It's every game console....
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 พ.ค. 2024
- In this video we build "The Everything Console". A DIY retro console capable of playing just about every game released before the year 2000.
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I'll be honest, I'm absolutely loving the tech and woodworking mesh this channel is becoming because they're some of my favorite content to watch.
Thanks Andre! Its definitely where I tend to gravitate towards on my own, so I think there will be a lot more tech infused videos in the future :)
@@ZacBuilds Super excited to see!
Agreed, It is the content I would be producing if I were a creator.
Thank you being so honest
You should watch DIY Perks if you're interested in that sort of thing
There's an extension board that redirects the side IO to the back. It would make your build wider but it still looks nice and console sized. I think there's even support for an sata or m.2 drive.
Nice! I'll have to check that out. Thanks for the tip!
interesting do you have a link?
There isn’t a direct m.2 port on the pi but you can buy extensions to get one
The rpi4 also supports PoE
As a x-carve owner of 4 years, you have picked it up well, although your clamps are back to front. You will find the little steps fit perfectly with the little steps on the risers, but hey, if it works.
You say things as it is and are so honest which is why I watch and trust you. I hope sponsors get involved because I would trust what you say. Love the content too.
Thanks man that's a good tip about the clamps haha. I always thought those little steps provided some additional grip on the edge, but I see what you mean. I was actually thinking I need to get some quick release t-track style clamps to speed up future carves. And thank your your kind words too, I like having sponsors like SkillShare on these videos because it allows me to talk completely openly about all of the products I use in the videos.
It's not a moral gray area to install ROM's. The people who made, marketed, printed, and distributed the inital game would make no money if you bought a brand new copy (if that was even possible) today. The legal issue is the rights holder not getting to make money off the free distribution of unlicensed ROM's and thats a debate to have, but morally there is no issue with keeping games alive and playble.
I think the same but if we talk about newer games piracy is obviously bad, the problem is that im 15 we don't have that much money and for me fortunatly fully legal. I know its bad but I want to play modern games and I don't have money ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@@user-ck1re2js8o yep, it gets really nuanced once you are willing to admit that a LOT of piracy would not have resulted in a sale otherwise, and ALSO that piracy does *create* sales through word of mouth advertising.
What if you own the gane....
@@Venom-uv5fwyou are immoral for owning the game you monster
The ROM owners don't allow you to buy these games anymore. They basically throw them away and force you to buy the newest hardware and associated games. They could all release their own retro game console but they wont and make it multi platform compatible.
It's great to see others using Raspberry Pi units. What an awesome DIY console! Dude, you really should do a pt. 2.
Thanks! Will do!
@@ZacBuilds JESUS LOVES YOU SO MUCH❤❤🙏🏻🙏🏻
I would like to see a follow-up especially one that included more info on how to set up the raspberry pie.
I think if I end up doing a follow up to this, I will likely move away from the RaspberryPi. As powerful as it is, it's still limited by the fact that its a low cost device. There's a pretty hard ceiling on the amount of output you can get out of a RaspberryPi. It would likely be a windows based PC or at least an X86 PC.
@@ZacBuilds main thing holding back the pi as an emulator is its gpu, whilst pi 4 is much more powerful than pi 3 the gpu is v similar - mostly cpu upgrade
@@ZacBuilds If you do move from the Raspberry Pi, the size is going to go up a lot as the smallest microATX board is substantually larger, this will also mean a much larger power supply and cooling. The cost is also going to go up by 10x or more vs. the current project. These are all things I would make very clear in your video.
Unfortunetly, the config and setup of the Raspberry Pi would be an entire video by itself and to be honest, I feel that was not the scope of the video. Also, no offense @Zac Builds, but there are dozens of videos already out there that would probably provide a better walkthrough of RetroPi. I would just search TH-cam for "RetroPi setup and config" if you want a detailed setup video.
@@ZacBuilds I recommend using Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 for the next one.
From one retro gamer to another i have to say... you earned my subscription!
Dude you just won me over as a subscriber. I used to work using CNC technology for an RV Company, and I'm impressed to see someone combine it with building a PC. It's something I never thought of so I really feel like this is a completely original channel already.
I would love to see round 2 attempt on this project! Great work as always
Alright, I'm adding it to the production list!
@@ZacBuilds add rectangular wooden power and reset buttons with
some thin LED lit epoxy resin surrounds ,
laser engrave "power" and "reset" into them next time
another cool idea would be to recreate the retroflag nes pi 4 case with NES cart SSD case in wood
use walnut for the NES bottom half, oak for the top half and cherry for the bits of black around the NES controller ports
Love the mix between tech and woodworking. Subscribed!
