I spent two years trying to make SD Cards more nostalgic

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What if SD cards were around in the 1980? That's the question we've all been afraid to ask, probably because there were a lot of things very similar to SD cards around back then but I'm gonna ignore those. I'm doing what I want so in this video I'm building custom SD cards which look cooler and bring a delectable nostalgic vibe.
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Floppy8 - abe.today/blogs/main/floppy8-...
Gamework - • I designed a game cons...
0:00 - Intro
0:33 - How it all started
1:49 - Issue #1: Sharp Edges
2:37 - Issue #2: Cracking
3:49 - Issue #3: Label Adhesion
4:26 - Issue #4: Drive bay damage
4:56 - Issue #5: Iteration Speed
5:41 - Issue #6: Read Inconsistency
6:30 - Issue #7: My Brother
8:49 - Modern Day
13:34 - Shout-outs
13:49 - Printing & Paining
14:29 - Final Assembly
14:58 - Final Product
15:42 - Outro
Thanks for watching!

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@abetoday 12 күн бұрын

I'm so glad everyone is enjoying the project! If you're interested in making/buying your own version of these, I'm definitely going to make them available in some form! If you don't want to miss news on that then make sure you're on my new mailing list at abe.today/pages/subscribe (it's also linked in my bio under "Mailing List"). Please also comment if you're interested in a kit, a complete drive, just the files, etc. I'm really not sure what's possible but I'd like to do whatever lets the most people enjoy these :) Thanks for watching

@xorowl1584 10 күн бұрын

sell a man a kit, he nostalgia's for a day, give a man stls, schematics, code snippets and board numbers, he nostalgias for a generation I would buy a kit, but i would be sad without the files required to send out for fabricating more of the cards and parts that might break

@ThisOldChris 10 күн бұрын

If you put the PCB design on PCBWay shared projects, you get 10% commission on each order. Or you could sell the files on your store. I imagine selling a complete product would be a challenge. I wonder if it would be popular enough to be a kickstarter?

@trixieleonard7825 6 күн бұрын

I would like the files to make and modify myself

@nonapplicable4795 5 күн бұрын

I am very looking forward to a potential kit/schematics. I think that it would be interesting to combine the loader with a floppy emu like a Gotek to give my Amiga 500 a working cartridge slot in lieu of its original internal floppy or even an external floppy drive.

@nekomansa 3 күн бұрын

I would love the files, at least! Once I have a game completed, I'd really like to sell physical cartridges (and corresponding drives) at a convention. I was already planning to figure that out, but this format might be perfect! Or at least I can learn a lot if it doesn't quite meet my needs.

@TheNateKtv 17 күн бұрын

Abe achieved something never seen before; actually finishing a project you started 2 years earlier.

@xeonon 17 күн бұрын

Wait... you mean people actually finish projects? I just shove the unfinished part in a corner and forget about it

@oasntet 17 күн бұрын

@@xeonon Wait, you still have corners you can shove projects into?

@max-abobea 16 күн бұрын

@@oasntetI eated your corners, sorry

@zaicol850 15 күн бұрын

@@max-abobeawere they tasty?

@max-abobea 15 күн бұрын

@@zaicol850 well.. they tasted

@BigRigCreates 17 күн бұрын

Micro SD cards are cool, but nothing beats the meaty snap of a cartridge. Cool seeing a project stuck in project hell finally see the light of day!

@questeusher 16 күн бұрын

This project brings me joy 🥲

@driftliketokyo34ftw35 16 күн бұрын

Bigger cartridges are also harder to lose since they’re, you know, *bigger* .

@thewiirocks 14 күн бұрын

I'm surprised how bespoke he went with everything. I probably would have snagged a 32 pin connector for a Gameboy, wired it to the SD reader, then made PCBs that fit in Gameboy cartridge shells. Other than securely mounting the 32 pin connector in the reader, all the difficult engineering problems would be solved.

@EricM-112 13 күн бұрын

I like the Nintendo Sds

@Add1ct666 17 күн бұрын

Love how your kitties keep trying to take the components.

@abetoday 17 күн бұрын

they're just trying to help!

