Rebuild a Broken NES with a Raspberry Pi

Discussion in 'Gaming Hangout' started by InsaneNutter, May 7, 2013.

  1. InsaneNutter

    InsaneNutter Resident Nutter Staff Member

    Joined:
    Jun 1, 2007
    Messages:
    12,289
    Likes Received:
    3,727
    Location:
    Yorkshire, England
    As time marches inexorably forward, vintage game systems like the NES inevitably stop working. But if you have a deceased system in your attic, you can bring it back from the dead with a Raspberry Pi.

    CIMG3899.JPG

    Igor Kromin shared this project on his blog. Amazingly, you can control the original system's power button, indicator LED, and even integrate the original controllers using an open source driver and the Raspberry Pi's GPIO pins.

    Read More: Igor's Blog

    A pretty neat modern mix of old and new i think, with the advantage of having every game ever released for the console on a memory card!
     

Share This Page