What's better than a Raspberry Pi-powered Pokédex that runs Game Boy games?
Nathan Le GohlisseHardware SpecialistNovember 12, 2021 at 4:556 p.m.© Yeu1
Do you remember the Pokédex? It is possible to create one in 3D printing and go further by integrating a Raspberry Pi. This is what an ingenious player, Yeu1, did. The name of his machine? PiKEDEX… do you have it?
You can do almost anything with a Raspberry Pi, even use it to recreate a Pokédex capable of emulating a GameBoy and launching the best Pokémon games of the 2000s.
Plans available for purchase
The interest of the concept is of course to have a functional playmate, but also faithful to the fictional accessory of the Pokémon universe. To achieve this result, Yeu1 designed the shell of its PiKEDEX from scratch, modeling it in 3D on the Fusion 360 software. The 3D printing was then carried out using a red filament to obtain the final accessory in which a Raspberry Pi 3B+ is housed.
As Tom's Hardware points out, once installed, the single-board computer still connects to a PCB (required for front panel button control), and a small LCD screen for video output. The power supply is provided by a small external battery housed in the right part of the hull.
RetroPie to do the trick
On the emulation side, RetroPie is used. This distribution offers access to a variety of emulators. Unsurprisingly, Yeu1 uses emulators here to launch Game Boy games.
Note that if you own (or have access to) a 3D printer you can easily create a PiKEDEX. Yeu1 has indeed posted an ad on Etsy allowing you to buy the CAD files of its creation. However, you will have to pay 6 pounds sterling (about 7 euros).
© Yeu1Source: Tom's Hardware
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