![]() ![]() It can play a wide number of old school consoles such as SNES, NES and even up to Playstation 1 ROM’s because of the Raspberry Pi 3 inside.Ĭomfortability wise it might not be the best, but this isn’t something you play with for long periods of time, it’s more of a pick up and play handheld that fits in your pocket. It’s an adorable handheld that feels like a miniature version of a Nintendo DS. The MintyPi has a 2″ screen, a D-PAD, ABXY buttons, start/select and a little stand to keep the Altoids tin from closing on your fingers. You can buy all of the parts from different sites, so it’s a little hard to buy it out straight, but we’re sure if you talk to the sellers nicely, they’ll happily build it for you for a price. ![]() Yep, you read the correctly, many modders have managed to create and sell parts that are purposely made to fit into a mint tin for the community to buy and build themselves. The MintyPi is a handheld games console within an Altoids tin. The MintyPi is hands down the cutest Retropie handheld on the list and it was created by members of the community instead of an actual company. ![]() The only slight downfall with this Retropie handheld is the fact that it needs some software installation and not easy installation at that, it’ll take time to do and some coding knowledge will help.īut that a side a great way to introduce yourself into the retropie world with an affordable DIY project! It comes with a 2.8”, 320×240 IPS display, injection moulded buttons and a slightly smaller Gameboy aesthetic. That pain is no longer, the guys over at Retroflag have decided to make this a lot easier for you, with a kit that allows you to assemble it yourself in under 30 minutes. This device allows you to drop in a Rasperry Pi Zero (or Zero W) and emulate all of the major retro consoles we love.īefore the GPI Case, modders in the PI Gaming community were building PI GameBoys out of official GameBoy shells, this involved monumental amounts of soldering, plastic cutting and hot gluing. One of the great emulators for it is DSx86 which is a DOS emulator and it is great for playing old PC games (has a virtual keyboard on the bottom screen - the PSP you are limited with buttons).The GPI case is one of the most popular Retropie handhelds on our list, and it’s not just because it resembles the classic Gameboy, but because its easy to put together and somewhat cheap because they get you to build yourself instead of them building everyone they ship. I use my DS all the time as an ereader (love that you hold it like a book) and occasionally fire up older games on it. ![]() The DS is not as powerful as the PSP and has a smaller screen but still can do MAME and older consoles (the Supercard DSTwo card has more powerful emulators available to it). that have been written/ported for the PSP (including MAME and all you fav older consoles - its been years but I used to love playing megadrive games on my PSP).įor the DS or DSi you will need a flashcart (recommend a Supercard DSTwo - about $50) but then the same goes - load it up with emulators and away you go. The two that immediately spring to mind are the PSP (Play Station Portable) or a Nintendo DSīasically the PSP can be softmodded to enable you load custom firmware and then you can install emulators etc. Hey asalza - no idea on the GCW Zero (had never heard of it - might have to look at its specs but it seemed pretty expensive almost $200) but certainly you have other alternatives. ![]()
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