Handheld Retro Gaming Console

Made by jxhug / Displays / Food & Drinks / Games & Gaming / Retro Tech

About the project

For this project I took a Raspberry Pi 4, put a case on it and attached a display. I attached this to a mount on top of my Xbox controller. I took rubber bands and attached a power bank to the mount also. I then used Batocera as the OS for the retro gaming system.

Project info

Difficulty: Easy

Platforms: Raspberry Pi, Linux Arm

Estimated time: 1 day

License: GNU General Public License, version 3 or later (GPL3+)

Items used in this project

Hardware components

	Raspberry Pi 4	x 1
	Miuzei Raspberry Pi Case	x 1
	4.3 inch display	x 1
	128GB Micro SD card	x 1
	Xbox Controller	x 1
	Mount for Xbox Controller	x 1
	USB-C to USB-A cable	x 1
	Power Profiler Kit	x 1
	Rubber bands	x 1
	Ribbon cable	x 1

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Software apps and online services

	Batocera
	Raspberry Pi Imager

Story

I saw a video about the Steam Deck and I wanted to create something similar to it but for retro gaming as that was the only feasible option for me. I drew some sketches out and came to the idea of having a raspberry pi with a display alongside a power bank mounted on top of a controller. I ordered my components and once they arrived I got to work. I mounted the display on top of my Raspberry Pi using rubber bands, and then I attached a power bank to the back of the Xbox controller. I used a mount designed for holding phones to attach my Raspberry Pi to the Xbox controller. I then installed Batocera Linux onto my micro SD card for the OS. The following video I made goes more in depth on this project: