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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very nice! (the boot-up screen is part of the true experience)
but no, joy… stick?
Great idea. Can`t wait to see the next model.
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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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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
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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