NOTE ABOUT THE BOM Z BUTTONS: Gunnar told me that the BOM Z switches can be used by bending the legs so it stands up vertically. Might require soldering wires to the other legs
Only 2 legs are required for a switch to work, the other 2 are just for support. JoeBleeps just uploaded a video on replacing trigger buttons on GBA that uses a similar switch.
The "Force widescreen" setting for GameCube games that you're talking about in RVloader isn't about the display on the LCD panel, it's a hack that tries to modify GameCube games so that *they* run in widescreen (as in, Kirby is a circle when the LCD panel is set to 16:9). It doesn't allow you to play the games in 4:3 like you were hoping but if you're still "stuck" with 16:9 currently, it will make a lot of games look better to force them to run at 16:9, since you're already outputting them at 16:9 anyway.
Ever since I watched ShankMods Wii portables videos like 5 years ago I wanted to build a portable Wii myself, but due to cost and lack of knowledge, I never got around to it. About 6 months ago, I said to myself: "I'm going to finally do this", and with zero soldering knowledge, I began this journey. The Ashida came up as the best option for beginners, so I went with that. Your videos on the Ashida were an extremely valuable resource for this project, and after 6 months of planning, work and one first failed attempt, I have a fully built working Ashida. I've been using it for about 3 days now and it works perfectly. I wanted to give my thanks for these extremely detailed series of videos, don't think I would have ever been able to do it without them.
@@fazber_tema8528 I calculated the price and its probably 800-850 for all the parts. I have a couple friends with fancy 3d printers so this does not take in account for printing, however I did see a couple already printed shells for the ashida on esty so you can probably buy them online. This also dosen't take into account for a soldering tool as another friend of mine has one. Hopefully this isn't to late lol. (a soldering tool could be a couple hundred and the prints might be anywhere from like 40-80 dolars i forget the listing)
This is a very big step for the community. I’ve been lurking around the bitbuilt forums, doing research and practicing soldering for awhile now, and the lack of documentation/good guides has made the “easiest Wii Portable” Ashida feel like a practically impossible feat. With this video, it finally feels legitimately attainable to someone like me who isn’t an expert. Thank you so much!!!
Thank you, both for doing this labour of love as well a building the Ashida. As well, good on you for calling out the community for not having a step by step guide in one place to build this.
Just a tip for the triggers, those metal brackets that attach the trigger button to the shaft can cause the trigger to jam. Nintendo themselves stopped selling gamecube controllers with those brackets after the first batch, and they can be completely omitted. Great tutorial overall!!
I'm incredibly impressed by not just doing this build in the first place, but mostly the video itself! I recognize the effort and skills needed to make a video such as this and its insanely impressive! Huge props for this man, seriously🎉
Thanks @Dubesinhower for this video series. You literally made this project super approachable for any newcomers to portabalizing. I finally have a working portable wii/GameCube!
Seriously, so incredibly helpful. I love that you included even your mistakes in there. It's a process for all of us and that's one of the best ways to learn. Thanks for your effort and all of the time that must have gone into this!
7 months later and I was able to order every single part for the Ashida! Hoping to get all the parts in hand by the end of the month. Wish me luck lol.
Thank you Dubesinhower! Very well done. I agree with the lack of documentation, I have managed to bumble my way through the build with 30 tabs open and some guess work. Sometimes the tip you need is just a passing comment on page 30 of a mega-thread haha. I'm glad you've made this wonderful resource for the community, and may use it myself if I choose to build another someday
Great work! This video will make this build so much easier for people. I'm sure putting this whole video together was a ton of work but it came out great.
You're a gem on youtube, I love your content and hope you get more exposure, Your Mod News and Tutorials are awesome thanks for taking the time to do this!
Thank you so much for this vid! I've been researching for this and have just managed to able to afford everything I need . This vid has boosted my confidence to actually get this done, gonna get started next week if i've got the time.
Another thing some people do is not relocating Bluetooth so you can make the start button the second z button, and you can add 2 screen control buttons. This allows you to change the screen to 4:3.
Your guide was immensely helpful! I was able to complete my Ashida last night due to this video. The only issue I'm having is with the fan; I don't know if it's faulty, or it's sandwiched too tightly in the case and can't spin. I decided not to solder to the speaker legs, instead, I released the legs from the plastic housing so they stood almost vertical. This made it so the legs would contact the controller PCBs.
