DIY Raspberry Pi Zero Handheld Game Console (Part 2)
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
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In this project I will show you how I used a Raspberry Pi Zero, NiMH batteries, a homemade over-discharge protection circuit, a rearview lcd and an audio amp to create a handheld game console that can play retro games.
Music:
In the Hall of the Mountain King, Kevin MacLeod
Ecstatic Wave, Jens Kiilstofte
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This project needs a 2-4 month follow up review, including what you would have done differently, if everything is still functional, and how much you actually use it. I am tempted to build this one.
I agree
3/10 IGN ''Not enough hot glue''
"Even Apple glues their products together." - Ben Heck
why dont print the whole case?
@@Qxadinha cus it's easier to buy online
Ben's Stuff . Could make it a helluva lot easier to assemble tho
@@waltercomunello121 ye a little too much tho ik that cuz my iPhone 12 broke and I tried opening it up for some reason probably cuz I am an idiot and when I gave it to apple I told them that I didn’t open it and that it broke open when I dropped it,and they actually bought it 😂 edit:U know what, it’s probably just the iPhone 12 with tons of glue in it idk tho I never open an iPhone with glue holding the screen on like the iPhone 5 that I open a week ago
A company that manufactures hot glue should endorse you. :D
haha exactly :D
Not going to lie, if he gets a good hot glue, it's good to know when you do shit like this.
Even if it's hand made, if you can make it quality, all the better. Give it a nice sand blast and some good paintwork and you've got a quality product all your own for cheap.
GreatScott starter pack :D
• "Let's bring this project to an end"
• Hot Glue
• Potenjometer
• Veroboard
BoomBrush You forgot perf. boart
Raisin Bran Man wtf is perf board lmao
serious connection
Let's get started
soadering i-Ron.
That's brilliant! It's got me interested in owning a pi just simply because it's so adaptable
I will never be able to do this, but just for this reason you should receive more like as possible in this world! You did a miracle, man! Godd job.
This is great! Awesome :)
Nice job! One of the cleanest gameboy pi builds I've ever seen!
I see that this channel has finally surpassed Dave Jones Eevblog channel in subscriber count. Congrats.
Wow, for me this project would represent the ultimate achievement in electronics skill. Well done! Very fun and exciting. This is still beyond my skill but your guidance brings me closer to my goal. Thank you!
Hey, I'd like to seer your take on a smart mirror (a mirror with a display behind it, showing temperature, time, weather, schedule for the day, etc.) some time. Is it on your list yet?
Huge amount of work! Thanks! You are either lefthanded, or you mirror you videos, and write everything backwards :)
Funny how a homemade gameboy still has more features than the iPhone 7 (audio jack)
Shots fired
Vitrocity BUUURN!
And the games on the homemade gameboy dont have any Ads in them unlike games on mobile phones 😂
It doesn't have more. It has different features.
schl4u it was a joke
I don't always subscribe to channels often, - but when I do, they damn well deserve the subscription.
Great build, thanks for sharing all the small details :)
I like the fact that you didn't spam hot glue to keep things in place. Screws are very underrated.
How do you deal with shutting down the Pi properly? You can't just be switching off the power, can you?
You can shut it down through the main menu. And then I kill the power.
Do you know of a circuit you can use to push a button to turn it on, and then push a button to turn it off--but the system shutdown properly and then cuts power so the battery doesn't get used up? I am in dire need of something like that.
Rick Seiden you can just switch off the power, you don't have to shut it down like a pc
It's a Linux system. They have to be shutdown properly before being powered off, or you will corrupt the file system. Basically, these really are mini pcs, and need to be treated like that.
That will risk corrupting your sd-card.
@Rick there are other projects on the Gameboy pi out there that handle that problem, however it's fairly simple, you need a voltage monitor chip and for example a program that runs in the background of the RPi listening on a certain pin, if that GPIO is pull high/low from the monitor alarm it will the initiate a shutdown. You can even make the system check so that your program is always running.
Your Videos are...perfect. The Quality is awesome! This was the best project since a very long time!
