NES Classic Mini Clone
- Fleder
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NES Classic Mini Clone
Hi guys and gals,
my fiance wanted one of those new Nintendo NES Classic Mini consoles so bad,
but they were sold out nearly everywhere and some jerks sold them for around 200€ on ebay instead.
Also, the reviews were not that great for a console that was around 70€ anyway.
Well, so I did what most good boyfriends would do and built her a custom one.
I present to you, my NES Classic Mini Clone:
It is powered by an Orange Pi PC, which had the advantage of a HDMI Output and an on-board Power Button,
which I could use to shut it down via another one wired to it, that was placed on the outside of the case.
The case itself was an industry case, used by manufacturers to build hardware like routers and the like.
I cut holes for the 2 USB Ports, the Power Switch and Button and the HDMI Port plus the Power Cable.
I printed out a self-made design to make it look like the original on transparent laser self-adhesive.
Complete was the whole setup with 2 SNES Controllers and a lot of Roms.
My fiance is happy and can finally enjoy all the games from her childhood memories again.
Thanks a lot to the following people, which gave me advice and help along the way, and which I certainly annoyed one time or another:
[mention]kite[/mention]
[mention]Camble[/mention]
Peter Argles
(if I forgot YOU, sorry about that, just hit me up and I will add you)
And last but not least, a few more shots of the whole project:
[spoiler="Theyre just photos after all"]
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my fiance wanted one of those new Nintendo NES Classic Mini consoles so bad,
but they were sold out nearly everywhere and some jerks sold them for around 200€ on ebay instead.
Also, the reviews were not that great for a console that was around 70€ anyway.
Well, so I did what most good boyfriends would do and built her a custom one.
I present to you, my NES Classic Mini Clone:
It is powered by an Orange Pi PC, which had the advantage of a HDMI Output and an on-board Power Button,
which I could use to shut it down via another one wired to it, that was placed on the outside of the case.
The case itself was an industry case, used by manufacturers to build hardware like routers and the like.
I cut holes for the 2 USB Ports, the Power Switch and Button and the HDMI Port plus the Power Cable.
I printed out a self-made design to make it look like the original on transparent laser self-adhesive.
Complete was the whole setup with 2 SNES Controllers and a lot of Roms.
My fiance is happy and can finally enjoy all the games from her childhood memories again.
Thanks a lot to the following people, which gave me advice and help along the way, and which I certainly annoyed one time or another:
[mention]kite[/mention]
[mention]Camble[/mention]
Peter Argles
(if I forgot YOU, sorry about that, just hit me up and I will add you)
And last but not least, a few more shots of the whole project:
[spoiler="Theyre just photos after all"]
[/spoiler]
Last edited by Fleder on Sat Aug 05, 2017 10:55 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: NES Classic Mini Clone
Ooooh! Awesome! I didn't realise this was your own. Looks cool Glad you get it working.
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Re: NES Classic Mini Clone
I'm also planning of doing one similar to this!
I would like to use the orange pi PC version 2 instead and 3D print the case
I would like to use the orange pi PC version 2 instead and 3D print the case
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Re: NES Classic Mini Clone
awesome! what do you run on the orange pi, is that retropie as well? how well does it work? and how's the performance compared to a pi 3?
btw, i am currently building a custom nes mini as well, but even simpler than yours, using a pi 3, case, arcadeskin stickers and 2 8bitdo Nes30 pro controllers. looks nowhere near as nice as yours but it gets the point across and my older brother will be able to play mario with his kids on xmas eve without having to pay 250€ to some asshole scalper for a shitty Nes mini. i just hope the stuff gets here in time, ordered it 3 weeks ago. gonna look kinda like this, i hope:
btw, i am currently building a custom nes mini as well, but even simpler than yours, using a pi 3, case, arcadeskin stickers and 2 8bitdo Nes30 pro controllers. looks nowhere near as nice as yours but it gets the point across and my older brother will be able to play mario with his kids on xmas eve without having to pay 250€ to some asshole scalper for a shitty Nes mini. i just hope the stuff gets here in time, ordered it 3 weeks ago. gonna look kinda like this, i hope:
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Re: NES Classic Mini Clone
Thanks for sharing that arcade skin link. Just ordered one.CaptainDurden wrote:awesome! what do you run on the orange pi, is that retropie as well? how well does it work? and how's the performance compared to a pi 3?
