Bigtendo

myminifactory

Hi!\r\nThis is my second arcade controller case.\r\nIf you love retrogaming this one will make you extremely happy. I scaled up the measurements of the classic SNES controller by three times and the result is a huge, fantastic arcade controller that's sure to impress.\r\nThe side buttons (L & R) work perfectly great, and the select+start buttons are a bit loose but still function well too.\r\nI bought the controller kit from eBay. It includes a Sanwa JLF joystick, nine buttons (28mms), two 17mm small buttons, and the USB cable+board. Be sure to take care of the model of joystick and the buttons when purchasing from different sellers, as you may need six full buttons and the switches from another two buttons used for select and start.\r\nThe biggest part is 184x169x70 mms so any standard 200x200 printer can handle it with ease.\r\nNo supports are required. Some parts have a small support that can be removed once printed.\r\nSome helpful instructions and tips:\r\nThe middle part has three variants: One with a hole for a 17mms button (used as a hotkey in Recalbox/Retropie) and room for the USB cable, second variant didn't have the hole for the hotkey button but has a big 'door' and room for the USB, and the last one only has a hole and a cap for the USB cable. It's best to see the pictures and choose the one that suits you best.\r\nIt's easy to mount. The three parts of the case can be joined with M4 or M5 x 20 mms nut/bolts, or you can print the 'pin15mms.stl', inserting it into holes and using some kind of superglue (this works great). The switches for select and start buttons fit with M3x25mms nut/bolt or just use a bit of glue or a zip-tie.\r\nThe top plates fit into the case by pressing them carefully.\r\nWhen mounting the side buttons, first put the base in place and use the 'sidebuttons_pin.stl', then once the button works, put the top part from outside while pressing it gently. You can use some glue if the top part stays loose.\r\nYou may need to do a bit of sanding if some parts don't fit perfectly but I managed to mount everything without any issues with sanding.\r\nA very important tip for printing: Use 'horizontal expansion' with -0.1 in on top plates, that's extremely important when inserting the 'select - start' letters and the grey plate for the buttons of the right side. This horizontal reduction can save you a lot of time from sanding. (In Cura slicer it's called 'horizontal expansion' but I'm pretty sure most slicers include this option).\r\nFinally, I've included the original 'Nintendo' logo and the 'Bigtendo' used for the pictures. These logo pieces have 2mms height and for printing well, you may need to change filament after the 1mm layer.\r\nAnd you can create a big combo using the Raspberry NES case http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1887826 \r\nCheck out the pictures below for more details and mounting tips.\r\nSome parts (the top plates) are designed in OpenSCAD, and the case and side buttons are designed using 123DDesign. (files included, feel free to modify or remix).\r\nThat's a quick overview, and my English isn't as good as I'd like it to be but I hope you can print and mount the whole thing without any major issues.\r\nI hope you enjoy it! Have fun!