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    • obsidianspiderO
      obsidianspider @KN4THX
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      @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
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        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.

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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
                      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. :)

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                      • markyh444M
                        markyh444 @obsidianspider
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                        @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.

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                          • markyh444M
                            markyh444 @obsidianspider
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                            @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
                                  last edited by

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

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