Raspberry Pi Cases | Ashens

[@techbaffle]

I want a Raspberry Pi case made out of shortcrust pastry

[@HuntersMoon78]

You could make one but after a few days it would be called "Mouldy Pi"

[@tentringer4065]

@@HuntersMoon78 or you could draw a moustache on it and it would be a "Magnum PI"

[@anumeon]

@@tentringer4065 Or on a champagne bottle if you want to be less messy. :D

[@Silver_wind_1987_]

@@richardnicholls8705 not if you put little fork holes ontop of the fake pie as an area where a fan could blow lol

[@BenjaminGoose]

Edit: Thanks for all the likes everyone!

[@chubbywhatknot6453]

Don't knock Hobgoblin's Bumhole; it's an excellent real ale

[@chubbywhatknot6453]

7:01 Unnecessarily large and American.; they always go together.

[@TheHutchy01]

Knowing Wychwood, It's just a matter of time before they do an Imperial Stout called that.

[@rolfs2165]

I was expecting the handheld case to be a POP Station ...

[@Boemel]

someone should mod a pi into a gamechild.

[@cipherthedemonlord8057]

That would be awesome

[@NiskRanThawll]

If we bug him enough in sure we can break the ashens spirit and get him to upgrade one of those poopstations.... I know let's hammer his po box with them till he does it 😂 jkjk

[@Raguleader]

We need a Raspberry Pi POP Station case. Call it the Pi Station.

[@Magitek1112]

You know what really is old school about this video? The camera refusing to focus.

[@agentrollerconnor860]

And that couch

[@exzyyd392]

"I like it this much..." Oh he's gonna make a funny joke "...3000" *OOF*

[@OnlyEpicEmber]

The raspberry Pi 4 has been out for over a month. This video must've been made a while ago.

[@Okurka.]

2.5 months to be exact.

[@stuthhamster]

For pi 4 retropie isn't yet compatible unless you do it unofficially but it may effect performance etc

[@OnlyEpicEmber]

@cgwworldministries Is it? I watch every video when it comes out and I don't recall this one

[@harrihu]

@cgwworldministries It isn't however in the video he mentions that he did talk about Pi cases in a previous video.

[@PerspectivEs]

@@harrihu who wants to hunt down that video and solve my anxiety

[@Seth-hc2bj]

I want a raspberry pi case that looks like a vectrex. Unconventional as hell but still neat

[@BenjaminGoose]

FOR VECTRON!

[@Otharal]

I made my own case out of legos. It was quite the joy to pull out the old lego crate from an unopened moving box somewhere in the back of my locker and play with them again. Plus I think the case looks quite nice and is very functional!

[@awsombuttfacemonkey]

When your parents threw your childhood Legos away when you needed them most

[@richkawaiipikachu]

The correct plural of Lego is Lego NOT Lego's, you sound like you are tlking about Leggos pasta sauce if you say Lego's.

[@jonmahashintina]

@@richkawaiipikachu thats just lego trying to protect their branding. they should have thought of that before becoming a slave to uber expensive disney licenses. legos.

[@DylRicho]

@@richkawaiipikachu I get around it by just saying "Lego brick(s)."

[@BloodrealmX]

@@richkawaiipikachu It's also LEGO, not Lego.

[@geoserenity]

*looks at the raspberry pi he has in the snes case, he affectionately calls his rasptendo pistation* ...love you...

[@albertamalachi3560]

Teacher: "What does your father do?" Kid: "My father plays with things and talks to the sofa." The proper way to do it is as follows. Teacher: "What does your father do?" Kid: "My father is an internet influencer. He reviews things that he and other people find interesting. He's good at what he does." Teacher: "Oh that's pretty nice." Kid: "And he talks to the sofa." Teacher: "Oh... alright then."

[@Chaos89P]

I'd honestly rather have a case modeled after a computer from the 80's, albeit full size and with a working keyboard. "Sleeper" computers, y'know.

[@GadgetoidUK]

FUZE Basic did something like this, way back ~2013. Always felt a little bulky though.

[@izaicslinux6961]

The raspberry pi foundation released their own keyboard and mouse. People have been hacking the keyboard case to add raspberry pi zeros inside of them and get the equivalent of a commondore system. I hear people are currently looking into fitting other pis such as the model A in there.

[@TheRealColBosch]

@@izaicslinux6961 Not even close, at all, to what the OP was talking about.

