Video Game Module for Flipper Zero

https://shop.flipperzero.one/products/video-game-module-for-flipper-zero

by dr_kiszonka • 2 years ago

146 68 2 years ago

shop.flipperzero.one

This page won't even let me read about the product because it has a popup telling me to go to the Australian store which cannot be dismissed.

ambichook• 2 years ago

input your country as "united states" and it goes away :)

kej• 2 years ago

A GPIO add-on with a case instead of the original exposed circuit board is cool, but the focus on gaming seems really bizarre to me. If I want to play games I could get a color handheld for a fraction of the price that will run a much larger variety of games.

JKCalhoun• 2 years ago

Yeah, my first thought was that they're trolling.

redundantly• 2 years ago

They're catering to their market. The flipper zero already has games on it. This is taking it a step further.

Additionally I'm sure people will discover loads of use cases for this add-on that has nothing to do with gaming.

Atotalnoob• 2 years ago

The game aspect helps try to get around rules against import.

“See! It’s just a game console”

brianglick• 2 years ago

It’s their inverse Nintendo R.O.B.

diggan5• 2 years ago

Contrary to what their marketing says, I don't think this is really meant to be for gaming. It's a cool use case, and useful escape-goat, but for the functionality it packs, using it just for gaming would be a waste, especially considering the flipper's intended audience.

Instead, I'd see it as extended platform attached to your flipper, presumably access to much wider software ecosystem (basically anything that can run on a raspberry), new sensors and new connectivity options, all in the name of extending the original functionality.

For example, with the new module you can use it as a cheap oscilloscope on-the-go, as mentioned in the blog post. Not sure when I've ever needed that, but I'm sure it's useful to someone.

The Flipper Zero is essentially a swiss-knife of portable penetration testing, I'm sure the new connectivity options adds some more features to that concept.

unwind2• 2 years ago

It's "scapegoat" [1], in case that was not a typo or joke. Sorry, otherwise.

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scapegoat

hifikuno• 2 years ago

Flipper Zero is one of those things that I would love to try, but I can't justify the price when I know I'll get minimal usage out of it before it just sits on the shelf.

I still love seeing what everyone does with them though.

devmor• 2 years ago

I thought so too until it saved me paying $90 for a new garage opener.

jvanderbot• 2 years ago

It cost more than 90 but the bragging rights are _priceless_.

dcdc123• 2 years ago

You can buy a nice rolling code receiver and pair of programmable key fob transmitters for $15.

sho_hn• 2 years ago

I'd say the Bus Pirate v5 is the more useful device for makers, unless you need the wireless.

diggan5• 2 years ago

I'd say most (if not all) of the value from the flipper comes from the various wireless sensors/readers/writers, and the fact that it's portable.

doctorpangloss• 2 years ago

My Apple Vision Pro has literally gathered dust.

al_borland• 2 years ago

Why didn’t you return it, if you weren’t using it?

BossingAround• 2 years ago

Not sure how that relates to anything else, but sell it then?

Gigachad• 2 years ago

You could buy a USB SDR device and get most of the same functionality but without the convenient form factor.

rockbruno• 2 years ago

Same. I opened the purchase page multiple times already, but I always close it because I realise that I have no use for it. Everything cool that you could potentially do with it is illegal.

donatj• 2 years ago

I have been been on the checkout page multiple times and just not been able to pull the trigger.

FirmwareBurner3• 2 years ago

Everything cool that you could potentially do with it is illegal.

How so? Think of it as a lock picking tool. Sometimes maybe you loose your keys to your bike lock or garage. Wouldn't ti be better if you had the tools to pick your own locks? That's not illegal.

