[–] 2716057 1 point 3 points 4 points (+4|-1) ago
Not trying to be "snarky" like the guy above, but I have an honest question: why is this newsworthy?
Unless I'm missing something, hasn't this exact same thing been done hundreds of times before? Hell, I could've sworn I did this as one of my first rPi projects...
[–] dabork 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
It is a very common project to build an emulator machine with an rPi, so much so that there's a few dedicated software packages for it (http://blog.petrockblock.com/retropie/). The only thing that makes this noteworthy is the fact that it's jammed into a Gameboy and uses a tiny screen. I like that it has physical buttons, but I hate how small the screen is. It would be fine for game boy games but trying to play SNES or Genesis on this would be an ass-pain.
But yes, this is a very common project.
[–] Totenglocke 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
The Gameboy Advance would be a better system since it would have usable shoulder buttons.
[–] Gamio 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Space for a pi zero, screen + screen controller and battery good enough to power the whole thing and not crap out in less than an hour might be an issue in GBA case. Pi needs a minimum of 5volts where as the GBA was designed to run off two AAA at 3volt so you'd probably need a 7.2volt lipo and some method to bring it down to about 5.
I might buy myself a cheap GBA and try to see if its possible, I'd say it could be done if you get the right parts.
[–] Dofu 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago (edited ago)
My phone does this too.
Edit: was being snarky, but I just realized how awesome it is to have the ability to play anything before like 1998 on one device.
[–] Sinful_Casshern 1 point 1 point 2 points (+2|-1) ago
I just downloaded star fox for SNES on android and it is great, so many roms to go through still :D fuck iphones
[–] weezkitty 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
game boy advance is newer than 1998
[–] Dofu ago
Lul yeah you're right. I have a DS emulator too, my brain just wants to believe it's still the 90s and the ps2 is about to drop and kill all my school work.
[–] Diavolo1988 ago
but controlling games like this on the phone is extremely impractical.
[–] Dofu ago
Yeah, once you start thinking about getting a controller for your phone, that's when you start thinking it might just be better to buy a real console again.