Retropie Handheld Console

by brashby346 in Circuits > Raspberry Pi

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Retropie Handheld Console

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Hello. My name is Braylon, and this is my project. The retropie handheld! It can play old retro games like super mario bros or games like street fighter. Today, you will learn how to make it.

Supplies

Supplies you will need include

  1. Laptop or desktop
  2. Raspberry pi 3b
  3. 3.5 inch lcd screen
  4. 3d printer
  5. snes usb controller
  6. portable charger
  7. sd card (8gb or more)

Download Software

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The first thing you will have to do is get your sd card and upload retropie software on it. copy and paste the text below to find the official site for the retropie software and download from there.

https://retropie.org.uk/


Setup Retropie

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Put your sd card in your raspberry pi. Then plug your raspberry pi into a screen (tv or monitor) with a hdmi plug. Plug in your snes controller in the raspberry pi and complete setup screen on tv or monitor

3d Print Casing

Get your 3d printer ready. The file for the parts are below.


Setup Display

connect raspberry pi on lcd screen. Test it out by powering on the raspberry pi. If the screen turns white, read instruction manual to check for software to download for the screen to work.

Final Setup

first, take your battery pack and put it on the back of casing. Then unscrew and split the snes controller in half so the front side is only on. Then glue the front side to the case (use the project photo for reference). Next, put raspberry pi and screen in the front side of the case (use the project photo for reference). Lastly, glue the frame to the case, so that it boarders the screen.


Now you are done. Enjoy!