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Get your retro on with the Raspberry Pi compatible SNES style USB gamepad! This is not an official Nintendo product, but a 3rd party USB type replica of the Super Nintendo/Famicom unit produced in the early 90's!

We tested quite a few from different suppliers, and these were the best - with nice snappy, clicky buttons, and the traditional blue, red, green, yellow layout.

Features:

• USB Connector
• Raspberry Pi Compatible
• D-Pad
• Buttons: Start, Select, X, Y, A, B, R, L
• Cable Length: 1.4m

In between bouts of hacking and tinkering every Raspberry Pi programmer needs some rest and recreation! What better way to relax and unwind, than loading up your favourite 90's retro game and blasting some aliens pew pew!

These Raspberry Pi gamepads not only look the bee's knee's, but they have a comfortable rubber edging, have excellent tactile #clicky# feedback and work with all the emulators we could get our hands on! It's wired USB with a 1.4m cable, and it's plug and play with RetroPie.

Note: the central 'Mode' button does not work with some emulators.

Button-wire, it features all the usual suspects - A,B,X,Y,R1,R2,R3,L1,L2,L3, START, SELECT, and D-PAD. It's also got additional analogue joysticks which are mapped to the D-PAD; you turn them on and off with the big shiny red button in the middle. Honestly, what more do you need from a gamepad?

Note: This gamepad has been tested for the Raspberry Pi however we cannot guarantee it will work with other systems such as Windows.

Technical Details

• 1.4m Cable
• USB Interface
• Dual L & R Shoulder Buttons
• Eight Way Direction Pad (D-Pad)
• Select and Start Buttons
• Analog and Digital Modes Supported
• Two 360 Mini-Joysticks with Digital Buttons (L3 & R3)

Description:

Game On! These wireless games controllers are perfect for all of your Raspberry Pi gaming or robotics needs.

Please note: These are not Bluetooth controllers - they're 2.4GHz wireless (and come with the USB receiver).

Gaming

Compatible with RetroPie/Lakka - simply plug in the controller at boot and follow the controller setup instructions.

You may need to configure buttons for the specific emulator/game you're playing. The RetroPie/Lakka websites and forums are a great place to find out more on button assignments.

For analogue control, make sure you press the analogue button on the controller to enable full analogue thumbstick action (otherwise this is seen as simple button clicks)

Robotics

Control your Raspberry Pi robots with ease! We've got instructions for using these controllers with the CamJam EduKit 3 (although other driver boards and kit will work too)

You can also use the excellent Approximate Engineering Input library!

Install the library by using the following commands:

sudo apt-get install python-dev python-pip gcc

pip3 install approxeng.input

Please run your script with Python 3 when using this library! (Python 2 may not work).

Features

• Tested with the Raspberry Pi
• Compatible with other systems such as Windows (however not all games/software will work with all types of controllers)
• 2.4GHz Wireless (Nano USB receiver included)
• Ergonomic shape for comfort during play
• 360 degree simulated parallel bars, optimized and sensitivity
• Size: 160mm*110mm*70mm
• Powered by 3*AAA batteries (not included)

Suggested Python Libraries

• Inputs
• PyGame

• Supports any revision of Raspberry Pi (directly-pluggable)
• Provides your Pi with 16 touch keys
• Features TONTEK TonTouch touch pad detector IC TTP229-LSF, supports up to 16 keys with adjustable sensitivity and built-in LDO
• The system re-calibrates automatically when all keys are not detected touch more than about 4 seconds

• Interface : I2C
• Keys : 16
• Sampling rate : 8Hz
• Human Body Mode : 6KV
• Operating voltage : 2.4V-5.5V
• Operating temperature : -40℃ to 85℃
• Storage temperature : -50℃ to 125℃
• Dimensions : 8.5CM × 5.6CM

• After power-on have about 0.5sec stable-time. During the time do not touch the key pad, and all functions are disabled

• VCC : Power supply (2.4V-5.5V)
• GND : Ground
• SDA : I2C SDA
• SCL : I2C SCL

Dimensions



Downloads/Development resources: 

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Description:

The ultimate desktop retro arcade machine! Picade is a Raspberry Pi-powered mini arcade that you build yourself, with authentic arcade controls, a high resolution 4:3 display that's ideal for retro gaming, and a punchy speaker to hear those 8-bit game soundtracks at their best

Picade is now Raspberry Pi 4 compatible and includes a new USB-C version of Picade X HAT!

The all-new Picade has been completely redesigned, from the inside out! There's new artwork, a new display and display driver board, dedicated power button, an all-new Picade X HAT (now with USB-C), easier wiring, easier access to the interior of the cabinet, beautiful new packaging, a bunch of extra goodies (stickers and an enamel Picade pin), and a gorgeous Picade poster and assembly instructions.

Picade comes in kit form, and it'll take around two to three hours to build. The cabinet is made from powder-coated MDF, giving it a quality look and feel similar to a full-size arcade. All you'll need to add is a Raspberry Pi, USB-C power supply, and micro-SD card.

•     Set up Raspberry Pi for retro gaming
•     Emulate classic computers and consoles
•     Learn to program retro-style games
•     Build a portable console, arcade cabinet, and pinball machine
•     And much, much more!

Description:

The ultimate desktop retro arcade machine! Picade is a Raspberry Pi-powered mini arcade that you build yourself, with authentic arcade controls, a high resolution 4:3 display that's ideal for retro gaming, and a punchy speaker to hear those 8-bit game soundtracks at their best

Picade is now Raspberry Pi 4 compatible and includes a new USB-C version of Picade X HAT!

The all-new Picade has been completely redesigned, from the inside out! There's new artwork, a new display and display driver board, dedicated power button, an all-new Picade X HAT (now with USB-C), easier wiring, easier access to the interior of the cabinet, beautiful new packaging, a bunch of extra goodies (stickers and an enamel Picade pin), and a gorgeous Picade poster and assembly instructions.

Picade comes in kit form, and it'll take around two to three hours to build. The cabinet is made from powder-coated MDF, giving it a quality look and feel similar to a full-size arcade. All you'll need to add is a Raspberry Pi, USB-C power supply, and micro-SD card.

The ultimate desktop retro arcade machine! Picade is a Raspberry Pi-powered mini arcade that you build yourself, with authentic arcade controls, a high resolution 4:3 display that's ideal for retro gaming, and a punchy speaker to hear those 8-bit game soundtracks at their best

Picade is now Raspberry Pi 4 compatible and includes a new USB-C version of Picade X HAT!

The all-new Picade has been completely redesigned, from the inside out! There's new artwork, a new display and display driver board, dedicated power button, an all-new Picade X HAT (now with USB-C), easier wiring, easier access to the interior of the cabinet, beautiful new packaging, a bunch of extra goodies (stickers and an enamel Picade pin), and a gorgeous Picade poster and assembly instructions.

Picade comes in kit form, and it'll take around two to three hours to build. The cabinet is made from powder-coated MDF, giving it a quality look and feel similar to a full-size arcade. All you'll need to add is a Raspberry Pi, USB-C power supply, and micro-SD card.