NESPi Case for Raspberry Pi

The NESPi case makes a Raspberry Pi Model B+, Raspberry Pi 2, Raspberry Pi 3 or Tinker Board look like a classic Nintendo Entertainment System console. Here I fit a Raspberry Pi 3 in the NESPi and test it out.

My Raspberry Pi Windows 3.1 video is here:

[RobertCrowther]

Nice looking box that it comes in, it fooled into thinking that was the case until you opened the box and took out the case

[newq]

I got one of these a few weeks back from Amazon. Good to see they've gone viral or something since then because I'm setting them get reviewed everywhere. Highly recommended little case. 10/10

[electricdreams]

I just love the thing. Bought one for myself (the + version with upgraded power and reset buttons) and was so pleasantly surprised I immediately bought another one with a Pi3 included as a present for a friend's kid (get them while they're young)!
Great product, stylish, extremely portable and quite rugged. It's become a beloved piece of entertainment kit in our household (so many games!!) We even lug it around when airbnb-ing. So practical and great value for money.

[Marva]

This brings me back to my childhood. I got one of these for Christmas as a 7 year old. I'm going to order one on Amazon now. It looks fantastic

[patthesoundguy]

I have one of those, got it back in the beginning of the summer. I was glad I did. I not only love the look, it makes makes it a much better form factor. And the handy holder underneath for spare SD cards is brilliant for swapping the OS and not misplaceing the Micro SD card.

[Harie]

I bought one of these a month ago and was very impressed with it both as a case and resembling an nes. The only real knock against mine was that the screws fastening the pi down weren't perfect, but the pi 3 sits in there very well.

[ryankimbrough]

I got one of these cases with the little fan and I needed my 2.5 amp power supply for it to run well without that lightning bolt symbol on the upper right corner of the screen. It ran fine with 2 amps when the fan wasn't connected. I love it and I will probably get more. Thanks for letting us know it also fits a tinker board sometime I might try one of those out.

[monkey_breath]

i really like this case, the fact that you have 7 usb ports, 3 of which are plug and-forget, on the pi itself, makes this super nice, also having the fan port, and a the power button, just makes it one of the best pi cases i've seen.. plus, it's a NES, how neat is that?

[markconger]

Great case and great review of it. I wouldn't have thought they included a breakout board. Nice surprise.

[Tangobaldy]

I was thinking £25 for a cardboard box and then you opened it. I would be happy getting the cardboard box to put on my shelf. It looks great

[joshuamossman]

Love this case, one of my favorites along with the Rasptendo case and the Super Kintaro SNES cases!!

[JamesEzell]

I just did a retropi build in this a couple of weeks ago. Very nice case. The only complaint I have about it is that I wish the area under the flip lid was recessed a bit so that you could hide the game dongle while still having access to it.

[KowboyUSA]

Slick product. There's certainly a consumer need for more options involving cases for these little boards.

[KISSbestfan]

Ive came up with the similiar idea last year, but in my case I did it the old fashioned way. I simply took the shell of an old gaming console, and put a SBC inside. At the front I made a hole and fitted standart USB hub. After the prototype I made, and Im often using, since its easy to carry around, and play games with friends, I also made a couple of them for my friends requests using the cases of damaged consoles, which can be bought cheaply (mostly Playstation 2 Slim, and it even does have two USB port holes at front). For my fiance young brother Im doing a case basing on a toy car.
Of course this is still a very unpolished way of doing this, and since Im planning to buy a cheap 3D printer, my future works would improve much, and so the sky would be the limit.

[whoanelly-]

Hi Chris, I got this case and its awesome! One thing Id like to point out (from knowledge I gained from your channel :) ) is that for a safety measure when using this case where it kills the power risking SD corruption, what I did in my build was use Berryboot on the SD then boot retropie of a mini USB drive that plugs into the pie itself so its out of view and you dont have to leave the lid open in the front....so thanks mate for that! :)

[perrymcclusky]

I appreciate the review. I would have never considered a retro gaming case, but the layout of the case is very impressive for a Pi case. Very cool indeed! I look forward to your next video.

[Theenemy]

I am going to get this kit now that you have reviewed it. Thank you Chris.

[harunal-muhajir]

I wish the Ethernet port was on the back, though maybe that was difficult given where the port is in the Pi. I connect everything via Ethernet unless it’s a mobile device.

[AnimalFacts]

I’ve been seeing these around. Good to see they are a quality build. 👍

[ctrlaltdelboy]

Excellent looking case, if there was way of getting the Ethernet on the back of case with power and hdmi, It would make a cracking little Media centre