It's every game console....

[@andremartinez418]

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.

[@ZacBuilds]

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 :)

[@andremartinez418]

@@ZacBuilds Super excited to see!

[@atenleggedninja]

Agreed, It is the content I would be producing if I were a creator.

[@showbread9366]

Thank you being so honest

[@TheOmegaRiddler]

You should watch DIY Perks if you're interested in that sort of thing

[@seajeepstar7516]

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.

[@ZacBuilds]

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.

[@fl0wedm612]

It's great to see others using Raspberry Pi units. What an awesome DIY console! Dude, you really should do a pt. 2.

[@ZacBuilds]

Thanks! Will do!

[@Lizard-Man-WB]

From one retro gamer to another i have to say... you earned my subscription!

[@Inari-IX]

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.

[@ZacBuilds]

Nice! I'll have to check that out. Thanks for the tip!

[@dinierto]

interesting do you have a link?

[@milansatters8750]

There isn’t a direct m.2 port on the pi but you can buy extensions to get one

[@csowens317]

The rpi4 also supports PoE

[@pennywise5662]

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.

[@ItsMarcell-f6f]

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⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

[@dansmith7009]

@@ItsMarcell-f6f 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.

[@Venom-uv5fw]

What if you own the gane....

[@backtosavetheuniverse]

​@@Venom-uv5fwyou are immoral for owning the game you monster

[@mikefiatx19]

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.

[@GuillermoSmyser]

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.

[@ZacBuilds]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jimerepalmer]

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!

[@ZacBuilds]

Thanks man! Ads help me keep this ship afloat so I try to at least make them interesting for the audience!

[@jessecrum8879]

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.

[@donacianoc.sandoval2587]

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

[@ZacBuilds]

Thanks Donaciano! I really appreciate it man and I'm very happy that I could give you a little gift inspiration. Cheers dude!

[@zacharyelliott7161]

I would like to see a follow-up especially one that included more info on how to set up the raspberry pie.

[@ZacBuilds]

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.

[@Jonny5a]

@@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

[@TheDainerss]

@@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.

[@TheDainerss]

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 KZbin for "RetroPi setup and config" if you want a detailed setup video.

[@Bilbo490]

​@@ZacBuilds I recommend using Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 for the next one.

[@catalystguitarguy]

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.

[@rastamouse7861]

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!

[@MrIkit2000]

What's the best used NUC?

[@rastamouse7861]

@@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.

[@tehSlushie]

I would love to see round 2 attempt on this project! Great work as always

[@ZacBuilds]

Alright, I'm adding it to the production list!

[@andreamitchell4758]

@@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

[@kristiangravem]

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.

[@matthysloedolff]

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.

[@eldereth]

Love the mix between tech and woodworking. Subscribed!

[@MarleyGimenez-cu7gn]

Your passion for your subject is palpable. Keep spreading knowledge!

[@chrisgenovese8188]

oh man, i love it. i want it. legal grey area, be damned. the walnut was a VERY nice touch!

[@necrojoe]

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.

[@SpencleyDesignCo]

This thing is super dope!

[@ZacBuilds]

Thanks bro! Really happy with it so far :)

[@christophermorin9036]

"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.

[@ZacBuilds]

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!

[@christophermorin9036]

@@ZacBuilds First time my old calloused heart ever went pitterpatter for a game system lol.

[@CheeChee0791]

Pi4 dosnt play Dreamcast well though...

[@thatguycalledaustin4206]

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 😂

[@sirshagglesworth6740]

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

[@Breaker1934]

I love playing my n64, ps2, xbox 360 games. Looking forward for the next retro build.

[@JusSaiyan8000]

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

[@djjodav]

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.

[@ZacBuilds]

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

[@chrisupton6190]

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

[@chrisjaustin88]

Def want to see v 2.0. Always curious about raspberry pi and my family would LOVE this. I love the Mashup combo

[@ZacBuilds]

Dually noted Chirs, I'll start working on the 2.0 version soon!

[@LifeIsRecusive]

"some" thermal paste, oh dear god lol amazing build man

[@Signaworks]

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)

[@ZacBuilds]

Haha, funny you should mention that, because thats definitely a bullet point on my list of "potential projects". Cheers man!

[@ethereal_oxo]

i have never seen a CNC machine gor wood! i like it a lot!

