Hack Like Heck: Andy G - Portable Emulator with Swappable Controls by 530_Projects

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For the Hack Like Heck challenge, I designed a portable emulator that you can easily change the controller. So, if you are playing a NES game, you can use a NES controller. Or if you are playing a SNES game, then you can use a SNES controller and so on. At the heart of it is a Raspberry Pi Zero W that drives a 5”, 800x480 LCD screen with 18 of its GPIO pins. Other features include a speaker and headphone jack, a safe power off button and a USB power out so you can charge your cell phone. The OS that I am using is Retro Pie.
I used a TFT Friend from Adafruit to help drive the display and I am using DPI Mode 6 to give me 18 bit color and leave the GPIO 18 and 19 available for use as audio out. More info on my github page.
Build video can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsVwkv0dr7A
Design files and list of parts can be found on my github page.