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    Going to attempt a gba pi zero build

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      radiofreero
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      use a Raspberry Pi Zero board with gpio or buy this and use the case you were going to use.

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        radiofreero
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        or this or this

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          radiofreero
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          or you could try something like this

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            meleu
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            Hey guys, I misread the OP question. He is asking if the hardware fit on that housing.

            I would like to make another question: Is raspi zero able to run GBA games?

            Actually I don't have a raspi zero, but I tried Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow on my raspi1 and the performance isn't good (used mGBA core).

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              radiofreero @meleu
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              @meleu Yes because it runs perfectly on the Raspberry Pi 2 which has almost the exact same specifications. The difference is a quad core (like the one the Raspberry Pi 3 uses, but slower). Maybe you should wait till the Raspberry Pi Zero W comes out (the W stands for wifi, and Bluetooth controller.) Much like the Raspberry Pi 3... the Raspberry Pi Zero W will come with almost everything you need. Well except for the fact you have to solder everything. I was answering @anthonyp555 's question about using a USB controller, and offered an idea as a better solution. Since the GBA case only has very limited space that is.

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                meleu @radiofreero
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                @radiofreero Thanks bro. I'm interested in both answers! :-)

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                  radiofreero @meleu
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                  @meleu the RPi2 uses a dual core.

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                    meleu @radiofreero
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                    @radiofreero I think it's a quad core processor. Look here: https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-2-model-b/

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                      radiofreero @meleu
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                      @meleu

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                        radiofreero
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                        @meleu found that on YouTube amongst many others.

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                          radiofreero
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                          https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=78&t=143908 here's another one @meleu @anthonyp555

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                            radiofreero
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                            https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/960/neopigamer also there's this project @meleu @anthonyp555 which was at the bottom of my last link I posted.

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                              meleu @radiofreero
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                              @radiofreero Oh boy! I would love to have one of that!!

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                                anthonyp555
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                                I think I'm going to order a replacement shell for a gba pi and also an original old school gameboy and figure out which one will fit the components better, I like the idea of the original gameboy also because it has more of a retro feel, also does anyone know if its possible to power the pi zero from 4 AA batteries because that's what the original gameboy uses

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                                  obsidianspider
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                                  @meleu A Zero is significantly slower than a Pi2. It can run GBA games, but not consistently smoothly. Even SNES games aren't perfect. It works, but it's not great. That's what got me to cut down a Pi3 to fit one in my build.

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                                    anthonyp555 @obsidianspider
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                                    @obsidianspider will a pi 3 fit into the shell of an original gameboy

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                                      obsidianspider @anthonyp555
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                                      @anthonyp555 It can, but with some caveats. I've seen it done without removing components from the Pi itself, but the ones that I think look the nicest are when the "sticky outy bits" have been removed from the Pi that you won't be using anyway.

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                                        radiofreero @obsidianspider
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                                        @obsidianspider "Sticky outy bits", and breaking the board... It doesn't sound like you know what you are talking about. Have you ever even seen a Raspberry Pi 3 before?

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                                          obsidianspider @radiofreero
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                                          @radiofreero nope. Never.

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                                            radiofreero @obsidianspider
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                                            @obsidianspider A. How did that even (seemingly) work?, and B. You do realize this guy is a noob who just bought a Raspberry Pi Zero on a whim. In any case it wouldn't be smart to completely destroy a board. Especially if you've never dremeled (hack & slash) a board. Which in doing so could crack at any moment when you try to purposely cut off/ break a piece of your newly purchased $35.00 board.

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