Parts

You'll need the following components to make this project.

• 1x Official SNES Controller (model SNS-005)
• 1x Raspberry Pi Zero
• 1x PowerBoost 1000C
• 1x 500mAh Battery
• 1x Slide Switch
• 1x 8GB Micro SD Card
• 1x Mini HDMI Male to HDMI female adapter
• 1x USB Female Port (this comes with the PowerBoost)

Tools & Materials

SNES Controller Circuit Board Modifications

Since we are using an official SNES controller as a base we get to reuse the controller circuit board directly for 2 reasons...

1. It makes the wiring simple (there is a driver written for this - see the software step for more details)
2. It gives us a nice base to layout our other parts

To prep for this we only need to make one change - remove the existing wiring harness + cable

First remove the cable from the harness

Then desolder these 5 pins from the front of the circuit board

Once done you should be able remove the white harness with a set of pliers so the board ends up looking like this...

Next we are going to make some modifications to the bottom and top of the case so we can start laying out the components and testing placement+fit

Case Modifications (bottom)

The bottom of the controller case has a few posts that need to be removed to allow the Raspberry Pi Zero, Powerboost and Battery to fit

Remove these highlighted posts...

A set of pliers should do the trick

Once all are removed you can smooth down the excess with sandpaper

After sanding things down the bottom of the controller should look something like this...

Next we'll make cuts in the case for the HDMI cable, power switch and usb charing port

Case Modifications (bottom continued)

Case Modifications (top)

Software

• Retropie (make sure to download the version for Raspberry Pi 0/1)

Extras

• Scraper
• Cheats