Difference between revisions of "Game Boy Zero"
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<li>[[EmulationStation]]</li> | <li>[[EmulationStation]]</li> | ||
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| + | ==Recommended Tools== | ||
| + | <ul> | ||
| + | <li>Tri-wing screwdriver (the screws in the GB case aren’t normal phillips-head screws)</li> | ||
| + | <li>Soldering iron (and solder, of course)</li> | ||
| + | <li>Electrical tape</li> | ||
| + | <li>Copper tape (for adding new buttons to the controller board)</li> | ||
| + | <li>Dremel</li> | ||
| + | <li>X-acto knives</li> | ||
| + | <li>Hot glue gun</li> | ||
| + | <li>Epoxy</li> | ||
| + | <li>Other basics like screwdriver set and all that.</li> | ||
| + | </ul> | ||
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| + | ==FAQ== | ||
| + | <ul> | ||
| + | <li>Could you fit this in a Game Boy Color/Pocket? | ||
| + | <ul><li>It would be a very, very tight fit and you’d likely have to forego the SD card cartridge reader.</li></ul> | ||
| + | </li> | ||
| + | <li>How do you get audio out of the Pi Zero? | ||
| + | <ul><li>Adafruit has a great guide for using PWM audio out of the GPIO pins: https://learn.adafruit.com/adding-basic-audio-ouput-to-raspberry-pi-zero/overview . A small USB sound card is also an option.</li></ul> | ||
| + | </li> | ||
| + | <li>What’s the battery life like? | ||
| + | <ul><li>3.5-4 hours on a 2000mAh battery.</li></ul> | ||
| + | </li> | ||
| + | <li>Can’t you just buy a Game Boy shell to use since all the insides get replaced anyway? | ||
| + | <ul><li>The original project used several internal pieces from the Game Boy, including the controller board, headphone jack, power switch and cartridge reader. It is possible to use a custom PCB for the controls, aftermarket power switch and headphone jack, but you would have to forego the SD Card cartridge adaptor.</li></ul> | ||
| + | </li> | ||
</ul> | </ul> | ||
Revision as of 03:28, 19 May 2016
Contents
Hardware
Software
Recommended Tools
- Tri-wing screwdriver (the screws in the GB case aren’t normal phillips-head screws)
- Soldering iron (and solder, of course)
- Electrical tape
- Copper tape (for adding new buttons to the controller board)
- Dremel
- X-acto knives
- Hot glue gun
- Epoxy
- Other basics like screwdriver set and all that.
FAQ
- Could you fit this in a Game Boy Color/Pocket?
- It would be a very, very tight fit and you’d likely have to forego the SD card cartridge reader.
- How do you get audio out of the Pi Zero?
- Adafruit has a great guide for using PWM audio out of the GPIO pins: https://learn.adafruit.com/adding-basic-audio-ouput-to-raspberry-pi-zero/overview . A small USB sound card is also an option.
- What’s the battery life like?
- 3.5-4 hours on a 2000mAh battery.
- Can’t you just buy a Game Boy shell to use since all the insides get replaced anyway?
- The original project used several internal pieces from the Game Boy, including the controller board, headphone jack, power switch and cartridge reader. It is possible to use a custom PCB for the controls, aftermarket power switch and headphone jack, but you would have to forego the SD Card cartridge adaptor.
