For the performance this is really great upgrade from the Pi Zero to the CM3. How does this work with cooling ? Chinees handhelds al use cooling fans combine with cooling sink on the cpu.
I've only played a little bit with my test unit but it was overclocked using ETA primes medium overclock settings and I didn't have any issue with it overheating.
i just receive mine and im in love with this little device :) the screen is awesome the sound is good and game buttons layout is good too!! definately a great device !!
This is excellent. and I really wouldn't mind it sticking out on top a little. It's great to have hot-swappable options. Can put in the pi zero cart for travel, and the cm3 cart for home
Great review as always ETAPrime! Although I think it’s great to have more power, the GPI case is already amazing by itself, it does the job when it comes to old platforms. But it would be great to see a new Pi with same form factor and more power
I thought I would have been all over this kit when it released. The whole unit is a trade off. More power, not enough buttons, faster battery drain. The image floating around has button combinations to work around this probably; but that type of play style isn't for me. If it doesn't feel natural I can't enjoy it. I still probably wouldn't play anything above SNES even with this upgrade.
Yep. This was main issue with teh Retrostone also - trigger button placement. When you place those trigger buttons on the back it just doesnt feel right.
I do wish it had Wi-Fi/Bluetooth built in Other than that I really love this mod, I might actually pick up the GPiCase and this MOD. I also love that since you don't have to do anything with your case, you can just switch back to using a Pi Zero [W] with ease if you didn't like the mod.
RGR has tested up to 2 hours of play time on this CM3+ unit but that is the max he has played nothing more so he couldn't test out the full amount of battery usage. So at the very least your getting 2 hours of gameplay on it
It looks like a great product, however, the price is not right in my opinion. The GPi case costs 57$ shipped, the RG350 costs $80 shipped, and just for the cartridge without the CM3 module, the asking price of 51$ is JUST NOT WORTH IT. One is better off purchasing a complete solution.
With so many Open Dingux and Android handhelds to chose from I would say NONE of the portable Raspberry Pi are worth the money. Hell, a PSP or PS Vita is STILL a great little emulation device. I think the PowKiddy x18 with a clean Android rom is one of the best deals around. $110 and you can emulate everything up to Dreamcast. It even has a touch screen and emulates DS perfectly. No point in buying an RPi.
@@visheshgupta9100 the Case is RESIN 3d printed of the highest quality not crappy FDM. Just to give you a breakdown these are about $30 to make and get to Retro Game Restore, Then shipped to me in a bulk order. Add a $36 CM3 module that comes to a total of $63 then add shipping worldwide is $16.38(packaging and boxes with shipping) comes to a grand total of $79.38 I only make $5 and some change on each for my time to Test out each and every one before they go out and package them up. Now unfortunately for RGR the price for shipping is even more which is why his are more expensive. Unfortunately it takes a lot to get a CM3 system up and running the way you want it. This is why if you look a the KITE's Circuit Sword for the Original Gameboy the Board itself is about $250 alone while there are others out there that have kits close to it that are $250 for the entire kit like Renegade Labs Gameboy kit with the 3A+.
@@AkumaMods Dear Sir, I understand that the price for prototyping is high, however, it is not "Commercially Viable". People in China are providing COMPLETE solutions at a cheaper price, and still earning money. We appreciate your hard work, and providing a solution for hardcore fans, maybe that is your target market. However, from a general consumers perspective, the price of your product / offering is not justifiable. Maybe look at some PCB fabricators in China, and have your products shipped directly from factory, China post is way more economical. As for the shipping, please note that I just ordered the RPi Zero from SparkFun, and they shipped through FEDEX to India from America, and charged only 3$ for shipping. So if you say that the cost of the "High Quality Resin Case" is 30$, I just dont buy it. Maybe sell the PCB for 5$ + shipping, and share the cartridge case 3d file, consumers can print themselves for under 1$ or 2$. I believe 20$ (shipped) is a good price point for a MOD, and you definitely will still earn money. If you disagree, and insist that your controller pcb costs 30$ or more, just take a step back, and look at the price of RPi Zero W, it is a fully functional SBC, with Processor, Ram, Wifi, BT and whatnot, and it still costs 10$ (AND EARNING MONEY). So yeah, the pricing can be a lot lower. Maybe you need to reconsider your supply chain. Please take this as a positive and constructive feedback. If you want to share the PCB / BOM (Bill of materials), let me know, I can check with some local PCB fabricators and assembly in India as well.
