Leapi - Currently Proof of concept/idea
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Looking to take my daughter old LeadPad Explorer and turn it into a handheld game system.
Its currently strictly proof of concept as I am in search of the proper bits to open the leappad to get the internals cleaned
It will run a PiZero with the buttons wired directly via GPIO... It will be powered by AC/DC only (research has shown a major issue with Space and proper batteries) it will not be wireless and will only be able to handle a single controller. It will use a plug designed specifically for this for LAN connection.
It will have several systems disabled and will only run the following
Sega Gamegear
Gameboy (including advanced possibly)
NES
Atari
Maybe Sega Master and SNESAll other menus will be inaccessable including the retropie menu
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@Drakaen391 the pi zero can run the sega genesis as well. If you go into retropi-setup and install the emulationstation kid you can limit the emulationstation menu as well by putting it into kiosk mode. To bring it back to regular menu you just use the konami code while in emulationstation. (Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, b, a, start)
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@edmaul69 indeed! but actually, there is no "start" in that sequence. When researching the Konami code I found that the start button was added to some games, but not all, so I opted to leave it out.
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