I don’t remember when or how I discovered Ashens but I’m so glad I did.

When the vid hits your eye like a case for a Pi, that's amore.

I hang my raspberry pi on a string on my ceiling fan, so I have to chase it to change anything. It's quite good sport.

Ashens’ tombstone: “Can’t remember, should’ve looked it up before recording.”

When you're watching at 3:38am and a face flashes up and you dont know if you're dreaming or not

I like to imagine that Stuart recorded all 15 hours of street fighter, for no one's benefit but his own.

The batteries lasted longer than Toys "R" Us themselves.

Rechargeable AA batteries exist, and they are awesome! If only the GamePi case had the battery charger built-in ...

I don't know how Ashens does it. I don't have a raspberry pi, but I still immediately clicked through

I feel like the AAs add to that nostalgia factor, shove in some rechargeable eneloop or IKEA ones and it's gamer hours

5:03 I don't know why but that joke had me cracked up for a good five minutes

Seeing those Toys "R" Us batteries made me inexplicably sad... Rest in piece you beautiful bastard

I modelled / deigned, built and 3D printed mine. Took a lot of parts, a fair bit of glue and a lot of patience. It has arcade buttons, 7inch screen and a stereo speaker :D One of a kind unit. Totally unique.. But these are pretty nice too if you have the cash.

That GameBoy style case is great

I love my RetroPie setup. I have one of the 7" touch screens in a SmartiPi case, but I added the extension case to it with a pair of speakers and an amplifier that I installed. They also make micro SD card extension adapters, which I used on mine to provide much easier access to the memory card. It makes for a lovely desktop gaming system, but yeah the setup was a little bit of work. Very much worth it though and there are tons of tutorials on how to set up RetroPie and customize it. That GameBoy case is fantastic

7:16 Seen it. Bold man on one frame only.

How does he have the same intro for 11 years and it’s still great

The retroflag gpi is possibly one of my favourite handhelds I own, best thing is the way to run it directly using a portable power pack with the ac/usb cable, fantastic way to run it for hours on end

I noticed this released last night and I was so excited but haven't had a chance to watch it all day due to kids and work. Just tucked myself into bed, headphones on and away we go. Bliss!!! Thank you Stuart!!!

When the case is more expensive than the computer it self.

With regards to the MegaDrive emulation on the gPi, the system uses Retroarch, which should have a selection of a few different emulators (Called cores) to pick from. Its possible that selecting a different one would fix your sound problems, I think the Mednafen cores are usually pretty well regarded.

I enjoyed seeing Stewart’s kissable lips in the reflection of the GPi screen

I have one of the heatsink ones, it's exactly like the one in the video. I really like it, temps are very good and it's a chunky piece of aluminium. Recommended.

I would love him to ready me a bedtime story lol his voice is amazing

Oooh, fancy stuff... Also, it still baffles me that a computer so teeny has so much grunt in this day and age. 4 gigs of RAM and a top speed of 1.5 gigahertz on the latest model, and it's barely any bigger than a box of Tic-Tacs. Hell, 20 years ago most high-end desktops probably would have struggled to have the same amount of grunt as this baby. *Miniaturizatiooooon!*

I have the fan version of that heatsink case. Encroyable!

Next Ashens movie: *Ashens and the Quest for the GamePi* . Not pastry chefs are included or involved.

10:40 - those screw tops sticking up look like real knuckle-graters.

I think it cannot be overstated that the Raspberry Pi Foundation has done leaps and bounds for small computing especially in the maker/education fields. I mostly used my Pi3 for emulators, but I also used it to learn how to do a bit of coding and linux terminal stuff to make it just do things that are fun but not really practical.

The PiBow was available since the first raspberry pi and was one of the nicest offerings out there at the time. I really quite like it - although I prefer the original as it was quite tall and fit multiple ‘shards’ of colour. It was miles infront of other offerings and is still a nice option today.

3:44 You can buy lithium ion cells shaped like AAs

I do love the Retroflag cases, got the GPi for myself and both versions of the NesPi ones and my friend adores the MegaPi machine I got him. :3

People still haven't learnt about IKEA rechargeable or eneloop yet...

Oh yes I remember that magpie magazine. I too bought it just because it had the computer on the front cover actually stuck to the front cover :D

2800mah rechargeable batteries work great on the GPi Case... works for several hours.

