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Raspberry Pi 3 - Game Console Packages $119.95 > $109.95, $165.95 > $145.95 Shipped @ Raspberry Pie
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AssociatedL[Deactivated] on 23/01/2017 - 17:18 raspberrypie.com.au (5049 clicks)
Last edited 24/01/2017 - 10:57 by 2 other users

Update:

Hi everyone,

Firstly let me thank everyone for their massive support over the last 24 hours, it's been very heartwarming.

Sadly due to what we believe this post and some people reporting it, we have been contacted by the people at Recalbox who have told us we can no longer "sell" their product and been told to take this down.

Again I really really am grateful for everything this post has done and hopefully we will be back bigger, badder and better than ever before :) :)

EDITEDIT: All sold out, lots of love. Facebook.com/gamepiau

EDIT: at the time of writing there are two 64GB bundles left. Maybe when we reopen in a new state we will have an opening sale. Big thanks to everyone for visiting, voting and commenting. <3
For any updates in future please like our page on Facebook and we will update when we are back online :) happy gaming!!

www.facebook.com/gamepiau

Hi all,

We're a small run out of home business moving back to Tasmania soon so we want to clear out some stock to save our moving costs!

We have two of our GamePi 3 items on sale.

GamePi3 - with 2 wired SNES style USB controllers
Was $119.95
Now $109.95
This includes free express shipping in the order

GamePi3 - with 2 Bluetooth PlayStation style Bluetooth controllers
Was $165.95
Now $149.95
Also includes free express shipping

We're very proud of our GamePi system and have sold hundreds off them off eBay and our own website. Everything is included in the box that you need including power cable, HDMI cable etc

Our systems run RecalBox which you can find more info here www.recalbox.com

We fully support people building their own RecalBox but our kit comes with everything in one box, heaps of box art and game info is loaded up to save extra tinkering around.

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  • [Deactivated] on 23/01/2017 - 17:21
    +1

    How many do you have in stock?

    • Associated[Deactivated] @ raspberrypie.com.au on 23/01/2017 - 17:29

      Not a lot at the moment, about 10 of each but with eBay sales and the lowered prices I have gotten rid of most in the last few days.

      • serpserpserp on 23/01/2017 - 19:35
        +4

        lol so much for "saving on moving costs" you could fit 10 in your carry on luggage! :)

    • Associated[Deactivated] @ raspberrypie.com.au on 23/01/2017 - 17:28
      +75

      Full disclosure, once all of the website fees, packaging, postage comes out I am making about $6 per order it's hardly going to buy me a McMansion.

      The Raspberry Pi 3 alone at a discounted price from au.element14.com costs me $53.50

      I have nothing to hide and once I have moved things will go back to their normal price. I just need to have the place cleaned up so I don't have to pay movers more.

      • hambuger on 23/01/2017 - 17:36
        +25

        $54 pi
        $8 controllers
        $10 case
        $4 HDMI
        $10 SD
        $12 postage
        $5 psu

        That alone comes to $103, checks out!

      • KLoNe on 23/01/2017 - 18:00
        +7

        Thanks. Now I feel like Maccas.

        • Associated[Deactivated] @ raspberrypie.com.au on 23/01/2017 - 18:10
          +8

          Are McDonalds ever bringing the $2 Big Mac promo back?

        • tassieeagle on 23/01/2017 - 18:57
          +1

          Thanks, now I feel like playing deus ex

      • quietsarcasm on 23/01/2017 - 18:29
        +7

        McMansion

        Take my vote sir. We are all just looking for our own McMansions

      • serpserpserp on 23/01/2017 - 19:37

        Are you making $6 per unit at your discount rate or your full rate? $16 per unit sounds a lot more worth it.

    • pickpals on 23/01/2017 - 17:31
      +16

      yeah if you have the time…

      you're paying for the service and thats not free.

    • BryceW on 23/01/2017 - 18:23
      +43

      This applies to most things. I can cook what I eat at a restaurant at home for cheaper, but I dont want to cook.
      This guys value add is its a complete package. OS installed (people struggle / dont have confidence to do anything with Linux), has controllers that are known to be compatible with Raspberry Pi (people are afraid to choose the wrong ones) etc..

      Its time/knowledge/money really. Dont have the time to round it all up? Buy this. Dont have the knowledge to set it all up but still wanna play? Buy this.
      Dont have money but do have time. Then do it yourself.

      • Associated[Deactivated] @ raspberrypie.com.au on 23/01/2017 - 18:31
        +12

        You're my internet hero today

        • Wonderfool on 23/01/2017 - 23:05
          +3

          No, you're the internet hero. What the heck is that ridiculously low fee? Pi emulation take a while to set up.

