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    Pi in a Burger King Gameboy Color Build - WIP

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    • mooseprM
      moosepr @obsidianspider
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      @obsidianspider would be superawesome if you could do it without the hump!! thats the only thing that lets those toys down in my opinion (i also dont like the GB pocket becasue of its humps)

      want to get a tft into your project, look no further than here https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/7464/ili9341-tft-screen-guide

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      • obsidianspiderO
        obsidianspider @moosepr
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        @moosepr Too bad I chopped a GIANT hole in the back in the middle to make it work. I'd have to look into cutting out the screen and then dissecting things that way. I don't know of another way to get inside. I am also out of toys to take apart aside from the green one which I'm keeping to show how things started off.

        That said, I do have a saved search on eBay for these toys, but the water variants don't come up often.

        📷 @obsidianspider

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        • mooseprM
          moosepr @obsidianspider
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          @obsidianspider maybe grind up all the excess plastic you have , then turn it into acetone soup, and 'cast' it inside the hole at the back? you could build it up in layers (but then the hours of working after)

          want to get a tft into your project, look no further than here https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/7464/ili9341-tft-screen-guide

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          • ?
            A Former User
            last edited by

            @aloedrink ummm

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            • D
              disco0
              last edited by

              I am also beginning this project and brought a pink version of the BK gameboy
              Now this particular model Im buying has the bulge at the back but isn't hinged like your red and blue versions
              Is this still an acceptable case to modify?

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              • obsidianspiderO
                obsidianspider @disco0
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                @disco0 I'd have to see it. I'm not sure how you'd get it apart. Maybe if you went in through the screen?

                📷 @obsidianspider

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                • spruce_m00seS
                  spruce_m00se
                  last edited by

                  did you ever finish this ?

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                  • CodeDrawerC
                    CodeDrawer
                    last edited by

                    How big are these? @obsidianspider

                    N64 emulation is the next step :)

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                    • obsidianspiderO
                      obsidianspider @spruce_m00se
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                      @spruce_m00se Not yet.

                      @CodeDrawer I posted photos of the toys next to a ruler earlier in the thread.

                      📷 @obsidianspider

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                      • spruce_m00seS
                        spruce_m00se @obsidianspider
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                        @obsidianspider does the zero fit inside?
                        i think if it fits without chopping it then it would be fairly straight forward, just buy some hot glue and have at it :)

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                        • CodeDrawerC
                          CodeDrawer
                          last edited by

                          @obsidianspider Hey thanks!

                          N64 emulation is the next step :)

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                            disco0
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                            My BK game boy came today interestingly enough its seems this model in particular does not have the hinged bulge on the back like the others and is a lot more flat
                            I have placed a credit card next to game boy for size comparison.
                            Does raise some concerns as to whether it will actually fit in this type

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                              disco0
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                              • obsidianspiderO
                                obsidianspider @disco0
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                                @disco0 I like the form factor of it not being as huge, but yeah, without that hinge, I'm not sure how you'll go about getting it apart. You're going to have to figure out a way to get inside without mucking up the case. I messed up my first attempt with the blue toy by slicing along the seam. There's an overlap of the two halves of the case. They're "welded" inside the case.

                                📷 @obsidianspider

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                                • CodeDrawerC
                                  CodeDrawer
                                  last edited by

                                  I got a real gameboy colour that works!

                                  N64 emulation is the next step :)

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                                  • CodeDrawerC
                                    CodeDrawer
                                    last edited by

                                    And it looks just like the pink one for the shape.

                                    N64 emulation is the next step :)

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                                    • space cadetS
                                      space cadet
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                                      I'd slice the case in half with the trusty dremmel!

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                                      • ?
                                        A Former User
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                                        NOT THE DREMMEL!
                                        THINK OF THE POOR CHILDREN.
                                        THE CHILDREN!

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                                        • CodeDrawerC
                                          CodeDrawer
                                          last edited by

                                          Maybe a hacksaw?

                                          N64 emulation is the next step :)

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                                          • ?
                                            A Former User
                                            last edited by

                                            I was kidding, use whatever you want to slice it.

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