This is insane. Absolutely insane... Boxy Pixel is a hero. The man took what could've been low quality 3d printed gameboy shells or hour long selfmade shells into something so simple and beautiful. This looks amazing! Respect for both Kite, Boxy pixel, and yourself. Thanks for such a great and informative video!
Everything you make, and shoot a video of is so freaking professional. Like, seriously the fact you don't have more subs blows my mind. But please, dont ever quit making content
A cotton swab and a dot of acetone will remove the lettering on the buttons, then print new letters on heat transfer paper (or printed in reverse on a laser printer on regular paper, use mod podge to transfer, once its dry, spritz with water and rub off the paper until your left with relabeled buttons)
I’ve gone for the Retro Game Restore - GPiMate Plus for CM4 Lite to fit in the Gpicase which will give Pi4 performance, however the case is no where near as sexy as BoxyPixels. I have a BoxyPixel Gameboy Macro case and it’s quality is second to none. Love the videos and your calm and confident presentation style keep up the good work!!
So where do you get a Kite Circuit Sword clone? I mean, I want to support Kite but those wait times are insane. If someone knows where to get one, please let me know.
If it has built in wifi, from a WIndows computer I believe you can just open an Explorer (file explorer not Internet Explorer) window and type in \ etropie to connect to the share, there you can open the Roms folder and drag and drop your roms to the appropriate folder.
Pre-ordered circuit sword and the HD screen. My wallet cringed a little, but after a little more research, this will be an awesome addition to my handheld collection. Thanks for the recommendation!
Having bought the parts for this almost two years ago, I only recently finished assembling my kit which looks almost identical to this one. One issue I am experiencing is that the lens covers up the text at the bottom of the screen? Is your screen also the 640x480 version? Can you remember where you got the lens from?
I'm awaiting my aliexpress kit and accessories for my gba sp mod and after watching your last boxy pixel video with it unhinged I decided to pick up his brass buttons and dpad. Thought they'd go nicely with the dark purple pre cut shell I'm installing I might hit u up with a pic of it sometime. Brass buttons should be great!.
Did you order the unhinged sp buttons? They unfortunately won’t work with a standard sp shell. They only work with the unhinged shell because they are longer.
@@MachoNachoProductions I followed your path and almost completed my build too :D I am looking with greedy eyes at those marvelous buttons and I wanted to ask you if they feel and work good. Are they "street figher" ready? :) And, very last thing, which kind of membranes are you using? Getting the right ones can make a big difference... Thanks!
Hi when you charge thus up when its off what lights come on and what colour should they be as mine second from right led comes on at from and its grean but when you look at the back a purple light from back can be seen . Thanks
Looks really nice, just wish BP would make premium plastic versions of their products. Would give companies like Funnyplaying a run for their money. For now ill stick to a PSP3000 and my gaming PC for emulation lol.
Beautiful machine. I would have just bought the Experimental Pi Piboy Dmg which can use a pi4. It's also a lot cheaper and emulation would be a lot better. Love the video and the aesthetics of the boxypixel though
Great job hope you enjoy it tito. It's such a shame it's very difficult to get a hold of the parts to build one I would definitely saved up a while if it was easier to get ahold of parts. Along with the expense of building it. Great work keep it up tito loving your content.
I wish that Boxy Pixel would create an aluminum case for the PiBoy DMG. It's RPI4 and has all the parts in a kit which can play up to dreamcast and some saturn. I think a bigger heatsink for it in this case format would be awesome.
So what do you need to be able to connect the analog stick? My boxy pixel case does not have the hole for the stick and I’ve postponed that for a later date
It’s a break out board that the analogue stick plugs into and allows you to solder to the motherboard. I wish there was a stick that I could solder directly to the motherboard.
Do you know if boxy pixel plans on making his CM3 shells again? They’re sold out and I’m hesitant to get a Kite kit if the aluminum shells aren’t available anymore
It looks pretty, but WAY not worth it having to basically wait a year to put it all together. But, hopefully you get enough views and ad revenue that it pays for itself LOL!!! Great content, thank you for taking the time to make it.
