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  • Author Author: Former Member
  • Date Created: 4 Sep 2015 2:33 AM Date Created
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Handheld Raspberry Pi gaming system!

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4 Sep 2015

So this is one of my first projects and I know it's very messy and super low budget buy I had a lot of fun and wanted to share it with everyone!

 

 

 

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I basically just pieced everything together inside a crayon box and made my own directional pad out of part of the plastic and a sponge (Still better than than an xbox controller D-pad). I used retrogame to map the gpio pins to act like key presses on a keyboard and it works really well!

 

 

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Oh and I used RetroPie as an OS image Hope you enjoyed!!

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  • DAB
    DAB over 10 years ago +2
    Nice build. I like makers who use what they have to create a unique device. Well done. DAB
  • spannerspencer
    spannerspencer over 10 years ago +1
    I don't know if it's just because I'm from Yorkshire, but I love the super-low budget projects! It's more about making use of stuff you already have at hand, rather than it being cheap (although the latter…
  • Former Member
    Former Member over 10 years ago +1
    So I'm currently working on putting RetroPie 3.0 on because I was having trouble configuring the controls for N64 and the text was a little too small to read on my little screen but version 3.0 has a user…
  • DAB
    DAB over 10 years ago

    Nice build.

     

    I like makers who use what they have to create a unique device.

     

    Well done.

     

    DAB

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  • screamingtiger
    screamingtiger over 10 years ago

    Thats cool!  I had considered a RPi for my arcade I built, but that was before the RPi 2 was out and performance was marginal!  Which one did you use?  now the RPi2 is out I am considering a mini arcade but I will buy some gear for it.  I am trying to give my children an experience they don't have an opportunity to have.

     

    http://www.element14.com/community/people/screamingtiger/blog/2015/06/08/arcades

     

    I may have some questions about the software later.

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    Former Member over 10 years ago

    So I'm currently working on putting RetroPie 3.0 on because I was having trouble configuring the controls for N64 and the text was a little too small to read on my little screen but version 3.0 has a user interface for configuring controls for each system I'm pretty sure. Anyways I'll post a video of it in action as soon as I can and I'll post the specs soon also. Feel free to ask any questions though!

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  • balearicdynamics
    balearicdynamics over 10 years ago

    It is a very nice project! I bookmarked it as I have some future questions to ask you. Unfortunately I have no time in this moment image

     

    Compliments. Enrico

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    spannerspencer over 10 years ago

    I don't know if it's just because I'm from Yorkshire, but I love the super-low budget projects! It's more about making use of stuff you already have at hand, rather than it being cheap (although the latter aspect is definitely a bonus!). Nice work! Let's see it in action with a video!

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