GPi (Game Boy + RetroPie) - Rerez
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- Retroflag GPi is a custom Raspberry Pi and Nintendo Gameboy hybrid! Is it good?
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The first quality source covering this new retroflag case, I wasn't disappointed
@Frost Aurora yup already saw that video! happy that i follow the best sources of information
Mad little pixel does a great job too
Amazing case! Love that they stayed true to the original game boy form factor by using the original placement of the charging port and volume contrast wheels! Only thing we could ask for is a rechargeable battery.
Exactly! I was completely sold on this case until he mentioned that.
Or a recharge circuit so it can charge my AA's from the power port. I'll be honest though, I just ordered one after watching this
Use USB styled AA batteries! Did you guys know about them? They solve that issue completely. They charge in an hour or less on any USB port, then you can unplug them, put the end cap over them, and slide them right into the GPi!
@@Bro-cx2jc could you provide a link? I've never heard of them.
@@westonscampbell How did you do that since is not available to purchase yet...?
"I wish they made one that looked like a game gear" Those were Shane's last words before Retroflag killed him...
“The colors just pop”
Don’t you mean the green just pops
Yeah I was thinking the same thing XD he didn't put those words in the right place
Rerez I would like to personally thank you for always giving honest reviews and good content I love you’re jokes and videos hopefully you see this and give you encouragement on a hard day for you to keep working
that was not a honest review, you either are in with him on that or you're clueless. That was a sponsored video. Most of the stuff he said was bs.
@@bojidarmartinov5949 Dude. If a company asked him to sponsor their product, and it sucked, do you really think he'd make a video saying it was fantastic? So far everything he's reviewed has looked close to what I've experienced. The only conflict I've found so far is with the Retron 5. His video seemed to put it in a good light, while other people talked a lot about the errors of the system and its legal issues.
Yet then there's his videos on knockoff products and clones, where he bashes them, and the AtGames especially, he didn't like it at all.
@@Bro-cx2jc for enough money, YES!
@@bojidarmartinov5949 Well perhaps. But so far he doesn't strike me as a dishonest reviewer.
seriously? does anyone really think this case running on AA batteries is "pretty cool, because it reminds them of an original gameboy"?
Still waiting for the Gameboy Classic from Nintendo.
Add a built in camera, with extendable usb cable and im in!
@@WakoDoodle *and a gb/gbc cartridge slot*
Likely a long wait
@@jesseling6672 Until then, we continue to play our hacked SNES Classics with their crappy emulated Super Gameboy games >...
"I wish they made one that looked like a game gear" So I'm not the only one who wants that!
Some poeple have made custom game gear style cases that fit more buttons, rechargable battery and an RPi3. (though thats a power drainer)
Also note that retropie has combo keys setup in retroarch for save states and retroarch menu. Select + L for state load, + r for record, + X for menu and + B for reset. Select + left or right also changes the save state. So a shame you tell everyone there's no way to do it.
About the HDMI, you can just cut the hole on the cartridge slot to expose it, though there is a risk for breaking the plastic.
A RPi Compute Module version would keep the upgradable feature of the case and let you put beefier components in, but it'd cost more and have a lower battery life. With an analogue stick, it'd be perfect for n64 or psx emulation.
That's what i was just thinking. It'd be awesome for them to come out with a RPI compute stick cartridge... and more modules such as a lipo battery pack to put into the 3 AA slot, and maybe even a original gameboy cartridge compat adapter (would require some hackery in the emulators)? .... Think of all the cartridges and mods that came with the original gameboy, some of which were extremely primitive for today's standards but did some cool things.
It would do PSX ok, but let's not pretend N64 games work well on the Pi3. There are a couple that run ok, but not many.
On the one hand, I get why they went with the Pi Zero and AA battery solution. Makes it cheaper.
On the other hand - waugh, it could've been a Pi 4 build.
If you use USB styled AA batteries, the battery problem is solved. Well, depending on your preference, but I call it solved XD
I'd have wished they modified their pcb to accept the raspberry pi 3 compute module instead of the raspberry pi zero, it'd be way more powerful that way, or make it full size and let us stick a full raspberry pi 3 in there, also, rechargeable battery please?
Bit pointless making it more powerful when the input is limited to consoles old enough for the Zero. As for rechargeable batteries, go buy some? You can get a pair of rechargeable 750mah AA batteries for a dollar these days.
