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Modder Turns Broken PS4 Controller Into a Retro Games Console | Retro Dodo (retrododo.com)

submitted 2 days ago by [email protected] to c/retrogaming

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A modder has successfully turned a broken PlayStation 4 controller into a retro gaming console using a Raspberry Pi Zero 2W. The project, spearheaded by ConsciousFish6170, involves placing a Raspberry Pi 2 inside a partially hollowed-out PS4 controller.

The setup uses RetroPie as the emulator, supporting numerous classic systems such as NES, SNES, PS1, GBA, and N64. However, it's noted that performance with N64 games is currently suboptimal.

Check out the original article for a link to ConsciousFish’s Reddit page with details of the project.

How might this project inspire you to reuse or repurpose old gaming hardware in interesting ways?

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 days ago (1 children)

So the controller is just a shell and doesn't actually function in any way?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Yeah that's what confused me at first too. I thought it was a console embedded in its controller, like some retro plug and play consoles do, but then I saw the guy played it with an extra PS1 controller plugged into it.

So it's basically a pi looking like a controller, but with non-functional controls. Not what I was expecting, but sure, why not.

[–] capt_wolf 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Yeah, that's just boring and disappointing. Take X, insert a Pi into it... "GUYS! I HOLLOWED OUT A PUMPKIN AND MADE IT A RETRO CONSOLE!"

Up next:

"LOOK! THIS FISH RUNS DOOM!"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

Yeah not not as impressive as I thought it was going to be because I really didn't understand how the hell they were going to possibly do that but also cool. Good for them for use/recycle