I made my own “SNES Classic” with a Raspberry Pi
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Inspired by the recent NES Classic I made a DIY SNES Classic just in time for the Christmas holidays and it’s very portable!
Raspberry Pi 3 in a 3D printed SNES case with 8Bitdo SNES30 controllers
To make one yourself you’ll need:
- Raspberry Pi 3 Model B.
- Retropie 4.1 or newer.
- Two 8Bitdo SNES30 wireless controllers.
- A SNES 3D Printed case.
- CRT scanline shaders to complete the retro look on the big screen.
Both controllers use Bluetooth, so two player wire-free gaming is possible. The USB cables are just for charging, but if you’ve got no charge they can be used as wired controllers too. Retropie can be controlled via the controllers, no keyboard/mouse required.