@@ItDaBiz uhhh how about no?, Rerez didn't say it, but the raspberry pi zero doesn't have enough power to properly run super nintendo and game boy advance games, and it has enough buttons for both systems, if you add a speaker to the zero it gives some problems like lost frames and that hissing sound he talked about, with the compute module you wouldn't have those issues, ALSO, AA batteries just super suck, you have to take them out, use them for only 4 hours and then buy more, or with your "clever" suggestion buy a battery charger, buy not 3, but 6 to have spares while the others charge (where I live they don't cost 1 dollar, they cost 5 dollars each), it's a beautiful device, with a lot of wasted potential because of nonsense like this
@@LovelyAlanna Someone that doesn't know how to get high capacity rechargeable AA batteries without getting ripped off has no authority to judge what a Pi Zero is and isn't capable of. Maybe they weren't mentioned because he wasn't stupid enough to leave Retroarch on default settings? GBA and SNES games work fine when using the right cores.
Laughing Man it’s not a matter of getting ripped off you know... not everybody lives in the states, also, I’d rather have accuracy when playing, the other cores usually aren’t as good, and the hissing sound is not gonna go away no matter what you do, that’s just something that happens with the zero, but anyway, believe whatever you please, I ain’t changing my opinion, that thing should be compatible with the compute module and have a rechargeable battery
You can easily get a Litihium Ion Battery Pack for something like this.
I hope they do a GBA style one for a Pi 3 A+.
thanks for the honest review, looking at the comments below it seems people are nitpicking for the sake of it.
"aaa batteries who uses those in 2019?" err about 90% of the world!, "blocking the hdmi port is a deal breaker" its a hand held if you need it that bad dremel it out.
like i said nitpicking.
I agree, and the AA battery problem is easily solved with USB styled batteries.
The batteries are a neat throwback, but not practical. Would be way better to be able to charge via micro usb
Im sure you could fashion a rechargeable battery pack in there or just use rechargeable batteries.
My god...they actually did it. I have been waiting a long long LOOOONG time for something like this.
Like what, exactly? Just a portable RPi setup?
Yes. I know there are others out there but none of em are as cool looking and as professional as this one. I know it’ll be a quality product. I’ve owned 2 different retroflag cases and the quality is amazing.
I like that the pi is stored in a removable section. somebody could probably mod or 3D print their own to get all the IO, or maybe even figure out a way to use the pi 3.
Why not a rechargeable battery tho?
This is a serious showstopper.
just buy 3 rechargeable AA batteries...
@@russianrings I don't even think they sell these around here.
It is a stupid decision, who even uses AA batteries in 2019?
@@ahmedp800 where's here? no ebay?
@@russianrings I also need a separate battery charger.
What is this? 1999?
No one's mentioned that ETA Prime will likely be doing a tutorial on replacing the battery slot with a rechargable li-ion battery?
8:03 damn, never seem shane so disappointed :(
To run GBA games properly you need to install a GBA bios file. Then it’ll run GBA games even better than SNES games. PlayStation, N64 and Super FX games won’t run decently on a Pi Zero so don’t bother. It just lacks the processing power needed.
You don't need it it's just so it does the gba's boot sound
nathan mead I’m not so sure. Cause i added it, did nothing else and it made my GBA games run 10 times better than before.
2:35 Chances are they dont have resistors on the audio cables or those little -- what are they called, they are little beads you put on the wire that isolate them.
Just upgraded mine with a zero 2w, Its amazing now and the battery upgrade gives long life.
Yet another cool case from Retroflag. I own both pi cases from them and they are great. I wish that they would make a handheld that could hold the Raspberry pi 3B+ instead. That way all the SNES games would run correctly such as Starfox 1 & 2. Maybe they have plans to make one in the future. We can hope.
Hope they add analog sticks to a kit like this too. The 3b can run playstation
That sounds reasonable. Keep in mind, not everyone will agree with you here (if they don't know what they're talking about lol). Another person above said the same thing you did, and some "Laughing Man" idiot pretended she had no authority to judge this product's Pi because she didn't like the battery options. Humans...I'll tell ya.
That straight tetris placement low key triggered me
Well you can trim down a hole to get accesss to the cartride port in case you want to hook it up to a tv.