Haw gloo
Haw glooo
ShortFingeredShreder haw gloooo
So?
@@DibIrken Haw gloo
the great part about this guy is that he make all the project out of his passion ,not for likes or views....i am a commerce student and dont understand much things you do but i still like to watch your videos.. ;)
Nice! But one thing is bothering me: That the LCD is fed with composite video. :/
Just a tip, you can salvage buttons and their corresponding PCBs from old game pads.
'With a bit of hot glue...', start your word or sentence with this, then everything is possible. #justkidding
wow.... you're just amazing genius :-D
Обожаю этого парня, все просто и доступно обьясняет. Делай потент пока Китайцы не увидели))))
This video was sponsored by HOT SNOT™ - the hot glue company.
I'm glad I subscribed to this channel, you come up with the COOLEST projects! Right now I'm gathering parts to build the cocktail machine
Honestly best version of this I've seen. the fact that you don't have to 3d print the case was HUGE
Also was that game gear Aladdin!?!
I wouldn't mind just buying a kit that you put together.
@@ironskilit
Or an emulator :)
@@TB-jl9fr the point is to make it phisical not virtual
@@Tyler-ev7xq
No. The point is, to make useless stuff nobody needs to kill your boredom. If you want a perfect working machine just buy a used one on eBay.
It's like painting old shit and call it "upcycling" but it's still old shit just with a expensive paint on it.
i wish i could make one. Imagining playing the console make by ourself is amazing.
Hi Scott!
I loved this project! It inspired me so much, I ordered all the needed components immediately after the first part :D. I thinked about it pretty much and I have one question: What happens when the battery protection circuit cuts the power? Because if it don't save and shut down the pi before the the circuit cuts the power, all your game progress will lost.
I have an idea how to solve this but I'm really not into the PI stuff (like to play with the arduino and esp8266 better), so can you help me with this please?
I'll use a 18650 li-ion cell with a charging/protector module from aliexpress (it's dirt cheap, abut 0.5$ /piece) with a 5V Boost converter. With a voltage divider I'am able to scale the battery voltage down so i can connect it to an analog pin on the zero. So here is the problem: I don't know how to monitor the analog pin in the software and run a script which saves the gamestate and make a soft shutdown if the battery voltage reaches 2.8V from RetroPie (or Recalbox, from this perspective it's basically the same).
Love your channel, keep up the amazing content!
Best regards!
Very good video! I feel like I got a little bit smarter listening to all of the information with the way you narrated it. I'm definitely going to have to try my luck on on a raspberry Pi project.
I'm watering my bonsai with an arduino, does that count for something here ? xD
Cool. Have you a Tutorial?
man...what a work! Congratulations to that amazing handheld!!!
I'd love to see you revisit this project using a pi zero w and do a GBA-ish style housing.
who is watching this just to not understand ANYTHING?
This is the greatest thing I've ever seen on youtube.
So. Much. *HOT GLUE*
this was pretty relaxing to watch not that id have the time or patience to create this
The 3D printing section of this project is pretty much what makes it impossible for me to make.
Not that I ever did something that creative myself using a Pi but I don't have access to 3D printers either.
Still a well made and yet simple looking Pi GameBoy.
You could always order the button wells from the link in the description and create the cartridge slot from another material. Maybe wood.
3D printer is not necessary, make things easier yes, but necessary no. There is always a workaround when a 3D printer is on the screen.
This videos not step-by-step tutorials, rather than inspirational videos.
The button wells aren't necessary. I do have access to a 3d printer but even without it I could have built mi GB zero. You can also use some polymer clay like Fimo to shape the wells, bake it in a kitchen oven and glue that in place. You can also just use the original metal plate just make sure it's insulated. My project doesn't look anything like his inside. The only 3d printing I did was for the wells and even that isn't necessary.
you can get a sheet of ABS plastic for the backing cover, or just buy two cases and salvage the button wells if you feel the need to retain them. they arent expensive.
I'll never be able to make this but it's so cool watching it being made
Something about the lead free solder with all its spikes and messiness hurts me deep down inside.
parabéns cara , sua inteligência me espanta , nunca imaginei ver uma coisa dessas , mais uma vez parabéns.
