Raspberry Pi Zero + Xbox controller = game console

It all started with this

Terence Eden (Terence Eden), one of the fans to modify everything and everyone, the wife brought a magazine with free Raspberry Pi Zero. Eden decided for quite some time what to do with this mini-PC. Initially, he planned to create a vibration detector for the door, but then another idea occurred to him - to make a gaming system based on the “raspberry”.

Yes, this was done more than once, but Eden decided to take a more interesting path and embed a mini-PC into the game controller. The size of the board made it possible to place the PC in the USB NES controller without any problems. But, unfortunately, the presence of only two buttons imposed certain restrictions on the game. Therefore, it was decided to take the controller Xbox .

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And this ended

What do you need to turn a regular board into a creative gaming console?

• Raspberry pi zero
• Original Xbox Controller
• USB OTG cable
• 2A USB power supply
• Mini HDMI adapter or Mini HDMI cable
• Microsd
• Screwdrivers, pliers, a knife and everything else that is in the toolbox

This is what the original Xbox controller looks like.


"Malinka" seems to fit, right?


The author has removed the memory card holder due to its size.




It seems to fit, but there is one small problem


We solve it


Inside the controller a lot of space. Really - a bunch


In order to connect the controller to the “raspberry”, we use some wires, including a USB OTG cable. I'll have to cut something


And then connect. You can, of course, just buy an Xbox USB adapter


A simple way to isolate the contacts of the board from the contacts of the controller - just insert a sheet of paper


It looks, of course, so-so. But it works. Power can be provided with the help of batteries - they can be placed inside;



In order to provide emulation of games, the author used the software previously laid out by the RetroPie team. It has everything you need to play.

Need a build for the first version of Raspberry Pi .