@NeoTechni 17 күн бұрын

microSD cards are also not human-sized, in that they're too small to handle properly.

@abetoday 17 күн бұрын

especially with my meaty fingers!

@PrettyFlyForATyGuy 17 күн бұрын

I really liked full sized SD cards or Flash cards for this reason

@jnharton 17 күн бұрын

@@PrettyFlyForATyGuy Yep the full size SD cards are a pretty good size.

@CptJistuce 17 күн бұрын

I always thought CompactFlash was the optimum flash card format, in terms of dimensions.

@JasperFoxo 16 күн бұрын

@@jnharton if you drop a micro sd, you are f u c k e d .

@sumdeathjr 17 күн бұрын

Bro is gonna make his whole console

@ethanxillasaurus2572 17 күн бұрын

I hope he does no one else did that on youtube except for one other person but they didnt make the literal switch card reader

@0xm 16 күн бұрын

@@ethanxillasaurus2572someone needs to make a retro switch.. id guy it

@ethanxillasaurus2572 16 күн бұрын

@@0xm fr

@flappyjay_gaming 12 күн бұрын

hopefully not like a certain rapper that did their own """"""console""""""

@LaughingMan539 17 күн бұрын

You're the reason I took up PCB designing. I was always intimidated by multi-layered pcbs and I didn't want to take the time to learn it. Keep up the fun projects.

@abetoday 17 күн бұрын

it is scary but just keep working on slightly trickier projects, you'll get there!

@mofman1 17 күн бұрын

I really like this project, maybe the demand for something like it doesn't exist on a commercial scale but honestly I feel like maybe it does. I see a trend lately of people trying to live their digital lives more intentionally and cartridges like this sound like it would fit that growing niche well.

@tatecheddar 16 күн бұрын

That's a really weird way of saying that people refuse to be a part of an all digital future.

@0xm 16 күн бұрын

@@tatecheddaras a terminally online loser, i refuse to be part of it either long live cassette futurism

@capsfederation3154 14 күн бұрын

The compact disc is extremely fragile medium. Games and movies will start coming in cartridge format again

@alejandrovallejo6763 14 күн бұрын

Have you seen how many hand helds that are designed to play emulated retro games exist? There's a huge marked for nostalgia tech. Hell Nintendo sold a Game&Watch console with 1 game for like 50$ and it sold like crazy.

@porterde08 12 күн бұрын

@@tatecheddaryou already are.

@SZvenM 17 күн бұрын

The paintjob on the red makes it look soooo nice. Such a great retro feel, really makes it all come together so nicely!

@baosia 15 күн бұрын

YES! I'm not alone! I found a stash of mini disks and just holding them was so nice. They rattle a little when you shake them, there are satisfying snaps when you bring them out of their protective cases, and we haven't even started to talk about actually putting them in the player yet. Man... I miss the tactile feels. Physical copies of Switch games are a handy size and you could probably fit 50 switch cartridges on the same area as a snes cartridge but the feeling of popping them in the switch is non existent... the only way to feel remotely alive when handling a switch game is to lick it

@Elizabeth2445A 13 күн бұрын

minidiscs are the superlative audio storage format: easily recordable, like a cassette with better seek times, endlessly rewritable, (lossy) digital so the recording won't degrade nearly as quickly, and so brilliantly tactile, especially with a clamshell player (although the MZ-1 has its charm)

@heroslippy6666 11 күн бұрын

With the old DS cartridges, we could launch those things at eachother to get that feeling of life lol.

@orions2908 17 күн бұрын

Glad your cat was there to help you every step of the journey, this project would not have been possible without him

@orions2908 17 күн бұрын

Jokes aside this is such a cool project. It's quite depressing to see physical media slowly dying so this is a breath of fresh air

@JasonOfTheBirdmen 17 күн бұрын

Abe is here! We are blessed this day!

@abetoday 17 күн бұрын

thanks for all the love

@RealTal. 17 күн бұрын

you're truly the nostalgia youtuber.

@PKSuperStar256 16 күн бұрын

This project is reminding me of the cartridge format for the PC Engine/TG-16, the HuCard/TurboChip.