@@visheshgupta9100 well it's china nobody can compete with them ever. There's a reason everything is so cheap there because it's made cheap not quality like this cm3 kit.
Neat idea this little modification. But what about the battery life without the battery mod? What is the energy consumption of the GPi case like after the GPiMate mod compared to the standard execution?
Was keen to get a GPI case, but buying all this stuff separately would cost over $200 (in NZ$) probably just wait for someone to make a case for the compute module 4
@ETA PRIME how long will three standard AAs perform with the CM3+ mod compared to the standard Pi0 version? Can you tell me? Please? Does anyone else know the answer maybe?
Pretty cool mod, I'd rather go the adam builds route using a bigger screen and the A+ personally but not everybody would want to solder / mod the case I suppose.
I will probably be picking this up as, I love the Gameboy Advance library and I have one minor issue: Mario And Luigi Super Star Saga keeps crashing at certain parts of the game with the GPSP core. If I could avoid that and play all of my favorite games, that would be awesome.
I like the idea of it but for the price I don't think it's worth it. If you combine the price of the kit and the GPI case you could pick up a much better Retro handheld. Good review though!
I wonder what the CM3 does to the battery life without a lipo mod for more capacity. I've been using rechargeable AA batteries in mine also, but I'm betting the extra power from the CM3 would shorten play time quite a bit
RGR tested out the CM3 kit and only played up to 2 hours of play. There was still life left in the batteries but he only tested up to 2 hours which is a good amount of play. So at the very least youll have 2 hours of play on AA batteries
And to think the raspberry pi foundation is readying a compute module for the pi 4b ... With that one it's a lot faster ,sticks out a bit more in that mod gpi case
The CM4 variant will probably not be out for another year or two due to the fact the CM3+ has only been out for 8 months now. The next in the line is the Pi zero which is why the price has jumped up on them.
With a USB hub I have added a PS4 controller, and it works great for two players, but how do I swap Controllers to set the PS4 controller as the default main controller so that i can use the PS4 analog sticks for N64, PSX and Dreamcast games? does anyone know how to do this?
That's why I have the NIMH charging kit that ETA mentions at the end of the video. I use IKEA Ladda batteries and can charge them through the stock power port.
To all the commenters, you are not buying the GPi for the power, but for the form factor. If you want powerful handheld emulation just use your smartphone or a psp. My GPimate turned up today though, I'm a sucker for mods that add more power.
It will not because it requires too much enegineering to get it working the way that this would. Plus sourcing a CM3+ kit for less than $35 shipped is pretty hard so the cheap factor would be done with it because it would come out to a similar price
@@AkumaMods I thought of the price problem but adding the few things on a board for a compute stick shouldn't be that difficult. I honestly don't know why more case makers don't use a CM, they always use a pie and put the ports in odd places or make breakout boards. If more companies incorporated them they would be cheaper and easier to work with.
Shame they dont make the small board more powerful in the 1st place, they are cheap enough as they are. Why not give us the option to have more power in the boards, if you want a low power board then get it. To have an option for more power with the same size would be awesome.
I would rather keep my GPi stock and have decent battery life and spend the money on a faster hand held. I am actually waiting for my PocketGo 2 to arrive which was 50 bux preordered.
it should be the same thing, they both use the CM3 module which has no difference in power. The only difference might be built in Wifi/Bluetooth if freeplay has that
if this was available a couple of months ago, maybe i would have bought it, although now i see it's 85 bucks... that's kind of ridiculous. the whole thing would jupm to 155 or something and for that price you would still have a pretty bad overall handheld. trashy battery, not all the necessary buttons.... for that price you better build one yourself and it would have whatever you put in it. or just buy one of the newer chinese handheld and be done with it. i have RG350 and don't plan on spending much more for retro gaming. the RG350 is pretty powerful have all the buttons and vibration for those who wants it. the battery is pretty good, the buttons feel good. and the thing cost less or equals to this mod alone.
