Pocket Pi FE Build Guide; Raspberry Pi Zero handheld in a Game Boy Pocket!

[@wermy]

I was coming down with a cold the other night when I recorded all the dialog, sorry if I sound gross. 😅What do you guys think? What other classic handheld shells would you like to see parts made for?

[@MY3DCO]

Gameboy in a gameboy cartridge! 😬

[@mtb0x]

nobble oddly Specific... 😉 it would only be good if it could fit into the cartridge slot... 🤣

[@MY3DCO]

@@mtb0x Ask and you shall receive. 😉

[@mtb0x]

Just do them all please. A Game Gear, an Atari Lynx, A Gameboy SP. restorations and mods. I’d watch them too.

[@mtb0x]

nobble #ChallengeAccepted 🤘

[@randomuser-vs3oe]

i must admit that flipping transition was pretty slick

[@stumbling]

Flippin' slick transitions!

[@cooliipie]

I replayed it 20 times

[@scherzox]

I did not expect that transition at all. Had to rewatch to make sure I wasn't trippin.

[@nostalgiainjection8867]

Ikr so cool

[@nixietubes]

Holy shit, I love those transitions

[@BobzeMovie]

You had so much fun with those transitions didn't you ;D

[@wermy]

Yes. Yes I did. 😁

[@ahmedp800]

Dude transitions at 0:13 were so cool! I actually went back and re-watched them few times haha

[@opts9]

Same! i really appreciate this kind of detail!

[@СергійДмитренко-ю2ъ]

WTF !?? COOL !!!

[@cooliipie]

Same

[@yanv4317]

Insane amount of work... Much easier and cheaper to just pay someone with experience and a confident hand to do it for you. Well worth the $100 people charge for this.

[@kramerdesign9443]

I don't know if we need another comment about the transitions But man Those transitions

[@aaaahron9408]

Went ahead and subscribed. Came for the retro emulation machine video, stayed for those slammin' transitions!

[@Goldernturkey]

Always the best quality from wermy, thanks for doing what you do.

[@theleumaseleets]

Oh man, that flip cut really got me. That was very well done.

[@aleknitka]

that flip effect is brilliant!

[@natevirtual]

SUPERB EDITING SKILLS WHEN FLIPPING THOSE HANDHELDS!!!!!

[@stephenr7424]

Awesome transitions between gameboy models!

[@konnorbowen5246]

I reccomend fluxing the ribbon and dragging your well tinned tip all the way across it to get the best results

[@stefano0303]

dude the flippin'gameboy transition was fire

[@brandonmelgar9968]

brother your seriously a legend keep up the great work

[@pkf4124]

I looked at these boards a while ago. Looks like a great build, may have to do one for my next build. Great vid and love the transitions.

[@MY3DCO]

Wermy is a magician! I love the setup, nice and easy to follow!

[@mkshukeri]

that transition effect is awesome 😱

[@disruptityourself]

Good to see you getting in front of the camera from time to time :)

[@sniperwolfjs]

Awesome job Wermy! Keep up the great work!

[@Nono-hk3is]

I don't agree that you should hold down that little sound chip with tweezers when you hit it with hot air. (Looked like a QFN package.) Holding it down will prevent the flux and molten solder from correcting the placement. Instead set the hot air gun on it's lowest fan setting and be sure to hold the gun totally perpendicular to the chip and board, so that you don't blow the chip away. Start a few inches away and slowly over the gun nozzle towards the chip. When the solder melts you'll see the chip twist into alignment.

[@konnorbowen5246]

Thanks for leaving the tip

[@90akanezora]

you make it look easy

[@chromosundrift]

Quality channel Wermy

[@maxque2841]

Dear god this is amazing. You, sir, are awesome.

[@PeachyPixel28]

Those transitions though omg DOPE!

[@kennynunez6792]

Pretty awesome, I'd gladly buy a pre-built one, thanks!

[@XanReadsBooks1]

I subscribed as soon as he did the flip

[@hauenpappe3383]

Awsome video! Can't wait to see more.

[@mrxblocks8580]

Love your Work man

[@MobileDecay]

I like your editing!

[@yournightmare9999]

Great staff for someone who don't know what to do with money from KZbin

[@bravocado04]

Oh man those transitions were lit

[@archergardiner-sheridan6346]

Wow, that’s really cool!

[@am_0x2a]

Looks really great!

