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    Roliwood73
    last edited by 3 Dec 2016, 08:50

    Hi, this is my first post here.
    Let me introduce myself first: I'm 43, male, live in Switzerland and I just adore the Sega Genesis/Megadrive.

    You can watch my project here:


    Thanks

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      edmaul69
      last edited by edmaul69 12 Apr 2016, 09:39 3 Dec 2016, 15:13

      Awesome!! I just bought two.

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        obsidianspider
        last edited by obsidianspider 12 Mar 2016, 22:03 3 Dec 2016, 21:57

        Very nicely done. The end result looks very clean on the outside. Anything you learned from it that you think would be helpful to someone else looking to make one? Anything else you'd like to add, or that you would do differently if you were making another one? Also, where did you find that case? The only mini Genesis/Mega Drive units look like this.

        📷 @obsidianspider

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          Roliwood73 @obsidianspider
          last edited by 4 Dec 2016, 04:35

          @obsidianspider
          Thanks!
          There are a lot of things I would make otherwise, first of all the Powerswitch. Then I would like to solder all the cables directly onto the Pi Zero. And I'd like to use the volume button in some sort.
          The case was part of the subscription box "Arcade Block" for the month of september...you may find it on ebay or here: https://www.shirtpunch.com/sega-genesis-usb-hub

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            obsidianspider
            last edited by 6 Dec 2016, 14:27

            Darn it, this is just too awesome. I just found one of those hubs on eBay and bought it. I wonder how hard it is to put a Pi 3 in there. It's been done with desoldering the USB ports and Ethernet jack, but I wonder if you have to to do that.

            📷 @obsidianspider

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              obsidianspider
              last edited by 7 Dec 2016, 15:25

              @Roliwood73, Since you're a big Mega Drive/Genesis fan you may want to check out @Rookervik's awesome Sega-inspired splash screens. I just added the Sonic video splash to mine while I wait for my hub to arrive.

              Sonic the Hedgehog
              Sonic Pi Splashscreen

              Sonic the Hedgehog "SEGA" intro Video
              Sonic Sega Intro Video Still

              📷 @obsidianspider

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                backstander @Roliwood73
                last edited by 7 Dec 2016, 15:48

                @Roliwood73
                Did Sega market "Genesis" or "Megadrive" to Switzerland? I thought just North America got the "Genesis".

                Awesome project by the way!

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                  Roliwood73 @backstander
                  last edited by 8 Dec 2016, 13:14

                  @backstander
                  here in Switzerland it was the Megadrive. But for my project, since the case was branded "Genesis", I called it the Sega Genesis Classic Mini ;-)

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                    Roliwood73 @obsidianspider
                    last edited by 8 Dec 2016, 13:16

                    @obsidianspider
                    Thanks, I already seen that and I changed it a little to make my own Splashscreen:

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                      backstander @Roliwood73
                      last edited by 8 Dec 2016, 14:25

                      @Roliwood73

                      here in Switzerland it was the Megadrive.

                      That is what I was thinking but since I'm from the US, I think it would be cool to have a official Megadrive console because they're so rare here. I could see others from other parts of the world wanting a Genesis :)

                      Thanks, I already seen that and I changed it a little to make my own Splashscreen:

                      Awesome splashscreen! I see that you remember the EmulationStation splash as well!

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                        Dochartaigh
                        last edited by 8 Dec 2016, 15:37

                        I bought a couple of these for xmas presents, did you guys order them from ShirtPunch? (that was the only site I found them on). Have you heard anything back? 5 days later and silence...just wondering if I'm actually going to get these before Christmas (and I need time to dremel and install everything!!!)

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                          obsidianspider @Dochartaigh
                          last edited by 8 Dec 2016, 17:32

                          @Dochartaigh When I was looking around online I saw less than stellar comments about Shirtpunch so I bought mine on eBay. It should be here in a few days.

                          📷 @obsidianspider

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                            Dochartaigh @obsidianspider
                            last edited by 8 Dec 2016, 17:47

                            @obsidianspider said in Pi Zero / Sega Genesis Classic Mini:

                            Tell me about it....I should have googled BEFORE buying from them lol. Crossing my fingers.

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                              edmaul69 @obsidianspider
                              last edited by 8 Dec 2016, 23:49

                              @obsidianspider mine will be her tomorrow. :)

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                                obsidianspider @edmaul69
                                last edited by obsidianspider 12 Aug 2016, 23:57 8 Dec 2016, 23:52

                                @edmaul69 Oh yeah?! Well, um, is yours coming with a Super Mario magnet?! ;) (Seller had it for sale separately, and hey, it's Mario.)

                                0_1481241119592_mario-magnet.png

                                📷 @obsidianspider

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                                  edmaul69 @obsidianspider
                                  last edited by 8 Dec 2016, 23:55

                                  @obsidianspider you win...

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                                    obsidianspider @edmaul69
                                    last edited by 8 Dec 2016, 23:57

                                    @edmaul69 No way. You bought two! I'm only getting one.

                                    For now.

                                    📷 @obsidianspider

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                                      obsidianspider @edmaul69
                                      last edited by 8 Dec 2016, 23:59

                                      @edmaul69 Any ideas for what you're going to do with the volume slider? I already know I'm going to make the power switch work, but I'm not sure what useful thing I could make the volume slider control.

                                      📷 @obsidianspider

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                                        edmaul69 @obsidianspider
                                        last edited by edmaul69 12 Sept 2016, 00:04 9 Dec 2016, 00:01

                                        @obsidianspider this thing is a double win. It can be used as a pi and a usb hub. I was searching for retro usb hubs the other day and the only decent one was like a round button part of a super nintendo controller. Then this was posted.

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                                          meyemind
                                          last edited by 9 Dec 2016, 00:23

                                          Can you break this down step by step on a blog or web page Roland, this is fantastic!!

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