Thousands of Retro Games in Your Pocket with this DIY Emulator!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ก.ย. 2024
- Let's build the best size, no-compromise, retro handheld gaming console.
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Parts list:
Game Boy Null - snazzy.fm/gbnull
Raspberry Pi Zero W - snazzy.fm/pizerow
Battery - geni.us/xtWxIE
microSD card - geni.us/Qryny
Supplies:
Kapton tape - geni.us/0hXhZhm
.015" leaded solder - geni.us/CkU8IPS
Solder wick - geni.us/0whu
Amtech Flux (IMPORTANT) - geni.us/XJmkk
Inexpensive (but high quality) soldering iron - geni.us/wFeET8
Hakko FX-951 soldering station - geni.us/BXed
Hakko conical solder tip - geni.us/NSyDx56
Optional rubber work mat - geni.us/BDgd32m
Snazzy Labs uses 3D printing and amateur soldering (this video provides a 'how to solder' tutorial for soldering beginners) to create the world's coolest (and tiniest) handheld emulator using a Raspberry Pi Zero W. Enjoy thousands of retro games in your pocket with this fun DIY project!
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I am genuinely ridiculously tempted by this.
Do it! I had a blast building it, the thing runs great, I'm finding myself actually playing it (which is unusual for my DIY videos lol), and the price is right!
No sound? No thanks. No offense. Heh
Snazzy Labs you could probably set up sound using a micro usb to headphone jack adapter. Then it wouldn’t require much more if any extra space in the enclosure.
I love RPi projects. If you like emulation/retro gaming you should look into Arduboy if you haven’t already.
ThaddeusSM Andeoid supports emulators. Far easier than this with full sound.
go for it, i made mine with audio and its not that hard at all.
This is a well made video, and probably the best pi portable console video I have seen to date. However, I do want to point out that you should NEVER cut both terminals of a lithium battery at the same time. The metal in the scissors is shorting the two terminals together, and a shorted lithium polymer battery can explode in a firey ball of infernal rage. This is extremely dangerous, so try not to do that again. Keep up the good videos!
Shank Mods you clearly haven’t seen very many Pi portables.
I thought the same thing when I saw him cut it like that.
Ummm I think Wiggy is right, stuff like the "Minty Pi V3" by "Sudomod" aka "Wermy" is much easier to build, doesn't require mush saughtering at all, and much more premium.
Holy crap yes. I've melted wires in little RC models with batteries that size because I didn't bother to test for shorts before plugging them in. If that battery was much bigger you could have spot welded the wires to your cutters and had a burning battery. No joke! It would only take 10s of amps to do it for smaller wires.
Shank Mods hey shank i love your wii portables
You need to mention DO NOT cut both the red and black wire at the same time if your cutting it off the battery! shorts happen INSTANTLY just for safety ONLY CUT ONE WIRE AT A TIME!!!!
I learned the hard way cutting live wires together in a household. Never again.
@Username0662 it was! He cut the wires right off the battery! If he hadn't gotten lucky and cut the wires clean, he could of fried the battery and caused it to explode!
Awesome advice! Thanks
Right, he was fortunate however because his battery has a BMS.
Video description: "Let's build the best size, no-compromise, retro handheld gaming console."
No sound...
I think sound aint that important imho
Doesnt the pi have BT tho?
The Gameboy Null 2 has you covered. Two speakers AND headphone jack.
I just think its the craziest shit ever that all the old games we used to play on those big heavy consoles can all, every one of them, be played on a tiny little device, it just blows my mind.
It is pretty wild! Especially when you consider the tiny little Pi Zero is what does 100% of the computational work. And they cost $10! Pretty cool.
Yeah it's definitely incredibly cool.
@Joe Blow Let's hope we get there... There's a lot of people worried out there in the world about world war 3. It dosen't help with how chaotic things are and that the news dosen't cover corruption too well, and all the infighting the western world is having, I swear someone wants to piss us off and get us to become aggressive with each other right. Hopefully things chill down, and people stop pushing AI Tech to much or looking into the new too dangerous potential modern world weaponry choices that can't be controlled in the modern world.
Cell phones have been able to do this for about 10 years now. My 200 dollar cellphone runs PS1 fullspeed and even Dreamcast.