It's interesting to think about retro computer enthusiasts just like Ashens or The 8-Bit Guy ETC discovering people's custom PI builds in the future. Will they be able to figure out what half of it was even supposed to do? I mean people don't exactly document their hobby projects... Though these console cases are more obvious. All those little startups making parts and then fading into obscurity, all sorts of emulators, custom ROMS, software packages, it's enough to keep a historian busy for years. As our devices become less and less repairable, and software becomes more and more universal, I can see this being considered a nostalgic age of freedom, the crux of a transition from relative user independents to uniformity and inaccessibility. Who really knows though. Either way it should be interesting.

The Flirc case is also a really nice case for the R.Pie 4. The whole case is a massive heatsink but doesn't look like a heatsink.

There’s also the Flirc Case for the pi 4 which even supports overclocking! Like the last one it’s one big aluminum heat sink but like an actual case with rubber base

Why did they have to print "Case" on the case? it's accurate but also redundant :)

I have an older version of the PiCade cabinet, in the smaller-screen version. I'm delighted to see a nice software power button added along with much better access for the Pi - in the older design the pi mounts on the opening rear door of the cabinet and it's all a bit wonky. That newer design looks far better. I printed out my own custom images for the top marquee and around the stick/buttons (they do provide PDF templates, as I recall). It is one of my favourite rPi units in my fleet of oodles of the things.

I think the the GPi case is the best reimagining of old Nintendo hardware I've ever seen. The combination of authenticity while not sacrificing extra useful features, plus the quality of build and materials, is pretty amazing. I actually think it's pretty good value too all considered.

I have not watched this channel in forever, had no clue you still uploaded!

I'm not sure why but I very much love these videos of Raspberry Pi cases. I don't even own one. I don't even know anything about them. I guess I just like looking at all the different designs.

(1:45) would love that Stewart is he could make a jump-cut and look the thing up and get the information, but no why would he do that? Just let them Ponder a little bit then wonder Just let them Ponder a little bit then wish you had done it sooner LOL!

One of the most honest dudes on KZfaq! And I shall love him

We need a game child case.

Man, the brown couch is looking shabby. When I go back to the 2013 videos, it just looks so rich and plushy.

I would buy an Ashen's Couch Raspberry Pi case

"Whats your favorite pc?" Me: magazine

Who would thumbs down such an innocent video.

The eyes are pleased

It's nice to see HUSSSSSS. We haven't seen him for a while.

That raspbarry arcade system looks really cool.

I really like the look of the Gameboy one. At first I thought it didn't have L and R buttons, but they were just camoflaged by the design. If they ever come out with a rechargeable battery version, I'll have to get me one of these to play with.

A retroflag with a Lithium Cell would be brilliant. I'd literally buy one right now.

Do like the Picade.. One i have my eye on atm is the 2 joystick pads with wireless to Pandora 6 base.

I give this video a C+

Stuart, if you happen to see this, the sound emulation isn't off, it's just that for some dumb reason, the case takes the stereo audio from the headphone jack and only plays the right channel from the single speaker on the case. Google "gpi case mono sound" and the first link to a reddit thread should have a workaround that changes the system's audio to mono.

Ashens always delivers :)

you got really lucky to be in a location with that type of magazine XD

awesome stuff ashens

I got that case at the end! Cheap and has fan and heat sink.

It was nice to see a video where you were not horrified by what you were looking at.

I now had my own Retroflag GPi for two weeks, and I am quite happy with it. In fact, I am positively shocked how well the humble Pi Zero (W) can run PlayStation games with PCSX ReARMed (not the LibRetro version, the native one, mind you)! So far it ran everything I threw it at perfectly, including Crash Bandicoot and Spyro. Less happy with it's battery consumption tho, but I mended that by buying some rechargable AAs and a charger, because I went through a bazillion batteries per week, which is both economically and ecologically irresponsible. Only disappointments I had to face so far: The screen is at exactly the wrong size for GameBoy games, and MSU-1 enhanced SNES games aren't playable. For GameBoy games, you have the choice between a 1x scale, which is the size of a postage stamp, a 2x scale, which is too large and crops out the top and bottom fifth or so of the screen, or a 1.5x scale, which causes UNEVEN PIXEL SCALING and has to be compensated by enabling interpolation as to not cause a shimmer effect while scrolling. That, however, also gets rid of my beloved crisp pixels! In case of the MSU-1, all SNES emulator cores I tried are either too slow and run at like quarter speed at best, or don't support MSU-1 enhancements, which means no SNES games with CD quality music. Normal SNES games work fine for the most part tho, aside from games that use some special chips, which unfortunately hits classics like Kirby's Fun Pack/Superstar or Yoshi's Island, but in case of the latter we at least have the GBA version. But overall, I'm quite happy with it. By the way, one thing I noticed as a owner of both the Retroflag SuperPi and GPi cases: The GPi's cartridge is ALMOST the right shape and size to act as a to-scale Super GameBoy for the SuperPi. One wonders if maybe, some day in the future, they'll release a revision of the SuperPi that can interface with GPi carts, or even a seperate "Super GPi Dock"...

