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    Made an Altoid console and Altoid smalls controller.

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      thedudester80
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      Hey I wanted to share one of my ideas with you guys. What do you think ? It needs some work but it is actually pretty fun

      https://imgur.com/gallery/BXps7

      Mint Boy, Case Arcade, New Projects Coming soon....

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        suprjami
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        That's actually really cool. It would be difficult to play for long periods of time but for a little portable/lunchtime/travel setup it's great!

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        • mooseprM
          moosepr
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          Awesome! You must really like your mints! I have to admit though, I was expecting the bigger tin to have a screen and battery.

          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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            thedudester80 @moosepr
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            @moosepr I thought about that idea and most likely will make a version that works like that. For this project I just wanted to make something everyone could do. If you know how to make a teensy game controller and know how hot glue works then you can make this. I don't have a ton of money so a 3D printer is very far out of my budget but Altoids tins are super cheap, already made, and of course a tasty snack while you work on them lol. I'm working on making a super thin Pi portable based on this idea I found recently.

            https://www.adafruit.com/products/3264?gclid=Cj0KEQjwyJi_BRDLusby7_S7z-IBEiQAwCVvnwpCMHMiJ4cQTB-5ebhqkCEX9NkMWE4-87trGFHQUGMaAqHU8P8HAQ

            I think instead of just smaller maybe thinner would be a better direction. I'll be sure to post it up if it takes off. =]

            Mint Boy, Case Arcade, New Projects Coming soon....

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              thedudester80 @suprjami
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              @suprjami Yeah that was the idea. Something small that you could just do on a lunch break or if you were bored at a friends house. The controller as small as it is, isn't really that bad on your hands surprisingly. I played for about an hour and it didn't seem to be a big deal. But yeah thanks for the compliment =].

              Mint Boy, Case Arcade, New Projects Coming soon....

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