My RetroPie/Pi Zero based Super Tupperware 16
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imgur.comPosted Dec 14, 2016, 7:09 PM UTC
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imgur.comCan you spare some details on what kind of software you used.
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Sure. It's straight up retropie 4.whatever. Download the img file, "dd" it (or whatever you use in your non-linux os) to the card and boot up.
It's literally that simple. You'll need the following to get going
- 1 micro usb male to USB A female OTG cable (for your hub/joypad/etc)
- 1 micro usb male to USB A male for power (or in my setup I used a micro male to female A and then a small extension male to female)
- an SD card (32GB ideally or more)
- Pi Zero (1.3)
- a mini HDMI male to full size female adapter or extension cable.
- (edit) Also a 4-port USB hub so you can use more than one joypad/etc. The Amazon Basic one works fine despite the odd topology.
You can get all of that from adafruit (which is where I got some of it and the rest retail in town).
SMB network copy didn't work for me (I don't think SMB is installed properly) but copying via USB disks worked (took forever...). After that you have to setup your joypad. The "EmulationStation" is entirely joypad driven (can't use keyboard as least not by default). It took a few tries to get the joypad setup correctly. The UI isn't the most obvious at first.
Don't use the "scraper." The databases are very incomplete and it will mislabel most games. Plus I can read I don't need box art to find things.
The Pi Zero isn't super powerful so anything more than a 16-bit console won't really work. GBA (which is a 32-bit ~32MHz ARM7TDMI) is sluggish (drops to ~40fps in most games). You can help a bit by dropping the res down to 320x240 (and 640x480 for others since most 8/16-bit consoles are NTSC at best anyways). NES/SNES/GAMEBOY/GAMEGEAR/SEGA32X (Genesis)/Atari 2600 all work fine. I didn't bother copying NDS/N64 roms over since I doubt very much they'll work at all.
If you want to play 32-bit games you'll need a Pi3 probably. They're ~35-40 bucks and RetroPie has images for those as well.
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Sweet. Thanks.
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As you can see the build consists of "dry fit cables, use sharpie to draw boxes for external things, dremel it out with the wrong dremel bit, shove crap through holes, glue the heck out of it"
I had to borrow a dremel and they lacked a cutting bit so I used a wedge sander to burn through the plastic (which is why the cuts weren't clean at all). Then to give it some rigidity I glued the ever living crap out of it (without blocking the plugs).
Always do a dry fit first though. My first layout of the cables/etc didn't work but fortunately I hadn't cut anything yet.
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Thanks for the tips.
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When mediocrity meets hobbyist electronics ... I have most 8/16-bit images (minus arcade) loaded up on it. My daughter (nearly 4 years old) loves playing Sonic and SMB/SMW on it.
Most of the cost went into the cables/adapters.... the Pi Zero itself was $5 USD followed by the 32GB microSD for $15 and then $50 or so in retail cables/adapters/usb hub.
It's ugly as sin (I'm not a maker) but it works and proves any asshole can make stuff :-)
edit: I tried to edit my imgur post but it's not saving (I don't have an imgur account...). Anyways the 4th USB port on the AmazonBasic hub is on the back of the hub. I plan to eventually buy a USB-network adapter for this box (and not borrow the one I use for work) and then use that 4th port for it. In case it's not obvious the power/hdmi/(network) is on the "back" and the user USB ports are on the front showing all the "planning" that went into this build.