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Taken a slice of the pi
ballboff:
Ok so i've taken a bite of the pi. I had the 1st model when it first came out and couldn't find a use for it back then. However, recently I've spotted the 3rd model and it looks really interesting. Plus there is the beauty of the custom image for retro games called retropie, which wasn't available 4 years ago. I've sold my bartop arcade machine, and now I want to go small. I bought an ion icade bluetooth arcade dock controller cabinet. I can almost follow the below guides, but there isn't enough description about the software side of things, and not being great at linux i'm a little worried about getting my project off the ground.
http://mancavemodder.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/build-cheap-arcade-cabinet-with_16.html
http://www.instructables.com/id/Bartop-Mini-Retro-Arcade-Raspberry-Pi-and-Customis/
Anyway, my issue is quite simple, or at least I think it is to start off with. I'm sure I'll need further assistance along the way. I've imaged the retropie image to the sd card and managed to boot up the pi! I've got an 8bitdo snes controller which is connected via usb at this point, but I don't seem to be able to progress past the "hold a key to continue" screen. Do I need a keyboard at this point? It says I have 1 controller attached, so I assumed I could program my usb controller at this point.
ballboff:
Made some progress on this. Looks like the 8bitdo controller doesn't work off the cuff. Didn't recognize any key commands, I've not tried it using the bluetooth, but i've heard the onboard bluetooth is a bit shaky. I've managed to rip out the bluetooth board from the icade and i've replaced it with an ipac that I had lying around from a previous machine. This was where it started happening! I've managed to reconfigure my controls using the ipac after I rewired everything. I had to cut off the connectors and strip all the wires and extend all the wires so that they fit out the back of the joystick controller. Positioning the wires was a hard job because they kept covering over the screw holes, I ended up having to tape down all the wires so that they lay neat between the screw holes. Anyway I managed to get it fully operational and I've managed to play some older games. They didn't all work, I think i'm using a newish romset. All I need now is a screen. Pics to follow...
ballboff:
some progress photos...
acvieluf:
Following. I have an icade that's calling my name when my current project is completed. Interested in watching yours! : )
Sent from my Atari 2600
mike5im5:
Nice. I posted my picade project on here last year. It's a perfect size for an iPAD LCD. Mine had a pi B so with a Pi3 it'd be even better.
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