Game Pie Advance/Freeplay Zero Build

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Hello. Taking a short break from my DMG build to assemble a little side project.

Scooped up one of the last V2.1 boards left from Retro Modding and a replacement GBA case from Amazon.

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Start on the case mods. On the front you have to cut the wall off on the button side. At the bottom there are two 90* kickouts that also need to be shaved down:

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Rear case: Cut the items above the battery compartment (As shown- white areas)

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Then move to fitting the board on the front and back and see if anything additional interferes. I had to modify a screw post to make my vol wheel work.

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Then a mod was needed to get the power from my batteries to the board (two 3.7V Lithium 800mAh, size 14500 from amazon).

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Take this wire and solder it to BT+ (Next to JST connector on board).

Then start the assembly/fitting process...

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Part 2:

The parts all put together...

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Thanks to Flavor (I think you're on here).

Great board. It all fits very nice in the case and is nice and solid. I still need to get some tact button caps to give it a finished look. Yes, the X/Y buttons are tact ones and they click, but that doesn't matter to me.

If you're looking for one, a little Google sleuthing for 'Freeplay Zero' might bring you some answers... I have already backed the project to get another. These are nice!

One problem though... I have the GBA/FPZ connected to my Wifi, but can't find it on my network...???

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Any help?

Thanks and enjoy!
(Hopefully I didn't break any rules- I didn't put any links, wasn't sure if it was allowed)

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Yeah. I've been following this project since the start. I've been tempted to back the kickstarter too. But I really don't need another handheld. Haha (especially after I do 2 minty pi's) We'll see though, 8 days left in the kickstarter. Looks pretty simple to assemble too.