Atari 2600 Junior Single Chip Portable

While cleaning out the Ben Heck Show shop in fall of 2018 I found a long-lost project languishing in a junk box. I wondered, could it be saved?

Over the course of 2019 I slowly brought the project back to life and documented it along the way. Enjoy!

For more information and hi-res photos visit: https://www.benheck.com/project-started-in-2000-finally-finished-atari-2600-junior-single-chip-portable/

Video table of contents:

2:30 - restoring junk box IC
5:34 - setting up parts in Eagle and initial design
10:50 - testing cartridges physically with basic PCB design
15:30 - stuffing main logic PCB & testing
21:03 - mocking up the case design
23:49 - design philosophies for the casing
29:09 - material testing for 3D printing the case
31:41 - designing & stuffing the front half PCB with controls and charge circuitry
40:30 - final case construction and assembly
49:25 - game play montage with various cartridges