[@izaicslinux6961]

@@TheRealColBosch Besides the retro case design, yes it was relevant as it is a full keyboard and the raspberry pi is inside of it. Do you have any other options besides hacking a keyboard or buying a really old product from 2013?

[@DLac99]

Working on a case based off of c64c with a clamp to mount a 7” monitor for travel reasons

[@mistie710]

Yes, the RasPi 4 is indeed a thing and has been for a couple of months now. The problem is that they have changed some of the ports around so I'm not sure if it will work with all of these cases.

[@IanC14]

Switch to USB-C for power and two mini (or micro I can never tell them apart) HDMI are the only changes right.

[@power-max]

@@IanC14 They flipped the orientation of the Ethernet and 4 USB ports. 2 of them are now USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (which used to be called USB 3.1 Gen 1, which used to be called USB 3.0 -_- ) They changed out the large HDMI for 2 smaller HDMI connectors, the USB port for power to a type C (I believe it can also act in slave or host mode). The flipping of the orientation for the USB and Ethernet is annoying but I agree that it is better that way.

[@LegitimateJuice]

Was probably recorded a while ago

[@PercyPumpkinheart]

Another issue is that the Pi 4 runs fairly hot compared with previous models. There is an update to help with this, but I ended up getting an open-air case with a fan just to be on the safe side, as the stock closed case just wasn't enough.

[@OttosTheName]

It's also a bit larger then the Pi 1, 2 and 3. But they fail to mention that everywhere. So even if you make some new cutouts in the cases you have it's not guaranteed to fit (it will fit in the previous original case with some modding, won't look very nice but keeps most dust out of it.) It does still have the same hole pattern, I managed to find out eventually. And yeah the 4 gets hot. Usually not a big problem, it ramps up the clock speed for a boost of speed and then it goes to idle most of the time. But when playing video or playing more demanding games you'll want an open case with at least a heatsink I think.

[@prismstudios001]

I happen to like transparent cases. I`d totally love a clear laptop.

[@Silver_wind_1987_]

Than you can see if something goes wrong and replace it +.+

[@mogwaigremlin7188]

I want a transparent toaster.

[@DrAvEn1990]

I agree dont mind transparent devices but people like ashens despise them lol

[@Silver_wind_1987_]

@@DrAvEn1990 easier to find issues with the device lol you just look go oh fuck that disk drive looks dead and fix it.

[@SimonHollingshead]

You'll just watch the fan gradually fill up with fluff.

[@codebeat4192]

To easy access (pull out) sd-cards put some double folded tape on the SD-card as pull-tab. Very simple solution and works great and doesn't damage the card either.

[@deanc9195]

Oh for god’s sake... they’ve got handheld ones?! Jesus Stuart why did you have to make it 2 parts

[@ccortez392]

Dean C it’s quite simple. Money. (Not judging Stuart)

[@GadgetoidUK]

Oh sheesh there are so many handheld Pi kits out there the video would be a day long. Pi0CKET is the cutest and the RetroStone 2 is still slogging away on Kickstarter. Then RetroFlag have their own and you can’t move for customs modded into original GameBoy cases.

[@bobbyburnell3586]

@@ccortez392 glad i have adblock on so i don't give this melter any of my money

[@dodgydruid]

Retroflag's handheld kit is awesome, if handhelds is your bag def worth a punt :)

[@3DJapan]

You can buy entire kits to build your own handheld game system.

[@TheTurnipKing]

point of order: The original Pi is credit card sized. The zero is closer to a stick of Wrigley's Gum..

[@samonius9636]

I don't like see- through tech, it always gives it a naf/cheap aesthetic.

[@bl4cksp1d3r]

I think it can look quite good, if it's properly made.

[@samonius9636]

@@bl4cksp1d3r That makes sense, i admit the Raspberry Pi looked decent. But clear cases kinda remind me of cheap plastic toys and 3rd party controllers

[@rodimusmaximus3912]

Issue is to be clear it has to be glass or plastic, both of which are fragile. So clear equating to "cheap" isn't exactly the right correlation, more like clear equates to easily broken.

[@samonius9636]

@@rodimusmaximus3912 I didn't think of it like that, you're most definitely right. However the point of it appearing "naf" still stands as a see-through case doesnt look as appealing, no matter the quality/price.

[@JarJarBinks4ever]

It needs to be sanded/textured, like the purple Gameboy color or some of the N64 controllers etc, if it's completely clear it looks bad

[@EdgyShooter]

Always shocks me to be able watch Ashen's at more than 480p and 30FPS!

