Since its release a decade ago, the Raspberry Pi has been the perfect host for retro gaming projects. But this may be the most impressive yet.
Taking full advantage of the Pi 400’s improved power over earlier models this build (by YouTuber Block After Block) has an odd aspect: it’s housed in 3/4″ Radiatta Pine Plywood: “Plywood edge grain is a favorite of mine and I love how it looks on this project.”
Fair enough.
If you know about the Raspberry Pi, you’ll know the Pi 4 and 400 models have dual HDMI, but that isn’t used for this build. As the project is running RetroPie (which has issues with dual HDMI) the builder employed a HDMI splitter instead. The results, as you’ll see in the video above, are really good, with the Pi 400’s keyboard housing a useful element that can be easily put back inside the chassis, out of sight.
Another builder might have opted for a more powerful Raspberry Pi 4 with 8GB of RAM and a Bluetooth keyboard, but I think this does the job perfectly.
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Christian Cawley is a writer and editor who covers consumer electronics, IT, and entertainment media. He has written for publications such as Computer Weekly, Linux Format, MakeUseOf.com, and Tech Radar.
He also produces podcasts, has a cigar box guitar, and of course, loves retro gaming.
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