@@tonberryhunter And does your smartphone have all those dedicated physical buttons rather than an inert touchscreen? When you play games, listen to music or watch video on your phone and flatten to battery, what happens when you need to use the phone? Carry a charger or spare battery? Might as well just have a separate device in the first place. Smartphones aren't the answer to everything. Why not have a console, tablet or laptop for better games on the move?
Weird flux but ok
I see what u did there
@@acidix_games that was smooth
Haha, this comment is gold! And your picture makes it even better
Ha
Pun
This video is sponsored by flux...
@@BhargavGV
Most likely so...
BhargavGV dont be silly
Flux isn't s brand.
and tape
That made me chuckle, thx
“If you have rosin flux just throw that away” and now use this rosin based flux I’m promoting 😂
Did you just use flux on a capacitor?
doc brown would be proud!
I c what you did there.
its a resistor
Great video. I have been soldering since the early 90s and have always used rosin core solder which works great on large gauge wires and small pinned circuit boards but is impossible when using SMT components. Using separate flux is amazing and a total game changer. Thank you so much for that tip.
If you’re here and follow Rossman, be sure to add a Milli-Paul amount of flux whenever possible.
😉
Look it isn't actually THAT much flux. Think of the magnification that guy is working under, it looks like everything is flooded but really it's just a little tiny droplet.
doesn't change the fact that flux is magic!
As someone that does the same thing he does for al living, it's a lot of flux. That's the joke, though. It's all good. He does work under some wicked magnification.
J W wtf that’s my name am I high right now
Correction: Flux is a weak acid that strips oxidization from metals when activated by heat. This allows the solder to adhere much better to the metal, as there isn't a metal oxide layer blocking it.
6:08 does that also work with other flux or just this one?
Well that's odd, Linus said that NordVPN is the fastest VPN...
Hmm
Linus>everyone else
almost as if he got paid to say that.... hmmmm....
that dude only says what he reads in his script, blame da script writers
I thought it was PIA
"I don't solder" buys an Hakko.
"I never solder. But when I do, I use Hakko".
*a Hakko
Dude either has more money than he knows what to do with, or he's sponsored.
He doesn't solder, he sodders 😂
Or he hadn’t soldered much before, but wanted to start doing it more often, so decided to spend on the tools since he runs a tech channel.
While I don't have the patience for a DIY project like this, it's rather neat.
Thanks a ton. You should give it a shot anyways! Once I had the 3D printed parts, the whole thing really only took about 30 minutes. Fun weekend project. :D
For audio, you have two options with the Pi Zero. Analog/pwm pins with a low-pass filter (and amp like the PAM8302) + adding a dtoverlay line to /boot/config.txt ........OR, a small USB sound card adapter. And a 10k potentiometer or something for adjusting volume
"There are three rules to soldering: the parts must be clean, the parts must be clean, and the parts must be clean" - My Dad (after recommending I use flux)
Ive been soldering for quite some time and ALWAYS had problems with ribbon cables, I was watching for fun and learned something that could have changed my life 10 years ago.
So awesome! Since you have all the tools can I just buy the stuff and come over and you help me put it together? I'll bring lunch.
😉
That was crazy how you soldered that ribbon cable so fast!
Every time when someone tells me "Look, it´s verry easy" is because he knows how hard is it, ando is often hard.
No joke, this video is actually one of the best soldering tutorials I've seen on TH-cam.
Glad you like it! Thanks for featuring it in a video :) You didn't fancy the acrylic case? (that Alister Savage at 6:33 is me)
Great build, man! Enjoyed it a lot. Hope I can help you sell a few more boards. Acrylic was cool, but I wanted to implement the 3D printing angle. :)
At 3:25, you mention that some of the pins were mislabeled in the documentation. I just whipped out my multimeter and checked, they're all labelled correctly, I think my choice of colors is probably the problem, sorry about that.
Might be my fading eyes. Haha. Maybe numbering by pin? Idk. Sorry for the error. Great documentation, btw! 👍
It's so wonderful to watch someone discover the satisfaction and jot of proper soldering. If any of you aren't sure about this project because of the soldering; I urge you to do it. It will be fun, and rewarding when you get your awesome new toy at a fraction of the price you can buy these things new for. Enjoy!
