retropie – Noise https://noise.getoto.net The collective thoughts of the interwebz Thu, 08 Jul 2021 12:25:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 Collection of Raspberry Pi retro tech projects https://noise.getoto.net/2021/07/08/collection-of-raspberry-pi-retro-tech-projects/ Thu, 08 Jul 2021 12:25:14 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=72378 During lockdown, Stuart (aka JamHamster) wanted to keep busy whilst between jobs, and ended up building a mini empire of rescued retro systems. Cassette tapes, Game Boys, and floppy disks were all among the treasures he reclaimed. Cassette tape starter Stuart got started by fitting a TZXDuino tape loader into a cassette tape shell. Remember…

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]]> RetroPie booze barrel https://noise.getoto.net/2021/01/15/retropie-booze-barrel/ Fri, 15 Jan 2021 10:25:27 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=66971 What do we want? Retro gaming, adult beverages, and our favourite Spotify playlist. When do we want them? All at the same time. Luckily, u/breadtangle took to reddit to answer our rum-soaked prayers with this beautifully crafted beer barrel-cum-arcade machine-cum-drinks cabinet. The addition of a sneaky hiding spot for your favourite tipple, plus a musical…

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]]> Build an arcade cabinet | Hackspace 35 https://noise.getoto.net/2020/09/18/build-an-arcade-cabinet-hackspace-35/ Fri, 18 Sep 2020 08:30:58 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=63492 Games consoles might be fast and have great graphics, but they’re no match for the entertainment value of a proper arcade machine. In this month’s issue of Hackspace magazine, you’re invited to relive your misspent youth with this huge build project. There’s something special about the comforting solidity of a coin-eating video game monolith, and…

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]]> Turn a watermelon into a RetroPie games console https://noise.getoto.net/2020/09/10/turn-a-watermelon-into-a-retropie-games-console/ Thu, 10 Sep 2020 12:54:34 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=62959 OK Cedrick, we don’t need to know why, but we have to know how you turned a watermelon into a games console. This has got to be a world first. What started out as a regular RetroPie project has blown up reddit due to the unusual choice of casing for the games console: nearly 50,000…

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