#NESPI CASE

[jesstehkitteh]

Making pies.

[nintendocafe]

Raspberry NESPi case (NES style) is $15.99 on Amazon Lighting Deal (Prime Early Access) Buy-Now!

[geekometry]

Project: Home Arcade v2 - A Living Room RetroPie System for Classic MAME & Retro Gaming

Project: Home Arcade v2 – A Living Room RetroPie System for Classic MAME & Retro Gaming

MAME – Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator A few years ago, I wrote two articles about my experiences setting up a small, quiet, PC in my living room for retro gaming.  The goal was to buy and outfit a system to play classic MAME and console games, at a cost that was no more than a current-generation video game console.  The project was a major success, and my friends and I have had a blast playing…

[iyikeshu]

NESPI CASE+Raspberry Pi 3+ Fan Installation process

[gamersdugrenier]

Unboxing NesPi Case + Clavier Bluetooth Pokémon

Unboxing NesPi Case + Clavier Bluetooth Pokémon

Cette fois, c’est une vidéo impromptue (encore…) où nous déballons notre NesPi Case pour Raspberry Pi et nous l’agrémentons d’une distribution Recalbox relevée d’un clavier bluetooth Pokémon officiel de chez Nintendo. Difficile à tourner, difficile à monter (Final Cut Pro X nécessite de prendre de nouveaux réflexes) mais pas question de jeter… Mettez des lunettes de soleil car c’est l’éblouissant…

[oldguydoesstuff]

The NESPi Problem

I really wanted to like this case, but it looks now like I’m going to have to abandon it in favor of another one for the RetroPie I’m building.  First, there were power supply issues with it that required me to rewire the power switch and supply lines.  Not a big deal I thought, but a pain.  Now there is another issue apparently, involving the internal USB hub and the latest version of Raspian (4.14/Stretch) that comes bundled with the RetroPie install download.

It seems that there is a bug in Raspian (or maybe its a HW issue with the hub) that casues endless error messages to be logged to the files in /var/log.  It may or may not also be related to using the XBox wireless dongle on these outside USB ports, this is what others have run into who use this setup. Things kind of work, but your disk fills up, and it also appears to be the cause of the hangs I experienced.  

Options here are:

Downgrade to Raspian Jessie (you will have to manually install Retropie on it).  People report this is OK but have not tried it

You can disable logging, but this is only a partial fix - performance is still impacted because the OS is taking exceptions constanty

Hack your case to allow you to access the internal USB ports of the Pi instead of the hub (for me, file this under, what’s the point?)

Wait for a fix from Raspian - they are aware of it, I see activity in GitHub about this bug. Not sure when it will be fixed - the 4.14-70 kernel still has it.

Get a new case.  This is probably the way I’m leaning

[billreeseblog]

Project Summer Fun - NesPi4 Build - Part 1 The Build

So here we are it's the middle of July and as work slows down I tend to look for fun things to do. This summer I want to playt some retro video games like Tetris, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Space Harrier. Games from my childhood as I grew up in the 8-bit and 16-bit console era. Since I do not have an older TV to play these older systems on I think I am going to build a retro game console.

To do this I am going to need some parts. So here is the parts list:

Raspberry Pi 4B 4GB (that should be plenty of Ram for most every retro game I want to play)

Retroflag NES-PI 4 case. This case is awesome. It looks like a retro Nintendo Entertainment System case. It has an AC adapter, SATA SSD adapter cartridge and a CPU cooler in the box. It is the perfect retro gaming case for this project. It even has working power and reset buttons.

2.5 inch SSD drive or a Micro SDXC UHS1 drive. If you are using a Micro SDXC flash drive you will need a USB card reader.

Micro HDMI to HDMI cable.

8BitDo SF30 Pro game pad. It is designed like a Super Nintendo Entertainment System controller, only wireless. It also has the benefit of having dual analog sticks. This should allow for game emulation up through the PS2.

Batocera Linux.

Raspberry Pi Imager

PUTTY

USB Keyboard and mouse

A PC (Mac, Windows, or Linux)

The Build

I am going to refer you to a video over at DB Tech. His assembly of the NesPi 4 case is great.

Once you have assembled the NesPi4 Case you are going to need an OS. We will cover that in the next article.

