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@DynaMight1124 DynaMight1124 released this 09 Jun 16:25
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Instructables link: https://www.instructables.com/ESP32-VMU-Handheld-Console-Yes-It-Plays-Doom/

VMU-S3 has been released. It has many improvements over the original VMU design I released back in the summer. It now uses the ESP32 S3 chip, which is very slightly faster but is smaller and costs almost half the price plus allows onboard flashing so an external programmer is no longer required, other improvements are the DPad controls, sound chip, status LED's. Overall it has less components.

The original VMU V1 archive is below including the gerber, BOM, original Instructables PDF and firmware, incase anyone ever needs it. The same SD card skeleton can be used.

The SD card skeleton files contains no roms or BIOS files but does include shareware version of Doom. This will work on other RetroGo devices for a base setup. The included romart is the mix romart, I have also included boxart as well if you prefer that, just delete and replace.

Examples to help you decide:
Boxart
030E0D48
464A67AB
3E44ECA3

Mix
2D32B1F0
4B041B6B
0876E992

Updated Artbook Next theme to v2, reworked all backgrounds to full 320x240 and shaded prev/next systems while leaving the current system full brightness to standout. Also added GBA, not properly yet as it doesnt follow fully since its not a default system.