@prose_mozaic 17 күн бұрын

Literal magic. This is WONDERFUL!!

@Odwalla_YT 17 күн бұрын

Hell yeah man. It's always awesome to hear when creators document their difficulties with a project that keeps kicking them in the nuts. Validating and inspiring man, I love seeing how this project evolved. Congrats on the 100k!

@abetoday 17 күн бұрын

Thank you so much I'm glad you enjoyed and thanks for watching!

@JackoMcW 13 күн бұрын

I can't express how much I enjoyed this video. As someone who also loves to feel like a failure and give up for a few months halfway through my projects, I loved the transparency there; but also, I remember in your obsolete game console video your talking about how you weren't really happy with the feel and look of the 3D printed plastic - I appreciated that then as an example of a time where something doesn't turn out *quite* like you envisioned, but you recognize that "done" is better than "perfect" - but I like that even more now that it seems like here, you've overcome that as well and found a way to finish your 3D printed projects in a way that you love. Absolutely awesome and genuinely inspiring, cheers.

@Loopy5418 16 күн бұрын

1:22 That magic was smooth as hell.

@liefbread 17 күн бұрын

For 10 years now ive been resisiting getting a 3d printer and this makes me want one so badly... What a fantastically cool project. Love it.

@KORUPTable 17 күн бұрын

Just get a cheap one and you will probable get hooked and get something nice after you start creating things like me lmao I'm pretty broke so all I have a an ender 3 v2 but I got it to the point my prints come out perfect every time. One day I'll get a bamboo and be able to set and forget my prints but for now I'm happy.

@abetoday 17 күн бұрын

Thank you so much!!

@sycyourtube 17 күн бұрын

I love your work. I really want to make my own custom console and computer for my kids to play games and learn about how they work. You inspire me!

@abetoday 17 күн бұрын

Thank you! You can definitely do it!

@printmeister 17 күн бұрын

They both look great, this was an awesome project! Great job!!

@abetoday 17 күн бұрын

thanks so much man!

@SimplyMattic 11 күн бұрын

This is actually so cool to see! I would love to have a home-media setup where all my movies/TV shows are on cartridges, it's a lot like a DVD collection but without the fragile CDs. I really hope this idea gets expanded upon because I feel like there's an untapped market here!

@A_F_Innovate 17 күн бұрын

Yea Abe one of my favourite reinventor. I love the mint comment and no issues.

@chadmasta5 16 күн бұрын

Happy to see the sort of end result of the little cartridges! I love the creative ideas you come up with for stuff like this!

@adonian 17 күн бұрын

and these types of videos/projects are why I subbed. I really want to make a MiSTer case with this type of "cartridge" slot.

@GingerKringer 17 күн бұрын

I love this!!! Such a cool take on physical media and looks like it feels so good to hold and use!

@JerickWallace 17 күн бұрын

glad to see you back you make great content man very engaging and interesting to watch! hope you continue making cool projects and sharing them here

@abetoday 17 күн бұрын

thanks! I definitely will!

@catppussin 17 күн бұрын

I love seeing this success story, great work Abe!!

@cy8646 11 күн бұрын

Awesome project! And there's a lot I could learn for a project of my own. Looking forward to seeing what else you're up to.

@s01itarygaming 16 күн бұрын

In the end everything seems to have turned out great! Thanks for keeping with this project and posting these videos for us :D

@novabella4422 13 күн бұрын

Not gonna lie, the entire vibe of this thing is so rad I would love to buy some of these. They look so infinitely satisfying to use.

@CattoRayTube 13 күн бұрын

yay new video :)) Every stage of this looked so good, even the ones which didn't make it far. Very cool to see all the iterations.

@lindoran 11 күн бұрын

Abe this is so awesome! Think you really have something here. Very awesome

@cheddar500 17 күн бұрын

The legend returns! That final result looks * chefs kiss * so good

@abetoday 17 күн бұрын

Thanks Cheddar! Appreciate the continued support

@ThePiones 15 күн бұрын

I've literally been thinking about doing this for years. Good to know someone is pushing through!

@max585t 17 күн бұрын

This is an awesome project! I love the idea of physical cartridges in the modern age. Plus a great place to show off cool game/music art!

