Difference between revisions of "Game Boy Zero"

Revision as of 22:27, 22 May 2016

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 Rotary Tool
X-acto knives
Hot glue gun
Epoxy
Other basics like screwdriver set and all that.

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.

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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>[http://www.banggood.com/Triangular-Wing-Y-Screwdriver-Tool-for-Nintendo-DS-Wii-GameBoy-p-967104.html?p=9B1915347037201311DI 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>