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    • PokeEngineerP
      PokeEngineer @obsidianspider
      last edited by

      @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˜‰

          πŸ“· @obsidianspider

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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
              last edited by

              @flyingtomahawk Ha, I guess I need to work on that.

              πŸ“· @obsidianspider

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              • cellyC
                celly @obsidianspider
                last edited by

                @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.

                      πŸ“· @obsidianspider

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                      • obsidianspiderO
                        obsidianspider @celly
                        last edited by

                        @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.

                        πŸ“· @obsidianspider

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                        • obsidianspiderO
                          obsidianspider @cyperghost
                          last edited by

                          @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. :)

                          πŸ“· @obsidianspider

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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
                              last edited by

                              @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.

                              πŸ“· @obsidianspider

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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 ;)

                                    πŸ“· @obsidianspider

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                                    • cynitalC
                                      cynital
                                      last edited by

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

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