@abetoday 17 күн бұрын

yes! glad you get it!

@papasivir4241 13 күн бұрын

There's genuine advantages to it. Especially if you want to go back to physical media so you can actually own your stuff and then you realize that optical discs are still the most recent form of physical media and they suck ass LOL

@papasivir4241 13 күн бұрын

I feel like a commercial version of this needs to be made using NAND flash technology similar to an SSD. I feel like that would be necessary for a modern game to run off of a cartridge like this.

@Sparkette 13 күн бұрын

Nintendo Switch uses cartridges and it's modern.

@PhysicsGamer 13 күн бұрын

@@papasivir4241 Also a physical shelf can be a way easier experience than a digital one once your game collection gets above a certain size...

@JeffBreyer 17 күн бұрын

Such a fantastic project. Well done!

@garrettpowers3237 17 күн бұрын

I rarely comment on KZfaq but I want to say thank you for making these videos I appreciate how you showed what the process really looks like to do something creative. I know that very technical videos have a much smaller audience but if you ever want to make longer videos showing more of the process of modeling, designing, and programming I will absolutely watch them.

@scottevensen2615 13 күн бұрын

Wow this is rad! Love the design, looks way more fun to use 👍

@heidisparklebottom 17 күн бұрын

Yay! ❤ was wondering when you'd be back. Great project!

@ElliotMosher 16 күн бұрын

This is so RAD! Ever since I saw your Floppy8 demo I've been thinking about making my own. Thanks for sharing your process!

@egill1257 15 күн бұрын

Great video! Your channel inspired me to create my own floppy disk-reading pico 8 machine, looking forward to your next project!

@ILostMyOreos 17 күн бұрын

I'm glad you took a break for yourself, and I'm really glad you came back to share your experiences :)

@goguelnikov 15 күн бұрын

Nice work! I love the retro style of this project. Old cartridge readers were really cool. Well done!

@pwolfamv 14 күн бұрын

Congrats on the play button and finishing a project! You've inspired me to make things and I look forward to what you do in the future.

@AnGuS_xD 11 күн бұрын

Somehow this Video gave me a comfy nostalgic feeling while actually learning something

@abetoday 11 күн бұрын

@NawfalAlHashimy 13 күн бұрын

love your projects, amazing learning journey

@discordinc 15 күн бұрын

It's fascinating to see the long history of the project. Glad yiy kept iterating on it

@ArtByLukeW 5 күн бұрын

Absolutely agree it's impossible to choose between the beige and the red. This project is really inspirational. Thank you for having the courage to share your setbacks!

@abetoday 5 күн бұрын

Thanks so much I’m glad you feel inspired!!

@KamilHaddadM 11 күн бұрын

Both the cartridge and the reader designs turned out gorgeous. Was a joy to watch your video about the project.

@abetoday 11 күн бұрын

Thank you so much I’m glad you like them!

@davecgriffith 17 күн бұрын

What an awesome project!! Love it.

@abetoday 17 күн бұрын

Thank you so much for watching!

@GentleEnt 16 күн бұрын

I'm not gonna lie when you uploaded that video of your gamework I became absolutley OBSESSED with the idea of sd card based carts. I was really sad for a while because I thought it was just gonna be a one and done. I am so so so glad you carried it farther. I've been losing sleep over the idea of having all my media one one universal style of storage and loading media. This is the kind of project that just solves something that i think is universal... which is the desire to own the media you love but not wanting to have 35 different devices to play them all... and also not wanting to just store them all on a computer. I'm glad you've been just as obsessed about this project as your first video made me and I can't wait to see if you have any plans for it in the future! Keep up the good work! Your videos are amazing!

@kseo-u 8 күн бұрын

If these things were sold... I would literally buy it! I love it! Amazing work.

@wolf1737 11 күн бұрын

This is awesome! I'm glad someone finally made sd cards feel more like good 'ol cartridges, perfect mix between functional and aesthetic, I need this in my daily life! Also, I love both versions, looks straight like an official nintendo product! Tho I really like the beige one, with that square led reminds me to my old eu snes! New sub, keep it up with the amazing work here!