How many hot glue sticks you used? :D
Not even one
Looked like a lot of hot glue ;) Great project! :)
jakubste that bit you in the ass. Lol
make a video about finding the forward voltage and current of leds, which resistors to use with different voltages and how to get the best efficiency
Hot glue gun: A maker's best friend!
I really enjoyed watching it, and it aroused my creative self.
was the volume wheel just for aesthetic, or did i just miss how you made it function.
I explained it in part 1
1:00 funny how he explains "simple things" like measuring how much you have to cut out in order for the screen to fit in the same way he explains the SciFi-Like stuff you need a degree in electronics for to understand ^^ but I like it! :D
Now make a Nintendo Switch with a Raspberry Pi !
okey
Nope
I will never in my whole life be able to build this, nor will I try (I'd like to buy something like that tho) but I truly enjoyed both videos! Amazing!
I wish I had the patience and time to do this..
Everybody can have time. To complete this you'll need knowledge and skill.
Which everybody can get with time
Obviously not.
Furrane Everybody can get skills and knowledge, with time and patience. You just have believe in yourself! Nobody is born with skills and knowledge, it's aquired over time. :)
Life ain't a manga dude, some people are not cut for some things period. Someone might not be good at understanding maths or litterature or electronics or art or anything really.
A big tip for anyone attempting this or other projects... Don't use hot glue, or if you have to, only use it in non-crucial places and in small amounts. The main problem being that the bond of hot glue gets weak when it gets near freezing. You wouldn't think this is a big issue for most people, but, say you forgot this in the car for a few hours during the winter months, or you made one to sell, and you ship it in the mail where it's below freezing in a lot of places...
you dont have any plans of selling it right? xD
nup
MEe$ are you great Scott?
Nope he doesn't sell his projects. He already said that in one of his Q&A&C videos.
no but if he sold it, he would say it.
but can it run crysis?
I want to see an affordable, compact, handheld PDA, with a digital camera, speakers, contacts, calendar appointment reminder, and everything except for WiFi, Bluetooth, cell signal, wireless pay, and other wireless technology. Fit inside a metal case to prevent wireless technology, tracking... A built in cyberdeck isn't a bad idea. As for the keyboard, either a tiny BlackBerry keyboard with a small screen, should extend battery life, by reducing the screen size. Of course the screen should be bright outside. A microSD card slot will be great. The screen should have metal shielding behind it to prevent wireless technology such as WiFi... From leaking out. Privacy is the priority.
Maps and navigation using a gps reciever is a great bonus as well.
ude a raspberry pi zero without wifi, conect a hdmiscreen and a keyboard and put in an altoids tin with batteries
Sounds good. Where can I find parts that fit?
Where can I find software for calendar appointment reminders, Taking digital pictures and video, playing music (I need speakers too), a good camera, GPS receiver and GPS navigation using 2021 maps and data, and a clock app, standby, and maybe a tiny solar panel on the outside.
Seriously, is there any electronic stuff you can't deal with?
Yes, electronics is a huge field. There is plenty of stuff I can not do.
GreatScott! You must be lying lol
Haha, just saying. Really enjoy watching your video. Anyway, keep making videos, because indirectly you are helping lots of electronic engineering student getting their degrees!
Golden Axe! It's game of my childhood! :D Love it!
Do i need an "over discharge protection circuit"?
An "RC filter circuit"?
Do i need an audio amp if I don't add a headphone jack?
It would be great if you make a video on how to solder!
You seem to have skills!!
No really please. Psp go version of this please. I would offer to subscribe and like, but I already have haha
id put tac switches for every button for a nice clicky feeling to know when i pressed a buttom or not
What was the total cost of this project?
Not sure. Since I had a lot of the parts laying around it was only around 50-60$ for me.
GreatScott! Ok thanks. I want to make one, but I don't really have much cash.
Wish I had access to the parts you have laying around. I've been taking apart everything i can get ahold of just for parts. Ordering them from Ebay is a pain in the ass with scammers and long wait times.