Love your videos, great quality. Not a fan that you used a Kite clone. I personally think you should have just waited. Kite spent a lot of time designing his kit, which a clone gives him no monetary credit.
super glad you got it up and running! that thing looks like it could break a toe if dropped lol, Id probably find some way to delete the joystick, seems more of a detriment than a feature that Id actually use for serious gameplay, loving what the community is building around the RPI CM3 module, I just recently put in a preorder for the clockworkpi devterm and its powered on the same module, seeing it emulating stuff that well makes me excited to do some dos gaming on the devterm! would love to see the circuit sword redesigned to utilize the pimoroni hyperpixel display, that seems to be the biggest shortcoming with these rpi handhelds, is that they all use cheap screens but at that BOM price point I can understand the incentive to go for a budget display
Yo Kyle! Sounds like you have a lot of experience with rpi emulators! Let me know how the clockworkpi turns out. I really like the design aesthetic and modularity if it! Cheers!
im using an lcl gba cm3+ for some of my gaming,its running full screen with no cut off.i do have a gpi as well but the rear triggers on any gb case are just not good for playing games so i just use my gpi for gb or gb color.the gba cm3 was much cheaper at £160 delivered
Saturn and Dreamcast won't run well on this. You would need an overclocked Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 for even decent performance with those systems.
@@MachoNachoProductions the Compute Modules have basically the same performance as the full-size Pi of the same number. The Pi 3 can't do N64, Saturn, or Dreamcast well. The Pi 4 overclocked can handle everything before PS2, and even some PSP games.
I mentioned in the video that I had ordered a special connector for the joystick. I ordered it a month ago from aliexpress and it still hasn’t come in. I wish I had it for the video. Cheers dude!
I am really torn about this one. I like the designer fit and finish of this kit you can’t find anywhere else. But underpiwered nature of Pi Zero and ambiguous analog stick position (not to mention omission of right analog stick) makes it very limited for PS1 era gaming. Granted... not many took advantage of right stick...
Looks like a fun project but since I have an RP2 and an RG351P....plus the price and weight make it something not for me. That weight would be horrible with my arthritic hands.
For some reason boxy pixel's cases seem a little cheap to me, when you compare the finish to say a macbook pro etc. Mainly the edges are a bit jagged and the blasting is not refined.
I think his products have gotten much better over the years. I think the machining is great quality and the anodizing is really good. Perhaps not as good as Mac products but I’d say really amazing overall. We have to remember these are highly custom low volume products.
I love all the stuff you do on metal shells, they’re so sleek! I’m considering getting the metal joycon shells, and I hope boxy pixel does a metal sp shell (not interested in the hinge-less one)
Nice man, I would love to do this but the price 😢. I will have to stick to my psp and vita for emulation. On another note I wish boxy pixel made gba pocket shells
or, if you aint familiar with building your own on a raspberry base, just pick a rg351p, or rg351m. just look for a review and the different firmwares available.
I just don't see the point with Pi CM3 based handhelds like this considering how expensive they are compared to other handhelds you can buy especially this BoxyPixel one. You can get almost the exact same performance out of a 70 dollar Retroid Pocket 2 or the tons of other handhelds in the 100 dollars price range. Until someone starts producing handheld boards for the Pi 4 CM4 I just don't see Raspberry Pi based handhelds being worth the price especially with expensive aluminum BoxyPixel shells.
i hate when the action buttons doesnt play more or less symmetry to the d-pad, yeah, i get that they respect the position of the two buttons from the og game but still... odd
This thing looks like it would be so uncomfortable and bad to play with. Why not at least mount a joystick like the 3ds's where the Dpad is? Where it is would be so uncomfortable to use.
There is an account on Instagram called haihaisb which makes a lot of mods for gameboy like this, personally I don't like it but it's interesting and awful how he puts 3 handhelds in one.
Have you tried the USB method for transferring roms? retropie.org.uk/docs/Transferring-Roms/. This worked best for me. I myself had many problems transferring roms and what I found was that some ISPs block networking with my PC to raspberry pi. In my experience Mediacom doesn't work. Spectrum and T-mobile work. Very nice video. I was fortunate to be able to build this when boxy pixel first released the shell.
your channel should have way more subscribers, you have great quality content!
Thank you so much Braulio! Cheers buddy!