[@ZacBuilds]

It's unlocked a lot of new possibilities for me, I absolutely love it.

[@bobyjoe493]

Dream cast was to ahead of its time the attachments for the controller alone was revolutionary

[@TheTanglyHen1026]

Bro my attention span fried rn from short form content but this video had me engaged. Goated video man

[@joshforrester1307]

I need a sequel! This was fantastic!

[@ZacBuilds]

Seems like thats the consensus, guess I'm making 2.0 haha

[@bikerdude1979]

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!

[@S7tronic]

Finally, a usage case where the Noctua colours blend in..

[@ZacBuilds]

Haha so true, I didnt even really notice that when I was working on this video haha

[@Haventheardlongtime]

I don't really watch much DIY but I do like it. I even fixed an xbox one recently

[@AlwaysCensored-xp1be]

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.

[@Shmey]

Every once in a while, I pick up a real Owen Wilson vibe from your voice.

[@Calzone407]

Home improvement and a video at the same time. Wild

[@alexgonzalez9053]

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.

[@dryelife4914]

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

[@mariojohnston7147]

What a KZbin 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 💚🤍🧡

[@redbeardtree1776]

Finger nail clippers work good for small wires, still have to be careful but do work good

[@ESP4thaWin]

Yeeeeah now we just need part 2 of this, thanks.

[@ZacBuilds]

I already did part 2!

[@ajinkyakamat7053]

You are correct, as a PCB designer with nearly 10 years of work experience, I can attest that mounting holes have a lot of clearance. Having said that a better method is to insert a pin in the hole and use a hammer to mark the wood with it, remove the pcb and then drill out holes

[@Tyler412324]

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!!

[@mattstanislen3165]

I'd LOVE to see a pt 2! awesome build. The case looks amazing

[@tedwingate]

I love retropi projects. I'm sure you could do an amazing job on an arcade style controller for MAME games.

[@ZacBuilds]

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.

[@tedwingate]

@@ZacBuilds not a full cabinet, just a standalone controller, joystick and buttons in a nice box.

[@korverhafen8389]

I love this I’m even starting to think about building my own

[@piecingtogethergamingpcs]

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.

[@SchysCraftCo.]

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.

[@ZacBuilds]

Cheers Jared! Thanks for watching and the support. Hope you're well too my friend :)

[@SchysCraftCo.]

@@ZacBuilds doing pretty good lately. Thanks so much.

[@cagethebarber4689]

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 🔥🔥

[@mike9139]

That is amazing!! You are awesome!!

[@cptcarot]

Loving this project & look forward to V2.00.

[@ZacBuilds]

Already hard at work on it!

[@Gamehaven9800]

I hear retro games= warm fuzzies 😊

[@whunt5533]

When working with wood that small rubber bands or two larger squares of wood between the box and the clamps helps

[@heyimamaker]

14:17 I just noticed that the wire sheathing is on your eyebrow 🤣 Love the build Zac!

[@thegerm22]

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.

[@Magnymbus]

Zac: "I'm an 80s baby" KZbin CC: "I'm an ATV" Zac: "some walnut here" KZbin: "some Walmart here"

[@ZacBuilds]

Isn't technology amazing 😂😂

[@RIX_tv]

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.

[@ZacBuilds]

Just got most of the parts I'm going to need the other day! Should be starting on 2.0 real soon!

[@otter25702]

Yes part two for sure..awesome build.

[@carlwheezer1812]

Absolutely wonderful

[@christinamcneill6653]

Dreamcast was my jam her every single game to boot man I wish I still had that

[@kryptedcode]

Honestly speaking, the extension at the back is cool, although it does look a bit out of place but it looks good none the less and you can use it for further extension as well.

[@ZacBuilds]

Ya it ended up working quite well, just doesnt look exactly how I would've wanted. But I'll try to come up with a better solution for versions 2.0

[@kryptedcode]

@@ZacBuilds would love if you used the same design but in a different way because this looks sick as well😅

[@mikemojica]

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.

[@ramirezroyal]

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! 😁

[@idontthinkso666]

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.

[@ZacBuilds]

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.

[@ramirezroyal]

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!

[@HF-rr6kt]

You should definitely try your hand at making a Wii portable. The Wii’s motherboard can be trimmed down considerably and because it’s official hardware it emulates all of those games you want to play on yours and more from it’s era. I think it’s definitely the sequel that would be fun to make.