I would have bought one if it had a rechargeable battery installed like other units have. I will wait to see if there's a revision with this feature. Still, I nerded out hardcore while watching this as my girlfriend listened to me. Quite humorous.
I don't need it
I don't need it
I definitely don't need it...
III NNNEEEEEEDDD IIITTT!!!!!!!!!
You: *Raises newly delivered GPi in the air*
Patrick: Now that's fancy! They should call you DSX12kid Fancykame64!!!
I’ve spent the last few weeks looking for a way to do exactly this, and then at the end of my search your video pops up! Thanks!
I honestly wish you'd disclose how much this thing will cost to consumers. How much is this thing anyways? I can't find a price anywhere and the website isn't working lol
Me too. They page does nota show they price or the product.... :(
ETA Prime already mentioned it'd be $70
Alexander Limpin good for him, but this isn’t ETA Prime and I commented before he made that one so....
Thanks for the video Rerez :D
Hey it's you :D
A comment from CHINA!
@@DebitAdams You forgot the noisy "dropping comment on floor" sound effect
What I want is this but shaped more like a Gameboy advance. A built in battery would be nice too but I can get over it
A version compatible with the Raspberry pi 3A+ would be awesome.
5:30 yaaay, finally more devices for the battery industry!
Tired going on the website, I think we overloaded it....
*tried
There is nothing on the website about this case
Yet
i'd rather stick to bittboy
Wait, wait I am watching a Rerez video and comment in the top 100? Damn this feels pretty nice.
Got mine this week. I own all three major emulation systems right now: ldk landscape, pocket go, and the gpi. I’d say out of convenience and reliability, the ldk is probably the best. But if you find an optimal image and emulators, plus can set up a pi well, the gpi overall is the best. Runs psx and snes perfectly too, again, if optimized.
Pocket go is trash. Avoid at all costs
if it has a analogue stick and triggers, im interested
aguycalledadz thatisme with a pi zero the newest system you can play reliably would be snes so no need for analogue sticks or triggers
Slacking02 oh, i thought it was a raspberry pi 3b+ case
I wish there was the option for the same size as the original DMG. It's my hands, the size makes it more comfortable and much easier to play. Even my phone is almost three quarters inch thick, it's the ulefone armor 3. Aside from all that, I'm still excited to see this. Can't wait to pick one up.
I really would have liked to see the shoulder buttons on that case
This makes me nostalgic for my Gameboy Pocket x.x
EDIT: The fact that it uses 3 AAA batteries also makes me nostalgic...and not in a good way.
you know what would be awesome? (and also a good marketing practice for them?). it they will ever decide to offer a rechargeable battery pack specifically for the case, and a "compute module" cartridge, compute module is basically a rpi3 I just don't know how it's gonna perform due to thermals, but maybe the compute module cart adapter could have an aluminum backplate instead of a plastic one and act as an heatsink.
P.S didn't even know that raspberry pi foundation released a compute module with the Pi3+ processor and with 32gb embedded mmc, not bad at all
Love your guys videos but wish you would have elaborated more on the shoulder buttons. You mentioned it very briefly without showing pics or anything and I had to look it up myself to see if they were included. Seems like an important part to glance over.
But can it play Doom
No because it hasnt got enough buttons
I have a Pi Zero so this is kindof exciting. Seems super simple
No shoulder button at the back???? But in the image on 5:41, the button is here!
Probably the best looking Pi yet, looks like a beefy version of the Bittboy that can actually run games well. Only deal breaker is the battery, using doubles A's instead of some sort of mini usb charging battery is just gross in 2019.
what happened to that gameboy classic?
if they ever do one that looks like a Game Gear it should have micro usb input so if you have a battery pack you should be able to use it as a power source and it should be able to work with a raspberry pi 3, 3b+, or a future model (Raspberry Pi 4 )that hopefully emulates PS2 and Dreamcast 110% perfectly.
You should do a review on the mintypi v3
Lipo battery and replace pi zero with compute module would be a perfect (plus) edition
compute modules are generally sold in bulk and those that are spliced out at individual prices, you end up paying at least 7x the price of a zero.
I would love to use a R Pi program but with all the updates my Dinosaur of a pc needs, it would cost me up wards of $600. Sucks.