@@princesspeach5308 it was $150 aud for everything inc shipping at jlc pcb, pcbway cost way more, they wanted $160 for just the top and bottom shell without Shipp cost or extras lcd mount button brackets etc, I just order clear resin, you can dye the colour yourself
I love the concept of this, but with the price and so many powerful new hand-helds coming out I just can't justify making one. I have a Steamdeck, but would like to get something smaller and more pocketable if I wanted another handheld to add to my extensive collection. I might still revisit this idea sometime in the future, but just not right now. Great video series either way.
If you need to justify its worth you don’t need one. For some this is literally fulfilling their childhood dream, which is what drives all the efforts in development at bitbuilt.
Im starting a ashida soon and im really excited about it. Im not good at soldering so im getting abit of help from a family member but i may post the process or maybe just the after math on UA-cam
Thank you so so much for this! I don't think I could get it done without it. I have everything ready to build one, I do have a few questions, for the 3D printed extras (such as screen mount etc, not the resin front and back shell) what material should I select on the PCBWay website? Additionally what files should I send over to PCBWay, there are so many to choose from for the front and back alone on the original BitBuild post, it is rather confusing. I would think: Front and Back full resolution STL for the body and the 4 files located in the Mounts > STL folder? Leaving out the Buttons files since I would be using original controllers?
I was soldering down a wire on the PMS-2 and removed one of the .74UH parts. I THINK I saved it though cause I was able to solder the tiny nubs on the side to the board
i have a idea what abouit build a pcb bord to atch the wires too this way you can have a cleaner removeable bord and if you need remove some thing that falty it be less issue and if a part fail it can be replaced FASTER
Awesome build i wish someone would make a kit for this to buy along with ribbon cables instead of wires to make the build a lot neater and easier to install. Or even better just make a motherboard subboard like the Open Endo board for the Sega Nomad for this case with everything on it, besides the motherboard.
Hey, one question, it is safe to travel with the Ashida in a airplane? (Im asking because of the Ion-lithium batteries), and another question, i was reading the ashida BOM and in the PMS-lite or PMS2 4LAYER and PMS-PD 4LAYER sections when i click the link it says that is out of stock, and more below it says that it was replaced to an PMS PD 3, does the PMS PD 3 works for the ashida build or not?
Yes, the PD 3 is the board you want to use now. It should have improved battery charging as well. According to the FAA, lithium batteries in gaming handhelds are allowed in your carry-on: www.faa.gov/hazmat/packsafe/portable-electronic-devices-with-batteries However, I would not be surprised if the TSA thinks your Ashida looks like a bomb lol
I want to get started building one of these with one modification, that being the ability to output to a tv. Does anyone know how possible that’d be for a first build?
I just finished my ashida using this guide and I had the same issue with the USB wires where it wouldnt detect my usb drive. I'm hoping using the 34awg magnet wire will fix it for me
The GC + 2 PCB doesn't seem to be in stock. Is there any possibility of a restock any time soon? If not is there a gerber file or something that I can use to order my own PCB?
There is actually a GitHub repo for that board: github.com/Aurelio92/GCPlus-2.0 Unfortunately you will have to load the project in Eagle (PCB CAD software) to generate the Gerber files
i really want to build a portable Wii but have no experience with soldering, would you still recommend this or should i try a smaller project for practice?
Just Curious. All in. About how much did this set you back? I was tracking about 250-300 all day for all components. Assuming i already had a donor board from a wii and a GC controller
Something I never understood about this or modded consoles in general is, do they keep save files? Like if I had my ashida running paper mario, i close it, play another game, when I come back to paper mario do I have my save files?
Hello, It's the first time I try to build a console, I was wondering, which website to find the D1 Pin at 15:37 please :) Thank you for your video sir, I will follow your guide to build my first console!
D1 is labelled in the GC Controllers section of the BitBuilt Wii trimming guide: bitbuilt.net/forums/index.php?threads/the-definitive-wii-trimming-guide.198/
I have to argue against the claims of just getting a steam deck. Frankly speaking, it is hit and miss on GameCube, usually stuttering from rendering shader caches.
I appreciate the video! I think fussing about there not being documentation and that is why you made the video is not a great thing since you show how you made so many mistakes and said "don't do this" so many times. It's confusing and not perfectly clear. You cannot poo poo on a community such as that with trying to grow your own UA-cam. You are not in a position to do that yet. UA-cam
NOTE ABOUT THE BOM Z BUTTONS: Gunnar told me that the BOM Z switches can be used by bending the legs so it stands up vertically. Might require soldering wires to the other legs
Only 2 legs are required for a switch to work, the other 2 are just for support. JoeBleeps just uploaded a video on replacing trigger buttons on GBA that uses a similar switch.
