Raspberrypi/ Retropie inside an arcade stick

Ok so got all parts for the pi sorted, i opted for 128gb attract mode, looks sweet from what I’ve seen online.

… I’m in the midst of sorting new stick/buttons as my ps3 stick I own I’m finding it emotionally difficult to tear apart. That being said, for the moment I am still going to use the pi3 as a standalone console (or consoles for that matter) just to plug my ps3/ps4 stick and play some classics through. Soon after I’ve been properly introduced to this whole thing then I’ll start on with it inside a stick case.

I’ve just tried to set it up there and completely forgot I need a usb keyboard so I’m going into town tomorrow to pick one up.

One thing I’ve noticed from booting up emulation station with the initial screen with button mapping is that it’s the A,B,X,Y layout which is cool by me, and I’ve noticed the some button assign differently than I thought. From what I guessed it seemed xbox controllers would be better choice but then again I’ve seen online so many people using ps3 controllers.

I’ll post pics once sorted.

I just wanted to thank you guys for inspiring me to do a project like this. I was able to put everything in my stick and it works perfectly. the products I used are
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Anker-PowerCore-13000-Portable-Charger-Compact-13000mAh-2-Port-Ultra-Portable/322188858187?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 ( I have not tested more than 2 hours of full use but I know it has powered my system on idel for a day off a full charge with 2 bars to spare).

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Micro-USB-Male-to-Female-Extension-Data-Charging-Cable-Black-20cm/182601748772?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 ( I use this cable to connect to the charger without having to open up my case)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Anker-PowerLine-Micro-USB-10ft-Charging-Cable-with-Kevlar-Fiber-Space-Gray/222207278791?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 ( I like this cable for the lenght so if Im playing on my consoles or PC I can charge the portable charger with no problme. Seems to be a pretty solid cable).

http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Cable-with-Switch-Power-Control-for-Raspberry-Pi-2-A-B-MicroB-On-Off-Toggle/181667613446?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649( I know yall dont care for the switch but i only use it to turn on the system from the outside of the case. For the most part to shut down the system I just go to the menu and shut it down. After doing that, I just flip the switch to off).

http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Panel-Flush-Mount-Cable-Rerii-1M-3ft-Dual-USB-3-0-Extension-Mount/201917905925?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 ( I like this because it gives me access to two of the usb ports from outside of the case. Seem to be a pretty solid cable).

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Neutrik-NAHDMI-W-HDMI-Feed-Through-Panel-Connector-NICKEL-1040/302149495303?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 (got this to connect from the outside of the stick.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dual-USB-2-0-Male-to-Standard-B-Male-Y-Cable-80cm-for-Printer-Scanner-Hard/142451260883?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 ( This is the only product that I had a problem with. Im thinking it may be just the cable I got. Im hoping that’s the case. The prolem I have with this is I wanted to use the cable to connect from my Brook UFB to the raspberry pi and my Neutrik passthough USB. So when I wanted to play on any system I just plug in my usb cale and when Im finish playing on a console I just unplug my usb cable and when I want to play on the pi just switch it on with not need to have my usb cable that I use to pley on the consoles plug becaue the I have a cable already plug in ready to play inside of the stick. Well it looks like the dual cable does not have enough power (just guessing ) or I have a falulty cable. I cant have both the Neutrik and pi pluged in at the same time with the dual cable from the Brook UFB. So for now Im just keeping the Brook board connected to the Neutrik and running my usb cable to one of the flush mount port that is connect to the Pi. Not what I wanted to do but it works.

I know this was a lot and most want even read but I do hope you two read it @jopamo @guyvin_juyvin_83 .

Again thanks for the inspiration.

Awesome mate. I see you’ve went the whole hog. I’ll bookmark this page for reference for sure :slight_smile:

This is a great idea especially with the brook ufb. Multi console platform plus Pi. Ultimate stick!

What did it set you back in total? $

Well minus the Brook UFB the total was around 125.00. That’s including Pi and micro SD card. A lot of the stuff I have you may not need for your build. Also, I have an American style Stick (street fighter 15th anniversary) that I gutted out years ago so it was easy to put all the parts in because of its size. I’ll post pics later. I really wanted to put a Pandora’s box 4S in the stick at first but was having problems getting info on how I would be able to power the Pandora without having a power supply the size of my case LOL. Then I stumble upon this here and was like ok let’s do this. I still want to do the pandora in my stick. Good thing I have another Anniversary stick I can play around with. Just need to figure out my power issue. I know there’s a way to do it, just need to do some more research that’s all. Anyway, hope the info I gave you helps. I know if it was not for you making this I would not have started this project.

Thanks man.