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Had some issues at first, but after some great communication with the seller and sending it back for repairs it is all fixed now and I cannot wait to play for hours and hours on this awesome product

Alex | Oct. 7, 2020

Very cool esp32 based system

Very cool alternative to an odriod go. Bonus that it goes into a mgb shell, probably my favorite gameboy.

Jennifer | Aug. 31, 2020

Just what we need

While maybe it's me, but this device is near perfect. Perfect for empty gameboy pocket shells while retro esp32 is a continuous project which leads to you wanting to learn to fill in the gaps. I want to get another one tbh and I need to contact the maker

Paul | Feb. 12, 2020

The Retro ESP32 is a great way to play retro video games.

I love playing Game Boy (Color) games on the Retro ESP32. There is some modification of the Pocket shell needed. And some wire management is needed for the Lipo battery and speaker. So be prepared to spend some time using tools to get everything to fit. Luckily, there is a wiki on the Github page that will most likely answer any questions you have.

Brent | Dec. 25, 2018

Amazing!

Great product! Very easy to put together and get started. Great product! Very easy to put together and get started.

Robert | Dec. 12, 2018

Great board, running everything i need very smoothly

With only a little know how and a bit of crafting time you can make this board into a really fun retro system. I had trouble at first with the buttons but it turned out my old rubber gameboy pads were at fault. I order some new ones and now it plays fantastic!

Bryan | Sept. 8, 2018

Great design and well thought out

This board is great! Some simple soldering and you have an upgraded gambit pocket capable of playing many more systems!

Had a few questions and the sealer was very helpful and the process was well documented

5 stars

Andis | Sept. 4, 2018

An easy drop-in solution for the electronic inept/unskilled

All things considered, the Gaboze Pocaio is awesome. Having no previous experience in soldering, coding/programming, or electrical components, I was sure I was never going to be able to create one of these amazing little devices.

The videos on that Mr. 32Teeth posted helped me gain the courage to at least give this a shot. I purchased a few PCB boards and pins on Amazon and worked on soldering while I waited the the Gaboze Pocaio to be delivered.

The board went on the Gaboze Pocaio with no issue. It was indeed a tight fit in the gameboy pocket case after the raspberry pi was soldered on but the final product looked clean. Mr. 32Teeth's videos really did make the difference in this purchase.

I would like to see a larger screen in future reiterations. I would absolutely purchase one with a more robust screen. This was an overall positive purchase experience.

Elisa | July 28, 2018

Cool project to take on, but improvements could be made.

I found this kit to be a fun project to do over the weekend. it is a fairly simple RP-zero gameboy kit, great for newcomers as the mainboard makes building a gameboy zero much easier than compiling separate boards and haphazardly gluing them into a gameboy pocket shell.

However, I think some improvements can be made to this kit:
-the volume potentiometer would be great if it fit the Vol cutaway without much modding.
-I think it would be nice to have a USB type B fit in the EXT. port, if its possible to reorient the pi-zero vertically rather that horizontally.

-move the micro-usb power in to the bottom of the shell where the stock DC plug would be, or make the micro-usb a type C instead (moving to bottom of shell would look less awkward in my opinion, the mini usb looks very odd filling the EXT port.)

-because of the variability in how the pi zero sits on the gpio pins, the SD card slot can be way off from the contrast port, as mine is. I had to do some severe cutting to get my SD card access right. Having an SD slot added to the mainboard is a better solution I think and would more than likely fit the contrast posrt better.

-I looked for different TFT LCD screens that would work much in the way the GBZ (DMG builds) 3.5" screens do, but couldn't come up with much. I think it would be great if there were larger screen options in the future.

-include tracking to shipping, standard shipping I think should always have tracking info: I ordered Kite's Circuit Sword from the UK for the same cost in shipping as the Gaboze Pocaio and it had standard tracking.

Davide | July 25, 2018

Top notch kit for your Gameboy Pocket

I love everything in this kit.

Its quality, the documentation, the customized iso, the tight fit in GBP case, the kind support I get.

Totally worth getting one, specially considered the price.

Nathan | July 25, 2018

Great kit!

