Pi Cart...in the flesh

Been a while since I've posted stuff. The Pi Cart is fully assembled. I replaced the 2 USB connectors with 2 covered connectors. I had problems with glue getting in the other ones when I was try to get them into place. Designed a new NES label as well.

Here's what it sort of looks in the inside. The controller USB ports and the power port switched places when I changed to the new USB connectors.

It's pretty much done. I wanted to use some USB SNES controllers just because I needed more buttons to play different systems, but when I updated to the new RetroPi version it's broke the driver or something. So I just ended up using 2 Phillips Recoil controllers. They aren't the best, but they do the job well enough.

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Pi Cart Build

Made a lot of progress on the Pi cart. Cut spots for the USB extensions, Hmdi, and SD card in the back. Did lots of testing of different emulators.

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Pi Video Output

Well after messing around with the settings i figure out how to make the screen go from squish to this. Although it looks blurry it's pretty clear. Just a bad pic.

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Hdmi to VGA

Lack of VGA out is one the biggest complaints people have with the Pi. Luckily there is a solution for that with this little converter. You won't be able to use it right away until you change some settings on the Pi to force output, but once you do you'll be good to go.

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Life of Pi

Finally bought a Raspberry Pi. Seems pretty neat so far. If this project goes well I will probably buy acouple of more. I like the idea of having an old 300mhz computer in my pocket. Those are the computers that got me hooked in the first place so it's only fitting that I go back to my roots. Instead of blowing a ton of money restoring a millipede cab, I'm going to attempt to do it with a slice of raspberry pi and and LCD upgrade. More to follow soon.

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Universal Wireless Controllers

Now his is exactly what I'm looking to do with the controllers. Check it out.

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WiiNes

So I've been talking about different projects I'd like to do, and not sticking to projects I say I'm gonna start. Originally the Spintendo was dead as of last post...Well using a PC in inside the Nintendo shell is still dead...However, with that being said I'm going to take some advice from someone on the Hyperspin forums and use a Wii. I already tore down the Wii yesterday so there's really no going back. I stole this photo from engadget...so in a nutshell this is what it looks like so far.

Lets talk about goals. The software end is pretty easy. I'll use priiloader to load directly into the the emulator, which in turn, will bypass the Wii OS. The Video connector will go on the side where the AV ports go. Power and Sensor connector will go to the back, and 2 Gamecube controller hooks up in the front.
Now comes the hard part...Wireless NES controllers. So some how I need to figure out how to shove a wii mini remote inside, wire it up so it works, add a rechargeable battery, a charging port, and power switch in the very tiny amount of space I have. I don't know if it will be possible, but I know I'm going to try. Only the bare minimum will be on the controller. So anything I don't need that I can take off will be taken off.

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Pi Nes

Time to bring in the new year with some new ideas and throw out the old. First and foremost, I've decided to abandon the Spintendo. I know sad right :( . The idea isn't dead...infact I'm going to move into a more practical build using the raspberry pi. I've had alot of problems with sound not coming out through the hdmi. It's def a motherboard issue and not one I'm going to replace again. Basically it means no more Hyperspin...more sad faces please... :( It saddens my heart, but this is a more practical solution. Check it out.

Before the Pi Nes is started...I'll be starting my millipede cab conversion that will be featuring a rotating monitor. So if you are interested stay tuned.

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