Putting a Pi in a NES Cartridge Case

[jay81uk]

@tashman What do you use your 'main' pi for exactly?

I'm loving the Zero W as my Retropie, but what could you do with a Pi 3 as your main pi?

[tashman]

@jay81uk

The Pi 3 is my main RetroPie setup as I have a few.... The 'main' one sits under the TV in the lounge. I use a Pi 3 basically because it can handle PS1 games. I have a Pi Zero W behind my bedroom TV with a selection of games for older systems, a Pi Zero in the NES cartridge which usually sits on my desk and a Pi 2 running RetroPie inside a homemade bartop arcade machine that I built (99% complete - apart from the goddam marquee). I do have a non-Retropie Raspberry Pi 1 connected to my network that I just mess around with, generally for downloading stuff.

I built the NES cartridge thing simply because I saw one online and liked the look of it. I thought it would be useful for taking away on trips but it's just as easy to take the Pi 3....

[jay81uk]

I'm using mine purely for games I can't purchase, like Solstice, or Moonwalker. Any games which can be purchased digitally, I don't put them on the Pi. It's just my rule.

[jay81uk]

@tashman I'm tempted to buy foam tape instead of e6000 glue. I have a bezel for the front on the way so that would probably hide the foam tape.

Why wouldn't it hold down the power cable?

[tashman]

@jay81uk

It's just not sticky enough. The other ports are fine because they are jammed in well whereas the power port has a gap and can be pushed inwards if I'm not careful when plugging in the power cable - not a massive problem because I'm the only one who uses it.

I may try glue at some point.

[jay81uk]

@tashman do you think in your experience, having double sided adhesive foam tape at each edge of the corner of the pi would be safe? I wouldn't stick the whole pi on a big piece as it may not do it much good, but not sure if the heat build up in the cart would melt it or cause a fire?

[wolv505]

I just built a retro console in an NES cartridge and I love it! Very simple and so much fun. I bought a used NES game with a cool looking labor (I bought gloveball) from the retro game store for about $3. Bought the NES security bit, mini hdmi to hdmi, and powered OTG usb hub all from eBay for really cheap just had to wait awhile for the items to get here but the wait was worth it because in all those parts I paid less than $8 and while I was waiting for it to come I downloaded my Roms and read up on the retropie. Also I would strongly suggest using 3m foam tape to hold down all the stuff because they will move and you dont want that.

[tashman]

@jay81uk

I've only used tape for the ports at the front. I don't know how warm it gets inside...

[wolv505]

It honestly doesn't get too hot. The case will be warm to the touch but any smartphone will get hotter than the pi zero w. I used tape to hold my pi in place and it's working great.

[japanwings]

Made a design myself for this.
I use the china shells, they are good quality.

Check the facebook page

[jay81uk]

@japanwings Did you design and print that yourself? I'm trying to get 'a better bezel' printed.