I snagged 3 of these and made some pretty great all in one handhelds.

My only gripe is I think the documentation could be better. I found myself modifying the case quite a bit more than what was in the videos the owner posted on YouTube.
I also could not get the L button to work on one of my boards :(
Not sure if this was from the Pi or the board itself. Really unfortunate because now I'm out a Pocaio board and a Raspberry Pi Zero.

Happy to have so many great consoles in my pocket though :)

Shawn | May 23, 2018

Great starter build

Really Wish it had a better case and the buttons are spaced far apart but over all a great starter build.

Greg | May 23, 2018

Item as described, and arrived in a reasonable time.

Pretty simple kit to put together, almost everything already pre-soldered. Came with a USB to 3.5mm sound device, which wasn't listed as an item in the original order which was nice. I couldn't get the the USB sound device to work, but wasn't concerned. Screen quality wasn't as good as I imagined it would be from looking at videos of the device online, but certainly acceptable for the price.

Danmeng | May 21, 2018

A excellent gaming tool!

After assembled, it looks super cool! I wish I can add a picture in the review! I like it because it can have a 2.8 inch screen in the such small body. It runs game boy advance games nicely.
For the RetroPie also can be very simple to beginner too, just download the customer image from the game boy zero website, add wifikeyfile file with your wifi setting in boot disk, download the roms and bion files and transfer files using FileZilla. Done! However, it took me several days to finger out, since this was my first time using rasbperry pi. I had so many beginner questions and the seller don't even understand me questions.

Jose Luis | May 16, 2018

Awesome

Item arrived fast and well protected ,Works as advertised and easy to assemble. great little beast of a machine.

Alex | May 13, 2018

Amazing!

I received everything in Italy very quickly. Product is perfect and it works really well. This project also has excellent documentation.
I had no problems to assemble everything and play. Thanks Eugene!

Jacob | April 25, 2018

Best hand held for the price. Excellent work

I've been toying with the idea , of making a hand held emulator, for quite a while. I have the things required for a minty pi etc. But still being a noob with only some basic ability, these devices are just a bit out of my reach. But after seeing the review from ETA prime on this "game boy zero", I had to get this kit. I'm in no way dissatisfied. This kit is easy, and so nice and basic. I'm going to have this with me every day, on my annual trip through central Africa. I literally have zero space on this trip for luxury items, but this is coming with me. And best of all, i can easily charge it with my solar set up as well. Play games into the night while smashing gin and tonic. Make sure to watch the you tube videos on the build for this, I unfortunately put the zero in before the wiring for the headphone jack, and I'm too lazy to desolder the board and fix my mistake. So thanks for the great minimalist build.

I also highly recommend the plexiglass add on. It takes some of the sharp edges away, and just makes it a bit more comfortable to hold.

Thanks for the epic kit! I still can't believe how easy it all was with this.

John | April 12, 2018

D-pad needs work. Be careful when doing mods

I did not expect the pcb to be soldered together! I was pleasantly surprised. The directional buttons are not plesent to use. I modified the gbz to make it thinner and in the process broke three of the buttons. Oh well it was good practice.

Charles | April 7, 2018

Awesome product!

Is extremely well built, easy to put together. I couldn't be happier. I'm glad I got in on this one.

Eric | March 26, 2018

Great little product for the retro hand held community

It's a great little product for the hand held community. Custom image, small and portable
Eugene has been very good and responding to questions.

Richard | March 21, 2018

Gameboy Zero Handheld Edition

For Game Boy Zero - Handheld Edition (DIY)

I recently purchased your Gameboy Zero Handheld Edition. I have been collecting and playing various retropie portables. I would like to order the Layered Plexi case, but I don't see it for sale separately. Let me know how I can purchase this case.

Richard Flood
522 South Street
Dalton, Ma 01226

Eric | March 2, 2018

Great product for the retropie community

I played old school games on a pc and have now discovered the retropie platform. Now the portable is out there. This is a great product for those on the go or want to have something the carry around. Fantastic product. The creator has been really good about answering any questions i have. I'm working on my assembly of the kit. Cant wait to play.

Emmanuel | March 2, 2018

fast shipping clean box