Retroflag NESPi Case Plus Functional Power Button with Safe Shutdown for RetroPie Raspberry Pi 3/2 Model B & Raspberry Pi 3B+(NESPI Case+)

This thing looks great, feels great, and works as it should.First, it looks like a proper mini-sized NES console. With a Pi3 running RetroPie and a BT SNES controller, it’s pretty close to the real thing; in my mind, surpassing it.Second, it comes with a proper set of instructions and a crappy little screwdriver (it works for one time use) so putting it together was a piece of cake. Or pie. Whatever. You won’t break anything if you put on a connector backwards, so that’s a huge plus if you’re too good for a sheet of paper that literally tells you how to do it correctly.Third, this comes with a proper power button and a reset switch. So, if you don’t want to use this as a game emulator, you can still use it for projects that you may or may not want on 100% of the time or simply want to be able to reset when the kernel panic has you reaching for the plug.Build quality is pretty good. Seems durable. No complaints after about 45 days.

I got an NES themed case to replace the crappy original case that I got when I got my Pi, and got a beautiful, well made, and over all super flippin cool upgrade to my Pi experience.Before this case the single best feature of a Pi would have been an inline power switch. I use my Pi a lot both as a low power desktop and as a retro gaming device and I managed in all that use to almost completely destroy the USB power input. I wrenched it to the side at some point and while it still worked the thing didn't have much time left. So, I went looking for a way to supply power over the GPIO pins. I'd seen this case before and thought, "That is cool. I'd like to have one of those.", and honestly I thought it was just a neat looking case. A cheap NES themed case was all I really thought about it... then I saw one in a YouTube video and how it mounted the Pi inside, provided power through the GPIO pins, had all the USB ports in the front, and the safe shutdown option.I. WAS. SOLD.This case is everything I needed. It saved my Pi. On top of that it has other nice features. For one, it completely negated my need for an inline power switch. The safe shutdown controls mean that it switches the Pi on and off for me. So I no longer need to plug it in and just keep it running forever for no reason. I use my Pi a few hours a day, not really a "leave it on all the time" system. I could leave it on, and did. The Pi sips power, but I'd rather not just waste electricity like that. The built in power off function is great for me.On top of that, the case looks great. I love having a tiny NES sitting on my desk and for retro gaming it is just satisfying.One of my only complaints about it is that there aren't side or rear USB connections. I'd rather not have my keyboard and mouse sticking out the front if I can help it. I might mod it to put a USB hub in the back to solve that minor gripe. There is plenty of space in the case for something like that. My other complaint is the lack of screws for a fan in the kit. I had a fan from my previous case, but the screws were not the same type as needed for this, so the fan is just clipped in there and I'm not 100% sure it is flush enough against the case to draw in enough cool air. I worry that it is only getting a little cool air and recirculating the hot stuff... but it isn't like I'm having any temp issues with my Pi so it is probably fine.Over all, I really like this case and wouldn't mind getting another for any Pi based projects I might have in the future.

Wonderful little case. I really appreciate the attention to detail even on the bottom. It's nice to have power and video coming out the back and USB on the front, compared to the Pi's default front and side. The power and reset button are very useful to have, and it's nice that the power button is a toggle button and reset is a momentary button like on the NES. Overall I really like this case.I bought a fan and a set of heat sinks for this, and the only thing I don't like about this is that to keep the visual aesthetic they compromised airflow when using a fan. The air from the fan I installed is blocked almost completely, but the Pi shouldn't be overheating anyway so it's not a huge issue. I did bypass the built-in fan headers and used a free 5V pin on the GPIO but I got undervolt warnings periodically. When I moved the fan back to the built-in headers in the case (3.3V) the warnings went away.Be aware that the screws the case comes with work fine but they're pretty cheap. You can strip them out if you try to tighten them too much. No need to close it so hard that the two halves of the case fuse into one, just get them snug so there's no movement between the two halves.The feet on the underside are nice and grippy, and I really liked that they included little covers over them that I had to remove so they didn't get dirty before it got to me.

Just finished setting up this cute little case. It's got some nice electronics inside; the four USB ports run as a USB hub that connects to one of the Pi's USB ports, and there's an inner ethernet cable that connects the port on the case to the jack on your Pi. The case seems fairly durable, and as a nice extra it ships with a tiny screwdriver to help screw in all the case screws.Since other posters have mentioned editing the safe shutdown script, as of now (Dec 2018) it appears the safe shutdown script from their Github repo has actually been updated to include the fixes mentioned in the Amazon reviews, so it's pretty straightforward to set up.

I was super excited about getting this case. It came in today. I followed the included instructions and found out that the case was dead on arrival. It would not turn on at all. I would hold off on buying from this seller. Don't let the good reviews fool you like they fooled me. Very dissappointed. I have reached out to the seller and am waiting on a response.******EDIT*******The company responded and sent me a replacement case that functions. The case looks really good and was easy to put together. I love that it has an sd card storage compartment on the bottom of the case. I also like that there is a built in slot for a fan. I suggest geting one. They are fairly cheap. It comes with everything you need to assemble. Both the power and reset buttons work correctly and were fairly easy to setup with the safe shutdown script included with the instructions.