The "Force widescreen" setting for GameCube games that you're talking about in RVloader isn't about the display on the LCD panel, it's a hack that tries to modify GameCube games so that *they* run in widescreen (as in, Kirby is a circle when the LCD panel is set to 16:9). It doesn't allow you to play the games in 4:3 like you were hoping but if you're still "stuck" with 16:9 currently, it will make a lot of games look better to force them to run at 16:9, since you're already outputting them at 16:9 anyway.
Ever since I watched ShankMods Wii portables videos like 5 years ago I wanted to build a portable Wii myself, but due to cost and lack of knowledge, I never got around to it.
About 6 months ago, I said to myself: "I'm going to finally do this", and with zero soldering knowledge, I began this journey. The Ashida came up as the best option for beginners, so I went with that.
Your videos on the Ashida were an extremely valuable resource for this project, and after 6 months of planning, work and one first failed attempt, I have a fully built working Ashida. I've been using it for about 3 days now and it works perfectly.
I wanted to give my thanks for these extremely detailed series of videos, don't think I would have ever been able to do it without them.
Thanks for taking the time to comment! it’s a pretty big accomplishment going from no experience to the Ashida, good job!
@@dubesinhowerhi, im about to Build an ashida , can you please tell me the price of all part and where can i get the 3d model for the shell
@@fazber_tema8528 I calculated the price and its probably 800-850 for all the parts. I have a couple friends with fancy 3d printers so this does not take in account for printing, however I did see a couple already printed shells for the ashida on esty so you can probably buy them online. This also dosen't take into account for a soldering tool as another friend of mine has one. Hopefully this isn't to late lol. (a soldering tool could be a couple hundred and the prints might be anywhere from like 40-80 dolars i forget the listing)
This is a very big step for the community. I’ve been lurking around the bitbuilt forums, doing research and practicing soldering for awhile now, and the lack of documentation/good guides has made the “easiest Wii Portable” Ashida feel like a practically impossible feat. With this video, it finally feels legitimately attainable to someone like me who isn’t an expert. Thank you so much!!!
Thank you, both for doing this labour of love as well a building the Ashida. As well, good on you for calling out the community for not having a step by step guide in one place to build this.
Just a tip for the triggers, those metal brackets that attach the trigger button to the shaft can cause the trigger to jam. Nintendo themselves stopped selling gamecube controllers with those brackets after the first batch, and they can be completely omitted. Great tutorial overall!!
It's finally here! Time to kick back, relax, and experience the journey!
Haha, thanks for your support!
I'm incredibly impressed by not just doing this build in the first place, but mostly the video itself! I recognize the effort and skills needed to make a video such as this and its insanely impressive! Huge props for this man, seriously🎉
Thanks @Dubesinhower for this video series. You literally made this project super approachable for any newcomers to portabalizing. I finally have a working portable wii/GameCube!
Thanks for the support!
Seriously, so incredibly helpful. I love that you included even your mistakes in there. It's a process for all of us and that's one of the best ways to learn. Thanks for your effort and all of the time that must have gone into this!
7 months later and I was able to order every single part for the Ashida! Hoping to get all the parts in hand by the end of the month. Wish me luck lol.
Thank you Dubesinhower! Very well done. I agree with the lack of documentation, I have managed to bumble my way through the build with 30 tabs open and some guess work. Sometimes the tip you need is just a passing comment on page 30 of a mega-thread haha. I'm glad you've made this wonderful resource for the community, and may use it myself if I choose to build another someday
I just finished my build! Thanks so much for the guide man, it was an invaluable resource
Glad it helped!
Great work! This video will make this build so much easier for people. I'm sure putting this whole video together was a ton of work but it came out great.
Thank you!
Legend!!!
Thanks for the support!
You are the goat! I remember attempting this back in 2022 and I completely failed hahaha. This makes it so much easier.
You're a gem on youtube, I love your content and hope you get more exposure, Your Mod News and Tutorials are awesome thanks for taking the time to do this!
Thanks, I appreciate the kind words!
Thank you so much for this vid! I've been researching for this and have just managed to able to afford everything I need . This vid has boosted my confidence to actually get this done, gonna get started next week if i've got the time.
Thanks so much for the video. Just finished a G-Boy kit and am already starting an Ashida. This video was clear and made it way less intimidating
Its finally here. Im so hyped
Another thing some people do is not relocating Bluetooth so you can make the start button the second z button, and you can add 2 screen control buttons. This allows you to change the screen to 4:3.
