Hi All!

So about a month ago I designed an awesome little case for the SuperGamePi project. I learned a lot during the design progress and got to learn all that is involved into designed something that actually works and fits in real life. I had no experience with any 3D software beforehand and decided to go with Autodesk 123D design. This program is great as it combines a simple interface with powerful tools. I got the hang of it pretty quickly as I do have experience using software such as Photoshop and Illustrator. The case went through some some major design overhauls during the design process finally after a week of testing and trying I came up with a design I really loved!

I like this design so much because it captures an awesome retro feeling while still maintaining simple and sleek. Since this is the first edition of the SuperGamePi I added ‘first edition’ to both the front and the top cover. The front has a big hole in it which gives room for the press button to sit tightly and firm. On the back there are three ports, an HDMI, audio port and micro USB port. On the left side you can reach the LAN port and two USB ports. I might change this to four ports as this is more convenient for some people. I liked the design of two ports exposed better though. The bottom and top parts of the enclosure are held together using very tiny magnets that I super glued inside the little holes I made in the top part of the case. These four magnets provide enough resistance to hold everything together very firmly and makes sure the case looks extra sleek as no screws are visible on the outside.

The Raspberry Pi 2 fits perfectly and the connectors are almost flush with the case. The Lowpowerlab ATXraspi board sit closely next to the Pi and is connected to the button and the GPIO using small wires. Putting everything together was very easy and my accurate measurements really payed off.

I am very happy with how everything turned out and really want to have this case made in real high quality plastic for an even more professional look!

Check out the pictures and don’t forget to check out my Instagram and Facebookpage for more updates!

Cheers and happy gaming!

Rob