Review on 🔥 GeeekPi Retroflag Raspberry Heatsink Portable Computer Parts by Michael Welborn

First of all, if you read other reviews and people said that there are no more shelves in the set, then you are right. However, this is because they have updated the design and the stands are now slightly smaller and integrated into the case itself. These are pins with screw holes in the middle that fit the Pi Zero perfectly and you just connect the USB ribbon cable and lower the Pi onto the stands. From there, fold in the cartridge PCB, align it, put the cap on, and screw it in place. This is a simpler setup than shown in all the old videos. Once your Pi is in the cartridge, do the same for SD card installation as explained in the YouTube videos, install and you're good to go. Yes, installing software can be a pain, but once you've done it, you'll be delighted. Pi Zero is a pretty good emulation device for lower platforms. You will have no problem playing Atari, Lynx, NES, SNES, Genesis/Masterdrive, Gameboy, Gameboy Color, Gamegear, NeoGeo Pocket and some arcade games. I had some minor issues with the Gameboy Advance, but once I selected the correct emulator and BIOS file, I was up and running. You can also play some Playstation games, but the emulation isn't perfect, or rather I may not have found a way to make it perfect yet. Now a lot of people complain about batteries. Yes, it uses 3 AA batteries. I use them as backups. For the main power supply, I grabbed a cheap 8000mAh battery and used the barrel-shaped USB 5V cable that came with it to power the device normally. Alternatively, you can use rechargeable AA batteries or, if you have a handy mod, a lithium polymer battery. There are guides on YouTube for any type of battery mod you might want to try, but I'm a huge fan of my approach as I can use any battery for MUCH longer playtimes and don't have to hack my case. Also, there seems to be some confusion about the safe shutdown switch. When in the on position, safe shutdown is enabled. This means that turning off the power button at the top of the case runs a script to safely shut down the Pi so you don't mess up your SD card. The script must be installed when installing the software and setting up the system. When the safety shutoff switch is in the off position, the power button on top of the system is the hard power button. You need to close the software manually and then turn off the main switch. Not much more difficult, but a few more steps and I love the convenience of a safe shutdown script. Also, the main power switch is a 3-position switch. They have it on, far right, off but not off in the middle (when the safe-off switch is on), and far left is off. A completely disabled script runs the script and completely shuts down the device. The sound from the built-in speaker is quite good. It's a simple monophonic sound, but clean. There must have been a problem with early units because reviewers reported glitches in their sound, but that's not the case at all with mine. The sound is loud and clear. There is also a headphone jack. So if you didn't throw away your headphones when you got a phone without a headphone jack, you've finally found another use for them. The buttons are pretty good. The ABXY keys are responsive and have a nice feel. The angle is slightly different than a SNES controller, for example, but you get used to it quickly. The shoulder buttons press just above the battery cover on the back and have a nice three-pronged crest so you know where they are. The launch and select buttons are launch and select buttons and function as such. The only thing that bothers me is the D-Pad. It's not bad. It's responsive and the pressure required to use it isn't bad, but I have an issue with how easily it moves diagonally when I punch. I have a huge library and when swiping, sometimes another system pops up in the RetroPi interface. It doesn't bother me, it's just annoying and it's the only real problem I have with the system. Finally, the screen is superb. It's bright and colourful, a good size, easy on the eye and has excellent viewing angles. It also has a good refresh rate. I didn't notice any ghosting, tearing, or lag in fast-running games. You can get some of these in games that are harder to run on the Pi, but that's not the screen's fault at all, it's just the Pi itself and its limited performance. They really need to come out with a more powerful version of the Pi Zero. That's all. I am completely satisfied with this device for 5 stars. It was fun getting it to work, love it, and even more fun playing it. Maybe one day I'll get another mod and put my perfect battery in it, but for now that's all I've ever wanted. After setting it up I played Tetris and it was one of the greatest gaming moments of my time. Tetris in a classic form factor for our days. and on top of that it perfectly reproduces thousands of other retro titles. Who could ask for more?