{"id":7223,"date":"2013-12-12T11:49:29","date_gmt":"2013-12-12T11:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/178.62.14.192\/?p=7223"},"modified":"2013-12-12T11:49:29","modified_gmt":"2013-12-12T11:49:29","slug":"building-a-retro-joystick-and-retro-games-platform-with-the-raspberrypi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=7223","title":{"rendered":"Building a retro joystick and retro games platform with the #RaspberryPi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-g8-FanvnIkQ\/UpMapTauxUI\/AAAAAAAAIHg\/J7kUbXB5bxU\/s320\/20131122_121026.jpg?resize=320%2C240\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" \/><\/p>\n<p>BenCao74 has been working on a GPIO board called the PiJamma. 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