[@DrKoneko]

Come for the technology, stay for the hard work.

[@jasonleveck8546]

Awesome workmanship!

[@StoryChatUnGodlyForce]

I love old and new game console

[@michaelgrinder5946]

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.

[@TheFoxfiend]

I am liking and subscribing just to see the sequel.

[@Vexed-dev]

wow this is a great video I love the tech mixed with wood look! :)

[@notactive581]

Getting to the 100k Mark 🥳

[@wongsanti]

Good work bro. 👏

[@MrGoodCompany]

This was super interesting.

[@sj32172]

Epic Video. You just got a new sub!

[@ZacBuilds]

Heck ya, thanks man!

[@DeVstatrOmga]

Using my Xbox Series X & S to emulate old school consoles. Games run super smooth in them.

[@northstarjack]

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 👍🏻😁

[@roshasensi2220]

yoooo this is so cool i love this channel and yes i will be interested to see a better version of this

[@ZacBuilds]

Already working on it! Might take a while to get the parts I need tho. Thanks man!

[@roshasensi2220]

@@ZacBuilds very kewl

[@AhmedNadeem12]

Just beautiful!

[@OrinSorinson]

If I'm going to make one of my Raspberry PIs into a dedicated retro console I will definitely use an external SSD or get an M.2 shield for it. It should make the PI more responsive and handle the random read/write better.

[@treytucker9948]

for anyone who didn't already know, you can put emulators on a Xbox one and the Xbox series to do the same thing.

[@DarthDweeb]

If you do a part 2 to this video look for an m.2 upgrade. I used an argon one case(it's on amazon) for my retropi and I've got 2 TB of storage available. If you go this route make sure your m.2 drive is a SATA drive and not an NVMe drive as the raspberry pi is not compatible with NVMe. You can boot directly off the M.2 drive, it's faster, and is way less likely to suddenly die. The argon one m.2 board is sold separately from the case so you could get that and integrate it into your system.

[@ZacBuilds]

Oh that would be fun! I think if I do a part 2 version of this build (pretty confident I will at this point) I'm going to make it an X86 based system, and I will almost certainly be using NVMe storage for it. Good to know that you can run them with the Pi though, even if its only sata.

[@Bowyer74]

Yes, you should definitely do a part 2 with an upgraded CPU and GPU!

[@normaldillon]

Would love a sequel; Great work!

[@ZacBuilds]

Already working on the sequel!

[@inklingboi08]

I'm a game collector, but I also love emulation, especially if I want to keep my more rare stuff in good condition. So yes, I have a bunch of consoles in my living room, but I still use my Pi 4 which I put inside a stealth One Piece omnibus volume. I cut a hole out of it and put the Pi in there.

[@supremetrapxex]

I miss the old days of playing games

[@furthernorthfab]

All I want to do now is play Mario64… great build, Zach.

[@ZacBuilds]

Haha I hear that man, I want to play all my old classics, but Ive gotta keep working on new videos haha

[@hylianlad]

5:33 this brought back terrible memories lol

[@NPX_Rift]

I want this now

[@alecrisser12]

This kind of stuff is really cool! I recently got a bunch of retro games working on my Steam Deck, even up to the GameCube. It was way easier to set up than on a Pi. Of course the Pi is much more cost effective if you're just looking to emulate retro consoles.

[@derekswitzer9624]

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 🤓👍

[@drowhodis556]

i would honestly love to see a part 2

[@drowhodis556]

edit: just found part 2 maybe a pt 3?😂😂

[@ZacBuilds]

Just finished filming pt 3. Hoping to get it all edited before the end of the year 🙏🏻

[@drowhodis556]

@@ZacBuilds I can’t wait

[@Markovanbaston]

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.

[@KCGunner]

Definitely make something that at least goes up to ps2. 360 might be pie in the sky for now, but I would absolutely make one of these. I have the same dilemma with owning 10 consoles and a mountain of old games. This is a very elegant answer to that issue Edit: spelling

[@jlainez04]

Amazing and descriptive video as always thank you so much

[@chintan3957]

I seriously wanna buy this.

[@fuhgawz500]

SO MUCH THERMAL PASTE! I like the case ;)