@DragonWon Yes, $69.99 for just the case/kit. $10 is how much a RPi0W would cost (look around as not everywhere is marking them up to over twice their MSRP), and I would advise a RPi0W as doing anything with a RPi0 would be a pain for the $5 difference.
Yeah, you would also need to buy a micro SD card to put a distro such as RetroPie on, though I wouldn't be surprised if they also support Recalbox.
I wouldn't invest too much money into a micro SD card too big due to the possibility of sudden power loss killing the micro SD card, though I also wouldn't get anything smaller than a 32GB, while a 64GB would be ideal for most people: anything bigger depends on how many of your Sega CD/Mega CD and TurboGrafx-CD/PC Engine CD you want on there versus the risk of sudden power loss killing the card.
You'll also want the micro SD card to be, at minimum, rated UHS-1: UHS-3 is excessive for a Raspberry Pi as UHS-1 generally maxes out on the Raspberry Pi, but one of those would certainly not underperform.
@DragonWon You'll have to buy the case and RPi0 separately.
Might also want to consider some rechargeable AA batteries.
By the way, price for the case is going to be $69.99 according to some sources. No release date yet beyond rumors it will be 2019-04-21 to coincide with the Game Boy's 30th anniversary, but I don't put much stock in such rumors.
Handhelds - Good: Game & Watch (Simulation), Game Boy, Lynx, Game Gear, Game Boy Color
Consoles - Mostly Good: 5200, Genesis/Mega Drive, Neo Geo, SNES (Regular Games), Sega CD/Mega CD
Handhelds - Mostly Good: Game Boy Advance, Pokemon Mini
Full speed emulation of SNES games that employed the SA1, Super FX GSU-1, or Super FX GSU-2 enhancement chips is out of the question alongside possibly any other enhancement chip games on the SNES.
You could also probably run a few PlayStation games at full speed, but don't expect the number of games that run well to be more than the lower double digits if not single digits.
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Re: Celebrate The Game Boy's 30th By Putting Your Raspberry Pi Inside This Awesome Case
@DragonWon Yes, $69.99 for just the case/kit. $10 is how much a RPi0W would cost (look around as not everywhere is marking them up to over twice their MSRP), and I would advise a RPi0W as doing anything with a RPi0 would be a pain for the $5 difference.
Yeah, you would also need to buy a micro SD card to put a distro such as RetroPie on, though I wouldn't be surprised if they also support Recalbox.
I wouldn't invest too much money into a micro SD card too big due to the possibility of sudden power loss killing the micro SD card, though I also wouldn't get anything smaller than a 32GB, while a 64GB would be ideal for most people: anything bigger depends on how many of your Sega CD/Mega CD and TurboGrafx-CD/PC Engine CD you want on there versus the risk of sudden power loss killing the card.
You'll also want the micro SD card to be, at minimum, rated UHS-1: UHS-3 is excessive for a Raspberry Pi as UHS-1 generally maxes out on the Raspberry Pi, but one of those would certainly not underperform.
Re: Celebrate The Game Boy's 30th By Putting Your Raspberry Pi Inside This Awesome Case
@DragonWon You'll have to buy the case and RPi0 separately.
Might also want to consider some rechargeable AA batteries.
By the way, price for the case is going to be $69.99 according to some sources. No release date yet beyond rumors it will be 2019-04-21 to coincide with the Game Boy's 30th anniversary, but I don't put much stock in such rumors.
Re: Celebrate The Game Boy's 30th By Putting Your Raspberry Pi Inside This Awesome Case
If anyone is wondering what a device like this is capable of emulating, then here's what I know from first-hand experience with a Raspberry Pi Zero W.
Consoles - Good: 2600, Intellivision, Odyssey 2 (NTSC Only), ColecoVision, NES, SG-1000, Master System, Famicom Disk System, 7800, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, TurboGrafx-CD/PC Engine CD
Handhelds - Good: Game & Watch (Simulation), Game Boy, Lynx, Game Gear, Game Boy Color
Consoles - Mostly Good: 5200, Genesis/Mega Drive, Neo Geo, SNES (Regular Games), Sega CD/Mega CD
Handhelds - Mostly Good: Game Boy Advance, Pokemon Mini
Full speed emulation of SNES games that employed the SA1, Super FX GSU-1, or Super FX GSU-2 enhancement chips is out of the question alongside possibly any other enhancement chip games on the SNES.
You could also probably run a few PlayStation games at full speed, but don't expect the number of games that run well to be more than the lower double digits if not single digits.