BHSPitMonkey• 2 years ago

Better to link the blog post instead of the store listing:

https://blog.flipper.net/introducing-video-game-module-power...

slowbdotro• 2 years ago

As a non American, I was unable to learn what this was about due to a forced Regional Popup which made me to go a local reseller (which of course, did not have any listing for the brand new item)

Thanks for the blog post link

andybak• 2 years ago

Yeah. The store design in this aspect is awful.

tlhunter• 2 years ago

Where's the D-pad and action buttons?

kayodelycaon• 2 years ago

They are on the flipper zero.

animex• 2 years ago

I wonder if the flipper zero ban in Canada will mean I can't buy accessories for the one that I don't have. >.>

arcanemachiner• 2 years ago

They would have to ban it first.

bschwindHN2• 2 years ago

Awesome that they got 60Hz DVI video output working on the RP2040, presumably via the PIO peripheral. That's one of the coolest peripherals I've worked with in awhile, I love how flexible it is.

bigiain3• 2 years ago

A few years back someone was bit banging DVI and 720p 30fps video straight off the RP2040 GPIO pins with just inline resistors between not and the HDMI cable.

https://github.com/Wren6991/PicoDVI

bschwindHN2• 2 years ago

Yep, same thing, and also using the PIO peripheral.

And after checking the flipper firmware source, it is indeed using that project:

https://github.com/flipperdevices/video-game-module/tree/mai...

hettygreen• 2 years ago

It better not be able to play Grand Theft Auto

bigiain3• 2 years ago

Someone will have ported Doom to it by the end of the weekend.

aleksi2• 2 years ago

The existing port (https://github.com/p4nic4ttack/doom-flipper-zero) just works with the game module.

ihatetoregister• 2 years ago

I still don’t trust this russian device

svacko• 2 years ago

There is also a non-russian alternative called M1 that's being kickstarted https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/02/16/m1-flipper-zero-alte...

auguzanellato• 2 years ago

Except that it looks just like a Kickstarter scam made in hopes of attracting money from people who didn’t jump on the flipper crowdfunding bandwagon

sschueller• 2 years ago

Over 41% of the web runs on nginx. A web server made by a Russian. With your logic you shouldn't be browsing the web. Both nginx and the flipper zero are open source, many people don't even run the official firmware.

master-lincoln2• 2 years ago

The beauty of open source is that you do not need to trust. You can verify

aleksi2• 2 years ago

It's a good thing that no one from the team is in Russia then

potwinkle• 2 years ago

This is the only comment ever made on this 5 year old account?

thepaulmcbride• 2 years ago

The regional popup on that website blocked me from seeing the page. What an extremely hostile bit of UX!

master-lincoln2• 2 years ago

I didn't get any regional popup. What does it say?

Robin_Message• 2 years ago

Offers you a choice of links to retailers in your country. Blocks interaction and covers up centre of page, although scrolling is still possible.

grishka• 2 years ago

That there are no retailers in your country and you need to choose another one. I removed it with uBlock's popup removal tool.

https://i.imgur.com/4d0OkDv.png

bil7• 2 years ago

yup, very annoying. Open devtools and delete the element and the page functions fine.

cqqxo4zV46cp• 2 years ago

Do we just call everything that misbehaves “extremely hostile” now? Would be keen to see how this relates to any sensible definition of hostility.

domh• 2 years ago

I just selected USA and it hid the popup and allowed me to view it!

markx2• 2 years ago

"Video Out port: DVI-D signal in 640х480 px, 60 Hz. The port supports a well-known video standard that we can't name due to copyright limitations The first letter is H, and the last one is I."

"We can’t name the port’s standard due to strict copyright limitations. Getting certified to use the name seemed like too much work. We were too lazy to do it :) "

unwind2• 2 years ago

The annual fee is $15,000 which might be a noticable chunk of money for a small operation. Not just laziness, necessarily.

jsheard• 2 years ago

IIRC the bit-banged RP2040 DVI implementation plays fast and loose with the spec in places, so it might not qualify for HDMI certification anyway even if they were willing to pay. It's generally close enough to work but there's compatibility issues with some monitors.

kanwisher• 2 years ago

website breaks if you are in a foreign country, it has a popup asking you to goto another store site, with no way of being able to click to stay on this store.

stmblast• 2 years ago

Well it looks like I have my excuse to buy a Flipper Zero now

helboi4• 2 years ago

Seems incredibly useless.

ceving• 2 years ago

I can not find a "Hello World!" example. How to write something to the screen?

Video Game Module for Flipper Zero

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