Could you link to where you found this? I'd really like to do this as well.
It's great to finally see you complete the build, nice job!
Thank you for designing it!
It's COMING! 🥳🥳 Thanks a ton for bringing us this KOOL one!
Thanks!
Thank you!
Your guide was immensely helpful! I was able to complete my Ashida last night due to this video. The only issue I'm having is with the fan; I don't know if it's faulty, or it's sandwiched too tightly in the case and can't spin.
I decided not to solder to the speaker legs, instead, I released the legs from the plastic housing so they stood almost vertical. This made it so the legs would contact the controller PCBs.
My issue right now is that my speakers are producing constant static.
Looks pretty man. You can definitely tell you care about your craft.
my resin shell came out perfect, just had to use a exacto knife to clear out the batter tab holders, order from jlc pcb
I am planning on having a translucent blue shell made. As a curiosity, how much did it cost you?
@@princesspeach5308 it was $150 aud for everything inc shipping at jlc pcb, pcbway cost way more, they wanted $160 for just the top and bottom shell without Shipp cost or extras lcd mount button brackets etc, I just order clear resin, you can dye the colour yourself
Never stop making content man love your vids!
Thank you, means a lot!
cannot stress how incredibly useful this is🙏
I love the concept of this, but with the price and so many powerful new hand-helds coming out I just can't justify making one. I have a Steamdeck, but would like to get something smaller and more pocketable if I wanted another handheld to add to my extensive collection.
I might still revisit this idea sometime in the future, but just not right now. Great video series either way.
Yea, it's the kind of mod you do to flex IMO lol
If you need to justify its worth you don’t need one. For some this is literally fulfilling their childhood dream, which is what drives all the efforts in development at bitbuilt.
Im starting a ashida soon and im really excited about it. Im not good at soldering so im getting abit of help from a family member but i may post the process or maybe just the after math on UA-cam
Thank you for making this tutorial!!! I’m planning on building an Ashiba as well. Now it’s time for you to make a vid on making a GC Nano ❤
OMG lol. Maybe someday, but I have a big backlog of other stuff in the works
@@dubesinhower Your videos are very clear and useful! I appreciate all the hard work you put into them 😊
Thank you so so much for this! I don't think I could get it done without it. I have everything ready to build one, I do have a few questions, for the 3D printed extras (such as screen mount etc, not the resin front and back shell) what material should I select on the PCBWay website? Additionally what files should I send over to PCBWay, there are so many to choose from for the front and back alone on the original BitBuild post, it is rather confusing. I would think: Front and Back full resolution STL for the body and the 4 files located in the Mounts > STL folder? Leaving out the Buttons files since I would be using original controllers?
I ended up doing what I have posted above :)
26:58 Heads up, the U10 wire you showed in the diagram is not the correct via. This may cause issues for some people.
Bad ass man, I'm going to have to try this
I was soldering down a wire on the PMS-2 and removed one of the .74UH parts. I THINK I saved it though cause I was able to solder the tiny nubs on the side to the board
great video! having the same problem you had at 42:33. did shorter usb wire do the trick or was it something else?
Short wire + 34 gauge wire can wrap tighter than 30 gauge wire. So some combination of those
i have a idea what abouit build a pcb bord to atch the wires too this way you can have a cleaner removeable bord and if you need remove some thing that falty it be less issue and if a part fail it can be replaced FASTER
Awesome build i wish someone would make a kit for this to buy along with ribbon cables instead of wires to make the build a lot neater and easier to install. Or even better just make a motherboard subboard like the Open Endo board for the Sega Nomad for this case with everything on it, besides the motherboard.
Why couldn't I just put the 4:3 screen in there?
Hey, one question, it is safe to travel with the Ashida in a airplane? (Im asking because of the Ion-lithium batteries), and another question, i was reading the ashida BOM and in the PMS-lite or PMS2 4LAYER and PMS-PD 4LAYER sections when i click the link it says that is out of stock, and more below it says that it was replaced to an PMS PD 3, does the PMS PD 3 works for the ashida build or not?
Yes, the PD 3 is the board you want to use now. It should have improved battery charging as well.
According to the FAA, lithium batteries in gaming handhelds are allowed in your carry-on: www.faa.gov/hazmat/packsafe/portable-electronic-devices-with-batteries
However, I would not be surprised if the TSA thinks your Ashida looks like a bomb lol
@@dubesinhower thank you
Currently troubleshooting my build… does anyone know where I could find the discord?
