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Greg of Laser Bear @collingall.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

New Product Alert: DSPico Finally have the injection molded cases in hand. Grey will ship starting Wednesday next week, clear shell units will have about a month delay, but the final shell passed inspection so I will be putting them into production now. www.laserbear.net/products/dsp...

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DSpico

Notice: The firmware for this device is not installed before you receive it, you will need to find a copy of the firmware to install. We can not offer direct links to archive orgs or setup guides that...

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Greg of Laser Bear @collingall.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Yeah, that kind of up front cash would be better spent on an injection mold.

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Greg of Laser Bear @collingall.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Usually cost prohibitive, also most require you to provide RAL or Pantone codes for the colors, so you need to also buy color cards from those brands to compare to which can cost hundreds to thousands of dollars. The places I've found want minimum orders of around 50kg at $30 a spool.

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Greg of Laser Bear @collingall.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

I have a LA at the shop, I can look into it. Might be a good project for my other 3d modeler to work on.

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Greg of Laser Bear @collingall.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

I would need the filament to be color matched first. The GameCube Indigo color is not something being sold by any filament manufactures.

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Greg of Laser Bear @collingall.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

SD2SP2 ACE will be released for order on Monday. Finally have the fit and finish where I want it. Added a snap clip, and a foot so it doesn't sag under the console, and the foot fits perfectly into a GameBoy Player if that is also installed.

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Greg of Laser Bear @collingall.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Yeah, that side port seems to be pretty locked down by Sega. It uses some custom chips to talk with the Dreamcast.

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Greg of Laser Bear @collingall.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

There is one but it only works in Dreamshell. It also connects to the serial port, not the side slot. I was looking at potentially making a few. I am following a lead on serial port connectors.

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Greg of Laser Bear @collingall.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Potentially. I don't want to get people's hopes up as I do not maintain Swiss and can't add that support myself. This device has the speed needed, but without support in Swiss all it can do is emulate a BBA for use in games If that does come out for it I'll update the product page and put out guides

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Greg of Laser Bear @collingall.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

It is possible for NAS loading, but that has not been implemented, and I can't guarantee it will ever make it to this device. This one runs at 32MHz SPI speed which means there is enough speed for the feature.

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CastleMania Games @castlemaniagames.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

The Gamecube ETH2SP1 by Laser Bear Industries is headed to the Castle! castlemaniagames.com/products/gam...

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Greg of Laser Bear @collingall.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

It works with a SD2SP2 in place, both can be used at the same. The only limit is you can not emulate BBA and Emulate Memory Cards at the same time.

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Greg of Laser Bear @collingall.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Pre-Orders for ETH2SP1 are live, get your GameCube BBA Alternative order in. Shipping expected Early March. These can be used with SWISS to emulate BroadBand Adapter functionality in games that support BBA. @8bitmods.bsky.social will also carry them. www.laserbear.net/products/gam...

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GameCube ETH2SP1 Ethernet Adapter For Swiss BBA Alternative

ETH2SP1 Pre-Orders Go Live Soon. Swiss supports SPI Ethernet adapters connected to the Serial Port 1, allowing for fully self contained Ethernet modules to be connected to the base of the console. At...

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Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 18/10/2025

Some APA102 LEDs fun driven by ESP32 ULP co-mcu on @collingall.bsky.social DC internal mod proto

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Greg of Laser Bear @collingall.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Damn these Noctua NF-A4x10 5v are beautiful in Black with the Brown bumpers. Been a while since we could stock this color way. I need to get the tariff invoice from UPS before I list them I have an idea what that looks like but until I get the final pricing I can't list these for sale.

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Greg of Laser Bear @collingall.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Getting ready to send off the first test unit for @darthcloud.blueretro.com threw together a test firmware to validate the addressable LEDs since they were a pain to solder. It's so nice to see them shine. #DreamcastBlueRetro

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Greg of Laser Bear @collingall.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

#LCDJewel we have life, booting a simple bootloader. I'm excited to get back to work with this monster of a MCU.

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Greg of Laser Bear @collingall.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Not anything firm, hoping to get it into production before the end of the year, probably an open pre-order to get the first batch going.

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Greg of Laser Bear @collingall.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

New Protos today just need to pencil in time to get them assembled today. #GameCube #LCDJewel #Dreamcast #blueretro

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Greg of Laser Bear @collingall.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

www.laserbear.net/products/pic... We will be carrying the PicoLoader soon! We expect the stock to be ready for sale in 2-3 weeks. If this is something that you are interested in please join the back in stock list so we can gauge interest. Thank you @machonachomedia.bsky.social for the great video!

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PicoLoader ODE (Rev 1.4)

Coming Soon, Join the back in stock list to get notified when they arrive to the shop! Video Credit: Macho Nacho Productions PicoLoader ODE is a simple no soldering approach to booting into Swiss and ...

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Greg of Laser Bear @collingall.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

The firmware work is done by @darthcloud.blueretro.com and he has NS2 support working. The full firmware will be coming soon for all HW2 based devices including mine.

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V1605 @v1605.com · 03/07/2025

Finally I can use the matching #GameCube #WaveBird thanks to the replacement adapter from @collingall.bsky.social

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Greg of Laser Bear @collingall.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

I forgot to post on this side, but the new chip I'm moving to finally launched samples, and I have a new prototype board waiting for them to be delivered next week.