I've been trying to figure out a "gaming on the go" type setup for years. I think this is a fantastic retro setup. I'm highly looking forward to you making the next with more up to date consoles. Kudos
This video has been in my "watch later" list for quite a while. I only now get to watch it. I've been planning on building something similar and your video gave me some good ideas on what to look for regarding design and hardware. Well done, Zac.
I'd LOVE to see a pt 2! awesome build. The case looks amazing
Zac, I liked your woodworking vids before for the education behind them...now that you've tapped into my inner gamer, I love them a whole lot more lol my little brother collects retro game consoles, so you literally just gave me the perfect bday gift for him! Please keep making and doing what you're doing :D
Thanks Donaciano! I really appreciate it man and I'm very happy that I could give you a little gift inspiration. Cheers dude!
Randomly stumbled upon this channel. And I liked and subbed long before the video ended. Great work, editing and content. Looking forward to seeing both old and new content.
I love playing my n64, ps2, xbox 360 games. Looking forward for the next retro build.
Frickin' awesome way to get the nostalgia fix, love it! And love how many uses Raspberry Pi has
Thanks Nick! And ya the Pis are seriously impressive pieces of hardware that I didn't really appreciate until I started working on this project. I didn't really "get" them until I started digging into a bit and seeing all the projects that people had created with them. It's a seriously impressive community.
Never been good at this time of craft but grew up playing these consoles. I would be honored to buy one off of you sir
Glad I found your channel! Sweet video man :)
I dig the DIY case for the Pi. I just have an Argon One case with an M.2 boot drive for my Pi 4 running Batocera. Retro pi is also solid. But it was already assembled, and sleek with active cooling and an extra board that moved the power, audio, and hdmi to the back by the rest of the I/O and turned the hdmi to full size.
Finally, a usage case where the Noctua colours blend in..
Haha so true, I didnt even really notice that when I was working on this video haha
oh man, i love it. i want it. legal grey area, be damned. the walnut was a VERY nice touch!
Yes part two for sure..awesome build.
One note re: drilling through PCB holes, While there may not be visible traces I believe the Pi4 has a 6-layer PCB, so there could be traces near the hole that you can't see. I'm don't know enough about how this might hurt something, but NZXT had a huge recall of one of their cases due to a fire hazard having to do with roughed-up holes in a layered PCB, and a screw touching multiple layers, causing a short and a fire.
Incredible. Never seen woodworking AND videogame and/or computer stuff together and certainly not at such a high level. Usually I'm watching guitar stuff for one and videogame stuff for the other.
Glad you enjoyed it!
What a TH-cam channel 🤜🏼🤛🏼❤️
Stumbled across it by researching latest raspberry pi retro gaming setups and love how you having everything matching in your home to suit your personality , it’s so clean and well kept, well done on all your videos now I have new content to watch and even better it’s very interesting and unboring 💚🤍🧡
This video inspired me to look into making my own retro gaming build similar to this. If you do a second, I'd personally love to see a section that goes more in depth on setting up RetroPie and the software end of things. Regardless, great video man 🔥🔥
I need a sequel! This was fantastic!
Seems like thats the consensus, guess I'm making 2.0 haha
Love the content! This is the first video of yours that I’ve watched and I’m really impressed tbh.
I’m teasing but when I just listen to you talk I feel like I’m listening to Doug DeMuro’s techy brother 😂
Love the killer content! Great job!
Amazing and descriptive video as always thank you so much
I would definitely love to see you make a slick wooden arcade cabinet using that raspberry pi! Great job btw!
I've ALWAYS wanted to make a mini "media center" pc for my theater room. You should build an affordable mini-itx pc. You could also use it as a plex server ! Would love to see what you come up with for components in the current chip shortage world. Would also love to see what you do for a case!!
Very nice job Zac. Can't wait to see more videos soon my friend. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Keep making. God bless.
Cheers Jared! Thanks for watching and the support. Hope you're well too my friend :)
@@ZacBuilds doing pretty good lately. Thanks so much.
"some" thermal paste, oh dear god lol
amazing build man
Nice project, really enjoyed your video. A small tip that I use for really small wires that you need to strip, if all you have is a razor knife or box cutter blade...Lay the wire on a hard surface (preferrably one that you don't mind scratching, just in case lol) then put light force of the blade down on the wire and just roll the wire forward. After a little practice, you will get the feel for how much pressure to put on the knife, and it peels off the sheathing quite nicely. Anyway, thanks again for the nice vid, and I'm looking forward to part 2!
Def want to see v 2.0. Always curious about raspberry pi and my family would LOVE this. I love the Mashup combo
Dually noted Chirs, I'll start working on the 2.0 version soon!