😤 everyone gets what they deserve people will notice these Great video's eventually
Thank you 🙏
As always great video and high level video production. I just ordered my IPS screen kit for a GBC. Very excited for my first build
Thank you Slingshot! Glad you enjoyed the video! Sounds like a fun project! The IPS kit for the GBC is fantastic! Cheers!
This is insane. Absolutely insane... Boxy Pixel is a hero. The man took what could've been low quality 3d printed gameboy shells or hour long selfmade shells into something so simple and beautiful. This looks amazing! Respect for both Kite, Boxy pixel, and yourself. Thanks for such a great and informative video!
Totally agree! Both kite and boxy pixel are amazing dudes! They make incredible stuff!
Waiting for the cm4
Jesus how do you only have 16k subs. Quality of the videos is easily on par with channels that 500k+ imo. So glad I found this channel!
Thank you so much 🙏! I really appreciate it! I will continue to make my content even better! Stay tuned!
@@MachoNachoProductions definitely will do, every video is a treat to watch!
Everything you make, and shoot a video of is so freaking professional. Like, seriously the fact you don't have more subs blows my mind. But please, dont ever quit making content
Thank you🙏! I will continue on this journey for sure! I really appreciate the kind words and support! Cheers!
I'm just here liking and commenting because more people need to see your content. production always on point 👍🏽
Kudos man this was a huge undertaking. Your videos are edited very well and love the background music.
Thank you so much 🙏! I’m glad you enjoy the video and the music! Cheers!
Your videos are always top-notch. Should do a video about your production setup, lighting, gear, cameras etc. Would love to see your process.
I will def do that sometime in the future! Cheers!
While this build wont be for everyone due to pricing and availability, the build is undoubtedly gorgeous! Thanks for showcasing it
Thank you for the kind words 🙏! You are most welcome! Thank you for watching the channel! Cheers!
A cotton swab and a dot of acetone will remove the lettering on the buttons, then print new letters on heat transfer paper (or printed in reverse on a laser printer on regular paper, use mod podge to transfer, once its dry, spritz with water and rub off the paper until your left with relabeled buttons)
Didn't know about this metal shell. Looks so good.
your video quality is just fantastic man. So glad I subbed
Glad you’re enjoying the channel! Thank you so much for the sub 🙏
So cool!! Can't wait to see how the analogue stick gets connected. And an ftp tutorial would be nice, for sure
I’ve gone for the Retro Game Restore - GPiMate Plus for CM4 Lite to fit in the Gpicase which will give Pi4 performance, however the case is no where near as sexy as BoxyPixels. I have a BoxyPixel Gameboy Macro case and it’s quality is second to none. Love the videos and your calm and confident presentation style keep up the good work!!
im not a big fan of emulation, but these metal shells are growing on me!
Same, I prefer original hardware too! But I can see the attractiveness of emulation.
Oooooh. I was not expecting this. LOVE IT!
Thank you so much Madblaster6! Glad you liked it!!
If we get a CM4 version with the next group pre-order I would definitely consider buying one.
You did tell me so. Its beautiful and I love mine
Where does one get a knockoff circuit sword?
I own 2 of kite's circuit swords already and love them. Didn't know someone was copying his board.
I am curious too. Am willing to buy a knockoff! Let me know when you know please!
So where do you get a Kite Circuit Sword clone? I mean, I want to support Kite but those wait times are insane. If someone knows where to get one, please let me know.
If it has built in wifi, from a WIndows computer I believe you can just open an Explorer (file explorer not Internet Explorer) window and type in \
etropie to connect to the share, there you can open the Roms folder and drag and drop your roms to the appropriate folder.
Pre-ordered circuit sword and the HD screen. My wallet cringed a little, but after a little more research, this will be an awesome addition to my handheld collection. Thanks for the recommendation!
Awesome dude! It’s a fun build! I hope you enjoy it!
Manage to get a complete one on ebay and I love it the only difference is it doesn't have the analogue stick . Grt review:)
Oh and mine doesn't have the hole for the analogue stick!!
I’m glad you like yours! It’s a great kit! Thank you Nell.
It's almost 2023 and it's been over a year since Kite's last post. Where did you find that clone? I think that's the route I'll be taking.
Is it me missing something, or you didn't plug the analog stick to the board?