8:10 “lol ya aint getting any password ya goons” 😂😂
Plot twist: That it's actually the password. XD
this is honestly one of the best models of diy consoles iv seen so far, its gameboy sized but with nes, gb, gbc and gba for free, you could get a headphone jack to avoinf the space of the speaker and you could get audio that way
6:53 cut both wires one by one, or you are going to shorten the battery (if you shorten the batterys, it hurts them, but doesn't destroy them)
This is probably a good suggestion. Didn't even cross my mind. Thanks.
No problem ^^
smpl. TimeFX Minor nitpick, but I think you mean 'short'
short circuit
Yeah, that part scared me a little.
this video immediately made it to my re-watch list. I'm definitely going to have to get myself one of these soon. I was sad when the most reputable rom sites went down but with this I'll be playing all my favorite roms again in no time
This video has convinced me that flux is witchcraft. How did you not bridge the connections on that ribbon cable...
IT IS MAGIC!
Surface tension and the pcb surface is coated with a solder repellant of sorts
r/wooooooooooosh
that's just soldermask
was thinking the same! i use flux but had no idea i could do that lol
2:10 Thank you for using "the bomb" correctly.
holy shit! Really cool video Quinn! I really enjoyed this.
Thanks a ton, Mark!
I'm a SMT engineer (Surface Mount Technology, the tech were that chip resistor came out) and this project is really great. Regarding the Flux, this is used to help the solder stick onto the PCB (Printed Circuit Board). I would advice better to apply the Flux before soldering the chip resistor, and that is going to help a lot.
I don't know how much info you can get when you buy this product, but usually the solder is chosen based on the PCB materials and the final purpose of the product (among many other variables, but in this case these two are the most important). The most common solder alloy could be SAC (96.5% Sn + 3%Ag + 0.5%Cu) but you can get something like 100%Sn and it's going to be good enough (and cheaper). Just please please please, stay away from solders with Lead!!!! hope this helps someone ;D
Flux for president
#Flux2020
Did you cover the HDMI port?
I'm telling you, he's the tech version Doug de Muro
Or wait... Doug de Muro is the car version of me. ;)
@@snazzy If you are daddy, Doug is granddaddy. Sorry man.
Your voice is exactly the same
I couldn't open the web ,oh this isn't doug
Only this this guy isn't super annoying.
Don't worry about 'breathing lead bro', the boiling/vaporization point of lead is far beyond the temperature you soldering iron can go. That is flux smoking, which isn't as toxic but would still take a few years off your life, depending on what type of flux.
Uhm... that would mean decreasing life expectancy... meaning your life expectancy is shorter then what it should be meaning you will die younger meaning you don't get to see more youtube videos
wow man.
Thanks for watching, Kev.
So, go easy on the flux. Also, you should clean all of your solder joints after you use flux, wick, or even solder for that matter. Wick and solder both usually have flux within them. Even if it says "no-clean" flux, you should still clean it. Some of the materials used in flux can eat away at contacts, traces, and the substrate. Not all flux does that but, it's just good practice to clean everything. Otherwise, an all around good project. I would never recommend a hakko soldering station (which I know you didn't) but, you should always give examples of cheaper alternatives. For fine solder work, never suggest a "20 dollar soldering iron" because those are not good or precise enough. Trust me. I learned the hard way.
Be careful. Nintendo is going ham on giving out copyright strikes for anything emulation-related, particularly related to their systems.
Reggie is my buddy, but I'll be on the lookout. Thanks. 👀
Nintendo has lost in court multiple times in regards to emulators. However, Nintendo can and do protect their ROMs under trademark and copyright.
@Prometheus Can you share those awesome 16 gb games, please?;)
cough Emuparadise cough
Prometheus where can I find your roms page ?? link please
“You want this flux because it’s DA BOMB” lol
Thank u for the hand holding throughout the video, I do like to be taught how to do this stuff while being entertained
Me too thanks Dad 😊
In awe at the size of this emulator. Absolute unit.
how about Bluetooth headphones? is the pi have bt built in or a usb addon?
Came for the DIY handheld, left with an itch to flux and solder everything around me. great video man! :D
Well done...Love it
Thanks Aaron!
I can't believe how I've been soldering without flux all this time... that thing is liquid magic!
