I came across with this DIY Gameboy video made of Raspberry Pi Pico and inspired me to build my own version. The fact that RP2040 has dual-core ARM Cortex-M0+ processor makes it capable of running some light emulators. So I’ll build a little handheld game console using RP2040 that can run gameboy!
demo_video.mp4
demo_video_tetris.mp4
- Full-on Gameboy experience: Actually runs the classics smoothly without freaking out.
- Insanely portable: Squeezed everything into a super compact custom PCB so you can just chuck it in your pocket.
- 100% Custom Hardware: Fully designed, routed, and reflowed by yours truly (my eyes are still bleeding from staring at KiCad traces bruh).
- RP2040
- 12MHz Crystal (ABM8-272-T3)
- 8MB Flash Storage (W25Q64JVXGIQ)
- Buck-Boost Switching Regulator (RT6150B)
- USB-C (TYPE-C-31-M-12)
- 2 layers
- Single-sided component placement
- 2.6mm board thickness
- HASL (with lead) surface finish
- 1oz outer copper weight
- Download the zip file
- Upload the zip file to JLCPCB
- Select PCBA and continue
- Upload BOM.csv and position.csv
- Select the parts and submit payment