My thoughts on the uConsole

My uConsole has a cm5 with 16gb ram and 32gb emmc, not a cm4. Also I’m having second thoughts about it now that I managed to successfully run my childhood favorite game Midtown Madness 2 on it!

Playstation 1 games are a must but I wanna mod it with more controls first to make the gaming experience more enjoyable (planning on adding analog sticks and rear mounted shoulder buttons)

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Is your kernel running with 4k page size? It’s a big improvement for compatibility.
getconf PAGESIZE
if I remember correctly.

Then dont use retroarch directly but look for singular emulators if you got problems.
PPSSPP works great this way.
I could be interested in shoulder buttons, tell me when you start working on them i could help with the design.
For the analog stick, check the replacement for PSP, the have a very low profile.

In the weekend I will try a config for Dolphin, you should be able to run your favorite game on GC emulator. I’l let you know the results.
Also NFS2 need manual config

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It is on 4k page size

Does PPSSPP support other than PSP games though?

Also for the analog sticks I’m kinda puzzled on where to place them, if they go out the sides I imagine it won’t be too comfortable to use

PPSSPP supports only psp games. You can find some great titles there. I mapped mouse buttons to shoulders triggers.

for the analog stick, if you need them why not use something like this, and in case 3d print a slot to fit on the back when you dont use it (in asa or something that doesnt melt with the heat problems).. just an easier idea. You will lose the ability to play with just the cyberdeck on you hands but its a 30$ solution.

I cant think about placement of two analog stick, maybe it could fit between the trackball and the mouse buttons but its still a compromise and you need to carefully check the space between the pcb and the panel

i highly recommend controllers from 8bitdo

they’ve added stand not just for looks!

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I designed these real quick as a possible concept on Solidworks (I have a mechatronics engineering degree) what do you think of these?

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最近我安装了NXEngine-evo用来玩Cave Story,这是我系统里唯一的游戏,之前用树莓派安装其他游戏,但是也没有时间体验。

这个游戏我也是第一玩,看到论坛里其他人的推荐。
玩了几个关卡后,我的拇指开始疼痛,我在考虑,是不是应该买个正经的手柄。

That looks like a fun game

cave story is one of the greatest games ever

Hi there, could you repost the link please? For me, your original URL brings up empty results. Thank you.

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it’s out of stock, search for " Trackball Breakout PIM447"

Thanks! Put myself on the waitllist.

Yes currently out of stock.