Having bought the parts for this almost two years ago, I only recently finished assembling my kit which looks almost identical to this one. One issue I am experiencing is that the lens covers up the text at the bottom of the screen? Is your screen also the 640x480 version? Can you remember where you got the lens from?
I'm having the GPi case twice which has no analogue sticks but it's plenty for my favorite 8 and 16bit games.
Sold out Of course
I'm awaiting my aliexpress kit and accessories for my gba sp mod and after watching your last boxy pixel video with it unhinged I decided to pick up his brass buttons and dpad. Thought they'd go nicely with the dark purple pre cut shell I'm installing I might hit u up with a pic of it sometime. Brass buttons should be great!.
Did you order the unhinged sp buttons? They unfortunately won’t work with a standard sp shell. They only work with the unhinged shell because they are longer.
@@MachoNachoProductions Actually on the website it states that that buttons work for both.
well i double checked for the ones I ordered and they said they'd work for the normal shell anyways I'll let ya know.
Yes! Silent Hill gameplay makes a appearance!
Ergonomics is one of the things i fear the most with these kind of kits.
Is the screen 640x480?
When did you buy the Circuit Sword?
Awesome build!
It’s 320x240. There is an option for the 640x480. I bought it about 4 months ago. Thank you Davide! Cheers!
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I followed your path and almost completed my build too :D
I am looking with greedy eyes at those marvelous buttons and I wanted to ask you if they feel and work good.
Are they "street figher" ready? :)
And, very last thing, which kind of membranes are you using?
Getting the right ones can make a big difference...
Thanks!
This thing looks really freaking cool! A shame im broke
Hi when you charge thus up when its off what lights come on and what colour should they be as mine second from right led comes on at from and its grean but when you look at the back a purple light from back can be seen . Thanks
Looks really nice, just wish BP would make premium plastic versions of their products. Would give companies like Funnyplaying a run for their money. For now ill stick to a PSP3000 and my gaming PC for emulation lol.
It's SO EXPENSIVE! For that kind of console i would choose the GPi Case! It's almost the same and is cheaper. Thanks for sharing though.
You’re welcome! I how you enjoyed the video!
Beautiful machine. I would have just bought the Experimental Pi Piboy Dmg which can use a pi4. It's also a lot cheaper and emulation would be a lot better. Love the video and the aesthetics of the boxypixel though
Very true cm4 would have been awesome in this!
@@MachoNachoProductions Kite is working on a new project. Maybe a cm4 shield?
Great job hope you enjoy it tito. It's such a shame it's very difficult to get a hold of the parts to build one I would definitely saved up a while if it was easier to get ahold of parts. Along with the expense of building it. Great work keep it up tito loving your content.
Thank you Fraz! I agree, it would be great if these were more readily available. Cheers dude!
An emulation handheld able to use gameboy link would be my dream ... But the project looks awesome!
That would be great! Thanks coldsphinx!
I wish that Boxy Pixel would create an aluminum case for the PiBoy DMG. It's RPI4 and has all the parts in a kit which can play up to dreamcast and some saturn. I think a bigger heatsink for it in this case format would be awesome.
Hat would be neat!
Man. I would totally get one of these if I didn't already have a GP430 That I upgraded with Vita analog sticks and a 3+ compute module.
That sounds like a sweet setup! Cheers!
what's the name of the piano piece you use as your background music?
Any idea where to buy a battery for the Circuit Sword? I got my shipment a few weeks ago and the only thing I can not find anywhere is a battery...
I would look at the Megabat from helder
So what do you need to be able to connect the analog stick? My boxy pixel case does not have the hole for the stick and I’ve postponed that for a later date
It’s a break out board that the analogue stick plugs into and allows you to solder to the motherboard. I wish there was a stick that I could solder directly to the motherboard.
Sad that this is the last time Kite will be offering this kit 😔
I agree. I hope he open sources it so other people can build it into the future. Cheers!
Hi Tito, were can I get the battery and the button for the Power PCB?
So much work to get a metal emulation station on the go.
How did you get the analog stick to work? I can't seem to find the right pin out. And when I think I do it simply doesn't detect it.
I haven’t connected it yet. I’m waiting on my breakout board to arrive from aliexpress.