I like the retroflag gpi case the way it is.I mostly play the older games so having the extra power is not worth it to me.Id rather play my 64 games and PlayStation games on originial hardware with a crt.This would be a lot better if it had dual analog sticks and top buttons.The L and R buttons on the gpi case are worthless
lags on neogeo games (eg. metal slug) is natural thing. orginal arcade cabinets had those lags because of the week hardware. you can set cpu speed to 200% in options menu to get rid of it ;) all neogeo games works perfect on rpi3 with no slowdowns once or ever ;) cheers
Hi eta Prime how was your Christmas everyone should get this one right eta prime hey eta prime your the best hard working man in the world and keep up the good work ☺your awesome eta prime😃
For the performance this is really great upgrade from the Pi Zero to the CM3.
How does this work with cooling ?
Chinees handhelds al use cooling fans combine with cooling sink on the cpu.
Can't wait your wicked review on your channel about this little mean add on machine😁😆
I've only played a little bit with my test unit but it was overclocked using ETA primes medium overclock settings and I didn't have any issue with it overheating.
i just receive mine and im in love with this little device :) the screen is awesome the sound is good and game buttons layout is good too!! definately a great device !!
It would be a dream come true to have a microLED or OLED screen for the GPi Case.
Someone actually did it!
I have wanted this for a bit.
This is crazy, I love it.
This is excellent. and I really wouldn't mind it sticking out on top a little. It's great to have hot-swappable options. Can put in the pi zero cart for travel, and the cm3 cart for home
I just got a Gpi case for xmas.
Nice 👍
That is really cool ! :D
Me too 😊
@@WickedGamerCollector hey love ur channel
How??
Great review as always ETAPrime! Although I think it’s great to have more power, the GPI case is already amazing by itself, it does the job when it comes to old platforms.
But it would be great to see a new Pi with same form factor and more power
Always looking out! This is sweet! Hopefully he gets a bunch of orders and can drop the price a few bucks.
A nice simple mode. Like it.
I thought I would have been all over this kit when it released. The whole unit is a trade off. More power, not enough buttons, faster battery drain. The image floating around has button combinations to work around this probably; but that type of play style isn't for me. If it doesn't feel natural I can't enjoy it. I still probably wouldn't play anything above SNES even with this upgrade.
PSP still the best
@@cincyfan987 ps vita better than psp
Yep. This was main issue with teh Retrostone also - trigger button placement. When you place those trigger buttons on the back it just doesnt feel right.
Very nice! I’ve been hoping that someone would do something like this with the compute module 3+
looks funny and cool all at the sametime cant wait to get this
What would you recommend painting this case with, I know you've dabbled in that for several different units lately. Looking to make one for the wifey
I do wish it had Wi-Fi/Bluetooth built in
Other than that I really love this mod, I might actually pick up the GPiCase and this MOD. I also love that since you don't have to do anything with your case, you can just switch back to using a Pi Zero [W] with ease if you didn't like the mod.
It is sad to see the Raspberry Pi 4 scene moving so slowly considering that that is the only one I own.
There is the "SakuraRetroModding" pack for charging your Gpi case. No need soldering just plug and charge.
Unfortunately your unit will no longer sit flat with that mod.
yes there is. They are about $65 shipped worldwide for that kit. I've been working on a solderless kit as well.
Curios to hear how the battery life compares to the pi zero module please.
RGR has tested up to 2 hours of play time on this CM3+ unit but that is the max he has played nothing more so he couldn't test out the full amount of battery usage. So at the very least your getting 2 hours of gameplay on it
It looks like a great product, however, the price is not right in my opinion. The GPi case costs 57$ shipped, the RG350 costs $80 shipped, and just for the cartridge without the CM3 module, the asking price of 51$ is JUST NOT WORTH IT. One is better off purchasing a complete solution.
Furthermore, For 51$ it is NOT AT ALL a POLISHED / FINSHED product. The quality looks very cheap and plasticy, as if printed from a 3d Printer.
With so many Open Dingux and Android handhelds to chose from I would say NONE of the portable Raspberry Pi are worth the money. Hell, a PSP or PS Vita is STILL a great little emulation device. I think the PowKiddy x18 with a clean Android rom is one of the best deals around. $110 and you can emulate everything up to Dreamcast. It even has a touch screen and emulates DS perfectly. No point in buying an RPi.
