New Highlights from the PocketC.H.I.P. Case Mod Community

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Nice lime keys on that PocketC.H.I.P, Johnbiehler

With upwards of 5.7k views and 243 individual posts, the PocketC.H.I.P. Case Mod, Customization, and Decoration threads is one of the most popular on the NTC forums.

The lengthy, and ongoing, conversation covers everything from admiring case design of existing products to sharing 3D printable add-ons to showing off successfully assembled custom enclosures.

Our forum software estimates that it would take 28 minutes to read the entire thread, but who has that kind of time? Here are some of the recent highlights.

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Here’s How to Host a 90s-Style DOOM LAN Party Using PocketC.H.I.P.

Doom LAN party battle of the Stands: Team Pencil versus Team Pen

Doom LAN party with PocketC.H.I.P.: Team Pencil Stand versus Team Pen Stand

PocketC.H.I.P. is more fun with friends, so call them up and make plans for a 90s-style Doom LAN party!

Following this guide you’ll learn how to setup a Doom server that runs directly on PocketC.H.I.P.. Plus, you’ll learn how to configure PocketC.H.I.P. to provide IP addresses to all your friends’ devices –PocketC.H.I.P., C.H.I.P., or any Doom playing devices (so basically anything).

The best part is no rackmount servers or ethernet wires required. Happy fragging!

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Customize the Hell Out of Your PocketC.H.I.P. — Install Doom & Give It an Icon on the Home Screen

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PocketC.H.I.P. was designed to be customizable to your own personal taste, so it’s great to see Pocketeers like Marshmallow share their additions on the NTC forums.

Thanks to his work, you can modify the PocketC.H.I.P. home screen in a number of ways: add icons for your favorite programs, change the background color or add a wallpaper, and even add additional pages of applications. The software also offers nice additions to the user interface, such as the ability to delete icons from the home screen and a display of the remaining battery in an easy-to-read percentage.

Here’s how to install Marshmallow’s software and add an application and custom icon. Fire up your PocketC.H.I.P. and let’s head straight to hell with this community favorite: Doom!
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Standouts from the 2nd PICO-8 Game Jam

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Last month, the PICO-8 developer community held its second major game jam.

Game jams are a friendly competitions where designers create games around a specific theme and only have a few days to program them. Given the theme of ‘Chain Reaction’, PICO-8 developers had just 9 days to create their games from scratch.

Here is a full list of the 35 games from the jam. To add any of these to PocketC.H.I.P., simply connect it to WiFi, and open PICO-8. Once PICO-8 loads, press the right arrow key and then press enter to update the list of available games. Use the arrow keys to select the game you want to play and start it by pressing enter again.

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Personalize Your PocketC.H.I.P. — Tutorials For Changing the Background, Icons, & Adding a Web Browser

Johnbiehler swapped in the classic matrix background

Johnbiehler swapped in the classic matrix background and 3D printed a D-pad

Hold onto your PocketC.H.I.P.s! Industrious Pocketeers from the forums have discovered how to customize the PocketC.H.I.P. home screen, modify the icons, and install a web browser.

Follow along, and make your PocketC.H.I.P yours! Be sure to share your mods in the forums!

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