[@notzogood5535]

For once you uploaded when I'm not in the middle of something. Cheers buddy

[@notzogood5535]

@Nostalgia For Infinity some people don't have a lot of free time so it's nice to just see it as it comes.

[@forevercomputing]

You can watch later...

[@KevinBall1982]

Sadly the public service announcement was too late for me. Got the SNES one and snapped my SD card so had to do a fresh set-up :'(

[@stridermt2k]

I went nuts and picked up the 7" touch screen and the SmartiPi case for my Retropie setup and it is quite nice. I went the extra mile and extended the card slot out where you can get to it and added a rear case extension and speakers, so the whole thing is a compact and effective system. Love this stuff!

[@md_vandenberg]

When I got my Pi3, I had debated which neato case to buy for it but just couldn't decide. So I went the best way possible: made my own. I took an old Verizon DSL router, gutted it, glued in some plastic gubbins to hold the Pi steady and it's perfect. There's JUST enough room inside for the board, a 270 degree HDMI adapter, plus a tiny 3.5mm extension cable. With that, all the wires run out the back of the router. If you didn't look close enough, you would just think I was daft enough to still be using DSL in this day & age.

[@SlavTiger]

Can you add a link for the raspberry pi Gameboy case? I've been looking for that one in particular.

[@tiborklein5349]

Old Skool Entertainment System? That sounds kinda kool...

[@MathewHaswell]

Too kool for skool!

[@z31drifterlf]

I believe you meant kewl

[@siobhanlawper1051]

I've got the SNES case for our Pi, it's a great little thing

[@darthbuzz1]

ashens That is, quite literally, the first time I have ever heard anyone say 'sproing'.

[@Gleamiarts]

Please can you put in links to all the cases?

[@PercyPumpkinheart]

Retroflag also do controllers, and they're not bad at all in my experience. I have a MD/Genesis-style 6-button one from them, and it's probably the best third-party one I've used. Works great on the Switch.

[@smothdude]

Imagining a little robot in his basement making Raspberry Pi cases made me really giddy

[@onedeadsaint]

is episode 2 out yet?

[@IanC14]

Raspberry Pi 4 is a very powerful little sbc. If anything it's a bit too,powerful, you pretty much need a fan.

[@SomeGuyArchivist]

When will we get Poundland RPI cases?

[@hermitkryb]

But how much did a teaser cost?

[@Rcking1110]

Love the videos buddy. Been watching for an absolute age. Hope you keep going for years to come!

[@nightbirdds]

Stuart, I'm putting this here because it might be of help to some. If you get a RetroFlag case, there is a chance that you may run into an issue where your Pi won't boot when installed into it. If you're using a USB power supply with an in-line switch, this will conflict with the Pi's own power switch and nothing will happen even if your power supply is turned on. For these cases, use a straight-through power supply and you should be good. Also, on the MegaPi case, after a handful of times opening and closing the SD cover, it does get easier to open.

[@BengolRaven]

finally a teaser that actually got me excited for more!! thanks Sir Stuart

[@tirsden]

I had no idea the system existed at all... that last case is flippin' brilliant.

[@jayc2469]

Hearing Techmoan-Ashens at 0:01 was truly bewildering

[@DiamandiL]

My GPi case was delivered just yesterday, lovely LCD, the face buttons are great, the D-Pad could be a tad bigger and the shoulder buttons could be mounted a bit lower on the back. But it's a solid bit of kit and has a pleasant weight to it. I also have a NESPi+ also very nice, coupled with 8Bitdo NES30 controllers it makes a great little emulation machine.

[@foxdie8302]

This is very interesting stuff. Is there a good tutorial or website for getting started with Retro Pi?

[@KOTYAR0]

Wait. Why tf this doesn't have more views? And only 500 comments? This is freaking brilliant!

[@Domus_Maximus]

Oddly enough I just finished building a RetroPie! A very frustrating but worthwhile experience.

[@HulksterHogan]

There is a version of that SNES one that actually comes with a little tiny cartridge which holds itself in place on that flipping lid with a magnet.

[@Caphalem]

Really liking the hardware themed videos recently :)

[@fatz_splash7302]

Part 2 needs to hurry up won't lie 😂

[@stridermt2k]

So say we all!

[@aihara2799]

Ashens: The person whose been reviewing and criticising cheap products since 2008

[@BrightSpark]

I have the SuperPi case myself, I like it a lot. Only downside is relevant to my specific setup: It's quite difficult to remove tiny USB sticks from the little side compartment, like the receiver for my wireless keyboard and a 64GB USB drive that I use for my roms. I have never been a fan of the NESPi case, though, because it bothered me to no end that you'd have to plug the Ethernet cable into the front, which just looks wrong. I'd have much preferred a side flap like with the SuperPi or the MegaPi.

