kasran, fourier transfemme @typhlosion@awoo.space

mostly, itd be handy to be able to link the gba up to a computer or something for game-dev reasons, so i can send arbitrary Stuff over the link cable while testing out a link protocol or whatnot

it'd also be cool to be able to use something like this to link a real gba to an emulated one and e.g. trade pokémon or do multiplayer shenanigans that way

but also... i want to make a piece of music software for gba, like lsdj or whatnot but taking full advantage of the gba's power and sample mixing and stuff, and it'd be great to have a "gba-native" way to do things like import samples and export tracks. and there's only so much you can do with that when you can't connect to any devices aside from other gbas

in particular i would eventually like to be able to make one without destroying an existing link cable

today the weird niche thing i'm looking into is what it would take to make a gba to serial link cable

i should probably close all these tabs and go to bed

specifically i would like a way to do this that doesn't involve spending $3000 on a specialized printer

actually i know exactly how. i saw this gorgeous shell: https://retrogamerepairshop.com/collections/gba-shells/products/funnyplaying-game-boy-advance-uv-printed-laminated-ready-shell-384 (image attached) and decided i'd look into what it would take to get a custom design printed like this

i just wanted to research options for making a custom gba shell. how did i get down a rabbit hole that goes as deep as googling "variable height inkjet nozzle"

my partner nerd-sniped me by showing me this post: https://twitter.com/ObsoleteSony/status/1766358259852623873 (image attached)

it's a Sony SRF-201 fm radio from 1985, and it's the size of a credit card and only 3mm thick. i immediately wanted to know how they got it so thin, and from staring at a picture of the internals the best i can figure is "surface-mount components and an absurdly compact circuit board design"

i don't even listen to the radio but i kind of want one because look at it

does anyone have any experience with 3ds hardware maintenance? my n3dsxl's cartridge slot is being inconsistent, especially with ds cartridges. i want to restart my soulsilver cart and i can't really confidently do it if it won't recognize the cart is there more than every ten tries or so. maybe the pins are just bent?