I want to get started building one of these with one modification, that being the ability to output to a tv. Does anyone know how possible that’d be for a first build?
I just finished my ashida using this guide and I had the same issue with the USB wires where it wouldnt detect my usb drive. I'm hoping using the 34awg magnet wire will fix it for me
I'm using the PMS PD 3 for this, which doesn't have a PW pad. Will that matter?
Hello Dubesomhower! Do you have any solutions on how to fix constant speaker static upon turning on the Ashida?
The GC + 2 PCB doesn't seem to be in stock. Is there any possibility of a restock any time soon? If not is there a gerber file or something that I can use to order my own PCB?
There is actually a GitHub repo for that board: github.com/Aurelio92/GCPlus-2.0
Unfortunately you will have to load the project in Eagle (PCB CAD software) to generate the Gerber files
What diameter solder do you use for a project like this?
I’m trying to remove u4 by heating with a gun like you but there’s a bit of white plastic left that won’t budge
i really want to build a portable Wii but have no experience with soldering, would you still recommend this or should i try a smaller project for practice?
Definitely do not do this without practicing on a few other projects first
@@dubesinhower what do you recommend?
So, your earlier videos had us use a usb to install rv loader. I assume that was moved to the inside of the machine?
Hey this might sound dumb, but what kind of speakers does this use? I ask because there wasn't any referenced in the BOM.
for the shoulder button 3d printed parts does it matter if its resin or PLA?
The wires that you used for wrapping wire look really thin, do you have a link for those?
Any developments on getting 4:3 on this?
Just Curious. All in. About how much did this set you back? I was tracking about 250-300 all day for all components. Assuming i already had a donor board from a wii and a GC controller
where can i find the case files
It's at the bottom of the first post on Bitbuilt bitbuilt.net/forums/index.php?threads/ashida-wii-portable.4529/
Something I never understood about this or modded consoles in general is, do they keep save files? Like if I had my ashida running paper mario, i close it, play another game, when I come back to paper mario do I have my save files?
Yes
I wish they sold these to people didn’t have to go through all this work just to enjoy a game
Where do you get the case 3D files
They’re list at the bottom of the bit built forum post bitbuilt.net/forums/index.php?threads/ashida-wii-portable.4529/
can you run an oled?
It's finished, very nice!
I'm just gonna go ahead and not add this one to my pile of uninstalled mods though 😅
Understandable lol
Do you think I’d be ok with 26 AWG wire than 24 Guage?
I’m not sure, I think it might be okay since the wires are so short
before i watch the video how much does this cost on average
excluding the wii itself
Cost me about 700 GBP (Including a 3d printer and a Wii). The Wii was 15 pounds and the 3d printer was about 300.
is it worth it or would you say buying a Steam Deck or ROG ally is the better option?
While I love the Ashida, it's expensive, time consuming, and is missing serious features at the time of this video
@@dubesinhower ok so the rog ally or steam deck with emudeck is the better option right?
@lukasdollinger6752 I haven’t tested either but I would say so
Hello, It's the first time I try to build a console, I was wondering, which website to find the D1 Pin at 15:37 please :) Thank you for your video sir, I will follow your guide to build my first console!
D1 is labelled in the GC Controllers section of the BitBuilt Wii trimming guide: bitbuilt.net/forums/index.php?threads/the-definitive-wii-trimming-guide.198/
I have to argue against the claims of just getting a steam deck. Frankly speaking, it is hit and miss on GameCube, usually stuttering from rendering shader caches.
i love my steam deck, this would still be objectively better for gamecube and even some wii games
damn all those wires bruh.... intimidating
YES!!!
If you can get me a step by step doc, I'll upload it to it's own website and host it.
Threading machine-thread screws into plastic really fluffs my tufts @33:00
Beautiful job otherwise.
It's me :)
Bellísima
i thought it was my headset.
How in the goddamn world are you soldering to the vias??? I've just killed my wii because all the vias I needed to solder to are just gone
You need a good iron, some flux and small enough magnet wire (34 awg). I use a pinecil v2 as my main iron.
This shouldn't be your first project build.
Yes I totally agree. It's not the most difficult thing I've ever done, but good solder joints are a must
do dope
I appreciate the video! I think fussing about there not being documentation and that is why you made the video is not a great thing since you show how you made so many mistakes and said "don't do this" so many times. It's confusing and not perfectly clear. You cannot poo poo on a community such as that with trying to grow your own UA-cam. You are not in a position to do that yet. UA-cam