@@visheshgupta9100 the Case is RESIN 3d printed of the highest quality not crappy FDM.
Just to give you a breakdown these are about $30 to make and get to Retro Game Restore, Then shipped to me in a bulk order. Add a $36 CM3 module that comes to a total of $63 then add shipping worldwide is $16.38(packaging and boxes with shipping) comes to a grand total of $79.38 I only make $5 and some change on each for my time to Test out each and every one before they go out and package them up. Now unfortunately for RGR the price for shipping is even more which is why his are more expensive. Unfortunately it takes a lot to get a CM3 system up and running the way you want it. This is why if you look a the KITE's Circuit Sword for the Original Gameboy the Board itself is about $250 alone while there are others out there that have kits close to it that are $250 for the entire kit like Renegade Labs Gameboy kit with the 3A+.
@@AkumaMods Dear Sir, I understand that the price for prototyping is high, however, it is not "Commercially Viable". People in China are providing COMPLETE solutions at a cheaper price, and still earning money. We appreciate your hard work, and providing a solution for hardcore fans, maybe that is your target market. However, from a general consumers perspective, the price of your product / offering is not justifiable. Maybe look at some PCB fabricators in China, and have your products shipped directly from factory, China post is way more economical. As for the shipping, please note that I just ordered the RPi Zero from SparkFun, and they shipped through FEDEX to India from America, and charged only 3$ for shipping. So if you say that the cost of the "High Quality Resin Case" is 30$, I just dont buy it. Maybe sell the PCB for 5$ + shipping, and share the cartridge case 3d file, consumers can print themselves for under 1$ or 2$. I believe 20$ (shipped) is a good price point for a MOD, and you definitely will still earn money. If you disagree, and insist that your controller pcb costs 30$ or more, just take a step back, and look at the price of RPi Zero W, it is a fully functional SBC, with Processor, Ram, Wifi, BT and whatnot, and it still costs 10$ (AND EARNING MONEY). So yeah, the pricing can be a lot lower. Maybe you need to reconsider your supply chain. Please take this as a positive and constructive feedback. If you want to share the PCB / BOM (Bill of materials), let me know, I can check with some local PCB fabricators and assembly in India as well.
@@visheshgupta9100 well it's china nobody can compete with them ever. There's a reason everything is so cheap there because it's made cheap not quality like this cm3 kit.
I have seen RGR has planned a CPIMate+ for CM4
I ordered one
Do you plan to test it ?
Thanks for mentioning this. I just pre-ordered one!
Neat idea this little modification. But what about the battery life without the battery mod? What is the energy consumption of the GPi case like after the GPiMate mod compared to the standard execution?
Very neat. Hope they make a version of it that just uses the compute module to begin with, there's no reason for it to stick up the top like that.
What image did you use? I can’t for the life of me get the CM3+ working :(
What does this do to the battery life? I'd imagine that this will pull more power and shorten the battery life, but by how much?
Sonic advance 3 was one of the first games I ever played 😄
i wish you could do a video on how to get recalbox working with gpimate on cm3
For NeoGeo and the like, what would be better? The CM3+ module or picking up a PlayGo?
I wish there were compute module adapters for LapDocks.
If you wanted to do SNES/Genesis and lower, would the zero be ok or is bumping up to the CM3+ the way to go even for that 16bit/8bit games
Hey ETA what advice would you give to someone looking to twitch stream with their retropie?
Was keen to get a GPI case, but buying all this stuff separately would cost over $200 (in NZ$) probably just wait for someone to make a case for the compute module 4
@ETA PRIME how long will three standard AAs perform with the CM3+ mod compared to the standard Pi0 version? Can you tell me? Please? Does anyone else know the answer maybe?
Private pi. "I didn't know they stacked shit that high".
gpimate? awesome
Pretty cool mod, I'd rather go the adam builds route using a bigger screen and the A+ personally but not everybody would want to solder / mod the case I suppose.