After seeing you X box case I thought upgrading my Pi cases would be a cool idea, and you have already done it. Time to use my new 3018.
Loving this project & look forward to V2.00.
Already hard at work on it!
You should leave links in the description for things such as the controller you liked . Overall i think you did a great job on the build and explaining of everything. Subscribed.
Would love a sequel; Great work!
Already working on the sequel!
Home improvement and a video at the same time. Wild
"Any of you guys had a Sega Dreamcast?"
Are you kidding me man? Was my FAVORITE. So ahead of it's time and debatably the best graphics of it's generation. Sure other systems may have beaten it with sheer polygon count, but a Dreamcast game was as recognizable from it's screenshots as a N64 game was. Everything was super clean, and crisp and sharp, even on old CRT screens. In fact, it was the complete opposite of the N64 lol.
Man, that first time I booted up Sonic Adventure I would've almost sworn I was playing a live action video. Crazy how big of a leap it was!
@@ZacBuilds First time my old calloused heart ever went pitterpatter for a game system lol.
Pi4 dosnt play Dreamcast well though...
Superb ad plug. It’s why I immediately hit the like button. I sat through the whole ad, writing this, so you get the full credit. Good work!
Thanks man! Ads help me keep this ship afloat so I try to at least make them interesting for the audience!
Definitely a project I'd want to make someday
I don't really watch much DIY but I do like it. I even fixed an xbox one recently
Dreamcast was my jam her every single game to boot man I wish I still had that
Yeeeeah now we just need part 2 of this, thanks.
I already did part 2!
Cool video. I've found that using the CNC with a large diameter bit or a spoil board bit is a great way to plane smaller pieces.
For those who have realized how hard raspberry pi’s are to find right now, keep in mind you can use mini pc’s like old decommissioned Intel NUC’s which work great for retro gaming with software called Batocera.
Great channel BTW! I subbed immediately!
What's the best used NUC?
@@MrIkit2000 honestly, just about anything except the first model (DCCP847DYE) because of its low performance (it can barely manage N64). I don't generally recommend 10th gen models because of its price to performance, but I think if you can get one for a good price they would work well in this application.
Dream cast was to ahead of its time the attachments for the controller alone was revolutionary
I love retropi projects. I'm sure you could do an amazing job on an arcade style controller for MAME games.
Thanks Edward! I definitely thought about doing that, my only corner is floor space. I'd love to build a MAME cabinet, but I'm not sure I'd want to keep it haha.
@@ZacBuilds not a full cabinet, just a standalone controller, joystick and buttons in a nice box.
Just beautiful!
Wow, I love this set up. So much so I'd happily pay money for it if it was for sale. I'd also like to see a follow up video.
Yes, you should definitely do a part 2 with an upgraded CPU and GPU!
Definitely wanna see a follow up with newer systems!!
This thing is super dope!
Thanks bro! Really happy with it so far :)
I love this I’m even starting to think about building my own
Absolutely wonderful
That is amazing!! You are awesome!!
wow this is a great video I love the tech mixed with wood look! :)
Hey I would love to see another video on this! Your shop is incredible and you make building a pi console look easy! Subbed!
Thanks Alexis! I've already started working on a sequel!
That a great job you did there! It looks really nice! And makes me wish I had the wood working skills to do that to my Pi. I would love to see a part 2 of this video were you upgrade the build! If I may add you also should consider adding some mesh for the grills to control some dust from entering the case. Though keep in mind the this mesh will at some point get a build-up over time so it should be removable. Oh, and one more thing, I am sure the magnets are strong enough to hold the case closed, but you should add some registers keys to help it from sliding off. Please keep up the great work! And the videos coming! I enjoy watching them! Love ya Zac, see you in the next one! 😁
I like the idea of using registers. He used way too many magnets. Half those magnets and a few registration points is the way to go for v2.
Thanks James! I've got a similar setup to what you describing on my desk PC and to be honest, I think it's more trouble than its worth. The mesh just ends up getting clogged and really restricts airflow, so you have to clean it very frequently if you want to maintain maximum performance. With something like this that's only going to be run for a few hours here and there in relatively dust free enviroment I'm not overly worried about it. I can just blast it out with compressed every couple of years and I think that should keep it running smoothly. Good call on the registers though, I'll definitely keep that in mind for the next video. Cheers man.
Very true with the dust and mesh, but I look it as my PS4 and Xbox One, though I use them quite often. The need regular cleaning, but my Gaming PC needs the same cleaning from time to time, yet the mesh is really the only thing I have to clean. The inside does get blasted with air but not to much dust gets in. Love ya Zac, can’t wait for more videos!
