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My new favorite toy to distract me from midterms!! No coding needed a few purchases and some emulator apps from the Google Play store.
It can be a little finicky at times but for the most part just plug in the controller and you're ready to play!
The first piece I used to create this is the Samsung Galaxy S4 which I bought off eBay for about $60.
The second piece is a Sony PlayStation Dualshock 3 controller which I was able to find at a local store for $25.
The third and most important piece is the GameKlip. This little guy runs for about $20 but is the lifeblood of this device. It connects the phone onto the controller a connection cable is included in the box.
Link to the GameKlip here: https://buy.thegameklip.com/products/gameklip-galaxy-siii
Finally I picked a MicroSD card for storing my ROMs. Unfortunately it is illegal for me share ROMs I don't own but, I'm sure you'll be able to find ones to download on Google. All you need to do is to insert the MicroSD into the phone, plug it into your computer and transfer your ROMs over to the card like it was any old flashdrive.
Link to purchase a MicroSD: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B010Q588D4/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1490127168&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=64+microsd&dpPl=1&dpID=41tfOAJ0lfL&ref=plSrch
Here's the finished product! It's fairly light weight and holds a pretty good battery charge. I usually play it in bed or on the couch and it works great for me!
You can find many good recommendations for emulators available on Android devices. I personally am using: Snes9x EX+, MegaN64, and Nostalgia.NES (all of which were free on the Google Play store). I just downloaded them. Found my ROMs on my MicroSD using the app and started playing.
Who needs a new Zelda when I have an entire back catalog of unbeaten classics!?
I never played Zelda as a youngling, okay?!Fight me.
In conclusion this thing has been great and I'm finally playing all the games I missed as a kid! I'm loving this thing and I highly recommend you give it a shot! At first I was worried the software might be difficult but it's been one of the easiest projects ever! 10/10 Would post for glory and internet points
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misinformednerd
This is awesome
rectumdamnnearkilledem
i'm using my old phone with the bebeoncool controller, works great!
Chuuko
did this with my ds4 controller and my android phone. pretty sick what you can do with android without having to jailbreak it lol
gabbermatt
Man, I thought you at least designed and printed the holder.....
noneyobusisness
Maybe I'll try this
voodoosexdoll
I had no idea you could do this and for so cheap
DonnyRocket03
Your a fuxin savage ! I need more friends like you!
Deadpooool
Been doing this for a while, but could really use a controller for my iPhone (yeah, I know.).
talel81
That's pretty damn cool.
DedEater
Got some frank em(ulator) stein level DIY going on there.
TheNeoteric
Moga Pro
HitlersOven
Game stop attempted to sell me a fucking ps3 controller for $44
nillloc
Patent that shit before someone here steals it..
DrJeremyStone
This is freaking awesome.
jeebz24
Awesome! I managed to get emulators running on an old psp I had kicking around. It's my little retro gaming monster :)
PosingAsMe
What about the MOGA? Made for this and works better. Built in powerbank 4 ur phone http://www.mogaanywhere.com/controllers/propower
thempieboys
For under $20 you can buy a bluetooth controller with a built-in clip for phones (often which folds into the controller). Just FYI for all
CpaoV
Pay 50$ and get a GameSir G4S with wired, bluetooth and 2.4Ghz connectivity, eternal battery, no input lag, sturdy and inbuilt phone holder.
EnzoAzro
This is cool as cats man
qqkikilicious
Website says that it supports the dualshock3 controllers. Does it also support the PS4 controllers on a HTC One+?
shadepyre
The OG Zelda is awesome, I played it about 5 years ago when I was 16 and had a blast! First thing you should do is get the blue ring.
Sticklebrickk
*glances over at 5$ gameboy pocket from gamestop
halborski
So you spent almost $150 to play games on a second smartphone?
anusanalus
You can actually skip the sd card part if you just download the roms dierectly to your phone it worked for me for different emuator apps.
SkyOkamy
Cheaper than the fracking Nintendo switch HPOS.
AllYourCatsAreBelongToMe
Thillhouse
I'm more interested in Zelda being played in the background.
IronCosmonaut
I too noticed the breath of the wild being played on the tv in the background
emperorkuzko
So there's a connecting cable? Is there any lag? When I use my DS4 with my samsung it lags like hell.
T3DD3Rs
Ive noticed a tiny bit of lag but that might the emulators. Mostly it's been latency free.
Sionas
So buy a phone controller and a gameklip? No thanks I'll just use my phone by itself, seems like an ad for gameklip.
superseriouscomments
I can see why the controller might come in handy. Using the touch screen to do stuff isn't very satisfying.
xXDrSmilesXx
Has to be killer on bettery life but fuckin sweet
CpaoV
specially with that Galaxy S4... a relic now...
welcometovenusmayitakeyourorder
Literally using one of those now... Just upgraded from an S3 a couple months ago. Still running pretty well...
welcometovenusmayitakeyourorder
Now I know what to do after my next upgrade tho!
CpaoV
I'd recommend looking for a more modern phone.... same price.. better everything...
welcometovenusmayitakeyourorder
I am currently on a bring-your-own-phone plan that costs less than a plan with a new phone. I'm in Canada, might be different
Slayter
I use a PSP for all of my portable emulation needs and it's amazing. You may wanna look into that.
abduct
Same, but with my vita. Vita backups, psp backups, ps1 backups, and all my roms for the classic consoles.
Aurulious
Currently running Super Metroid on mine.
xXDrSmilesXx
Can confirm although I use mine mostly for ps1 games.
i2ocker89
You still have to Pandora Battery the system to allow programs to mod it? Or is there a easier way? Modes 4 psps this way
Boredashell
I have a PSPGo that is setup like this. Good shit.
Imroy
What systems can you emulate on that?
IronicUsername
It's too bad that phone with the slide-out Playstation-like controls didn't catch on. It'd be neat to see a modern phone like that.
decoding
The Xperia play omg I was in love with that phone, Sony should do a new one with psGo built in
IronicUsername
This one: https://s.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/03/110328122vx.jpg
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Imroy
Sony+Ericsson split, Sony just makes its own phones now. I have an Xperia Z3 Compact, nice phone.