I will probably be picking this up as, I love the Gameboy Advance library and I have one minor issue: Mario And Luigi Super Star Saga keeps crashing at certain parts of the game with the GPSP core. If I could avoid that and play all of my favorite games, that would be awesome.
How is battery life with the compute module?
I put those Same Nickel metal hydride Energizers in my Dreamcast, replaced the coin battery
What’s the battery life like?
I wonder what else one could develope for the cartridge slot of the GPi Case.
I like the idea of it but for the price I don't think it's worth it. If you combine the price of the kit and the GPI case you could pick up a much better Retro handheld. Good review though!
what do you think about the new odroid go advance?
I got a GPi Case for Xmas this year, but it does not work on battery. I am using the same energizer's. Ideas?
I need to get me one of these! 🎮❤
Can you mod the controls to match the 3d consoles with analogue inputs, triggers etc.?
I wonder what the CM3 does to the battery life without a lipo mod for more capacity. I've been using rechargeable AA batteries in mine also, but I'm betting the extra power from the CM3 would shorten play time quite a bit
RGR tested out the CM3 kit and only played up to 2 hours of play. There was still life left in the batteries but he only tested up to 2 hours which is a good amount of play. So at the very least youll have 2 hours of play on AA batteries
Should I buy the cm3 version or cm4 version?
Does it use the same scripts fpr aade shutdown from the GPi website? And if so how do you add them with no built in wifi?
I actually have a question about the shield tv. Do you think it’s possible to upgrade the Ram?
Absolutely not. 🙂
SteelScooter broooooooo
Is there a way to solve the pixel-perfect issue or is there anything alternative to GPi Case that can run retro games pixel-perfectly?
Would it be possible to use a banana pi instead of a raspberry pi?
So how to buy this adapter in Chinese Mainland?Really want to buy one!!
And to think the raspberry pi foundation is readying a compute module for the pi 4b ... With that one it's a lot faster ,sticks out a bit more in that mod gpi case
The CM4 variant will probably not be out for another year or two due to the fact the CM3+ has only been out for 8 months now. The next in the line is the Pi zero which is why the price has jumped up on them.
@@AkumaMods cool and thanks for the info
I wish there was something like this that used the CM3+, but had analog sticks and was oriented more like a GBA or PSP.
And I want analogs on this
I would buy this, but there isnt any available :(
How did you add dreamcast so easily? I've tried adding cdi files via USB and it doesn't add
Omg, YT only just showed me this yesterday and now I can't get one. I've never gotten mine to work right with my Pi0, always glitches or freezes.
I have tried to order this a few times but it's never worked
With a USB hub I have added a PS4 controller, and it works great for two players, but how do I swap Controllers to set the PS4 controller as the default main controller so that i can use the PS4 analog sticks for N64, PSX and Dreamcast games? does anyone know how to do this?
Interesting concept. A case with an SBC on a cartridge. Neat looking but not really practical considering the price.
I'd fricking love to get one of these...it's the fact that you need to use batteries and not a rechargeable phone one that turns me off
That's why I have the NIMH charging kit that ETA mentions at the end of the video. I use IKEA Ladda batteries and can charge them through the stock power port.
To all the commenters, you are not buying the GPi for the power, but for the form factor. If you want powerful handheld emulation just use your smartphone or a psp. My GPimate turned up today though, I'm a sucker for mods that add more power.
Kinda ruins the illusion of being a "Gameboy" lol
Go retro and make it look like a screen magnifier
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Awesome !!!!
Hopefully retroflag just straight up uses compute modules from now on in it's portables.
It will not because it requires too much enegineering to get it working the way that this would. Plus sourcing a CM3+ kit for less than $35 shipped is pretty hard so the cheap factor would be done with it because it would come out to a similar price
@@AkumaMods I thought of the price problem but adding the few things on a board for a compute stick shouldn't be that difficult. I honestly don't know why more case makers don't use a CM, they always use a pie and put the ports in odd places or make breakout boards. If more companies incorporated them they would be cheaper and easier to work with.
I like this cases And for lattepanda?
Shame they dont make the small board more powerful in the 1st place, they are cheap enough as they are. Why not give us the option to have more power in the boards, if you want a low power board then get it. To have an option for more power with the same size would be awesome.