@@MachoNachoProductions Would love to know your findings once you do! This thing is awesome.
Do you know if boxy pixel plans on making his CM3 shells again? They’re sold out and I’m hesitant to get a Kite kit if the aluminum shells aren’t available anymore
I hope he does! Especially with the next group buy of the circuit sword. Fingers crossed!
It looks pretty, but WAY not worth it having to basically wait a year to put it all together. But, hopefully you get enough views and ad revenue that it pays for itself LOL!!! Great content, thank you for taking the time to make it.
Why this channel have not 1mln sub yet???
Thank you so much Bruno 🙏!
Love your videos, great quality. Not a fan that you used a Kite clone. I personally think you should have just waited. Kite spent a lot of time designing his kit, which a clone gives him no monetary credit.
super glad you got it up and running! that thing looks like it could break a toe if dropped lol, Id probably find some way to delete the joystick, seems more of a detriment than a feature that Id actually use for serious gameplay, loving what the community is building around the RPI CM3 module, I just recently put in a preorder for the clockworkpi devterm and its powered on the same module, seeing it emulating stuff that well makes me excited to do some dos gaming on the devterm! would love to see the circuit sword redesigned to utilize the pimoroni hyperpixel display, that seems to be the biggest shortcoming with these rpi handhelds, is that they all use cheap screens but at that BOM price point I can understand the incentive to go for a budget display
Yo Kyle! Sounds like you have a lot of experience with rpi emulators! Let me know how the clockworkpi turns out. I really like the design aesthetic and modularity if it! Cheers!
"next, contort your fingers in a way humans can't..."
looks awesome ! love the look of the console with the brass buttons kind of looks like a Star Wars robot :)
Nice video !
Haha very true! It kinda does have the stars wars look!
I wish there was one more hole for another joystick and I would have bought it!
will you put the audio filtering mod on this handheld too?
im using an lcl gba cm3+ for some of my gaming,its running full screen with no cut off.i do have a gpi as well but the rear triggers on any gb case are just not good for playing games so i just use my gpi for gb or gb color.the gba cm3 was much cheaper at £160 delivered
Nice Lee! I would have love to use the cm3+ but it wasn’t compatible with the shell. Sounds like you got a sweet rig! Cheers buddy!!
I guess this is now discontinued and the Circuit Sword is no longer being sold by Kite. Wish there was a 3d printed version of this case.
Saturn and Dreamcast won't run well on this. You would need an overclocked Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 for even decent performance with those systems.
Oh man really? That stinks. I was wondering if maybe overclocking this one would do anything especially with the large heat sink.
@@MachoNachoProductions the Compute Modules have basically the same performance as the full-size Pi of the same number. The Pi 3 can't do N64, Saturn, or Dreamcast well. The Pi 4 overclocked can handle everything before PS2, and even some PSP games.
where does the joystick attach , wasn't in video
I mentioned in the video that I had ordered a special connector for the joystick. I ordered it a month ago from aliexpress and it still hasn’t come in. I wish I had it for the video. Cheers dude!
Hey Tito are you going to get an Analogue Pocket?
Absolute! I was able to pre-order one. Can’t wait for it to come out! Will definitely make a video for it when it arrives!
Is it compatible with the CM4?
Awesome product without any doubt but 350 bucks are a big nope. But it still amazes me
I wish the Shell had 6 face buttons. The shoulder buttons on the back look difficult to use.
this vs a controller for a phone which can do everything? phone please
That’s a great option too!
How's the WiFi with it being enclosed in the shell
Works well! I’m able to transfer roms over WiFi with out much issues other than ps1 games taking a while.
what model is the fan?
How would this fit all carts?
Whhhhhhhhaaaa if it fits my LSDj carts I'll be impressed as Hell.
I wanna get that shell, but painted beige like the original
6:17 Good Lord man
Haha I know, it’s a lot of parts
I am really torn about this one. I like the designer fit and finish of this kit you can’t find anywhere else. But underpiwered nature of Pi Zero and ambiguous analog stick position (not to mention omission of right analog stick) makes it very limited for PS1 era gaming. Granted... not many took advantage of right stick...
Please make a led mod for gba sp
And make a cartrigade port light for clear game cartrigades
The other major con in my opinion is the placement of the analogue stick. There is no way I could comfortably use that for gaming.