[@angadhkapoor8395]

The transparency of the Raspberry pi looks cool

[@3DJapan]

I have a Pi Zero W so I'm very curious about cases for that!

[@kurowasanabe]

I thought this was going to be some cheeky review of the NES/Sega/Atari classics.

[@TheMaximus8319]

May be a bit of advertising from Stuart but I ended up getting a SNES case (always loved the Super Nintendo despite the mega drive case being beautiful) £20 well spent, really nicely made and easy to sort out, power button simple to set up with retropi too.

[@Grizzermacht]

Pair that SuperPI case with a 8bitdo SF30 Pro and you'd have a very nice looking SNES mini setup that does much more than the actual thing.

[@Duckers_McQuack]

What's the name of that case that literally is a heatsink? Got a pi 4 i wanna have that on for retropie.

[@brewHamm]

Finally, a return 2 form!!! Just wish you had an RPi 4.

[@cinnamonnoir2487]

The Raspberry Pi is really an incredible development in computing. I predict that someday, instead of fooling around with calculator games during class, kids will be programming for fun on Raspberry Pis and writing software for kicks. Either way they won't be doing their actual schoolwork, because some things don't change.

[@philipcorner574]

Looking forward to the second part, I've been toying with the ideal of making a portable Pi console for a while. BTW, the Crystal XBOX isn't really transparent insomuch as you can only see through to the metal RF shield, making it really nice and shiny.

[@Kahrytes]

I let out a groan of actual satisfaction when the second NES case appeared. Damn did that look good compared to the first one.

[@dashleyfox]

The Genesis/Mega Drive is my favourite console from an aesthetic standpoint. It's just so beautifully sleek.

[@KOTYAR0]

"We call that a teaser" Absolutely шикарно ^_^

[@andysutcliffe3915]

I’ve got a SNES style one for my retro pie, but use a transparent one for my day to day media player pie

[@johnmckay1961]

Thanks Ashens, these are lovely!

[@regametro8517]

I bought last year the nes pi and personally think it is amazing, it feels very solid and it's smaller than the original nes mini, totally worth it and the price is good for the good quality.

[@Nimmo1492]

Once Retropie has a RPi4-compatible build, and Retroflag make RPi4 cases, I am going to make one hell of a Retropie setup. I'd want a PAL/JAP SNES one, to match the 8BitDo controller I have.

[@fraggerfragsolot9285]

Oh dear, you gave me a bad flashback about those Sega Saturn cases

[@DuelerIsKing]

Nothing better than some fresh ashens in the morning.

[@danmoody9406]

great video ashens, is there any chance you could go in to detail about the best ways to play retro games on a raspberry pi ?

[@gwishart]

It would be a very short video: copy a RetroPie image onto an SD card; then put it into a Raspberry Pi.

[@Avantime]

I got the SNESPi case, and if you put the optional fan in beware it's super loud. Apparently small fans like these are all very loud.

[@offdogs6217]

Where can one buy a pi loaded up with nes, snes, and mame roms

[@HaydenX]

I'd like a Pi case that looks like a tiny TG-16 with the MicroSD slot where the Hu-Card reader goes in a TG-16 at the front right.

[@dafoex]

I've seen a few cases that look like C64s, Spectrums, and BBC Micros before now; I'm surprised you didn't cover them (unless you plan to at a later date).

[@YoWiDiN]

Lovely cases. Are you planing to show your favorite controllers to go with retropie?

[@UncleFeedle]

I want a mini WOPR from Wargames. Also, a little Cray-1.

[@keithfulkerson]

A mini cray would be awesome.

[@ToqTheWise]

But the switches on a SNES are purple. Right? I have one still and they’re that color on it.

[@CIubDuck]

Only American Super Nintendos were purple. Everywhere else in the world they were gray.

[@EpicLebaneseNerd]

i should get a pie, but should i wait for the new model ?

[@AVFCAM]

I’m unsure why you prefer the Mega Drive one when the access to the ports is on the bottom...

[@EdgyShooter]

I wasn't that impressed with the cases at first, but damn that MegaPi is beautifully detailed

[@toukemi9796]

Looking forward to the handheld one. Nice timing because I just finished my b+ project and im getting a zero from a friend today, so I want to make a portable version of what I already got

[@nensondubois]

I modded my PS Classic to use Retroarch with a few modified cores. Also added several PS1 isos. I also did the same for my NES Classic, SNES Classic and gold Famicom Jump Classic. Very worth it from my experience.

