Weekend Watch: Building Custom Gaming Equipment with Lyberty5

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Weekend Watch: Building Custom Gaming Equipment with Lyberty5

There are very few things more coveted by gamers than custom systems. Those who build these Frankenstein-esque handhelds or mashed-up consoles are considered wizards. Lyberty5 happens to have these skills, and shares the process of creating custom consoles for others to learn from.

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The difficulty in the mods ranges from extremely simple to more complicated and complex builds. On the simple side, there are examples like this game cube that has a little Mario Sunshine themed addition

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On the more complicated side, there are completely custom fabricated systems like these bluetooth headphones

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It isn’t all just build tutorials either. In this episode, another maker gets a chance to show off their fantastic work and share tips in an interview!

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The Raspberry Pi makes an appearance too. In this episode, he shows how to construct a tiny SNES around a Raspberry Pi Zero and USB hub to make a tiny gaming system.

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I get ridiculously excited seeing people make things. I just want to revel in the creativity I see in makers. My favorite thing in the world is sharing a maker's story. find me at CalebKraft.com

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