Man, I absolutely love the idea of this! The cartridge functionality is what really sells it for me. However, I would really want ran Raspberry Pi 3 and up, for better arcade emulation. I know they are larger than this form factor, but that would sell me on it. Hopefully in the future, but this is an exciting development!
Rerez, please pin this if you agree with it! There's an easy solution for the AA batteries, though I don't know how easy it is to find nowadays. There's a different type of AA battery I discovered a few years ago, ones that are literally USB powered. If you use these, you won't have to use that power cord which could fall out, or tons of regular AA batteries that cost a lot of money, or regular rechargeable batteries that take hours to fill up at a time.
These USB batteries look like regular AA batteries, except that on the pointy end, there's a plastic cap you can remove to reveal a USB stick. Plug this into any USB port, and in less than an hour (with optimal current), the battery will be fully charged. Have a laptop with three USB ports? Plug in all your batteries at once when they're dead, and in an hour or less, they'll be ready to go again.
These USB batteries do NOT have as much capacity as regular or normally rechargeable batteries, so they say, but I've managed to get a lot of time out of mine. If this system can run approximately 3-4 batteries under Rerez's test playing conditions, then these USB batteries can hold perhaps 2-3 hours under those same conditions.
Or just modify the device to use lithium ion battery, ETA Prime is gonna have a tutorial for it when the device releases more efficient.
I’ll puechase one for playing gb and gbc games, I also hope a Game Gear style retroflag case will also come out someday !
I want some Raspberry Pi systems.
@singular on1 Please note I don't want a PlayStation Classic.
The pi zero can’t run anything more then Super Nintendo so the extra buttons aren’t really needed
The Pi Zero can't even run 3/4 of the SNES library.
Magus12000BC true. It struggles with Mario world
So far ive had most of the portable pi cases, bittboy is pretty horrible, hopefully this is a functional alternative
Now if retroflag make a bigger version with 3.5 to 4 inches screen, a Li-ion battery and an RPI3 A+ that would be perfect and even with the bigger dimensions it wouldn't be bigger than other old and current portables and I don't mind a higher price from $150 to $180 - RPI3 A+ not included
Agreed on the game gear, or even a nomad that housed a full pi or pi 3a+
Lookin' good boss! Always love your presentation! I'm really looking forward to procuring this one. Thanks for all that you do.
If it was 2 button and said “GameBoy” I’d take their entire stock
🤷
Why would you want to limit it to what it could play even more than it already does?
Metalpug79 Why do I need two extra buttons that do the exact same thing? 🤷♂️
@@TheMasonGamer you obviously didn't catch on that this can play SNES games if you set it up that way. Try thinking,your head _is_ made for it,you know.
@@jesseling6672 I dont think you understand that snes is a nice feature to have. You are missing two additional button layout for it.
I would expect it to play nothing but gameboy titles due to its functions. Like having some original GB, GBC and maybe GBA. Keep it retro to have and have a nostalgic feel to it. Yea, it can run those console emulators, but having the mimic gb in your hand and playing the GB is something else worth to have.
Congratulations for the cameo in the AVGN.
I got one of these, my favorite raspberry pi thing i have!
I need that immediately
Looks like you got this early. Not even on their website yet. But I'm interested. I've been getting rid of most of my games and this would help downsize my handheld library considerably.
Retroflag is on the handheld territory now... This is exciting. 😆
Retroflag are MAGNIFICENT with their cases, truly magnificent, and as far as I'm concerned; they put everyone else to shame. I can't wait to find out more about this GPi :D
Even though I never owned a Genesis, I did get the case for my PI. I love it! Its so cute!
I have a burned-out Retroad HD Genesis, and I'm keeping it because it looks awesome XD
the hdmi being blocked is seriously poor design.
Caleb B it’s a portable device, why would you want to make it not portable?
🎵Dremel dremel dremel 🎶you are my little friend 🎶 with dremel the design you can mend 😘
@@Slacking02 It's not the exact same thing because the RetroStone has a slightly customized board, but the RetroStone has all 4 USB slots on the top as well as the HDMI port accessible, which allows for it to be a portable console AND a home console that you can even plug multiple controllers into to play multiplayer. So what I'm saying is they could've modified the design a bit to make room for it. And having the option of using HDMI doesn't make it not portable, it just gives you options.
