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

Worked like a charm. No issues with the fan, got the script installed with a single line command which makes the power button do its magic, everything good. Only issues I had were one of the four screws on the fan not working properly, and missing the SD card slot when inserting my card, resulting in it falling into the case. I suggest making sure you have it lined up and keep the thing upside down when inserting a card. Otherwise no issues. The bag and the heatsinks werent really needed but glad to have a fan, so worth it.

Great price awesome quality. Thank you!!

Has all the tools and hardware you need for assembly, came with a fan, instructions & all for under 25. A very high quality product for its price. Fit my Asus Tinkerboard with the fat heatsink just fine.

Documentation is a bit lacking. Using RetroPie 4 I had issues typing a | (pipe) for downloading the safe shutdown script. Had to alter the config file in RetroPie to say I was using a US keyboard. I strongly suggest searching YouTube for the video from ETA Prime for installing the safe shutdown script even though he is using a different case (trust me his video works). So if you are not comfortable “dabbling” typing commands you won’t get the safe shutdown. You can use this case without the script, set the safe shutdown switch to “off” and the power button is the same as unplugging it from the wall, and reset forces raspberry Pi to reboot but not shut off. The safe shutdown script just automatically goes to a prompt and runs the script for you, if not installed (and the internal switch is off) it is the same as forcing it off. This is a great case. So nostalgic!

Great Case! Works perfect for the new Pi 3b+. Fan was quiet on my 2, and the power/reset script works perfectly (don’t forget to toggle the switch inside the case for them to work with the script, otherwise it will just be a hard off and hard reset.)

I was pretty excited to see all of the positive reviews around this case since it seems like a nice novelty case with some nice features, however the unit I got was a complete dud. I tested it with 3 different Pi 3B+ units before opting for a refund. It looks like micro-usb port that is meant for power is either malfunctioning or was not soldered properly, as it gets no power whatsoever. I tested this with a multimeter and I was correct, no power was getting through that micro-usb port. Hopefully everyone else has a better experience than me but I cannot recommend this product.

Great product, however the fan is horrible. Id pay extra for a quieter fan so please consider upgrading this with something better. The other issue is under-voltage due to the accessories that comes with the case. I dont even have a fan hooked up and Im getting under-voltage warnings. I swapped power supplies, SD cards and still the same issue.

The case is great, and the instructions are helpful. Only issue is the buttons (power and reset) dont work straight away. Good news is there are sites out there to add a few short lines of code and everything works tip-top. Would be helpful to include those links with the product.

One of the best cases for Raspberry Pi, has a lot of features, ease to install, has all the tools to install it and very friendly for people that is not very tech savvy

I switched from the NES3Pi case to this one, after I saw that it had functional Start/Restart buttons, whereas the NES3Pi only has non-functional for show ones. Im using a Pi 3B+. With this case, youll have to do a few additional connections, a fan installation, a toggle to enable the Safe Shutdown feature, and enter a Github address in the console to download scripts that make the Safe Shutdown feature work. I noticed a lot of people complaining about the fan. It appears as though the manufacturer starting shipping a new fan with this unit - the fan that came with mine has two separate connectors, while the ones I see in older reviews have a joint 2-socket connector. The new models also come with short screws -- people were complaining that the screws were too long, it appears as though they remedied this as well. I did not notice any issues with fan noise. However, the complaints about the fan screws damaging the case are accurate. If you turn the fans 3 screws until they cant go anymore, it winds up damaging the top of the case (youll see 3 white dots on top of the case where the plastic has worn through). Horrible engineering with cheap plastic. So, make sure to put the fan screws in only about 3/4ths through with 1/4ths remaining for slack. To make a very long story short, this case is a huge disappointment and it would be a big waste of your time to order and try it out for a few main reasons. (I have an edited comment at the end of this review - there is a way to fix ALL of these problems with a community-made fix, which Ill help you find...regardless, this product deserves a mediocre review as it is being sold with glaring problems that the average person is being expected to research and fix on their own): 1) Theres just something wrong with the internals. Pi will show a low voltage warning every time you attempt to use it while it is housed in this case (a lightning bolt icon that never goes away on the upper right of the screen, plus references in the system startup for low voltage). I think it has something to do with the Start button circuitry. I did notice, after testing a few different kinds of power supplies/power cords, that the *only* cord that works with this case is the CanaKit 2.5A Power Supply. Other more superior supplies, such as the Enokay - which has a power toggle on the cord itself - will always show a low voltage warning when the Pi is in use. This is unacceptable and NOT a problem with the Enokay cable. That cable works fine in all other scenarios with the Pi 3 and with other cases. 2) The Power button - it simply doesnt do anything once the Pi is on. you can plug your Pi in, hit the power button to turn the system on -- which works -- but once the Pi is on, that button does nothing at all from that point forward. for the remainder of the session - it does NOT shut the system down. And yes, I did move the Safe Shutdown switch to on as instructed and have installed the software properly. This is an example of poor quality. Whats the point of a power button that doesnt do anything?! 3) The Power button has a red light just like the original NES had. The only difference is that it works for about 3 seconds after the Pi turns on, then it immediately turns off for the remainder of the session. Why??? Isnt the purpose of that light to glow red for the entire duration of the Pi being on to show you that its....on? 4) Reset button - it does absolutely nothing at all. And I mean nothing. You can press it over and over, there is no response from the Pi. The instructions mention nothing at all about what the purpose of this button is - I can only assume it reboots the Pi when it is pressed. Or, it was supposed to. 5) Heres the worst issue of all. Once you power down the Pi - and Im not talking about using the Power button, which does not work at all - but power down the system through the Pi menu, Pi will shut down but the case will still be powered. In other words, the fan doesnt stop, even when the system is off -- it runs infinitely unless you unplug the unit from the wall. This case is full of problems - and when I say problems, I mean major ones that can cause damage to your Pi, namely with an unsafe power down that leaves the fan running. The Start button doesnt work properly, the Restart button doesnt work at all - theres literally nothing good about this case aside from the fact that it truly looks awesome. This is a terrible shame, and I wish none of this were true, as it continues to be impossible to find a satisfactory Pi NES case with a functional Power/Reset button. EDIT: Turns out that a community-made software fix from someone on Reddit will resolve all of the main issues of this case. You can find the link in the comments section of the Reddit post named Safe shutdown still not working on replacement retroflag SNES case, need advice. If you apply the Github fix seen here, both front buttons will work as they should, and the fan will stop spinning out of control when the Pi is shut down. I noticed that this software fix will also resolve the low voltage warning with the Enokay power cable. It is sad that it came to a community-made fix rather than the manufacturer being responsible enough to fix these issues, which seem to have been complained about incessantly since 2018.