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This was messing with my head for a minute, I thought maybe they had figured out a way to use mini CDs (like the GameCube) to make that tiny disc drive function

This was messing with my head for a minute, I thought maybe they had figured out a way to use mini CDs (like the GameCube) to make that tiny disc drive functional, but it appears to just be decorative.

loopj 2y ago
Purely for aesthetics! It wouldn’t be the same without that iconic glowing disc slot.
- Nevermark 2y ago
  If you were selling these, the "goodies" would surely need a couple minified disks, for purely aesthetic reasons! Along with an "authentic" mini power "brick" wrapped around the middle of the USB-C cord. :) Very nice!
  - amlib 2y ago
    The disc could then just be a caddy for a micro SD memory card, which when inserted on the disc slot would promptly launch a game stored in there. Selecting games from a virtual library never has the same kick as when you insert a cartridge or a dis[ck] into a machine and have it boot from that. Edit: I also realized you may as well cut out the memory card and just have each "fake" disc encode (perhaps optically) a little ID which the machine could read (perhaps a cheap camera) and associate to a game already stored in the machine's internal memory.
- arghwhat 2y ago
  It's a lost opportunity that you didn't repurpose the CD drive opening as a full-size SD card slot! Nicely done regardless.
  - pavon 2y ago
    That would have been fun, but the SD card slot is in the same place as on the original Wii (behind the front flap), which also makes sense.
mrighele 2y ago
Mini-CD would be too big for this size, wouldn't they ? Something similar to a credit card would fit the bill and could look gorgeous. The issue of course would be that there aren't cards of that format that can store the amount of data required, but maybe with a bit of fantasy a micro-sd card could be embedded in it.
- kevindamm 2y ago
  Yeah a minidisc is 64mm, I couldn't find the exact measurement in the README and can only dig so far on my mobile but even just eyeballing it and measuring a deck of cards it would be a lil too big.
froyolobro 2y ago
ok phew I was super confused.
stuaxo 2y ago
That would be amazing, someone has to do this in the future.

loopj 2y ago

Purely for aesthetics! It wouldn’t be the same without that iconic glowing disc slot.

Nevermark 2y ago
If you were selling these, the "goodies" would surely need a couple minified disks, for purely aesthetic reasons! Along with an "authentic" mini power "brick" wrapped around the middle of the USB-C cord. :) Very nice!
- amlib 2y ago
  The disc could then just be a caddy for a micro SD memory card, which when inserted on the disc slot would promptly launch a game stored in there. Selecting games from a virtual library never has the same kick as when you insert a cartridge or a dis[ck] into a machine and have it boot from that. Edit: I also realized you may as well cut out the memory card and just have each "fake" disc encode (perhaps optically) a little ID which the machine could read (perhaps a cheap camera) and associate to a game already stored in the machine's internal memory.
arghwhat 2y ago
It's a lost opportunity that you didn't repurpose the CD drive opening as a full-size SD card slot! Nicely done regardless.
- pavon 2y ago
  That would have been fun, but the SD card slot is in the same place as on the original Wii (behind the front flap), which also makes sense.

mrighele 2y ago

Mini-CD would be too big for this size, wouldn't they ? Something similar to a credit card would fit the bill and could look gorgeous. The issue of course would be that there aren't cards of that format that can store the amount of data required, but maybe with a bit of fantasy a micro-sd card could be embedded in it.

kevindamm 2y ago
Yeah a minidisc is 64mm, I couldn't find the exact measurement in the README and can only dig so far on my mobile but even just eyeballing it and measuring a deck of cards it would be a lil too big.

froyolobro 2y ago

ok phew I was super confused.

stuaxo 2y ago

That would be amazing, someone has to do this in the future.