      • centrelink on 23/01/2017 - 19:26

        And here I am building my own house

      • GunnerMcDagget on 23/01/2017 - 20:00

        100%

        I've built a Raspberry Pi emulator and it took me a while to get setup then a few weeks to tweak everything to work right.

      • [Deactivated] on 23/01/2017 - 20:12
        +2

        Well put.

        I too get tired of people saying "you could build it for cheaper".

        • imcold on 24/01/2017 - 09:11
          +1

          Yeah, cheaper to build the pi game package and make Mexico pay for it.

    • flashi007 on 23/01/2017 - 19:35
      +11

      Why do people always crap on sellers who sell their product. Of course there is a mark up. It's a business and they have to make money. It would also be cheaper for me to build my own house but who could be bothered? I'd rather pay a builder.

      Nice deal. Well done op

    • [Deactivated] on 23/01/2017 - 20:04
      +1

      Don't forget the time it takes to build one. His labour costs are involved.

      Also, a lot of people just want to buy, plug it in and play.

      For both those reasons, the price is worth it.

    • Associated[Deactivated] @ raspberrypie.com.au on 23/01/2017 - 17:28
      +11

      No, you will need to download and load your own on. The box art and metadata info is populated

      • pickpals on 23/01/2017 - 17:32
        -5

        Where can you download?

        • ItsMeAgro on 23/01/2017 - 17:39
          +1

          You'll have to google it, they could be in legal trouble if they give you the ROMs or direct you to them, due to piracy laws (the laws can be quite silly - for example: it's illegal to download a ROM of a game even if you still own the cartridge or disc).

        • treeman on 23/01/2017 - 17:41
          +1

          It's a pretty easy Google search.

          Can vouch for this. Great product, good value for money. Purchased when eBay had 15% off before Christmas.
          If he is only making $6 per pi it hardly worth the effort DIY.
          Only worth DIY if you have an old Wii lying around.

        • centrelink on 23/01/2017 - 19:27
          +3

          First buy a physical copy of the game and then convert into a rom file and voila you got it

        • ONEMariachi on 23/01/2017 - 22:17

          @treeman: Wait, you can put retropie on a wii, or are you jsut referring to the standard emulation with it?

        • treeman on 23/01/2017 - 22:29

          @ONEMariachi:

          I believe you can…or it may be a standard emulation. Fairly sure I read it somewhere here.

        • Stoz on 24/01/2017 - 00:41

          @treeman:

          Your best bet for the Wii is to get the Homebrew channel running and then install the latest RetroArch nightly build (the latest stable has a bug that causes it to launch to a black screen). Can be a bit complicated if you don't have much experience with that kind of stuff, but it will run pretty much everything before the N64 perfectly. You can also play Wii and GameCube games natively (ignoring the Wii model with no GameCube controller ports).

          The Wii is great to hook up to a CRT TV (especially via component cables), as it can output the original resolution (240p or whatever) of consoles like the NES and SNES, where as a lot of computers will only go as low as 480p by default. It also has a lot of good controller options and can be quite cheap if you already own one and a classic controller.

          A Raspberry Pi possibly looks better on an LCD TV and has a much better menu for selecting consoles and games. Possibly better N64 / PS1 support, but no Wii or GameCube support. Lots of options for USB controllers and the Pi 3 also has bluetooth so you could probably use original Wii controllers with a bit of fiddling around.

        • ONEMariachi on 24/01/2017 - 12:52
          +1

          @Stoz: Yeah homebrew channel is what I set up, retropie would be nice though. nicer interface imo

      • boxall on 23/01/2017 - 17:45

        Interested in where you got the box art and metadata files?

        • Associated[Deactivated] @ raspberrypie.com.au on 23/01/2017 - 18:23
          +4

          I used a command line tool called sselphs scraper, if you google that you will find the github:)

  • Succulent Synth on 23/01/2017 - 18:07
    -7

    There are much cheaper ways of setting up a game console. I bought an Orange PI PC, controller, power supply, mini sd card and case for under $40 and installed Retrorange Pi

    • smartazz104 on 23/01/2017 - 19:07
      +2

      Yeah but you have to buy the non-open source, unsupported Orange Pi…

    • klownz on 23/01/2017 - 19:07
      +1

      There are cheaper ways, but this is good value for the items that you get (RaspberryPi costs more than orangePi)

