*We only show how to install RetroPie on Raspberry Pi devices in this tutorial, because they are the most popular. Please note that the Raspberry Pi 2 configuration is slightly different from that of the Raspberry Pi 3: ModelĪs we already stated above, there are two ways of installing RetroPie on Raspberry Pi* computers: on top of an existing OS or, if there has been no OS installed, from a pre-made image on SD card.
#How to set up retropie on raspbian Pc#
Your favorite USB Controllers (almost all of them are compatible, including XBox360 and Wii)Ī keyboard and a mouse (for the first-time setup)Ī monitor or TV (needs HDMI and/or AV cables)Īdditional PC (Windows, Linux or Mac) for initial SD card installation and ROMs transferring With it, you’ll be able to play nearly any home console game in history and many x86 PC games as well (using special ExaGear emulator – read more (*backlink – )īesides Raspberry Pi 2/3, you’ll need the following hardware: Micro SD card (min 8Gb) This step-by-step guide will show you how to build an extremely powerful gaming machine on Raspberry Pi and configure it to meet your particular needs. RetroPie: Building All-in-All Gaming Machine
With a range of extended features, it is perfectly compatible with Raspberry Pi 0/1 and 2/3, Odroid C1/C2, Odroid XU3/XU4 (the last two working on Ubuntu) and PC devices (running Ubuntu or Debian). Having grown out of EmulationStation, RetroPie developed into a large open source project for devices with ARM cores and received wide acclaim.
Not only it has a familiar user-friendly EmulationStation interface complete with an array of custom themes and 50+ most popular systems already installed in it, but also includes RetroArch (a Libretro application API that helps to launch games) and powerful Kodi media center. What makes RetroPie great? An evolution of good old EmulationStation of Arch Emulators, it incorporates the best features of almost every gaming emulator in existence. Working on open source OS, such as Debian and Ubuntu, RetroPie can run as a standalone OS from a specially prepared SD card or on top of existing one, such as Raspbian. (In fact, it is the most popular graphical front-end for Raspberry Pi). RetroPie is a solution that enables running old(ish) video games (arcade, PC or home console) on your PC, Odroid or Raspberry Pi. This guest post is proudly brought to you by Eltechs, the maker of ExaGear! RetroPie: an introduction
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