@@Arcad3n I see your point, but me personally id rather sacrifice the ports for the ascetics, besides this only runs a pi zero. I backed a freeplay zero on kickstarter and that design has the all the pi’s ports available in the cart slot, I modified a cart to cover them up to make it look more like a stock GBA.
I suspect HDMI output will drain the batteries faster than the internal screen...
Imagine if nintendo made a gameboy controller for the switch?
The screen would be at the top and the controller wraps around the back to support the screen, while one end has all the buttons!
Althogh i'd love if it had a cartridge slot to let your switch read real ganeboy games. Like an official emulator accessory!
Looks exactly like a gameboy! *notes the two extra buttons*
Can't wait for this, RetroFlag always has such great attention to detail.
Is the screen plastic or glass?
I have the nes case, super happy with it
Im still waiting for them to come out with a case for my raspberry pi 3 like maybe a game gear or gba case.
Is it compatible with Banana Pi Zero ? (4 core instead of 1 core for the Pi 0)
I love what they have done with it, but i'm a bit disappointed by the use of a Zero instead of something like a 3A+ with more power.
Yeah! Wouldn't that help negate the negative (oops, twice in the same sentence) effects when playing SNES and GBA?
My Nespi case was the culprit of games getting frozen.
And yesterday without updating, changing anything, volume init error in Retropie and no sound 😡
So now trying recalbox
Huh, has a lot of good ideas and this is the easiest way to make a pi portable. I wish they would have had it run on an even number of batteries as most chargers only charge in groups of two.
Also, I know it is for an anniversary but I really hope their next case is a Gamegear/GBA advance. The shoulder buttons will be a lot better to use in these configurations. I'm sure they will have another portable case as they have released a NES, SNES, and a Genesis case, this will get an update and I'll wait for a landscape system over a portrait system.
They should make another version for the Raspberry Pi Model A+.
0:18 - "Exactly"? 🤨 I don't know about you, but my GB doesn't have four red buttons.
you don't really need more buttons since the zero can't run those systems that need more buttons.
but if you somehow mod it to work with stronger raspberry, then yeah, those may not be enough
Do you have a video on adding additional ROMS to the Gpi case?
I don't see where they are selling this... is it available for us average Joe's yet?
Hopefully they will make a version that is compatible with the Raspberry Pi 3 A+.
Shouldve put in a big rechargable battery
I saw a raspberry pi 3 at my local target. I was like, isn't that the device people use to emulate games? I would have gotten it if I had what I need to use it but I don't.
I wish there was something like this, with analog sticks. Also, i might put in a different sbc then a pie...
That's awesome I've been running my pi 3 b+ and thinking of ways to get it portable. This is an answer I'll get it and keep updating gba from source and wait until it runs properly Haha it runs really good on pi b 3+ because of the higher specs obviously
woah i've never been so early to a rerez video
Sadly, with everyone using zeros and zero Ws as emulation devices it's getting harder and harder to get your hands on one for what they were intended: DIY projects. At least for a reasonable price
I hope they will make psp or nds case too for raspberry pi 3b+
Wait. Why don't you just...hack a PSP?
I just got my BittBoy in the mail after a month wait. This looks very similar.
I have a nespi case from them and it's awesome. I plan on getting their Japanese snes and genesis case too. But this is a certain buy for me. I've had some pre-made raspberry pi zero handhelds and they always have bad screens because they always want that hdmi port open for TV play. This thing doesn't have hdmi out so it should look way better.
Hopefully they make a og gba case.
Or a gba SP one (i like the sp better because it's smaller so i can have a flash cartridge in it and put it in my pocket to take it with me everywhere and charge it from my smartphones 2500mah battery)
@@nathanmead140 I prefer the og gba. It's so comfortable and installing a backlight on a real one is pricey.
I would actually prefer to have the XY buttons to be the same color as the case. (Essentially Invisible to make it look even closer to an original GB)
So nobody talked about how this is similar to the Game Boy Zero in this video
went to there website didnt see it on there. it looks awesome and couldnt you just buy rechargeable batterys n stick it in there
where can I buy this?
I am trying to order from Europe once it's available, hopefully it's not too limited :(
This is actually pretty great. I want one.
waits till the N64 Classic come out?
Imagine a full classic that plays everything, console and portable, from N64 and below XD
@@Bro-cx2jc the best emulation station.
I want a mini fpga board in there