Your channel just keeps getting better! Tech stuff combined with woodworking is just the best!!! Maybe custom keyboard stuff next? ;) (I warn you it's a rabbit hole)
Haha, funny you should mention that, because thats definitely a bullet point on my list of "potential projects". Cheers man!
Bro my attention span fried rn from short form content but this video had me engaged. Goated video man
always like your builds very inspiring!!!!
Great video. Though I must confess, I lol'd when you said "put a little bit of thermal paste" and proceeded to dollop it on lol. That looked like enough for a massive desktop CPU.
Thanks, unfortunately I kind of had to do that, especially on ram chip. These cheap raspberry pi coolers don't make great contact with the cpu and the bases were not machined at all, so I went overboard to ensure good contact between them. You might notice I used a lot but basically none squeezed out haba
Good work bro. 👏
awesome, definitely do another one
This is where 3d printing would have shined to make multiple tests til you got it exactly the way you wanted before carving out of the precious wood lol but love the end result! Keep at it 👍🏻😁
I would love to see a sequel!!
I am liking and subscribing just to see the sequel.
For the crimping on the small wires at 14:03, you could use a finger nail clipper and it could make it much easier and less scary
Honestly, if you want something that can run up to PS2 you either get a miniPC or an industrial mini kit (ASRock has a few interesting ones) and run Batocera, RecalBox, RetroPi or some similar OS or get an X Box Series S and install Retroarch. Probably the most budget friendly options and carving a wood case or shell for those would be quite cool too.
I think a mini pc (in the most literal sense) would be the best because of the support for old school controllers and the power you could put in plus it can be upgraded
14:17 I just noticed that the wire sheathing is on your eyebrow 🤣
Love the build Zac!
i have never seen a CNC machine gor wood! i like it a lot!
It's unlocked a lot of new possibilities for me, I absolutely love it.
There are thin ribbon adapters you can get to run the hdmi port nicely to sit next to the rest of your I/O. Similarly, you can get them for microSD slots too.
Finger nail clippers work good for small wires, still have to be careful but do work good
That's awesome would love to make one of them one day
Wow that case looks awesome for sure! Been working with pi’s for retro for awhile but never really found a wooden case that looked that cool 😎 would definitely be interested in seeing your sequel for what you come up with next 🤓👍
yoooo this is so cool
i love this channel
and yes i will be interested to see a better version of this
Already working on it! Might take a while to get the parts I need tho. Thanks man!
@@ZacBuilds very kewl
Epic Video. You just got a new sub!
Heck ya, thanks man!
I absolutely would buy one of these!
Please make them available 🙏
Haha sorry Gavin, I dont have any plans to mass produce these and sell them right now. It was just a fun experiment for me. If you want something similar there are many "off the shelf" raspberry pi cases you can buy and whip something like this is up in an afternoon tho. Cheers man
Nice! I've been wanting to upgrade my Pi 3 setup for a while. It's unfortunately gone the same way as the rest of my retro consoles and just collecting dust now, haha
Awesome idea!
Every once in a while, I pick up a real Owen Wilson vibe from your voice.
Amazing the stuff you can do Raspberry Pi's and/or micro controllers (like the ESPs)
I find threaded inserts for the standoffs are a must when mounting PCBs to wood - can be hard to find, but they're out there. Got mine off aliexpress. But it just makes it so much nicer to add standoffs.
Good call Bryce! I had no idea those were a thing, but I'll have to order some for my next one because that would be a really nice touch.
Love this! So cool! :)
Awesome workmanship!
Getting to the 100k Mark 🥳
Some people might yell at me but when I strip really thin wires like that I use a lighter and burn the plastic coating off them, it's really easy and effective.
That awesome this was a awesome video
This was super interesting.
When working with wood that small rubber bands or two larger squares of wood between the box and the clamps helps
i would honestly love to see a part 2
edit: just found part 2 maybe a pt 3?😂😂
Just finished filming pt 3. Hoping to get it all edited before the end of the year 🙏🏻
@@ZacBuilds I can’t wait
I would love to see you set up a rig to emulate up to Xbox. I'm a big fan of retro gaming and seeing an "Ultimate Retro Console" would be pretty smooth. Great work!
I mean, if you don't love it, I'd love to have it 😉 loved this build it was great. If only we could all have an x-carve and workshop lol
SO MUCH THERMAL PASTE! I like the case ;)
Awesome bro
You should make MK.2 for your consol. First of all - Really educational
And second of all - I'm from 90s, so I really love the multi retro console build.
Hope to see a new design and upgrade.
Just got most of the parts I'm going to need the other day! Should be starting on 2.0 real soon!