Greg of Laser Bear's Avatar

Greg of Laser Bear

@collingall.bsky.social

www.laserbear.net Founder of Laser Bear Industries, a retro video gaming focused mod manufacturer. We leverage 3D Printing and Electrical Engineering

1,568 Followers  |  32 Following  |  87 Posts  |  Joined: 07.02.2024  |  1.502

Latest posts by collingall.bsky.social on Bluesky

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

09.02.2026 22:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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.

09.02.2026 22:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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.

09.02.2026 21:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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

09.02.2026 16:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Preview
GameCube SD2SP2 V2.0 SD Card Adapter for Serial Port 2 All Variants are using the newer v2.0 and come with a OR logic IC on board.We offer three versions of this product: Standard Pro Ace SD2SP2 ACE:The ACE is a ground up redesign aimed at a cleaner insta...

New Product Release SD2SP2 ACE:
www.laserbear.net/products/gam...
This is not a pre-order, but due to high demand orders may take longer than our typical 2 day fulfillment estimates.

09.02.2026 16:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 38    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Post image Post image Post image Post image

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.

06.02.2026 20:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 39    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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

05.02.2026 13:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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.

05.02.2026 04:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Preview
GameCube/Swiss ETH2SP1 Ethernet Adapter - RetroRGB Greg from LaserBear just opened pre-orders on a new ethernet adapter for the Nintendo GameCube called the ETH2SP1. This is similar to the ETH2GC (with both its advantages and limitations), however it ...

There's now a new version of the #GameCube homebrew ethernet adapter that doesn't stick out the side! Check out the post for links and more info: retrorgb.com/gamecube-swi...

05.02.2026 00:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 51    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

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

04.02.2026 18:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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.

04.02.2026 17:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Post image

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

04.02.2026 16:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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.

04.02.2026 16:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Preview
GameCube ETH2SP1 Ethernet Adapter For Swiss BBA Alternative ETH2SP1 Pre-Orders Go Live Soon.ย  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...

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...

04.02.2026 16:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 64    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
Video thumbnail

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

18.10.2025 21:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Post image

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.

19.09.2025 14:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Video thumbnail

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

18.09.2025 19:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Post image Post image

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

04.09.2025 18:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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.

03.09.2025 19:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Post image

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

03.09.2025 14:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 30    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Preview
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 ...

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!

23.08.2025 17:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 43    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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.

30.07.2025 20:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Preview
GameCube Blue Retro Internal Adapter V3 Restock Expected July 25th- Shipping on orders will begin on Monday, July 28th, 2025. Switch 2 Controllers are not currently supported, this includes the GameCube NSO controller. Support for them is b...

Back In Stock GameCube Blue Retro Internal adapters:
www.laserbear.net/products/gam...

25.07.2025 21:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Post image

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

03.07.2025 21:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Preview
Independence day 2025 Sale As we kick off the second half of 2025, it's time to break out the confetti and party hats because we are celebrating independence in style! Find the deals you have been waiting for: 15% off Retro Enh...

Our Independence Day Sale is now live, going though July 13th
Automatic Discounts on most in stock items, find the full list here:
www.laserbear.net/blogs/news/i...

04.07.2025 13:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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.

29.06.2025 01:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Post image

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

27.06.2025 17:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Post image

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 ๐Ÿ˜…

#NintendoSwitch2 #Switch2 #JoyCons

08.06.2025 01:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 60    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Wave Phoenix Firmware Update process.
YouTube video by Laser Bear Industries Wave Phoenix Firmware Update process.

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.

04.06.2025 14:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Someone FINALLY Made A WaveBird Replacement Receiver!
YouTube video by Tito Perez Someone FINALLY Made A WaveBird Replacement Receiver!

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 ๐Ÿ‘‰ youtu.be/XrUXnhONNe0

This is an open source project from @loopj.com and being made by @collingall.bsky.social

02.06.2025 15:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 45    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

@collingall is following 19 prominent accounts