Subj : Retro gaming
To : phigan
From : Nightfox
Date : Mon Aug 26 2024 04:00 pm
Re: Retro gaming
By: phigan to Nightfox on Mon Aug 26 2024 02:51 pm
ph> Do you have the GPi Case? I've got one, and while I don't use it near as
ph> much as the Odroid Go Advance (which doesn't get much use to begin with),
ph> I don't think I'll ever get rid of it :). When the Gameboy first came out,
ph> I would lay awake at night thinking about them and how much I wanted one,
ph> and partly because of the aesthetic. Definitely will always love the GPi
ph> Case. What I've noticed, though, is it goes through AA batteries faster
ph> than if you hook up the regular USB power cable into a USB battery. I've
ph> been playing it that way. Also I have a distro on it that seemed to boot
ph> much faster than all the rest.
Yes, I have the GPi case. I think mine is the newer version though, as it uses an internal rechargeable battery rather than AA batteries (and it charges via USB-C). I think the battery has a decent life before it needs to be recharged.
I do like the aesthetic, though to me it feels a bit bulky in my hands. I think the original Game Boy did too though. Before I had this, I had a GCW Zero, which was thinner, and I felt like it was more comfortable to me to hold. The GCW Zero was also a wide one, with the controls to the sides of the screen rather than below. The main reason I bought the GPi was that the screen on my GCW Zero crapped out and wasn't really working anymore, and I thought the GPi would be a cool Raspberry Pi project (which it is).
Nightfox
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