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@b4ux1t3@hachyderm.io

Post #958584

2026-04-03 16:33 UTC

Alright #retroGaming, we have a minor emergency 🚨. I know thIs a long shot, but I bought the gamesir pocket taco for my son. It’s a really neat little device, turn my old cell phone into a kickass gameboy-through-early PS1 emulation handheld. But unfortunately, my _other_ son got his hands on it, and now it doesn’t clamp to the screen. I’m going to fix it (“why not just buy another one they’re so cheap” get out of here with that crap), but I need help. I i’m reasonably sure that the problem is with the hinge that connects the actual controller bit to the bottom part of the hinge that makes the actual clamp. What I need is for a console to take a pretty close-up picture like the ones I have attached to this post of the parts of the controller that I am showing in said pictures. This will help me diagnose what’s wrong without having to take it apart and potentially break it further. Here goes! Apologies for the lack of good alt text here, I honestly don’t know how I’d describe it better than I did up above. So, for alt text users, just know that the pictures are trying to diagnose a specific set of hinges and plastic tabs that slot into place, and if you want to help you can just get a bunch of pictures of your taco and send them to me. Thank you in advance for anyone who helps or shares! #emulation #retroComputing

Replies (2)

  • @b4ux1t3@hachyderm.io 2026-04-03 16:37

    Seriously though, this is not shade on gamesir’s engineering here. Top tier, great product. This is entirely user error.

    Open ##2068703

  • @foxyloon@blimps.xyz 2026-04-03 16:59

    @b4ux1t3 Looking closely at the pics, I'd assume one could disassemble it by peeling back the inner pad, which might reveal screws holding it together. I'm expecting there to be some sort of spring clamp that popped loose, or a plastic stud that sheared off inside.

    Open ##2068704