[wip] PicoArcade

[RedPixel]

New weekend, new project.

Today I started working on my tiny Arcade machine. It runs on a RaspberryPi Zero running RetroPie, with a 1.8" 160x128 pixel ILI9163 SPI TFT Screen.

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The idea is to spray paint it metallic black. Will use the GPIOs for direct input, using the guide.

If anyone is interested in the drawings I made, I'll put them online.

[Pentium]

It looks really cool!
But it looks like it's big enough to fit something like a Pi 3 in there, have you tried?

[RedPixel]

Probably will fit, but not much use for that at this resolution. Besides, I have 5 Pi zeroes lying around, and I have no Pi3 spare (besides my Gameboy Zero..

[moosepr]

That's some good use of that tiny TFT! Nice one!

[Helder]

Get an analog stick on there to make it look more like an arcade cabinet.

[RedPixel]

I'd love to, but I have not been able to find one. Any idea where I can find such a small stick?

[moosepr]

If you search for 5 way navigation switches, you can get some really tiny ones

http://cpc.farnell.com/webapp/wcs/store ... n%20switch

[RedPixel]

Cool, I'll look into these

Update: I have painted it black metallic today . Some sticky tape is holding up the screen right now..

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[YaYa]

Marvelous !

For a perfect finish, i suggest you when you’ll finish prototyping, to get a laser cut acrylic for a perfect finish

Make us a video please !

[RedPixel]

Marvelous !

For a perfect finish, i suggest you when you’ll finish prototyping, to get a laser cut acrylic for a perfect finish

Make us a video please !

Yes, I agree, actually, I already signed up for a small lasercutting course at our local FabLab