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I wish Clockwork would make a batch of the GameShells again. I've been wanting one for a while, but they've been out of stock every time I check https://www.cl

I wish Clockwork would make a batch of the GameShells again. I've been wanting one for a while, but they've been out of stock every time I check https://www.clockworkpi.com/gameshell https://www.clockworkpi.com/gameshell

pbronez 6y ago
agree. I just discovered it browsing around from this article, and was disappointed to see you can't actually buy one. Would have made a great Christmas gift!
- moron4hire 6y ago
  Well, I just managed to get one on eBay for about $120.
- lewsid 6y ago
  They had some manufacturing delays due to covid: https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/gameshell-out-of-stock/5864 https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/gameshell-out-of-stock/5864
tym0 6y ago
I'd like them to make a V2 with proper triggers, the V1 seems to be the best made console out of all of these linux handheld.
- moron4hire 6y ago
  Yeah, I just got mine in hand a couple of days ago. First impressions: the default setup is surprisingly good, for what it is. Works a lot better out-of-box than my Ouya ever did, for what it's worth. Buttons are a little squishy. Not every app supports the menu button. I've had to hard-power-off the device to get out of certain apps. The back-side strip of buttons is a little awkward, though I understand why they did it that way (it's meant to be an add-on). There is a port next to the USB port that isn't labeled or documented on the website. I think it's HDMI Type D "Micro". Hooooly hell, there is ZERO documentation for this thing. How do you actually write games for it? I guess you just make a standard GTK application, from what I can see in the forums. There's support for a few popular fantasy consoles and emulators, but making a native app is not clear. Also, it has an SSH server on by default, but I've yet to be able to get connected to it. Nothing on the forums about it. They just say "you just SSH in over the WiFi". EDIT: LOL, whoever put this together before me put the speakers in upside down.
  - lewsid 6y ago
    It's really easy to connect to the device over SSH. Just open the tiny cloud app and read the directions on the screen. On my macbook I just open terminal, type 'ssh cpi@<ip address>' and the password is also just 'cpi'. There's loads of information on the forums for this as well, but you can start here: https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/how-to-transfer-files-with-tinycloud-through-ssh/833 https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/how-to-transfer-files-with-t... As for creating native games, that's not really the intention with this thing. It's more for running fantasy consoles on or running any of the many included emulators. I use mine to playtest my Pico8 games and play new releases.
    - moron4hire 6y ago
      Yeah, I did all that. I think there is something wrong with the WiFi on the device. It can connect to my WAP just fine, but any operation involving a network update (like refreshing the Warehouse listing, or updating software) fails.
lewsid 6y ago
You're not the only one to notice. They had some manufacturing delays due to covid: https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/gameshell-out-of-stock/5864 https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/gameshell-out-of-stock/5864

pbronez 6y ago

agree. I just discovered it browsing around from this article, and was disappointed to see you can't actually buy one. Would have made a great Christmas gift!

moron4hire 6y ago
Well, I just managed to get one on eBay for about $120.
lewsid 6y ago
They had some manufacturing delays due to covid: https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/gameshell-out-of-stock/5864 https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/gameshell-out-of-stock/5864

tym0 6y ago

I'd like them to make a V2 with proper triggers, the V1 seems to be the best made console out of all of these linux handheld.

moron4hire 6y ago
Yeah, I just got mine in hand a couple of days ago. First impressions: the default setup is surprisingly good, for what it is. Works a lot better out-of-box than my Ouya ever did, for what it's worth. Buttons are a little squishy. Not every app supports the menu button. I've had to hard-power-off the device to get out of certain apps. The back-side strip of buttons is a little awkward, though I understand why they did it that way (it's meant to be an add-on). There is a port next to the USB port that isn't labeled or documented on the website. I think it's HDMI Type D "Micro". Hooooly hell, there is ZERO documentation for this thing. How do you actually write games for it? I guess you just make a standard GTK application, from what I can see in the forums. There's support for a few popular fantasy consoles and emulators, but making a native app is not clear. Also, it has an SSH server on by default, but I've yet to be able to get connected to it. Nothing on the forums about it. They just say "you just SSH in over the WiFi". EDIT: LOL, whoever put this together before me put the speakers in upside down.
- lewsid 6y ago
  It's really easy to connect to the device over SSH. Just open the tiny cloud app and read the directions on the screen. On my macbook I just open terminal, type 'ssh cpi@<ip address>' and the password is also just 'cpi'. There's loads of information on the forums for this as well, but you can start here: https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/how-to-transfer-files-with-tinycloud-through-ssh/833 https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/how-to-transfer-files-with-t... As for creating native games, that's not really the intention with this thing. It's more for running fantasy consoles on or running any of the many included emulators. I use mine to playtest my Pico8 games and play new releases.
  - moron4hire 6y ago
    Yeah, I did all that. I think there is something wrong with the WiFi on the device. It can connect to my WAP just fine, but any operation involving a network update (like refreshing the Warehouse listing, or updating software) fails.

lewsid 6y ago

You're not the only one to notice. They had some manufacturing delays due to covid: https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/gameshell-out-of-stock/5864 https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/gameshell-out-of-stock/5864