  • Mrbean007 on 23/01/2017 - 18:08
    +2

    Will them controllers work on ps3
    Would like to hook it up to retro arch

    Here is a similar set up I have

    PlayStation 3 RetroArch: http://youtu.be/VjEUC36y9aY

    • Associated[Deactivated] @ raspberrypie.com.au on 23/01/2017 - 18:12
      +2

      The PS3 controllers are third party but work fine with a PS3 also

  • Scootex on 23/01/2017 - 18:11
    +1

    2 snes controller bundle sold out… 😤

    • Associated[Deactivated] @ raspberrypie.com.au on 23/01/2017 - 18:14
      +1

      Yeah, the response has been kinda crazy. Being on the top spot of OzBargain seems to make stuff disappear

  • insular on 23/01/2017 - 18:13
    +2

    if GamePi3 - with 2 wired SNES style USB controllers
    Was $119.95
    Now $109.95
    This includes free express shipping in the order

    is out of stock, does that mean it will never get back in stock?

  • Associated[Deactivated] @ raspberrypie.com.au on 23/01/2017 - 18:20
    +3

    At the time of writing there are two 64GB bundles left. Maybe when we reopen in a new state we will have an opening sale. Big thanks to everyone for visiting, voting and commenting. <3
    For any updates in future please like our page on Facebook and we will update when we are back online :) happy gaming!!

    www.facebook.com/gamepiau

    • Bullion Baron on 23/01/2017 - 18:32

      Now sold out? :(

      • Associated[Deactivated] @ raspberrypie.com.au on 23/01/2017 - 18:34
        +3

        One PS3 64GB left…. sorry I was about to hit post but it sold :(

        I'll have to do another sale when we open again :)

  • Sage on 23/01/2017 - 18:37
    -4

    rather make it myself. you just put an OS on an SD card I'm guessing.

    kinda dodgey to profit from open source software and pirated roms, in my opinion.

    • Blu on 23/01/2017 - 18:40
      +12

      It doesn't come with pirated roms. Bit like saying selling laptops is dodgy because I can download movies on it.

      He isn't selling open source software or roms, he is selling a convenience service.

    • athk on 23/01/2017 - 18:53

      Look up Kodi SD card on ebay and be amazed at the amount of people selling SD cards with pre-built and populated with addons..

    • Bullion Baron on 23/01/2017 - 19:43
      +2

      For the sake of an extra $6 (in the above case) or perhaps $15-30 at regular prices, I would rather pay someone to gather all the components I need, assemble it and load the software, rather than having to put my own time into researching it and doing the same. I am not paying someone for open source software, I am paying them for their service and expertise to save me perhaps 1-2+ hours of time. Worth it in my opinion. If you value your time at lower than the cost or enjoy fiddling with things (I did once upon a time), then perhaps you don't see the value, I do.

  • mreddie on 23/01/2017 - 18:50

    I'd rather buy my bits from Amazon

  • EightImmortals on 23/01/2017 - 18:51

    Is it worth upgrading the Pi2 Kodi box to Pi3?

    • athk on 23/01/2017 - 18:54

      I saw a slight difference in speed but that was it.

      If you're streaming of DLNA or a harddrive on the network it's a bit quicker.

      • EightImmortals on 23/01/2017 - 19:11

        OK thanks. :)

        Might hold out for rPi 4.

        • Reverse Snorkel on 24/01/2017 - 16:07

          The Pi3 will play N64 ROMS and above (PSX and Dreamcast) a lot faster.

    • Associated[Deactivated] @ raspberrypie.com.au on 24/01/2017 - 06:32

      If you're playing lots of arcade games or PS1 games yes it helps. If you're just wanting stuff like NES or snes stuff it's probably no difference.

  • c0balt on 23/01/2017 - 18:51
    +3

    I like the cut of your jib, OP.

    Hope to see more deals in the future.

  • Steptoe on 23/01/2017 - 18:51
    +1

    moving back to Tasmania soon

    Sorry, but I am picturing you to look like Luke McGregor.

    http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2016/10/couldnt-hack-it-on-the-m….

    • Twodogs on 23/01/2017 - 19:22

      He's a weird but funny guy " seen him on "have you been paying attention on 10 " great show ".

  • tassieeagle on 23/01/2017 - 18:55
    +2

    Good luck on the move back to tassie, you should join a few of the local gaming groups on Facebook when you get back, I'm sure you would get plenty of interest in your product from the locals (they go nuts over those nes remakes and scalpers selling them for $200+)

  • [Deactivated] on 23/01/2017 - 18:57

    I assume you have obtained the licenses for you to sell this open source software as a value-added deal?

