This is where things take a creative turn. Making your own control box (or even a whole cabinet) is a satisfying DIY project! If the ready-mades meet your needs, fantastic. But maybe you want something simpler, or may have ergonomic preferences (I’ve always prefered right-handed joysticking, for example). They’re often a bit costly though…also, nearly all of them are laid out for 1990s fighting games. Just as there are USB console-style controllers, so too are there USB arcade-style setups.
Let’s look at arcade-style controls first, since they’re physically larger and thus easier to work with… But it’s not the only one…RetroPie (and most other gaming OSes) collect several others for different situations. RetroArch is among the broadest and most popular multi-platform emulators…this is the code that runs the actual games.EmulationStation is a graphical front-end that lets you select among different emulators or games installed on the system, as well as configure gaming controls and other options.Raspbian is the standard and most popular Linux operating system distribution for the Raspberry Pi it’s what most people start with when setting up a Raspberry Pi for “normal computer stuff.”.In particular, we like the 3.8.1 release, as it includes some ready-to-run games such as Doom ( see all releases here)Ĭlick here to download the v3.8.1 release for Raspberry Pi 2 and 3Ĭlick here to download the v3.8.1 release for Raspberry Pi Zero and 1
Pi Zero, original Model A or B, A+ or B+ versus the multi-core Pi 2 and Pi 3) these are not cross-compatible be sure to start with the right version for your model of Pi! From the site’s Download page, there are separate versions of RetroPie optimized for single- and multi-core Raspberry Pi boards (i.e.
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