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Review on NES-Style Raspberry Pi Case by Vilros by Josh Flanagan

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Not a bad case for the price

Usually these NES cases for Pi can be quite expensive, especially when they are high quality and have a valve where the original NES cartridge valve was, so I have jumped at the chance to get this when I saw it for $7. I was shocked to see the size when I opened it up because it's a little wider than the Pi itself (it could almost fit two Pi's side by side if it was a little wider). I haven't had many chances to use my Pi in a case, but it fits great. I only have a couple of complaints, the first being that the case doesn't come with a second top piece that fits on top of the fan. I noticed that in another review of this case someone included a picture of two covers, one with vents and the other not. Unfortunately, mine didn't come with the old one, but I'm still happy with it. I might drill holes in it to turn the fan on at some point. My second complaint is the red Vilros logo on the cartridge cap; I plan on getting a copy of the NES sticker for the case, so in due course I'll probably remove the Vilros logo with acetone. Lastly, I wish there was a black bar on the case like the original NES, but I understand they probably couldn't do that due to copyright issues etc. I'm sure they will end up drawing a black stripe on the body. be more like the original.

Pros
  • Nice
Cons
  • Good but not great