+Solder King
Check your local electronics store. My brother got ten thousand resistors for 2€ because they were being replaced and some had the wrong color coding.
Felixkeeg We don't have an electronics store... We order all of it online.
This video had so much content and its 8mins long, awesome!
but why did you not 3d print the case ?
Trupti Ganage good point
Its DIY - the fact he didn't 3D print it makes it way more DIY
But if he would print it, Then he would not have to do all that cutting and trimming
Trupti Ganage For those that don't have printers and want to manually create the case.
abid latif Didn't think of that. I just remember for some of his previous projects, he created cases from scratch.
He makes it look so easy. Very impressive .
I really don't know why but I love this project so much
Amazing DIY, but "just a bit" above my current expertise, but a joy to watch, its definitely enspiring. But keep the videos coming!
what a incredible work!!congrats man!!fantastic youre the one!!
unbelievable - no words... just impressed
"GREAT SCOTT!" (Christopher Lloyd voice) you're a MONSTER!
Lazy but simple I LOVE IT!!!!!!! 👍👍👍👍👍 rating of 10/10
This made me happy. I especially appreciate your quaint way of speaking. 🙂
Thanks for doing it, i ask for this like 3 or 4 months ago, thats why you are the best
bro you are amazing, you should start your own company i would buy any electronic device you make keep up the great work.
Man, you are unbelieveble genius!
Strongest drill I’ve ever seen.
Btw 7:48 is satisfying
That is one hell of a Gameboy. I love it
awesome !!!!! as always your videos never stop to amaze me ! this project its wonderful !
What I can say,, you are genius,, that's so perfect and organizer.
Simply I like it 👍🏻👍🏻
this is awesome and I love the ground up build.
This project is stupid powerful!! Thanks I'll definetly try it
Love your builds. Would love to see a Pi wireless access point ad blocker. That uses the easy list. Amongst other lists, and options. Perhaps VPN and DNS changers. Thank you.
"And just like that" we have a hawt gloood gameboy. Amazing.
great as always, greetings from Indonesia Scott ^_^
I'm not going to do this, but this is so interesting to watch
I think a thin cover to hide the pi would be good - also a thin clear bezel to protect the screen (like an original gameboy had)
DUDE!!! I cant tell you how kick ass this is!! Woww great job!
Very cool to see a project like that coming alive! 😎👍
"Never ending mounting process" lol. Beautifully done!
Well done and very inspirational. Great Scott!
Great work again!
Are you planing to do video about AC motor control, cheap way(without using frequency inverters)
:)
I wish we're siblings, it is fun to have a brother like you.
Congrats for your wonderful projects !!!!
si la controladora de pantalla lleba audio por alli la puedes enganchar el audio dejando libre la raspberry, e incluso le puedes dotar de un potencimetro al audio
Nice build, I like that. However I would never glue a post with hot-glue. Use superglue, or epoxy instead. The screen cutout could have be a bit smaller, as the actual pixel-area is a bit smaller than the black area.
I love watching your raspberry pi videos! I own all versions of the raspberry pi, but i am no way clever enough to do anything remotely this cool, i was wondering if you could make a jukebox? with leds etc- i think that would make for an AWESOME video !
If anyone in the comments knows how to do this or has any ideas please let me know, i would love to build a jukebox!
It would be great (Scott) to revisit this project using RPi4 and IPS display... Hope you will consider that! Awesome project!
I dont really care about the videogame or what hes doing... Do you HEAR the level of Explanation he is giving you? This is how you do a technical DIY. Study the layers of his mind, how he can articulate himself. Awesome video, awesome logic.
Thank you very much
Thanks for reading, I wish more people thought like you... We would have a great youtube "world" if people thought like how you thought... and applied it to all facets of life... We would all get some awesome content. This type of video is why I signed up for youtube 10 years ago.
Awesome job man, I have 2 questions about the battery, How long does the batteries last and how do you know when they're about to drain?
👍
Hot Glue is Makers Best Friend
Fantastic video. I will add this to my next project list! Subbed!