Atari Flashback Vader - Pi conversion

[nicknickuk]

Hi all

 

I have recently finished my Atari Flashback Raspberry Pi conversion. I have based it on the look of the Atari 2600 Vader edition.

This is an Atari Flashback 6 with a Raspberry Pi 3b+ inside with Retropie.

I removed the Flashback buttons and replaced them with arcade style buttons.

I used black snakeskin style vinyl wrap to cover the brown wood effect front panel.

I removed the old Joystick ports and added USB ports.

 

 

 

I cut a hole in the back to add an HDMI port.

Another hole was cut to add a Micro SD card reader so I can easily remove the SD card without opening up the whole case.

 

 

 

I wired the Pi board to the power button and a white power LED.

 

 

 

 

Hot glue, super glue and lots of filing was used for the project.

The Pi board is currently sitting loose in the case as not a lot of room to bolt it in, but it is very secure as it is.

 

 

 

 

I have converted an Atari Flashback 7800 joystick to work via USB by using a convertor.

Also connected, an 8Bitdo wireless controller.

 

 

Just for effect......I messed around with a couple of "free" retro wallpaper backgrounds and stuck my Flashback in the middle, which came out well.

 

 

 

Edited November 25, 2021 by nicknickuk

[Draxxon]

That's really nice looking. You nailed it!