MacSwitch - Project Summer Fun - NESPI 4 Build Part 1 - The Build

Once you have assembled the NesPi4 Case you are going to need an OS. We will cover that in the next article. In this case I chose Batocera Linux. It's a great Retro Gaming OS. It even seems to have the fix for booting Batocera from the 2.5" USB 3 hard drive.

[macswitch]

Project Summer Fun Overview

It's been a long year, and now I feel the need to have a little fun. I was going to upgrade a small computer to use as a home entertainment PC, but the PCs BIOS blocked adding PCIe GPU. So I have moved on to an alternate plan. I am going to build two retro gaming devices. The one retro gaming console will be a set-top box of some form. The other device will be a portable handheld gaming device. The gaming systems will use Raspberry Pi based computers.

Gaming Console Parts List

Raspberry Pi 4

Retroflag NESPI4 Case

64 GB Micro SD Card

Batocera Linux

8BitDo SF30 Gamepad

8BitDo Pro 2 Gamepad

In a later upgrade I will install a 500GB SATA SSD drive.

Handheld Gaming Console

Raspberry Pi Zero W

Retroflag GPi Case

64 GB Micro SD Card

Batocera Linux

In a later upgrade I will upgrade the Raspberry Pi to a Compute Module 4 using a Retro Game Restore GPiMate Plus for CM4 Lite, and a 256 GB Micro SD Card.

My next article as part of Project Summer Fun is a review of the Retroflag NESPi 4 case. My next Up To Date article is on RISC.

[gearbestt]

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[neozoneorg]

TEST du NesPi 4 Case : le nouveau boîtier RetroFlag pour Raspberry Pi 4 !

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[kawaicorner]

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[kozeys]

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[sensoqstore]

Mini Retroflag NESPi NES Style Case For Raspberry Pi 3, 2, B+ Computer Case

https://sensoq.com/product/mini-retroflag-nespi-nes-style-case-for-raspberry-pi-3-2-b-computer-case/ Specifications: This is a NES inspired enclosure for your Raspberry Pi system. It can turn your bare Raspberry Pi PCB into an elaborate console in an instance. NES Style: We created this Pi case applying the most iconic element in the retro game world as a homage to the most classic console ever made. POWER button, RESET button and LED all functional: Front loading cartridge cover Behind the small, hinged door, there are two USB ports and one standard RJ-45 connector. Improved HDMI and Audio Ports This is done to enhance the experience of using your HDMI and audio out-put cables. Micro SD card slot on the Side We put the slot for your Micro SD card on the side to allow more space for you to operate more freely. Compatibility: RASPBERRY PI 3 MODEL B, RASPBERRY PI 2 MODEL B, RASPBERRY PI 1 MODEL B+ Customization: We tailored made this enclosure to fit in your Raspberry Pi PCB perfectly so that you can use it like a NES console as how you remember it. Click here for MANUAL Package Included: 1 x NESPi Case 2 x USB power cable, DIY power cable Internet cable, fan power cord, USB cable 4 x Adaptable PCB 1 x Screw driver 1 x Instruction manual Sensoq.com

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[oldguydoesstuff]

Crashy crashy Retropie

I’ve been having some trouble with my Retropie system that I’ve installed into the NESpi case.   It runs for a while but then hangs during gameplay.  I thought for a while it was the NESpi case, and reworked the whole power system for it.

Then I tested without the case at all, and the same thing.  Runs for several minutes in a game then freezes.  I swapped out various cables/supplies trying to rule that out, but the killer clue was that I have a second RetroPie system I built for the upcoming PiGRRL project, and that machine using the identical power supply and cable runs fine.   So it’s not the cable, supply, or case. Has to be the Pi itself, or the software.  I am using:

Raspberry Pi 3B+

RetroPie 4.4

RetroArch emulators and EmulationStation

Installed the ffmpeg modification to record video

Hangs observed in both MAME and GBA emulation

So I’m thinking it’s either the 3B+ board to blame, or my distro is corrupted, or maybe the SD card.   Anyone with any similar experience/thoughts about it, let me know.  I will probably try a card swap between boards next, to divide it between HW and SW...

[kingdirrty]

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[gearbestt]

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