It is an odd location. Between the d-pad and action buttons may have been better.
Looks like a fun project but since I have an RP2 and an RG351P....plus the price and weight make it something not for me. That weight would be horrible with my arthritic hands.
For some reason boxy pixel's cases seem a little cheap to me, when you compare the finish to say a macbook pro etc. Mainly the edges are a bit jagged and the blasting is not refined.
I think his products have gotten much better over the years. I think the machining is great quality and the anodizing is really good. Perhaps not as good as Mac products but I’d say really amazing overall. We have to remember these are highly custom low volume products.
@@MachoNachoProductions One of my hobbies is yoyoing, and machined aluminium yoyos are always made in really small batches (
I love all the stuff you do on metal shells, they’re so sleek! I’m considering getting the metal joycon shells, and I hope boxy pixel does a metal sp shell (not interested in the hinge-less one)
yo this is kinda fire
Agree 🔥!
Thank you so much! Boxy pixel seriously needs to make 3ds shells. I cant wait to see mods for the 3ds in the future
You’re welcome! Totally agree! All metal everything!
Damn! This badboy costs some serious coin! This vato ain't playing!
Haha, totally agree! It does cost a lot. It has some cool features, but I think it may be hard to justify the purchase. Cheers Hungry Bartender!
Nice man, I would love to do this but the price 😢. I will have to stick to my psp and vita for emulation.
On another note I wish boxy pixel made gba pocket shells
GBA pocket shell would be amazing! Psp and vita are great platforms for emulation!
So sad I missed out
If you reach out to Kite directly he may have some left over. He usually orders extras. Best of luck!!
I literally searched this build 30 min before the premiere
Haha nice! What a coincidence!
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Tito stop spending my money for me. I can't wait.
😅 sorry about that! I will try
A more complicated but less powerful PiBoy?
I need to research the piboy. Seems interesting!
@@MachoNachoProductions I've got a PiBoy and it's fantastic!
Interesting...
or, if you aint familiar with building your own on a raspberry base, just pick a rg351p, or rg351m.
just look for a review and the different firmwares available.
Sadly, Helder is no longer making the battery.
USB ethernet makes transfering SO MUCH easier.
That sounds great! WiFi is a bit slow for transferring roms.
Yeah. Especially when transferring iso files. At 600mb a pop, it gets so tedious for sure.
Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Z fighters could play that heavy thing all day long with no fatigue.
😂
I just don't see the point with Pi CM3 based handhelds like this considering how expensive they are compared to other handhelds you can buy especially this BoxyPixel one. You can get almost the exact same performance out of a 70 dollar Retroid Pocket 2 or the tons of other handhelds in the 100 dollars price range. Until someone starts producing handheld boards for the Pi 4 CM4 I just don't see Raspberry Pi based handhelds being worth the price especially with expensive aluminum BoxyPixel shells.
i hate when the action buttons doesnt play more or less symmetry to the d-pad, yeah, i get that they respect the position of the two buttons from the og game but still... odd
I can understand that.
@@MachoNachoProductions great content mate, keep up the good work
>not using a piboy dmg
its over
I would love to see Boxy Pixel make a shell for the wii portable kit that came out recently. Seems like it would be the ultimate emulation handheld.
This thing looks like it would be so uncomfortable and bad to play with. Why not at least mount a joystick like the 3ds's where the Dpad is? Where it is would be so uncomfortable to use.
There is an account on Instagram called haihaisb which makes a lot of mods for gameboy like this, personally I don't like it but it's interesting and awful how he puts 3 handhelds in one.
Yep I follow him on insta! He definitely makes some interesting and unique builds!
Have you tried the USB method for transferring roms? retropie.org.uk/docs/Transferring-Roms/. This worked best for me. I myself had many problems transferring roms and what I found was that some ISPs block networking with my PC to raspberry pi. In my experience Mediacom doesn't work. Spectrum and T-mobile work. Very nice video. I was fortunate to be able to build this when boxy pixel first released the shell.
I need to look into that! Seems much better than WiFi!
A 1lb portable console doesn't sound very comfortable to use for any sort of length of time. lol
It’s a great work out though!