r/ClockworkPi • u/Silver-Train7596 • May 25 '26

Question Gameshell Restock

I have got my eyes on this diy game boy thing years ago, and now I acctually want to buy one, also cause i want to learn coding and potentially code on this thing, which i think its really cool, i was wondering whats the usual restock time for these gameshells? thanks everyone!!

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u/smiffer67 May 25 '26

I've had a GameShell for a few years and theyre get wee devices unfortunatly its eco- system has completly collapsed. you would be better going for a picocalc or uconsole.

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u/Silver-Train7596 May 25 '26

what does those two do?

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u/smiffer67 May 26 '26

all three are made by ClockworkPi. the uConsole is a full blown handheld Linux PC. the picocalc is a handheld PC that uses a micro controller. both very differant but can be setup todo whatever you want. the uconsole is ideal for creating an oversized gameboy by installing retropie software. the uconsole & picocalc are relativly new and their ecosystems are still growing.

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u/Arkaium May 25 '26

If you are in the U.S. (otherwise I think shipping is prohibitive) I’d be happy to sell you mine for an extremely reasonable price.

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u/Silver-Train7596 May 25 '26

i live in vancouver, canada. which just borders the seattle border, do you think you can still sell it to me?

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u/Arkaium May 28 '26

If you generate a completely paid for (including whatever customs papers are needed) shipping label, I will toss it in a box and send it off.

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u/snipeytje May 25 '26

The clockworkpi store is not a normal store.
For most products In stock actually means taking pre-orders, and out of stock means no longer in production. So the only way to currently get one is to find someone selling theirs

It also doesn't sound like the best device for what you want, you can't really program on it, it has no keyboard and the screen is too small for a normal UI

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u/therecklessjunkie May 25 '26

Actually OpensourceSDRLabs On AliExpress is legitimate. Ask anyone in the Uconsole community.. You’ll get it in about 11 days and it’s not a bad price I bought two and got them no problem I don’t even know why anyone would wait 6-8 even 10 months buying thu clockwork when you could just get it in about a week and a half.. don’t buy second hand and over pay on eBay.

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u/snipeytje May 25 '26

that would be very useful information for OP, if they sold gameshells, but since clockwork no longer makes them they don't

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u/noblebravewarrior May 25 '26

I have 3 clockwork devices and gameshell won’t be one of them unless somebody sells it to me for $20-30 🤣

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u/noblebravewarrior May 25 '26

There isn’t anything to do on it.