Neo Geo Pocket 4-Way Gate

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It's not quite there yet, but if you need to play some genuine 4-way Pac-Man or Crush Roller on Neo-Geo Pocket and don't have one of the official 4-way adapters, then this will suffice for now. These two games came with small rubber barriers that allowed 4-way gameplay for the 8-way stick on the NGP and NGPC. It simply wraps around the stick and prevents the diagonals from being activated. I printed this low-resolution version with PLA just as a test for sizing and such, and it worked better than expected. However, I would recommend Ninjaflex whenever possible. You can see in the pictures that the one I printed is very rough...original barrier on the left, printed one on the right. In addition, while PLA seems to work fine in terms of fit and functionality, if your NGP or NGPC has a glossy finish, then a PLA barrier may not stay in place. As an example, it pretty much pops right out of my silver NGP, but stays snug and secure in my clear NGPC, which has a more matte finish. My printer doesn't print Ninjaflex well at all, so I'd appreciate feedback from anyone who can print this with something softer as it will likely function better and fit more units the way it's supposed to. There are still a few tweaks I'd like to make to this, but it seems to work well enough for now. Feedback is welcome.