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      ShipStreeT
      last edited by ShipStreeT

      sorry for my English in advance :p
      so long ago i tried my hands on shoving a pi zero inside a gameboy advanced SP and failed,
      decided to just put the pi inside a old gameboy (big gray ones) and was done with the project.

      now that i got my hands on the new pi zero W i really want to pick this again and try making a retropi inside a gameboy advance.

      i was wondering if the community could give me assistance with this project.
      first thing first is figuring how the buttons would work i got 2 options

      1. buy some not working unit and cut the pcb so i only have the buttons to conserve space.
        i found some pictures of some one who tried doing the same project
        0_1524492730302_gameboyAdncace board pins.jpg
        0_1524493096585_pizero in gameboy.jpg
      2. find some one that can circuit design a button pcb that will fit in the gameboy advance

      after that a screen is needed.
      the first is the adafruit 2.8 tft screen that could work
      https://www.adafruit.com/product/2298

      the second one is some generic tft screen i found off ebay
      https://www.ebay.com/itm/2-8-Nextion-HMI-TFT-LCD-Display-Module-For-Raspberry-Pi-2-A-B-Arduino-Kits/172229265744?hash=item2819aa0950:g:tjAAAOSwbYZXUega

      for power i will be using the adafruit powerboost 1000c, it got every thing i need and i happen to have one already
      https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-powerboost-1000c-load-share-usb-charge-boost/overview

      and lastly how can a retropi be complete with no audio, i saw alot of posts about those small usb audio things and figured it would fit
      https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IRVQ0F8/ref=crt_ewc_title_huc_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A29Y8OP2GPR7PE

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        ShipStreeT
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        i found a pcb files for the gameboy advance that some one did a pi with it.
        after alot of struggle with no experience i managed to modify his pcb to fit my need.
        i take no credits lol i even left his name on the pcb

        alt text

        i hope i did the modifications right , i have never used a circuit design program nor i know how to lol

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