I’ve been trying to do something like this for over a decade, ever since running emulators on the GP2X and PSP Go. I’ve had every handheld ranging from the Nvidia Shield to the GPD Win.
While the GPD Win 2 is pretty close to the perfect handheld gaming powerhouse for me, it’s also expensive as hell.
I’m definitely going to try this! Would be perfect to give to the kids instead of my GPD Win 2
Agreed. This thing is as durable as all get out too. Would be an awesome build!
Snazzy Labs Just took the time to actually watch the video, instead of clicking Like right after posting my reply. I’m definitely going to order the parts for this thing tonight, just have to shop around for the cheapest shipping to the Netherlands.
Your NES-cartridge emulator is still working perfectly. Hopefully, this will turn out at least as well!
GPD Win 2 hahahah I can get a GTX 1060 powered 17 inch full laptop for the price of the GPD Win 2..... Thats a GPD Loose if you ask me!!
myname is private Good luck stuffing a 17” laptop in your pocket. And good job on totally missing the point.
Seeing this way later than I should have... by almost 2 years. It's not the lead that is the problem, it's the flux being vaporized that causes issues. Still not good to breathe lead fumes, but it really is the flux that is important to avoid.
How about downloading an emulator on your phone
It's crazy how charismatic you are. I'm absolutely never going to attempt this, but I thoroughly enjoyed watching the whole thing. That's gotta say something. Good job!
Thanks, Lucas! This comment means a lot. I try really hard to make videos entertaining for everyone-even those that don’t intend to actually do the project. :)
"make sure your in a well ventilated room"
Goes outside
now i understand why i always sucked at soldering , you open my mind , i need to buy flux
What’s the battery life and how do you recharge it?
"Oh shit I forgot about the recharging stuff..."
Completly enamoured by the size of this lad
Absolute unit
😂
Have a pi 3 as well and make the SD card removal. Boom, you got a homemade switch hah
Great job and awesome build! Just be aware that flux is both conductive and corrosive. Make sure to clean the board with a small brush and some alcohol. Solves the problem easily.
It was rather crass to leave out the fact that there was no audio device in the build until the end of the video. That should have been noted from the start. It also doesn't make any sense to do a project like this and only half ass it. On top of that, you have left your viewers wondering what would need to be done for audio as you just merely say "Oh, you can do it if you want". How is that acceptable?
Agreed.
Nice just modded a 2ds but this would be a fun project. What's the cost tho?
Just wondering, where do you get the games onto the Pi
There's a ton of rom sites. Google them.
Go to r/roms on reddit, follow the rom link megathread
I don't remember why TH-cam suggest me this video but I'm not disappointed. great video. complete & detail instructions, delivered in perfect pace. well done
Can you recharge the battery or do you have to remove it once it dies????
TcT Videos 101 it’s a rechargeable lithium polymer battery LiPo and is charged using the TP4056 board. Just plug in a micro usb charger and you’re good to go
Ok
It is shown near the end of the video of installing the micro usb
Great video except for one thing. I'd recommend against cutting the positive and negative wiring of the battery in one snip as you may risk shorting/damaging the battery. Cut one wire first, strip it and solder it on. Then do the same to the other wire.
Could you add a headphone jack without changing the form factor?
With a little modification of the housing, and only if there is a big enough place on the motherboard to be cut out, but probably yeah
I mean you would need to modify the circuit board and stuff which would make it cost more
Based on what i saw i wouldnt suggest this as a first solder project. Also without a decent iron, fine tip, good thin leaded solder and yes good flux this will be a challenging solder job even if you have a little bit of experience. I think having the ideal tools made this looks a bit easier than it would be with an old unregulated hot poker and a 20 year old roll of 1/8 diameter flux core.
Would be cool if when making case, did design on back or your name!
Cool vid & day device. Now just wish had 3D Printer like yours, 😉
Can you get buttons that have a membrane or silicone backing on them for better "pcb contact"? Also, can you get a better display for this, and other mods?
Cheers, A👍🏻
Not only was this an entertaining and informative video, but the way you describe and go through everything step by step makes things incredible easy. Great stuff! Thank you, subbed :)
I’d prob print the case in metal and if I can I’ll just cannibalize a real controller
I'm with this guy on flux. I don't know why it doesn't get emphasized more in the DIY electronics community. It makes everything so much easier, but not a lot of people seem to actually use it.
