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SNESDev-RPi: a SNES Adapter For the Raspberry Pi

Posted by timothy on from the mashup-with-diagrams dept.

New submitter Blinky0815 writes "I just found what's quite possibly the world's very first SNES-Adapter for the Raspberry Pi. Florian's design helps create what he calls the 'universal console.' His blog explains everything in detail to create your very own 'universal console' at home. His blog has instructions, videos and even a github repository for downloading his software."

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  1. SNES controllers by tepples · · Score: 5, Informative

    I thought one could already use Super NES controllers with any USB host supporting HID through this adapter, and I thought one could already use Super NES Game Paks with any USB host supporting Mass Storage through this adapter.

    1. Re:SNES controllers by DanTheManMS · · Score: 2

      The idea here is to use the Raspberry Pi's GPIO ports rather than using USB as a go-between.

    2. Re:SNES controllers by MightyMartian · · Score: 5, Funny

      Goddammit, it's not pointless! It made the weekly Raspberry Pi Slashdot article possible.

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      The world's burning. Moped Jesus spotted on I50. Details at 11.
  2. Re:Oh Wow! by Lose · · Score: 2

    Trolling aside, I'm just glad those who did buy one are doing cool things with them.

    I had put myself on the waiting list a month or so ago and just today I got invited to purchase one. But they claimed delivery would take 12 weeks at least. Since I am likely moving downstate, and since I've already waited this long for one, I figure I can hold off at this point.

    Besides, for what I want to use it for I need to pick up some more hardware and finish my software for the cause. I intend to set up an amateur radio repeater using the Pi as the controller.

  3. Re:How did you get SNES emu working without SDL? by SheaS · · Score: 3, Informative

    AdvanceMAME and AdvanceMESS work.

    I have binaries available on my site, blog.sheasilverman.com.

    You can also just download the AdvanceMAME source and compile it yourself if you want (it just takes about 6 hours). Overclocking my Pi to 900Mhz I can get Street Fighter 2 to run, and its playable, just slow.

    I am having issues getting SNES games to run well, but Gensis, NES, GameBoy, and GameGear games work well, as do classic arcade games (pre-1991)