[@MrMichaelBPedersen]

This is exactly what I was looking for :D

[@MysticWhiteDragon.]

Nice. You should have used LM18650 batteries instead of the Li-ION. LM18650 batteries are 3.7v like Li-ION and are the same size as AA batteries. That would allow for easy swapping of batteries if depleted and also make it easy to cut the power should you need too. You could wire them up in parallel for the 3.7v or just use one slot for running the system and the other as a backup battery holder.

[@wermy]

Ryan D 18650 is much larger than a AA, I think you’re thinking of 14500. But the Game Boy Pocket takes AAA anyway. :)

[@MysticWhiteDragon.]

@@wermy Woops, my mistake. Yeah the 14500.

[@konnorbowen5246]

These lipos are a good option because of the size and capacity

[@ximonx]

Enable the watchdog on the pi, it'll reset it in the event of a lock up 👍

[@berzerkrobot]

this is really cool. great video!

[@bodiegerm]

Screen quality looks great

[@piplup10203854]

Dem transitions though! Awesome to see one giveaway c:

[@RetroWolf13]

Awesome dude

[@theclassycorn9344]

Great video! Would love to see a wireless NES zapper!

[@joeblusnavage5403]

@Wermy, could you by chance release your modified STL file for the back buttons along with the button guide you printed up? I know galaxy is going to be releasing a handful of files, but there seem to be a few that you have made up that would benefit those of us who have obtained blank boards only (no shoulder button pcbs)

[@Zolloft]

I second this, I just bought all the parts for the gaboze build and cannot find the back button bracket for the life of me. I've e-mailed several people in the community, joined forums and dischords just to find a stl and no luck. These seem to be near impossible to get.

[@sonicsaber8079]

Famicom buttons= greatness

[@esteban-]

Nice work on the soldering video part +1

[@angeldlg7213]

Trasitions are on point

[@LelandHasGames]

It's so cool... I wish I could build one.

[@bluehatguy4279]

I love the idea, but I think I would want more buttons.

[@op-1g.s]

Impressive skills dude. 👍🏽👍🏽💪

[@1invisibleB]

Great video mate :)

[@ArikiMau]

would be fun to add here some wifi or lte module and play triple A titles with this thing through Parsec or any other cloud gaming platform

[@fullanalysis93]

Do a GBA SP! I'd like to see a Pi A+ go into it.

[@TheMasonGamer]

I need this but with only the original two buttons

[@konnorbowen5246]

You can get that, order the kit and email [e-mail] and ask for a 2 button kit or build

[@chasedodge6088]

you should do a soldering crash course

[@konnorbowen5246]

Look at abrugsch soldering guide

[@do0rkn0b]

WOW, this is great.

[@forsakenrider]

Where can we find those 3D printed button wells and rear brackets? Or stls?

[@konnorbowen5246]

Will be uploaded to galaxygaming.co.uk soon

[@Littleferris]

Man those flush cutters must be awesome. Whenever I snip the headers the piece flys off at 100mph.

[@electronic7979]

Excellent

[@aqualadskills]

Coolest video ever.

[@itsamemario6588]

This is spectacular. Incredibly high quality work. May I ask, where do you get your tiny buttons and switches? Ebay?

[@konnorbowen5246]

AliExpress or eBay yeah

[@dolphinoegglet7263]

Athis is dope. Id love to have one

[@daftclubs]

Great tutorial, excited to build mine! Where can I get a parts list for the build, nothing on Galaxy Gaming??

[@noralasiah5623]

Please make a tutorial on how to make the raspberry pi have wireless charging.

[@konnorbowen5246]

Use the plug in black module from eBay, peel the black bit off and wire the 5v output to the input of the tp4056 or whatever charging circuit you are using

[@fishinghobo]

How come the link to the kit isnt working?

[@jnkmal9519]

Just chiming in to say those flips at the beginning are slick as hell!

[@gormburger]

Is it possible to use a larger screen on this? One closer to the regular gameboy mod?

[@konnorbowen5246]

Probably, not with this board though as it has the footprint for the ili 9342 screen

[@stevematix]

Raspberry 3A+ will be nice 👍🏻

[@user-gs7vm1vu3b]

So cool

[@Velocity_AU]

I have a couple of Game Boy Colours, you gonna do a video on how to improve those?

[@armanahmed4593]

Will the minty pi have the option to be ordered pre built?

