kohai-kun]

Fairly certain Redherring32's next project is going to be something bonkers like "assembling a working N64 out of a pack of Skittles, 2 paper clips, and some grass!"

but like, it's still be completely functional, like "runs better than the original hardware" functional


They're simply TOO POWERFUL

[dwightdixon]

I can’t even get my old faulty NES operational but here’s a guy that breaks one down enough to fit in an GB size and it works. Hard work and dedication

[MrMegaManFan]

"By day he works on his farm. By night he tinkers in his shop." You just described my dad's life story sans the Tinytendo!

[WhatAboutZoidberg]

As someone who wants to learn some electrical engineering for some fun home projects, this is inspiring. Dude made a whole system, not just cut down an OEM board and put it in a handheld. This is amazing.

[adilator]

Shrinking the chips themselves is a pretty boss move.

[davidmelgar]

I’ve recently gotten into modding and repairing old consoles and have used your videos as a guide. I can say that I could 100% connect with this video. I’ve often felt so much frustration and disappointment when working on older systems but the reward of finally getting it repaired is priceless. Loved this video. Thank you!!

[RestoreTechnique]

Such an amazing build! The PCB's and the neat internals are so clean. Very professional 😎

[MrBoop]

Love seeing what people are capable of when they throw in passion and drive. Keep showcasing these amazing mods & builds Tito. Cheers 🍻

[termiterasin]

The shaving of the IC packages is extremely smart. All the hardware development is insane.

[jessecarman-frzf]

I love the modding community. Turning handheld consoles into home systems, and turning home systems into handhelds

[CMM]

What a WILD project. Absolutely love this in depth breakdown! I'd be interested in a variant that's a bit bigger that plays standard carts, too! The future, especially the touch screen idea, is REALLY interesting, and I can't wait to see it!

[DynamiteBigB]

Red herring 32 just became my adult role model lol. Metal working by day, console modding by night? That's the life right there

[Eta_Hoyimi]

Cool project overall, but honestly? The coolest thing I found was your trick during soldering! Gonna have to start saving my resistor and LED legs when I chop em cause this would make tiny runs like that so much easier!

[matzo]

5:00 I was actually eating a can of those exact herring snacks when I watched this lmao

[timg]

Imagine how tiny and power-efficient the NES CPU/PPU would be if it were completely remanufactured using a modern process node.