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    • obsidianspiderO
      obsidianspider @caver01
      last edited by

      @caver01 Ha! It's not quite that sophisticated.

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      • PokeEngineerP
        PokeEngineer @obsidianspider
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        @obsidianspider

        Hey, this is nice, man! πŸ‘

        Don't sweat it.
        When in doubt, take a BYTE out of life.

        😎

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        • KN4THXK
          KN4THX
          last edited by

          This looks awesome !

          Can your next project to do this in a Game Boy cart? :O)

          "If you're gonna play the Game Boy, You gotta learn to play it right" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYLGl92ETNQ

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          • obsidianspiderO
            obsidianspider @KN4THX
            last edited by

            @thedatacereal unless they come out with TARDIS Game Boy cartridge shells where the inside is bigger than the outside, I don’t think that’ll work. πŸ˜‰

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            • FlyingTomahawkF
              FlyingTomahawk
              last edited by

              Well done!
              I can very well imagine the work done with the files and Dremel. I did something like that for a different Hobby, took hours and one mistake and you can start from scratch.

              Curious, what will the new icon in your signature for this look like?

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              • obsidianspiderO
                obsidianspider @FlyingTomahawk
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                @flyingtomahawk Ha, I guess I need to work on that.

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                • cellyC
                  celly @obsidianspider
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                  @obsidianspider as always, great job! I really like how the label turned out as well.

                  Currently Playing: Tetris (Gameboy)

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                  • ByteThisB
                    ByteThis
                    last edited by ByteThis

                    @obsidianspider Great project ! How is the comfort level playing that ? As in holding it for a period of time while playing a game ? How long can you play with a single charge on the battery ?

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                    • cyperghostC
                      cyperghost @obsidianspider
                      last edited by

                      @obsidianspider About the I2S ... you can make it louder by soldering resistors between some PADs. Go ahead to the adafruit page... there you will find instructions. I love these sound devices... crystal clear sound for a moderata price (5-7USD)

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                      • obsidianspiderO
                        obsidianspider @ByteThis
                        last edited by

                        @bytethis It's actually pretty comfortable to hold. I've not tested the battery life, but it does have a protection circuit so it shouldn't over-discharge.

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                        • obsidianspiderO
                          obsidianspider @celly
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                          @celly said in Pi in a NES Cart:

                          @obsidianspider as always, great job! I really like how the label turned out as well.

                          Yeah, I like how I was able to get the Nintendo logos to show up even with the area removed for the buttons.

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                          • obsidianspiderO
                            obsidianspider @cyperghost
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                            @cyperghost This is true, but I am also using a small speaker and I don't want to blow it. It's loud enough at full volume for normal playing. I'm not hosting a rock concert with it. :)

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                            • markyh444M
                              markyh444 @obsidianspider
                              last edited by

                              @obsidianspider Ha! I've got those hand files. Not got that 25-hour patience though...

                              Retropie in a NES - Pi 3 with Mausberry circuit shutdown switch wired to buttons and 8bitdo NesPro30 controller
                              Retropie in a Saturn Controller - Pi Zero, GPIO controls using DB9 driver
                              Retropie in a PSX - Pi3
                              https://markyh444.wordpress.com

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                              • obsidianspiderO
                                obsidianspider @markyh444
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                                @markyh444 I'm not saying it would take everyone that long, and I'd probably be faster now that I've done it once, but it was VERY tedious.

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                                • markyh444M
                                  markyh444 @obsidianspider
                                  last edited by

                                  @obsidianspider to be fair, the last time I did a case mod it was tedious as hell. Then delayed finishing it for about a month as I nearly hacked my left index finger off with a Stanley knife halfway through.

                                  I wouldn't mind, but it wasn't even for me!

                                  Retropie in a NES - Pi 3 with Mausberry circuit shutdown switch wired to buttons and 8bitdo NesPro30 controller
                                  Retropie in a Saturn Controller - Pi Zero, GPIO controls using DB9 driver
                                  Retropie in a PSX - Pi3
                                  https://markyh444.wordpress.com

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                                  • cyperghostC
                                    cyperghost @markyh444
                                    last edited by

                                    @markyh444 said in Pi in a NES Cart:

                                    Then delayed finishing it for about a month as I nearly hacked my left index finger off with a Stanley knife halfway through.

                                    Oh dear! But the answer is easy for this

                                    .... Fix it Felix!

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                                    • obsidianspiderO
                                      obsidianspider @cyperghost
                                      last edited by

                                      @cyperghost Already working on it ;)

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                                      • cynitalC
                                        cynital
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                                        whoa i really like this, i have a crapy nes game lying around, might do this

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