[@Bloodbound89]

i would love to get such a pocket pi but it is hard to get all parts than its way more expensive than ownling the regular consoles ect. :D but it would be nice :D did see an PAL SNES controller with built in display and so on :D looked somewhat nice but i think the battery would be very short lifed

[@MrMangoJuice]

What kind of retro pie are you using. The menu look so cool!

[@border056]

Woooo! Excellent video? In your opinion, how does this stack up against something like the Gaboze pocaio?

[@gabbergarage6974]

I’m new to soldering and I was just wondering what’s a good temperature the iron should be and what kind of wire to use

[@konnorbowen5246]

300 degrees c is a good point for the iron, use 63/37 solder wire with a rosin core

[@hydra1668]

Are there any kits in the gameboy advance style? That was by far my favourite console from the company, and I can't seem to find one anywhere.

[@konnorbowen5246]

Free play tech, zero or cm3 versions

[@hydra1668]

@@konnorbowen5246 I don't know enough about the specific versions to actually answer that question. I'm good at soldering and I can flash OS's fairly easily so I don't mind it being complex, I'm just looking for a kit that I can make an R.Pi machine that looks like a gameboy advance.

[@konnorbowen5246]

@@hydra1668 yeah that's what I answered, get the free play zero or cm3

[@pinkiepie3978]

*just a note:* if you don't have friends don't even try to enter the giveaway, you have to tag friends on instagram *forever alone*

[@Hunter-ck1zy]

Have you ever considered making a Pi powered Gameboy Advance like the freeplay?

[@SpyderGiant]

Where can we get the file for the rear buttons that you did for it? I didn't see it on Sudomod

[@NaruBroh]

Necesito una de esas!! YA!!

[@Nono-hk3is]

Does anyone have more info on that circuit board that does the graceful shutdown?

[@konnorbowen5246]

Pololu mini MOSFET switch

[@Weeesnaw]

How did you manage to get those flip transitions so smooth? Looks awesome!

[@bransencortez7353]

speaking of the mintypi v3. is there a place i can sign up for alerts to when the new pcb and screen come out for preorder or is it best to just check instagram? and not sure how good your relationsip is with galaxy but do you possibly know whn their stock will replenish for the picket pi fe boards?

[@LordPsychocutioner]

Can you stream this to the big tv or a firestick even?

[@Quadrostanology]

cool! what's the battery life?

[@konnorbowen5246]

2-3 hours roughly maybe more

[@OkiDingo]

Can you help answer a question, I am building a Game Boy Zero right now and I’m confused about what gauge wire to use. I read anywhere from 22 - 32. I bought 26 and 28. 28 seems really thin. Any help would be great.

[@konnorbowen5246]

28 for signals and 26 for power

[@RandomizationShow]

Would really love to buy and make one of these! But seems the project has been abandoned in it’s entirety. :(

[@scalyshooter3033]

Hi wermy I've been working on my mintypi for awhile now but whenever I boot it up, I can see the backlight slightly turn on, but not nearly to a full white which would reference that just not all contacts are soldered correctly. I have tried the bridging if grounds that you mentioned Helder came up with a long ways back for the issue but nothing seems to change just the slight bit of light that is coming through, any thoughts?

[@Linuxdirk]

SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY! Super cool hardware! Absolutely want to have it :)

[@bionixrex9041]

im not good at this kinda stuff and i dont have the resources to do it and wandering if i could buy a mintypi insides prebuilt

[@konnorbowen5246]

Sudomod.com buy sell

[@BSOE3058]

I would use MiniUSB port, is waaay more reliable than micro, works the same, and still will fit inside gamelink port hole ;)

[@Nono-hk3is]

Yeah I wish they were more popular for that very reason.

[@arthuryXIII]

Awesome video :) do you know if there is a way to add a mini hdmi output on this?

[@dc759]

great game console transionton

[@Isaakhlr]

Where could someone buy those little magnets to keep the cartridge in place? I'd love to have those for a GBZ build

[@WESTSIDEAUGUST]

HOLY FUCK TRANSITION LVL 9000.

[@shaneintegra]

Holy shit I need one of these!

[@ElricSowrd]

I can pre-order one of these?! How do I do that? And what kind of games am I gonna get on it?

[@2The_]

Hey wermy, you should try to put a pi zero in a Pokémon mini!

[@rokku87]

I have a spare raspberry pi zero what do I need to purchase to get something like this going????

[@SoplaCartucho]

Wermy where can I find that theme for retropie? Thanks