btw, i am currently building a custom nes mini as well, but even simpler than yours, using a pi 3, case, arcadeskin stickers and 2 8bitdo Nes30 pro controllers. looks nowhere near as nice as yours but it gets the point across and my older brother will be able to play mario with his kids on xmas eve without having to pay 250€ to some asshole scalper for a shitty Nes mini. i just hope the stuff gets here in time, ordered it 3 weeks ago. gonna look kinda like this, i hope:
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Very tidy build! And even funnier as I know Peter Argles from my hackerspace!
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Very cool @Fleder, thanks for sharing - looks great!
By the way, I added an Orange Pi forum to the hardware section. Sounds like several people (including myself) are starting to mess with them.
By the way, I added an Orange Pi forum to the hardware section. Sounds like several people (including myself) are starting to mess with them.
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Re: NES Classic Mini Clone
Thank you guys
It runs like the original and the following emulators worked, as i have tested them:
GB, GBA, GBC, C64, NES, SNES, PSX, N64
How it compares to the Pi3 I can not tell, because I've never had a Pi 3.
The downloads are taken offline, for they are working on the new 3.0 Version, which should come out this month.
If you can't wait and need the 2.5.2 one, it is still around for download, just write me a pm.
If you do not need the GPIO pins, you can use one of those instead of the Rapsberries and save a few bucks.
If you'd like, you could move my topic about the OPi PC to the new subforum. Thanks.
There also is a new Orange Pi Zero around, which seems to be a good alternative to the RPi0 and it also has onboard Wifi.
It is RetrOrangePi, a customized and edited Version of RetroPie for the Orange Pi.CaptainDurden wrote:awesome! what do you run on the orange pi, is that retropie as well? how well does it work? and how's the performance compared to a pi 3?
btw, i am currently building a custom nes mini as well, but even simpler than yours, using a pi 3, case, arcadeskin stickers and 2 8bitdo Nes30 pro controllers. looks nowhere near as nice as yours but it gets the point across and my older brother will be able to play mario with his kids on xmas eve without having to pay 250€ to some asshole scalper for a shitty Nes mini. i just hope the stuff gets here in time, ordered it 3 weeks ago. gonna look kinda like this, i hope:
It runs like the original and the following emulators worked, as i have tested them:
GB, GBA, GBC, C64, NES, SNES, PSX, N64
How it compares to the Pi3 I can not tell, because I've never had a Pi 3.
The downloads are taken offline, for they are working on the new 3.0 Version, which should come out this month.
If you can't wait and need the 2.5.2 one, it is still around for download, just write me a pm.
Haha, nice coincidence. Tell him thank you again from me. I would've never met the deadline without his help.abrugsch wrote:Very tidy build! And even funnier as I know Peter Argles from my hackerspace!
Thanks, those boards lack the information that is available for the Raspberries, but they are indeed capable and cheap.wermy wrote:Very cool Fleder, thanks for sharing - looks great!
By the way, I added an Orange Pi forum to the hardware section. Sounds like several people (including myself) are starting to mess with them.
If you do not need the GPIO pins, you can use one of those instead of the Rapsberries and save a few bucks.
If you'd like, you could move my topic about the OPi PC to the new subforum. Thanks.
There also is a new Orange Pi Zero around, which seems to be a good alternative to the RPi0 and it also has onboard Wifi.
Re: NES Classic Mini Clone
Do you have a link or a template for the nes sticker skin, or are these printed out on the decal types that they use for model cars, i.e. dipping into water first to separate from the sheet?
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Re: NES Classic Mini Clone
If you are talking about the ones I used on mine, those are made by me. If you are still interested, I could share them with you.
Those were printed on self-adhesive laser printer film at work.
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