8BitDo Zero Controller Case
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Designed to look like a retro game cartridge! Fits tiny retro game controllers!
I found out about these little controllers at least a year ago from the r/RetroPie community. At that time, I was wanting to start sharing some games with my kids and was researching Bluetooth boards that could be used to design custom controllers for smaller hands. u/ibargarai46 saw my post for advice and suggested the 8BitDo Zero controllers instead.
This suggestion has probably saved me months of frustration and head scratching. Thank you, u/ibargarai46… thank you…
These little bite-sized controllers are wonderful. I’ve had great success using them with RetroPie, and on a couple of android tablets.
Let’s get on to the build!
Parts List:
8BitDo Zero Controller (x2) – While you technically don’t need these to make the case, why would you make it without them?
Helpful tools:
3D Printer (or printing service)
1. Print out Parts
Files can be found on MyMiniFactory.
March 2020 UPDATE: Files can be downloaded directly from this site at the bottom of the page. They are also available on Prusa Printers!
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They’re designed to be printed as shown without supports, but as you can see, the difference in layer orientation is quite visible (at least with the Hatchbox Silver PLA I selected). Brim is probably not necessary, but it was a 15+ hour print and I didn’t want to take any chances.
2. Assemble
The pin features of CC-Lid are designed to snap right on to the hole features of CC-Main. The fit between the two pieces are on the tighter side than where I usually design things of this nature, but they worked together very well for me with no post-processing.
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3. Load Controllers
There is room for the two controllers and one of the little USB charging cables that come with them.
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Why only one cable? I haven’t run into too many instances where I needed to charge both controllers simultaneously. Aside from that, I figured if you somehow lose the one you’re carrying around with you, you’ll still have a spare somewhere else.
If you’ve got the wrist straps attached, there’s plenty of room in the CC-Lid component to tuck them away when closing up.
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And that’s it!
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March 2020 UPDATE: Files are available here! Click the Download button below for a zip file.
Files are available under the Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license.
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2 Comments
Hi,
Nice design, do you know if it also fits the new 8bitdo Zero 2?
Thank you! I actually do not know if those will fit. I do not have any around to test that. If you have them, and want to check, please let me know how it goes!