    At the moment it looks like you are trying to make money illegally off other people's open source work, you cannot sell a product with Recalbox, EmulationStation or KODI without first obtaining the required permissions from the original creators.

    Open source does not mean free, you can't add open source software to your product and sell it whilst making money from software designed to be "open".

    • centrelink on 23/01/2017 - 19:38

      Doesn't it depend on the license they use?

      For example just had a quick skim so I might be wrong but the link below says you are able to reuse and sell according to the liscense ?

      https://github.com/Aloshi/EmulationStation/blob/master/LICEN…

      • athk on 23/01/2017 - 22:51
        +2

        EmulationStation, KODI and sselphs scraper are fine to use and sell by the looks of the licenses on github.

        Recalbox on the other hand states,

        Redistributions may not be sold without authorization, nor may they be used in a commercial product or activity. Redistributions that are modified from the original source must include the complete source code, including the source code for all components used by a binary built from the modified sources.

        https://github.com/recalbox/recalbox-os/blob/master/LICENCE.…

        • mathew42 on 24/01/2017 - 12:47

          I consider Recalbox's position reasonable because they have invested considerable time in building the distribution and they expect that if others are to make money from their effort that those entities should contribute back to fund continued development. Since it is the hardwork of Recalbox it is their choice to make it free as in beer or free as in speach.

          @Ignignort has three choices:

          • enter into a licensing agreement
          • build an equivalent to Recalbox
          • sell only the hardware and direct customers to Recalbox

          Selling is hard because people can always undercut you and as seen from other posts many people do not value the time taken to assemble the kits, technical knowledge, warranty issues and undercutting by others when the barriers to entry are very low. I do wich @ignignort all the best in future endeavours.

          kano sell raspberry pi hardware with a free 'learn to code' distribution installed which is great for kids. You can download for free and even play online. Their business model appears to be similar.

        • athk on 24/01/2017 - 13:19
          +1

          @mathew42:

          Retropie seems to be more relaxed and is something the seller should look into as an alternative to recalbox..

        • centrelink on 24/01/2017 - 23:39

          @athk:
          Yeah it seems OP has put their business based on that they won't get a cease and desist order OR that hey are actually authorised to use their code

  • PurchaseAnxiety on 23/01/2017 - 19:00

    Just put one of these together myself. Was quite frankly amazed that something the size of a credit card was able to pump out PS1 games with enhanced graphics. N64 wasn't quite as good, but I haven't really delved into config changes and overclocking yet.

  • silverrat23 on 23/01/2017 - 19:12

    That reminds me - for those who have a Pi 3 here, where did you get yours? (along with the case and power adapter)

    • athk on 23/01/2017 - 19:23
      +1

      Element 14 for all of it, around $80 with shipping..

      EBay is $90+.

      Just be aware there two types on the market, one they market as the Chinese version, it's sometimes cheaper has absolutely no difference in quality (so far) ..

      I've got both the Chinese and English and they've been running with the exact same usage (Seti) for 2 months just fine.

    • PurchaseAnxiety on 23/01/2017 - 19:59
      +2

      Logicware for me: http://www.logicware.com.au/raspberry-pi-3-easy-starter-kit

      $93 for pi, case, hdmi cable, 8gb micro sd, power supply (with on off switch) and heatsinks, and free express shipping.

      • silverrat23 on 23/01/2017 - 20:58

        Oooh, looks tempting - thanks for the tip!

    • fookos on 23/01/2017 - 21:33

      Got mine from Gearbest recently - was approx AUD$54 delivered (I think it may have gone back to regular price now) - both for the Pi3 itself and official case for it (and I threw in some heat sinks that I'll probably never use).

      I've got some good quality power supplies at home already and a microSD or two lying around so should be able to get up and running pretty cheaply :)

      I also enjoy tinkering and there's a lot of online support and guides so anyone with a little computer nouse should be fine to DIY.

    • Stoz on 24/01/2017 - 00:45

      Element 14, I've looked a few times and it always seems to be cheapest if you want just a Pi, not a bundle.

    • mathew42 on 24/01/2017 - 12:36

      I think Raspberry Pi 3 IBM IoT Learner Kit at $122 represents good value because it includes SenseHat.

  • tsunamisurfer on 23/01/2017 - 19:25

    Hi….

    Silly question…

    Are the ROMS that are required here the same roms that we use for MAME?

  • sonicentropy on 23/01/2017 - 20:27

    I have a R3 retropie setup， but for value for money orange pi lite $23us faster than the Raspberry 3 for N64 and mame.
    http://www.retrorangepi.org/

    • supnigs super skids on 24/01/2017 - 11:33

      does your orange pi suffer from graphics corruption? happens with PSX a lot as well as other emulators. Pi doesnt happen at all.