[@BladedEdge123]

"Lets just put that away and pretend I didn't spend money on it." is like, the catch-phrase of first world money having people problems if ever there was one.

[@tierneyvt]

I look forward to the day when someone publishes a history of the Raspberry PI and it’s titled “the Life of Pi”

[@jefferylong7299]

Question do you need something to power a pi or do you just need a monitor/tv etc

[@GadgetoidUK]

Jeffery Long check out the starter kits- you’ll need an SD card with an OS of some sort installed, and some kind of input; probably a keyboard/mouse for setup and a USB controller in whatever form-factor floats your boat. And- for the Pi 4- likely a microHDMI to HDMI cable because few people have those lurking in a drawer!

[@jefferylong7299]

@@GadgetoidUK alrighty thx dood

[@AndyFletcherX31]

@@GadgetoidUK Also a USB power adapter to power the poor thing

[@pintobean4919]

Has anyone did a review on the Nintendo switch lite? Think it's been released last week maybe? Idk but I'm wondering if the controllers come off like the original one.

[@Wii505]

That North American SNES Case made my Real North America SNES look amazing!

[@IanHutchison]

If you played the video's ending at a shopping center, would it be a mall teaser?

[@Arcademan09]

I tried retro pi on raspberry pi 3 (the later version) but I couldn't run any N64 games in it and that made me sad. I couldn't even run NeoGeo arcade games, what did I do wrong?

[@JanInWales]

1:30 The model 4 has been out for at least a month - at least that's when I got mine...

[@Schule04]

My favorite are the Flirc cases: the whole thing is an aliminium heatsink you don't need any fans to cool your pi

[@VampyyriSanttu]

Why no AES case?

[@Earwig999]

I have a metal case which acts as a heat sink as well, helps it run over clocked much better.

[@fedos]

If you click the "Buy" links on RetroFlag's website it brings you to Amazon.

[@YourTaciturnFriend]

The SNES retroflag case is exactly the same size as the SNES Classic Mini, so you can fool your friends into thinking it's one of them. The Mega Drive case isn't going to match the upcoming Mega Drive mini though -- it's an awesome case, but it's a bit fatter than real MD dimensions.

[@DylRicho]

Nice cases, but essentially they cost as much as the system itself lol.

[@Too-Be-Decided]

I have literally never heard of these things. Are they a European thing? What all are they capable of? Not much I imagine but as far as basic functionality they get the job done yea? How much do they go for?

[@EthanfromEngland-]

Pi's are actuallly incredibly useful and powerful for a large range of tasks. Its a small computer...They are worldwide but its a british product.

[@MattFowlerBTR]

They're very common in the "maker" sort of sphere because they are a full Linux computer (you can run some other OSs, but not "normal Windows" as the CPU is very different to your intel-amd x86-64 sort of thing). The Pi Zero might be found for $5 if you're lucky, the Pi 4 might run you ~$40 or so. That's for the board-only, you will at least need to add a microSD card (no built-in storage) and then possibly network cable, usb keyboard/mouse, HDMI cable for tv/monitor hookup - all entirely depending on what you want to do with it. I have a Pi3 B+ in a mini arcade cabinet (the PiCade kit), another one acting as a 3d-printer-server so my 3d printer can be operated over the network, more doing other handy stuff all over the place. The original ones had a 700MHz CPU and either 256 or 512mb of RAM (I forget) - the Pi 4 is quad-core 1GHz and with 1/2/4gb RAM varieties. A Pi4 should make an excellent RetroPi emulation machine for 16-bit-era consoles and older MAME stuff.

[@PrinceEWS]

Was there lots of clipping in this video for anyone else or are my speakers being a bit screwy?

[@zybch]

I've got a NESPi case. Looks great.

[@aidanbae6162]

The raspberry pi 4B+ has been out for a couple months

[@evacuatedspace69]

No, we want Pi to look like ORAC from Blake's 7!

[@SMlFFY85]

The cheapness of that American SNES case made me feel physically uncomfortable.

[@JaredConnell]

How is it cheap?

[@SantaClaw]

I have the NESPI + case :) love it..

[@thebeleagueredreviewer2349]

Count rugen: "ashens just sucked 11 minutes of your life away, how does that make you feel?" Me: "whimpers"