GBZ feat. Makey-Makey

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GBZ feat. Makey-Makey

Post by antonym » Fri Dec 14, 2018 7:17 pm

Hi so I came across this GameBoy and I thought that it would be sweet to gut it and turn it into a retropie machine. However, I've never done a raspberry pi build before and I didn't want to sacrifice the fantastic original case for first-timer's mistakes (so I have a new clear case on the way along with a screen). I'm planning on using a full size raspberry pi 2 model b. I don't know how many features I won't include in this build, but I'm planning on having it be very minimal on features. I also am planning to use a Makey-Makey for the buttons. How I'll do that is yet to be determined, but if you haven't seen or heard of the Makey-Makey before, I recommend checking it out. here's a link: https://makeymakey.com/

I'm going to be posting a video (or videos) about the build on my YouTube channel, but as for now, I have yet to get all the parts together. Hopefully in my second build I'll have more features possibly including an analog switch. Wish me luck! :D
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Re: GBZ feat. Makey-Makey

Post by tinkerBOY » Sat Dec 22, 2018 7:09 pm

Good luck! 😊👍 Keep us posted.
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Re: GBZ feat. Makey-Makey

Post by antonym » Mon Dec 24, 2018 4:59 pm

So change of plans! I just ordered a raspberry pi zero and a raspberry pi zero w, and they are a whole lot smaller than I thought they would be, so instead of using my beloved raspberry pi 2 b, I'm going to be using my newly acquired raspberry pi zero, but same concept with the makey makey :)

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Re: GBZ feat. Makey-Makey

Post by antonym » Wed Jan 09, 2019 4:17 pm

video upload on my channel soon bois!

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