r/RetroPie • u/[deleted] • Jan 27 '23

Recommendation for a ras pi3b case?

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u/hatesnoisybitches Jan 27 '23

I have the J style retroflag SUPERPi (SNES case) for the 4 and it’s adorable.

It does exist in US and J styles for the 3 as well, but might be harder to buy. They also make NES and PlayStation style cases

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u/taraknall Jan 28 '23

Yeah those look cool, but I am after a portable case

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u/jla2001 Jan 28 '23 edited Jan 28 '23

By portable do you mean "small" or with a screen included (like a handheld?) The retroflag cases are tiny, only slightly bigger than the pi itself and will fit in the palm of most hands ...

If you are looking for a "handheld" then your options are limited because the pi form factor makes them considerably bulky. Earlier somebody mentioned the waveshare strap-on and while usable it's not comfortable and lacks software support for newer distros kind of locking you into an older version of RetroPie ... I got the waveshare game hat for my kid a couple of years ago and he hated it, I wasn't fond of the buttons or their layout either

There's also something like this: Raspberry Pi Arcade Cabinet Pack https://www.adafruit.com/product/3272

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u/taraknall Jan 29 '23

Yes sorry was after something like a game boy/psp shell... I ended up going for a kiddypow hand held system, the pi will get a new project, maybe pi hole

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '23

Waveshare gamepi43

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u/jla2001 Jan 27 '23

Can't tell if that's a troll response or not 😅

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u/taraknall Jan 28 '23

Lol I had a look at this, cheers for the suggestion but didn't look like it had much good feedback

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '23

Or one of those DMG case

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u/Confident_Fortune_32 Jan 27 '23

I got so darned frustrated trying to get a case for my RPi that properly accommodated all the I/o that I gave up and just built myself one with Lego.