@8bithavok 15 күн бұрын

This is one of the coolest things I've ever seen and earned my sub. I want this! I don't know what I'd use it for, but I want it!

@abetoday 15 күн бұрын

Thanks for subbing! I'm very glad you enjoyed!

@nevyn 15 күн бұрын

I love this. Kudos on continuing iterating until you reached gold! I love the red version, but both are gorgeous and totally look like something out of the late eighties/early nineties. Now I want to make a gameboy style retro handheld that takes these cartridges ;D

@Rick_Makes 8 күн бұрын

I love the look of that red drive. The whole project has a great 80's/90's cyberpunk anime vibe.

@BP-ss4dq 13 күн бұрын

That's actually crazy I was thinking of the exact same thing like two days ago! Awesome video man

@ducdashot1239 14 күн бұрын

this is such an awesome idea, glad you came back to it

@abetoday 14 күн бұрын

Thank you for saying that!

@jameslocke1416 17 күн бұрын

That’s so cool! Both the console and the Button! Congratulations, Abe!! I keep looking at these high tech projects, including retro game consoles that retail for 50 bucks and still somehow deliver the goods. Then I look back at Atari, Genesis, etc. and it seems to me that the loose tolerances for carts and tough, wide contacts- exactly what you’ve emulated - were part of their success. Kudos for using the parts that work the best! That adds both improved functionality and a retro aesthetic

@mustardpikachu4685 4 күн бұрын

i love these so much omg. I think that releasing both the files and a DIY kit would be awesome

@skootz24 13 күн бұрын

This project speaks to me on a spiritual level. LOVE how it turned out!

@abetoday 13 күн бұрын

I’m glad you enjoyed it so much!!

@MegaManNeo 17 күн бұрын

The thought process and work you put into this is amazing. Love the beige drive for nostalgia reasons. Dunno tho if I could pull it off, I actually have a couple of spare 3.5" floppy drives I'd love to use in some capacity but nothing so far came out of it. Thanks for the tips with giving 3D prints a better look too, your final result is stunning to look at.

@kristoffero5882 15 күн бұрын

you are cool as hell and you did this whole thing just cuz it looks cool and i totally get that coolnes is the most important aspect of everything. i hope you and your family will be alright and im looking forward for more quality content.

@WhoTheDev 17 күн бұрын

Another awesome project!

@Digi-Yamo 14 күн бұрын

Ive been subbed to you since around the beginning and I'm so happy to see how far you've come! You actually inspired me to start making my own little creations with old tech. Also don’t worry my cat likes to mess with my projects too 😂

@randomlegodev 16 күн бұрын

such a charming project, it looks insanely polished for a 3d print

@JamesRoyceDawson 2 күн бұрын

I really wish after DVDs and Blu Rays, we'd moved to SD Cards or something like this as the new form of physical media instead of everything going to streaming. This is just so much more fun and we should all value owning and supporting our media directly.

@otter-pro 13 күн бұрын

Found about the floppy8 project from HN, and now subscribed. The projects on this channel are amazing.

@abetoday 12 күн бұрын

Thanks for the sub!

@CorneliusStudentOfTyr 3 күн бұрын

This would be an awesome idea for a home theater. I'm old enough to remember the tactile feel of clicking and clacking when opening a VHS, MD (mini disc), cassette tapes, and cartridges for games. Plus it would also be a nice collection on the shelf.

@JumbocactuarX27 15 күн бұрын

I just got a 3D printer recently and I think I have almost all the parts to try something like this myself. I guess I gotta try it now. Thanks for making such sharply edited and entertaining videos!

@MWSJoey 15 күн бұрын

The beige one is absolutely gorgeous. Love how you put this project together.

@schulbus13 17 күн бұрын

This is incredible 👑 Also I'm in love with your cats

@MuiskamenRider 13 күн бұрын

Woah! Great work! Imagine having this port on a Steam Deck and just a bunch of cartridges with some games that you usually play but take a lot of space in the console that could be used to play newer ones.

@mememe37 17 күн бұрын

So glad you've used a green led this time. Great job on the 3d prints!

