The Nintendo SwitchOpens in a new tab seems to be selling pretty darn well, and yet, there are some people who still seem unable to get their hands on one. Maybe that’s why a guy named Tim Lindquist decided to build one of his own, although he took a decidedly different approach to his version of the console, one that will please retro game enthusiasts (via GizmodoOpens in a new tab).
This summer, Lindquist designed and built what he oh-so-cleverly named the Nintimdo RP, a homemade console that looks a lot like a Switch, but differs in a few key ways. For example, the Joy-Con controllers on the side don’t actually detach from the screen. Still, Lindquist’s creation is based on a Raspberry PiOpens in a new tab running the RetroPieOpens in a new tab emulator, meaning that this thing he made can play games from classic systems like the Nintendo 64Opens in a new tab, Sega GenesisOpens in a new tab, Super NintendoOpens in a new tab, and many others.
The device appears to be thicker than an actual Switch, but it was also built by one guy with everyday, non-specialized parts. Inside the shell, Lindquist stuffed an LCD screen, a 10,000 mAh rechargeable battery (which more than doubles the Switch’s battery capacity), a cooling system, a Broadcom BCM287 processor, and a motherboard that includes two USB ports and HDMI output to connect the Nintimdo to a larger screen. It’s an impressive build, and in lieu of an actual Switch, this thing looks pretty darn fun.
Is this the coolest Raspberry-Pi based project or coolest homemade video game console? Let us know what you think in the comments below!
Featured image: TimEE/YouTubeOpens in a new tab
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