I really want to do this, but a version with audio (headphone) capabilities.
Emulating console games and also emulating the “insert Linus sponsor pun” slot. Hehehe
But does it run crysis?
its allready dead. dont kill it more
@@danielisarting4992 "It's", "already", "don't". Or "It is" and "do not". Did you miss many English lessons at school?
@@another3997 Im vewy sowy fow naught bein aple to sel praperli
there is nothing premium about 3D printed lattice.
There's nothing particularly premium about injection moulded plastic either, but that doesn't stop it being used.
injection molded abs plastic is actually fairly premium.
@@another3997 The device was designed to be used with a plexiglass case, premium enough?
@@megatrolltrollington Definitely quite premium, makes stuff easier in my personal experience when doing personal projects.
Bluetooth is on the Pi Zero W, and should be useable for audio.
Cool vid.
Do you know a similar kit with a better screen (IPS?)
Nice build. I may consider taking this on.
even $45 looks so expensive for this.
Holy cow, you can go and start your own company now!!! Very impressive!
Why people don't just buy a cheap PSP and hack it?
RedVGFox building it is half the fun
Building it give you a sense of accomplishment. Also, why buy a cheap PSP. Your smartphone phone should be fine unless you want to feel the buttons.
I do buy a PSP because I lack the skill and material (3d printers / soldering tools etc..)
But one day I know i'll make my own arcade cabinet and small handled
It's old,and Sony doesnt make it anymore so good quality parts are harder to get
yea i just hacked my vita. i get that people who do this do it for the building part of it, but those "asterisks" at the end kind of killed it for me. i was sold until the end where the guy said there's no audio and the screen sucks outside. also that d-pad looks pretty trashy to me. i can't say for sure until i actually hold one though.
Linus will be proud of that ad transition.
Why do you pronounce it like that? You're an American. We say it N-E-S.
In the past we weld the radio and little red-green light toy.
Now we weld the homemade gameboy advance.
LOL
And you got 3K likes for 58k views, average per 19.5 ppl will click the like button, such good video.
This is basically porn... Hell yes.
You mean mini porn
This looks like a wonderful father and kids project!
ARRGHH
FLUX
FlUx
fLuX
fluX
Fuuuuu**
Man you did an expert soldering!!
No audio? No big deal... are you kidding? Lol Im sorry but retro gaming without audio is pretty pointless.
I am so, so tempted to do this. Like I'm an 11 year old kid who has never played these old games, but for 70 to 100 bucks....... Its a very good deal
You forgot to mention, if you solder with Flux, you should clean the whole pcb board (basically the soldering parts) with 99% alcohol. Because Flux IS corrosive after all if left for a longer time on metal, because it is basically acid. So even thought it helps you soldering, if not cleaned with alcohol after all cools down, it can corrode your device from the inside on the long term. Cheers.
HEY! For future reference, when u are soldering a micro resistor, get solder the pads first then place the resistor down and touch yours solder iron to it so u don't risk burning out the resistor. Great vid tho!
Yo made the buttons black because "looks less DIY". Why do it yourself then? Be proud of what you made!
I wish I knew about this before I took a trip to Europe. Having to pull my switch out at every airport, SFO, LHR, CDG, FCO, and LHR again got very annoying. This would have been great and saved bag space.
Thanks for this! I've been regretting never buying a Game Boy Micro back then. I would literally make this just to play classic pokemon games on the go.
Good video and I have to say OMG that flux trick for the ribbon cable is freaking amazing!
I will have to try doing this my self when I get into soldering.
The lack of audio is heartbreaking. I would kill for something that small and sleek with audio
The Dingoo A320 has always been my favourite. I see the inspiration.
Thanks Snazzy Labs. first video ive watched from you guys. the host is awesome. keep him. Liked and subbed
Looks super 90s with the translucent plastic, so sick!
we can add leds and mirrors to make the screan brighter, for the audio add a 3.5 mm audio jack. i wonder if they already fix it look like a cool project
came for the title stayed for the magic of fucking flux
I stumbled upon this video randomly and have absolutely no interest in building this thing -- but I do suddenly have an incredibly overwhelming urge to buy and use flux.