B-but... I was asking for raspberry PIE cases for my MOUTH!

I honestly thought it was a real Gameboy. Great job!

For the handheld. you can use a powerbank. Don't have to mod anything. : )

The Genesis emulation is actually not off, the sound clips out because the GPi by default only plays one channel of sound so stereo effects get lost. You can get a premade image from Super Retropie which has a fix installed already, or the Facebook group has documentation of how to add this fix to your own machine.

I kind of wish companies still produced the straight up box cases like they used to. It's difficult to find a case like that that doesn't have a dozen cutouts and is made out of clear plastic.

anything: _exists_ Stuart: 'slightly fiddly to set up'

God, I wasn't watching ashen's videos in a while now, his last thumbnails didn't attract my atention, I'm glad taht he still doesn't lose his touch on the tech reviews.

On my recommended one hour after it was posted... Nice channel!

Hey Ashens, look into 'Lakka' as an alternative to retropie, includes multiple emulators so if you run into issues like you experience on the gpi you can just switch to a different emulator. They also run on the RPi4, runs Super Mario 64 with little issue, you will need a fan.

This fellow seems like a nice person.

7:16 for a super special suprise

Gpi mods abound, a quick google shows a rechargeable battery mod, wireless charging, and even the original barrel jack plug if you want extra nostalgia.

I personally just built a case out of Lego

Stuart do you know they make rechargable lithium AA's? they are quite cheap and last a long time now...

I went through about 10 different base images and 'loaded' builds before finally settling on the gpi community base image, tweaked the gpz35 dark theme, and loaded on my own games. PS1 games take up the bulk, managed to pack a 128gb card.

As soon as you see his reflection in the screen of the Gameboy, you can't unsee it.

7:14 wtf? lol

Good video mate. Looking forward to the next

Anyone else just kind of mesmerized by Ashen's jaw in the reflection of the Retroflag case's screen?

Pretty much using the same case for my Pi4 apart from it has 2 fans built into it to draw the heat out of the sink. Do have a spare pi3 now though so maybe something like pihole for that.

Hey! I love you channel and your work - you convinced to buy a Retroflag GPi case and I am very happy with it. However, please note that the port you mention @3:15 is not a usb pass through. On their website it states that it's a firmware upgrade port. If you plug something in it, not only that you will not be able to use the thing you plugged in, but the buttons are no longer recognized. Therefore I recommend using a raspberry pi 0 W (the one with integrated wifi and bt). Otherwise you have to disassemble the cartridge every time you want to upload a rom, or run some command line. Once again, thank you for all your work! :D

It's impressive, makes me think about my first Gameboy. i do have a teeny tiny beef about the handheld's design, if this was molded from the original it would of been nice to add the same oval indent for the top Y and X buttons to be consistent with the B and A buttons. Overall it's very impressive, beautiful screen play. :)

I always used my Game Boy with an external battery brick back in the day. So I'm used to the weight of the system without batteries in it.

I use a psp for my snes/nes/gameboy/gamegear/master system/megadrive emulation. It works very well and has the added bonus that it also plays the psp and ps1 roms it was natively designed to run lol

Aww yeah, that gold case, so I can pretend my pocket computer is a vape like the cool kids has or whatnot.

Ashens is like the cool uncle i never had

Ashens blitzing? Am I supposed to be hypnotized now?

PICADE is amazing, the only thing that needs to be change is the Joystick and buttons with Sanwa ones.

Ya know there is only a select few times when Ashens refers to anything on his channel as 'Fantastic' but when he does you know damn well that he's right.

I have the GPi Case, and it is actually pretty good, would have been nice if they didn't shrink it 30% compared to the actual Gameboy, but still decent. Stewart, you probably should have mentioned the safe shutdown feature.

Your videos are awesome

Some high capacity NiMH AAs might help a lot with battery life, especially if there is any voltage regulation going on.

finally more boxes to keep my spare eyes

I really like the GPI case. Wonder if they will make a camera addon to take just as high-res images as the original GameBoy. for most of us, that was the first selfie camera we got :)

I got recharagable batteries which would work great in the first case

Wow a few years later and everything is still the same. Don’t change man