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๐ŸŽฎ Waveshare GamePi20 Accessories and Add-ons for Raspberry Pi Zero/Zero W/Zero WH: Building the Ultimate GamePi20 Experience Review

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Specific Uses For ProductGaming
CPU ModelTegra
BrandWaveshare
Screen Size3.5 Inches
Human Interface InputButtons
ColorGamePi20 Acc Kit without PI
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Description of ๐ŸŽฎ Waveshare GamePi20 Accessories and Add-ons for Raspberry Pi Zero/Zero W/Zero WH: Building the Ultimate GamePi20 Experience

The GamePi20 is a mini retro video game console is compatible with Raspberry Pi Zero / Zero W / Zero WH, recalls you all the gaming pleasures in the memory. This GamePi20 accessory pack includes add-ons required to build your own GamePi20, But Raspberry Pi and micro SD card are NOT included. On Board 2.0inch IPS display, 320x240 pixels. Integrates battery charge circuitry, powered from 14500 lithium battery, plays anywhere anytime.Battery life indicator. Immersion gold process, high quality material, carefully crafted. Onboard speaker and earphone jack, listen to the familiar BGM from the old days. Volume and backlight adjustment, make the most comfortable experience by your own

Reviews

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Type of review

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Slow but works best in computer components

Does not work as expected. Each load takes about 2 minutes, and due to performance limitations, the Pi Zero can only play really old games. The battery life is terrible, about an hour.

Pros
  • Regular price
Cons
  • Fits

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Small, simple, easy to assemble, long battery life.

Overall this product works well and meets expectations. The only problem is that you can't press the up and right buttons at the same time. all other key combinations work fine (up/left, down/right etc.) which is very annoying and makes many SNES games hard to play. Fix it and I would give it 5 stars!

Pros
  • Positive only
Cons
  • Expensive insurance

Revainrating 4 out of 5

This will break your pi

I ordered this separately along with raspberry pi (because they charge too much). I got my new Raspberry Pi Zero model and put it on this board. It fried my new Raspberry Pi Zero right away. Warning. DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT. THIS WILL DESTROY YOUR PI. They will not replace an item that is broken in their product. Revain keeps getting cheaper and worse.

Pros
  • Large selection
Cons
  • Zero

Revainrating 2 out of 5

The Gamepi20 is very handy

The Gamepi20 kit is very handy. The built-in screen may be too small for comfortable long gaming sessions, and while the IPS screen is very sharp, it does have some weird transition issues like screen tearing, but it's imperceptible in actual video games. Transition problems only become noticeable when changing a static image. I think the bigger benefit of this device is that it can act as a Pi Zero case with a backup battery. I was able to connect this device to a monitor, connect power andโ€ฆ

Pros
  • High quality construction
Cons
  • Requires an outlet

Revainrating 5 out of 5

A nice idea stands in the way of bad design/quality

I really wanted to like this thing, I loved it. The size of the thing is very cute and I could easily imagine taking it with me everywhere. But given the issues it has, I don't recommend it to anyone. At first, the description of this product was confusing. One place says it has a 3.5 inch screen (which is what I thought I would get) and another says it has a 2 inch screen (which is what I got). The small screen is suitable for most games. But those that contain a lot of text cannot be read. It

Pros
  • Decent execution
Cons
  • Miscellaneous Miscellaneous

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Works well but not great.

While I got what I expected with this model, I don't recommend it unless you're willing to accept the downside. For the money, this is a cheap and easy way to get a working screen, buttons, and battery on a Pi ZW with the Retro version installed, but you're not getting a premium at this price point. The build quality of this T is excellent. The front panel is the only thing that looks good from this whole kit. The black plastic (or metal? I'm not sure) was warped and I couldn't screw the frontโ€ฆ

Pros
  • Consistent test results
Cons
  • Could have gone for a newer model

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Not great, that's why.

I expected a little more from this kit. It's not very well designed at all. Here are some of the design issues: 1. The speaker pins are thru-holes, meaning they go to the other side of the board where your buttons are! The button silicone pad does not sit flush, making the buttons more sticky.2. Keys. This is the saddest part of the set. They were designed in a hurry so the buttons never sit flush with the case as the designers didn't put any extra effort into creating the button grooves. As aโ€ฆ

Pros
  • nice little thing
Cons
  • I don't remember but there was something