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▲ 87 r/RetroArch

I made a Pinball controller to play retro games

This is a USB pinball controller I built to play Pinball Dreams and Pinball Fantasies, my fav Amiga games.

As you can see the visual style pulls from C64 and NES design language

It uses standard arcade buttons and emulates a keyboard (works on PC and mac) so you can use it on RetroArch without any configuration or even on modern titles like Pinball FX.

The enclosure is 3D printed, the keyboard emulation is handled with a RP2040 using CircuitPython.

I am still refining the build and would appreciate any input from people who play retro games.

Do you guys like it?

u/dnib — 7 days ago
▲ 184 r/thisweekinretro+1 crossposts

Pinball controller with NES and C64 aesthetic

This is a USB pinball controller built to play Amiga classics pinball. It uses standard arcade buttons and emulates a keyboard (works on PC and mac) so you can use it on emulators or even on modern titles like Pinball FX. The enclosure is 3D printed. I am still refining the build and would appreciate input from people who make custom arcade hardware.

u/Majikal_Mike — 6 days ago
▲ 130 r/amiga

I built a controller to play Amiga classics like Pinball Dreams. Inspired by C64 and NES

Pinball Dreams and Pinball Fantasies were my fav Amiga games, a few weeks ago I was playing on RetroArch and the experience was not giving me enough satisfaction so I built a dedicated controller with real flipper buttons on the sides for that clicky feel. It connects via USB and works on PC and mac by emulating a keyboard. Any feedback is welcome.

u/dnib — 7 days ago
▲ 38 r/Commodore

I built a controller to play Amiga classics like Pinball Dreams. Inspired by C64 and NES

Pinball Dreams and Pinball Fantasies were my fav Amiga games, a few weeks ago I was playing on RetroArch and the experience was not giving me enough satisfaction so I built a dedicated controller with real flipper buttons on the sides for that clicky feel. It connects via USB and works on PC and mac by emulating a keyboard. Any feedback is welcome.

u/dnib — 7 days ago
▲ 4 r/functionalprint

Retro-styled pinball controller

I wanted to play my favorite Pinball tables on the Amiga emulator so I built this pinball controller. The enclosure is fully 3D printed, the buttons are mechanical switches to give the tactile feedback of a real pinball machine. The controller is a RP2040 that emulates a keyboard.

I am refining the model and would really appreciate your feedback, I am a long time lurker of this sub and I really appreciate any ideas you have.

u/dnib — 7 days ago