Portable Raspberry Pi MAME Device

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Portable Raspberry Pi MAME Device

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West London-based maker Jason Birch built a hand-held MAME device using a Raspberry Pi connected to a 3.5″ LCD screen. More photos and documentation can be found here. Whether it’s a mini arcade cabinet or a giant coffee table console, wherever an operating system and screen combine, it seems MAME will always have a home. The intriguing aspect of Jason’s build is the ability to switch between video outputs, be it a large HDMI screen or a small LCD screen for portability, while using the same controller board.

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9 thoughts on “Portable Raspberry Pi MAME Device

  1. miroslava von schlochbaum says:

    very nice! (the boot-up screen is part of the true experience)

    but no, joy… stick?

  2. Alijah says:

    Great idea. Can`t wait to see the next model.

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  5. Anibal Landauro says:

    I am developping an application with a 3.5 inch COG display. Would it be possible to recover the software driver of the display. It is urgent for us.

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  7. Aff Chris says:

    That is wicked cool, I just started making my own MAME game console for my TV, I am using a pair of these USB Atari controllers –

    http://www.syzygycompany.com/store

    It is so old school perfect

  8. Panda says:

    Hi, I’ve made a Portable Mame Raspberry Pi in a Pipboy-like-style :

    http://hardware-libre.fr/2013/08/raspi-pip-boy-overview/

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