  • [Deactivated] on 23/01/2017 - 20:32

    Is it possible to use other arcade sticks with your systems?

    I've got an X-Arcade Tank Stick. Thanks.

    • sonicentropy on 23/01/2017 - 20:34
      +1

      Most usb sticks can be mapped

  • thelastnoob on 23/01/2017 - 20:38
    +1

    Roms are now legal beyond the 24hour evaluation time period

    http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-01-18-did-nintendo-do…

  • BargainKen on 23/01/2017 - 22:06
    +2

    I got my Pi3 - retropie essentially free due to circumstance
    -free RPi3 from IBM last year that was posted here - took a few months to arrive
    -power supply from old phone
    -space HDMI cable
    -spare PS3 controller i had lying about
    -Came with a 16gig SD but replaced it with my old 64gig from my phone

    Getting Retropie running was an absolute shit however, learned a lot in the process (appears to have been some permission issue in the ROMs folder) but for anyone who just wants to pickup a Rpi3 and run with it for gaming, the above kit is well priced if your time is worth anything to you.

  • joeflacco on 23/01/2017 - 22:08

    These aren't worth it.

    The input lag is insane.

    • j4ck on 24/01/2017 - 09:32

      Yeah, I've noticed the same thing. Thought it was just me, but obviously not.

      • bhm133 on 24/01/2017 - 11:03

        Can you elaborate on the input lag?

        • j4ck on 24/01/2017 - 11:19

          I've found that it doesn't matter what TV/monitor or controller I use, there seems to be some sort of lag. It's minor, but enough to affect jump timing in platformers (Super Mario World for example).

          I'm still trying a few different things (such as, comparing it to my NES Mini), but joel's comment above makes me think it isn't just me experiencing the lag.

        • supnigs super skids on 24/01/2017 - 11:34

          @j4ck: i only get laggy input from android emulatoers. find that pi setups have least lag as with hacked consoles.

        • j4ck on 24/01/2017 - 11:52

          @supnigs:

          Fair enough man. The lag I experience isn't a deal breaker. I still love my Pi3, I've just got some more testing to do!

        • bhm133 on 24/01/2017 - 13:28
          +1

          @j4ck: Thanks for the input (hahahaha…not). I'm building a mame cabinet using an old laptop and an old monitor. I was considering using a pi as there has been a heap of development/others using pi. It also saves on space. I will stay with the old laptop till the build is done. I can always change later. Gotta finish it off as has been over a year so far!!

        • joeflacco on 24/01/2017 - 13:29

          @j4ck: "aren't worth it" is probably a bit of a stretch. Most platformers are a chore to play because of it, though. There's still plenty of RPGs and such that don't really require fast input to enjoy.

        • j4ck on 24/01/2017 - 13:36

          @joeflacco:

          Yeah that's fair. Thanks for the link, I'll have a read!

        • j4ck on 24/01/2017 - 13:37

          @bhm133:

          Yep, sticking with the laptop makes sense! Get it done and let us know how it runs!

  • suicine94 on 24/01/2017 - 00:51
    -1

    What can I play on this? Can I play ps4?

    • silverrat23 on 24/01/2017 - 01:17

      What can I play on this?

      Older games predating the PS1/N64/GBA days.

      Can I play ps4?

      No.

      • suicine94 on 24/01/2017 - 09:00
        -6

        So cant even play ps2 or ps3? You can get ps2 for like 100 and ps3 for 150. So this not cheap

        • athk on 24/01/2017 - 09:06

          But a PS2 can't play N64 MAME GBA etc etc .. so.. you're not stuck to one console.

          Plus nostalgia….

  • [Deactivated] on 24/01/2017 - 09:16

    I got my retro pi from another shop but i can say its a great unit….

    I hope the op has a reopening bash and sale also just even a store for some competative pricing.

    • Associated[Deactivated] @ raspberrypie.com.au on 24/01/2017 - 09:56

      After I am guessing some internet warriors on OzBargain contacted the Recalbox people I was sent a cease and desist, after running my little business for just over a year barely making any actual profit on it.
      I won't post anything on here again related to this. We will continue to operate, probably a bit differently in future after my house move actually happens.

      • bhm133 on 24/01/2017 - 10:48
        +3

        Very very sucky if someone on ozbargain has done that. Good luck with your next venture.

        • Associated[Deactivated] @ raspberrypie.com.au on 24/01/2017 - 16:03

          Thank you :)

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