making a ''gameboy'' type of handheld

[pawpie]

Well i have a couple of cases that i can use for builds

my question is:

Has anyone tried to build something without any soldering AT ALL?
What size battery would i need for 3 hrs+?

I wanted to build something without soldering
you are probably think what are you going to do about soldering the controls

Well there are a couple of mini bluetooth controls that fit in the palm of your hand, i was thinking of carving a case just to set it in

is there such a project suggestion that would require no soldering skills at all?

[tikiandskull]

Maybe rpi 3 or pi zero W (they have already BT and wifi) for the pi zero header with no soldering link text
For the screen 3.5'' display dpi or hdmi a good battery bank 5v 2a and usb cable with on/off switch you can connect your paddle with bluetooth or usb (even on the pi zero with an adapter usb/micro usb like this link text

It's one possibility. (Sorry for my poor english)

[moosepr]

I think no soldering at all might be a bit of a stretch. You will end up needing to do things like powering the pi from USB rather than soldering a wire into the gpio or test pads. This will work but you will be adding bulk.

You will then be restricted on screens too. To use the reversing camera screens most folks use, they need soldering to make them work with 5v. The hat based screens will be easiest, but again will be bulky

[pawpie]

@moosepr

i realize the end result will be bulky but the fact is i am bad at soldering

My past projects ( nothing to do with raspberry pis) include me burning through boards, exploding cr2032 batteries, and getting to much solder.

I will just be satisifed if i can assembly something even if bulky ( but still portable).

what tikiandskull suggested wasn't too far off from what i was thinking

I have a couple of ''car jump starters'' that i tested to power on the raspberry pi ( 3) and the most if would last on a full charge would be about 2.5 hrs

i have something similar to this :
https://www.amazon.com/T10-Portable-Flashlight-Motorcycle-Automotive/dp/B01N2HHU2O/ref=sr_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1489014714&sr=8-1-spell&keywords=12000+mahcar+jump+starter

however these are quite bulky.. i estimated one of these would give me about 3 hrs or a bit more if i use a pi zero board.

Also i did hear about the new pi zero BT/Wifi board ( i just ordered one) in fact i was planning on using one of those boards for my build.

I have the money to buy pre asembled units but i think some people here will understand that even if my unit looks crappy and bulky i want to use something that i would put together. Ideally i wanted to make something like the gameboy ''nano'' but have it horizontal . Due to my poor soldering skills this would not be feasible though

I also had some of those burger king gameboy shells to use as cases

[markwkidd]

You might get some inspiration from the GameGirl project if you haven't already seen that: https://hackaday.io/project/10207-gamegirl-the-retro-console-done-right

[Flavor]

For our http://gamepieadvance.com/ project, we are trying to get to a build that would require NO soldering. We have a plan for that, but it's not yet proven.

In the meantime, our current DIY kit requires fairly minimal soldering. You need to solder a header onto your Pi Zero, and you can choose to solder a wire depending on how you want to hook up batteries.

Most of the project is hacking on plastic with an Xacto Knife.