How to Make an N64 Chip Smaller

Disassemble the Nintendo 64. Remove the panel in the top back of the device and pull out the black and red cartridge. Flip over the device and remove the six screws with a screwdriver. Flip the console back over and remove the top of the device. Unscrew every visible screw to remove the shielding. The Nintendo 64 has a considerable amount of metal shielding, which is unnecessary. Remove each plate.

Locate the four handheld controller ports near the front of the hardware. Saw away the metal connectors using the handheld saw. Avoid contacting the green hardware surface.

Cut away the long, gray box behind the controller ports by sawing away the metal connectors between the gray box and the green hardware panel. Saw away one side of it, then loosen the box by pushing it back and forth with your hand to gain access to the connecting metal columns beneath the box.

Pry away the copper metal pins left over after cutting away the controller ports with a screwdriver. Pry them up until you can bend them repeatedly with your hand, which will cause the metal to break.

Pry the long metal strips on the game port away from the hardware with a screwdriver. Once they have been pushed away, wiggle the metal until the grounding breaks. Pry the black console connector away with a screwdriver. Wiggle the metal connectors until the they break away.

Flip the hardware panel over to view the bottom of the device. Use a screwdriver to pry off the three metal heatsink panels. This will leave you with the most basic, lightweight, and smallest functional Nintendo 64 hardware that you can modify into a handheld gaming device.