3D Printed NES Classic - Pi3 (Completed!)

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3D Printed NES Classic - Pi3 (Completed!)

Post by hawker180 » Thu Dec 01, 2016 5:13 pm

Finally completed my custom 3D printed NES.
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Specs:
Raspberry Pi3
Sandisk 128GB microSD - Retropi 4.4 OS
Sandisk 128GB USB - Rom Storage
8dobit NES30 Controller (Bluetooth)
Latching Power and Reset setup for safeshutdown - GPIO Pins
LED to complete the look - Wired to the GPIO Pins with 330ohm resistor
USB ports extended to the front
3D printed shell, top PLA Cool grey and the bottom is ABS for heat.
The cart latch works and you can insert a small NES cart, just for looks.

Was a cool project which I really enjoyed.

I have my rom library split across the MicroSD and USB Flash using symbolic links.

Whats a project without photos, here they are:
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Safe Shutdown scripts if anyone wants to build one, see the zip file.

Safe Shutdown:
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Re: DIY NES Classic - RetroPi

Post by Racerboy » Fri Dec 02, 2016 8:48 pm

Looks great! :)

I actually just got one of those 8Bitdo Nes30 Pro controllers today! How do you like yours? I'm finding it hard to get used to the small joysticks, but I still enjoy using it on my phone and tablet! It's also the perfect controller for Retropie :D

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Re: DIY NES Classic - RetroPi

Post by hawker180 » Sun Dec 04, 2016 2:11 am

Racerboy wrote:Looks great! :)

I actually just got one of those 8Bitdo Nes30 Pro controllers today! How do you like yours? I'm finding it hard to get used to the small joysticks, but I still enjoy using it on my phone and tablet! It's also the perfect controller for Retropie :D
Yeah its fantastic, It did take some setup and mucking around to get it to work on my pi3. I don't mind the joysticks especially for psx and n64.
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Re: DIY NES Classic - RetroPi

Post by Helder » Thu Dec 22, 2016 12:45 pm

I know DaftMike is going to open source his designs and files but hasn't yet till he does all his sales. I'd like to build one too once he does. Nice job!
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Re: DIY NES Classic - RetroPi

Post by hawker180 » Thu Dec 22, 2016 4:54 pm

Helder wrote:I know DaftMike is going to open source his designs and files but hasn't yet till he does all his sales. I'd like to build one too once he does. Nice job!
DaftMike he has pretty much stopped responding to emails/website updates since October, hope he is ok. But a lot of people pre-ordered kits. I ended up getting a refund through paypal.

If anyone is interested there is a facebook group community here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/miniNESbuilders/
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Re: DIY NES Classic - RetroPi

Post by Helder » Fri Dec 23, 2016 6:08 am

If he had schematics up it would be easy to make the same boards he's selling and just throw it on OSHPark for everyone to use. It doesn't look overly complicated in terms of the board design from the pictures he has on the site so not sure the issues with the boards he had.
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Re: DIY NES Classic - RetroPi

Post by HoolyHoo » Tue Dec 27, 2016 7:03 am

Helder wrote:If he had schematics up it would be easy to make the same boards he's selling and just throw it on OSHPark for everyone to use. It doesn't look overly complicated in terms of the board design from the pictures he has on the site so not sure the issues with the boards he had.
@Helder maybe this could help.

https://github.com/benmprojects/NESPi_DIY

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Re: DIY NES Classic - RetroPi

Post by Helder » Tue Dec 27, 2016 8:07 am

HoolyHoo wrote:
Helder wrote:If he had schematics up it would be easy to make the same boards he's selling and just throw it on OSHPark for everyone to use. It doesn't look overly complicated in terms of the board design from the pictures he has on the site so not sure the issues with the boards he had.
@Helder maybe this could help.

https://github.com/benmprojects/NESPi_DIY
Thanks! I swear I looked at this github some days ago and didn't see the schematic.
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Re: Completed: 3D Printed NES Classic - Pi3

Post by hawker180 » Sat Jul 07, 2018 5:56 am

This took way longer than expected but I finished my 3D printed NES, turned out great!

Updated post one with all info including the safe shutdown and LED scripts if you want to build one.
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