[–] 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.
[–] 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
[–] Diavolo1988 ago
but controlling games like this on the phone is extremely impractical.
[–] 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.
[–] akuta 1 point 2 points 3 points (+3|-1) ago
It wouldn't have as retro a feel though. Those old Gameboys were like bricks. Such great little systems.
[–] dabork ago
But at what point does functionality start mattering less than form?
Is it really worth it to spend all the time developing this when the screen will barely be big enough to see anything on and you're missing your 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.