@ZenithTheReborn 15 күн бұрын

Thank you for not giving up. Sometimes I get in my own funk where feel like my work doesn't matter, but it absolutely does. No matter how small in the grand scheme of things it may seem. By the way, the red one is my personal favorite. ❤

@nickleiss7412 Күн бұрын

OMG I've been waiting for this since the framework vid, you are a legend

@abetoday Күн бұрын

Thanks for waiting!!

@phil2768 11 күн бұрын

That was super interesting to watch while I struggle with insomnia tonight 😀 - thanks!

@thisdudeisbig5546 14 күн бұрын

Man I remember when you had only 12k subs, Congrats on 100k! You really deserved it

@abetoday 14 күн бұрын

Time flies!!

@BrandonPhilips 14 күн бұрын

I have been thinking about this sort of project for years!

@ultimaq8730 16 күн бұрын

This is amazing, really cool project!

@abetoday 16 күн бұрын

thank you!!

@ChadDoebelin 17 күн бұрын

Very nice! The algorithm suggested that I check this out, and it was right. You've earned a new subscriber!

@abetoday 17 күн бұрын

Thanks so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

@kyu_273 17 күн бұрын

love all your video and projects

@abetoday 17 күн бұрын

thank you!!

@someuser4166 14 күн бұрын

Lol I love how your cat keeps attacking your stuff. 08:18 12:41 12:56

@AsyncEgg 16 күн бұрын

Ive been watching this project for a long time it’s so fire

@PossumMedic 17 күн бұрын

Looking good! Glad you pushed through! :D I'd love to see this as a kit!

@abetoday 17 күн бұрын

Hopefully! I’ll do a community post if I do

@PossumMedic 17 күн бұрын

@@abetoday Heck yeah! 🤘 I'll keep an eye out! :D

@rune_doll 15 күн бұрын

I've been working on a similar project but for music (being minidisc style), this is really awesome! The SD NAND is a neat approach, wish there was more of them available lol.

@electrofreak0 17 күн бұрын

This is the definition of a passion project. That one thing you just can't let go and you gotta finish. Looks awesome! Only thing I'd love to see if a version with a more enclosed top so you could stack a couple of them together (think Apple II Disk Drives).

@manualsearch 17 күн бұрын

let's gooo, missed these projects

@Crusader1089 2 күн бұрын

In a perfect world they would make SD, MicroSD and MacroSD, with MacroSD being about the size and shape of a credit card, perfect for albums, movies, and games.

@Nexon-lab 14 күн бұрын

I love this dude amazing stuff

@GiuseppeGaetanoSabatelli 17 күн бұрын

The red is giving Famicom Disk System. Very lovely. Keep up the projects, brother!

@GundamGokuTV 17 күн бұрын

Honestly I want physical games to go back to carts like Nintendo still does. It's just better then using a disc.

@cyanmargh 17 күн бұрын

Especially when "disk" is not an actual disk

@tatecheddar 16 күн бұрын

If we could just keep flash storage costs down, then maybe we could achieve that. I'm actually kinda surprised Nintendo was able to pull that off with how volatile that market is. Probably because they never needed more than a few tens of Gigs on each chip. I wonder how things will go with Switch 2. If they still have cartridges then we might see costs go way up for certain games. That's the main reason why they moved to discs in the first place. Way cheaper and less volatile to just produce discs.

@pillowhacker 16 күн бұрын

They seem to be designed to be used exactly once. Put into a device to upgrade its storage and never touched again until the host device dies or you upgrade the storage again.

@flamestoyershadowkill6400 11 күн бұрын

I want it to go to full sized SD cards

@125nsr 14 күн бұрын

realy nice and cool project !

@SnowmansApartment 16 күн бұрын

such a cool project!

@tokenfilipino 15 күн бұрын

Dude. Your builds are amazing, and you deserve the accolades for your success. I have surface-level understanding of any of what you talked about, but you explained out in a way that made computer hardware engineering not seem so daunting of a hobby to attempt one day. Congrats dude 👏🏽

@abetoday 15 күн бұрын

I really appreciate the kind words (and I saw your other comment as well so thanks there too!) Appreciate you watching