I can't seem to get metal slug to work at all on the pi zero do i need a particular version of the game or something like bios for the emulator?
@Liberalism is a Cult ok thanks.
With added wifi you could run Steam Link.
Couldn't you run that with the raspberri pi zero?
@@Undercoverfire No, the binary Valve provided only works on the 3 and higher
@@aukondk Thanks! Didn't know
This is far more powerful than pi zero but I love the original case
Any retroflag pi 4 cases yet?
I would rather keep my GPi stock and have decent battery life and spend the money on a faster hand held. I am actually waiting for my PocketGo 2 to arrive which was 50 bux preordered.
Why doesn't someone build one of those consoles around the UDOO RYZEN Bolt V1000 Maker Board SBC.
That unit is pretty large. Also it would ne a custom cooling solution since the included heatsink fan sticks way up.
What image do you flash onto this?
Way too big. I hate how it destroys the vanilla GB look. I wished they've put the CM3 somewhere inside the GameBoy shell instead of the cartridge.
Why is ther no Video for the Banana Pi m2 Zero ?
Because at this point with the CM3 unit there is no need to go with the banana pi. the CM3 is much more powerful
Wait so this mod eliminates the built in WiFi I had with my PiZero W? That's lame. Lol
Does Neo Geo Pocket Color still not work?
What about heat?
Genius.
where to find this add-on?
Does magnus rc supreme base image work on it
Do you really love Eddy Gordo? 😊
Is there a mod like this for the raspberry pi 4?
you could add one but the cartridge would be super bulky
@@AkumaMods i really dont mind the look, i just want the performance as high as possible
How does this compare to the freeplay CM3+???
it should be the same thing, they both use the CM3 module which has no difference in power. The only difference might be built in Wifi/Bluetooth if freeplay has that
A shame the case is not the same colour as the GPi Case.
That’s cool. They should make one that works on the Nintendo Switch
Would banana pi M2 work?
What theme is that?
More power also means less battery.
if this was available a couple of months ago, maybe i would have bought it, although now i see it's 85 bucks... that's kind of ridiculous. the whole thing would jupm to 155 or something and for that price you would still have a pretty bad overall handheld. trashy battery, not all the necessary buttons.... for that price you better build one yourself and it would have whatever you put in it.
or just buy one of the newer chinese handheld and be done with it.
i have RG350 and don't plan on spending much more for retro gaming. the RG350 is pretty powerful have all the buttons and vibration for those who wants it. the battery is pretty good, the buttons feel good. and the thing cost less or equals to this mod alone.
Wouldn’t be so bad if the guy your repping Matt farmer wasn’t selling loaded builds to the retro community
I like the retroflag gpi case the way it is.I mostly play the older games so having the extra power is not worth it to me.Id rather play my 64 games and PlayStation games on originial hardware with a crt.This would be a lot better if it had dual analog sticks and top buttons.The L and R buttons on the gpi case are worthless
Plays Nintendo and gameboy games fine for me.
that shit stickin out of the top looks like complete dog shit, buy a retro cm3 like a normal person am i right?
What about Battery life?
RGR tested up to 2 hours of battery life but that's as much play as he tested no more. So at the very least youll get 2 hours of play
How many minutes for start the console menu?
Cm3+ logo is horrible, break essential of gb
lags on neogeo games (eg. metal slug) is natural thing. orginal arcade cabinets had those lags because of the week hardware. you can set cpu speed to 200% in options menu to get rid of it ;) all neogeo games works perfect on rpi3 with no slowdowns once or ever ;) cheers
Hi eta Prime how was your Christmas everyone should get this one right eta prime hey eta prime your the best hard working man in the world and keep up the good work ☺your awesome eta prime😃
Sir, I can no longer legally sell you alchohol.
Wtf where new nvidia shield tests???????
Retro cm3 with joystick form factor better than gpi case
For $150?? because that's what this price comes to with a GPi case and the CM3 mod
@@AkumaMods ok for the price i m agree but i prefer retro cm3
@@zappingdumondeanimal2925 understand I personally prefer a gbz with a cm3 myself
Its awsome that we can add a CM3 to the Gpi , but they could have done much better with that design instead having something going
outside the GPi...