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Greg of Laser Bear @collingall.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Always love to see the final panels for these projects. #WavePhoenix adapters will start shipping soon, just need to assemble and QC test

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Humble Bazooka @humblebazooka.com · 08/06/2025

I love the idea of the Switch 2's joy-cons having a mouse mode but it's really uncomfortable. I'm working on a solution for that. Gotta get ready for Metroid Prime 4 😅 #NintendoSwitch2 #Switch2 #JoyCons

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Greg of Laser Bear @collingall.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Wave Phoenix Firmware Update process. youtu.be/2qNJJkQ75bo Quick walk through guide on how to update to the latest firmware. Sorry for the delay, been hectic the last few days.

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Wave Phoenix Firmware Update process.

YouTube video by Laser Bear Industries

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Macho Nacho Productions @machonachomedia.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Video on the new WaveBird replacement receiver just went LIVE on my Second Channel! Thanks to this project many WaveBirds will fly once again! VIDEO HERE 👉 youtu.be/XrUXnhONNe0 This is an open source project from @loopj.com and being made by @collingall.bsky.social

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Someone FINALLY Made A WaveBird Replacement Receiver!

YouTube video by Tito Perez

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retrorgb.com @retrorgb.com · 26/05/2025

Anyone out there have a #Gamecube WaveBird controller that's missing the receiver!? @collingall.bsky.social's got you covered with a $25 replacement! Links and more info in the post: www.retrorgb.com/gamecube-wav...

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GameCube WavePhoenix Receiver

Greg from LaserBear is now selling his version of the "WavePhoenix" - An open-source, homebrew version of the receiver for the GameCube WaveBird controllers, created by developer James Smith. It's co...

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Greg of Laser Bear @collingall.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Not really any formal materials, the kit should have 4 screws that attach the brackets to the switch, then you would use drywall anchors to attach screws to the brackets and the wall, or if attaching to a cabinet or other solid object you can screw directly to that. Or zip tie to a metal shelving.

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Greg of Laser Bear @collingall.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

I'm working with Noctua at the moment on ordering more during the pause, but with deminimus gone the price will probably be unreasonable in the quantities I normally order. They will get hit with 25% + 30% and potentially more tariffs not sure what the full breakdown is.

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Greg of Laser Bear @collingall.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

I'll have to reach out directly, I can definitely get them in 100pcs or more.

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Greg of Laser Bear @collingall.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

I am worried I didn't get enough made for this launch, I ordered all the MCU boards from 2 different suppliers, and it will be another week before one gets more stock. I am looking at the slightly larger module as a replacement, which comes with the bonus of being FCC certified.

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Greg of Laser Bear @collingall.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Yes, I need to finish it out today.

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Greg of Laser Bear @collingall.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

They are so little, looking at Monday 10am CST as the launch for round 1, not a pre-order we will have them in stock and begin shipping when we return from Memorial Day holiday. Replacement Wavebird Receivers #wavephoenix #gamecube #retrogaming www.laserbear.net/products/wav...

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8BITMODS @8bitmods.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Introducing the VMU Pro. The last VMU you'll ever need for your Dreamcast. But it's not just for your Dreamcast. The VMU Pro can emulate your favourite 8-bit era handhelds and games consoles like the Game Boy Color, NES and Master System on a beautiful 16-bit color IPS TFT display. 05.15.25

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Greg of Laser Bear @collingall.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

I customized mine to be slightly smaller for a custom shell

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Greg of Laser Bear @collingall.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

It's so little, definitely pushing my soldering skills lol

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Greg of Laser Bear @collingall.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

We have life on the #wavephoenix Wavebird adapter. Gonna start printing a shell and start the tedious task of crimping the wires for the adapters.

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André Coelho @hitmanmcc.com · 02/05/2025

Turns out the day still had more goodies in store. My RetroTINK 4k DB15 to S-Video(Enhanced) and CVBS Adapter from @collingall.bsky.social arrived. I can confirm the fabled gummy bears are delicious. Now let's try some enchanced s-video. 🧵👇

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1UPRestorations @1uprestorations.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

This Opentendo build for @choppedup4lyfe.bsky.social is FIRE HOT! It's using Merlin Shaw's power module and both PCBs have a gorgeous red silkscreen that matches with a RGR red transparent shell! To top it off, I installed a Hi Def NES with @collingall.bsky.social no-cut HDMI port on the bottom!

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pkerga_bzh @pkerga22.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Thanks @collingall.bsky.social for his great flippydrive SD extension... And the candies 😉

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Uncle BeAsT(ビーストおじさん) @beast1x5.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Massive props to @collingall.bsky.social for the blueretro GC controller port & noisebuster fan & 3d print

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Greg of Laser Bear @collingall.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Back in Stock Alert: RetroTINK 4k S-Video/CVBS adapter for the DB15 port allowing for enhanced S-Video support. This restock is of the newer refreshed design that also has a serial port interface for use with switcher mods. www.laserbear.net/products/ret...

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RetroTINK 4k DB15 to S-Video(Enhanced) and CVBS Adapter

This handy adapter allows you to connect a S-Video or Composite Video Source to the DB-15(VGA) port on the back of the RetroTINK 4k. The RetroTink4k (PRO) supports an Enhanced mode for S-Video connect...

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