Prior to this project, my experience with any Raspberry Pi included flour, eggs, fresh raspberries and mom on speed dial! Although I do like fresh baked goods as much as the next person, this project wasn’t as easy as pie; at least not at first. From knowing absolutely nothing about Raspberry Pi and learning a huge list of new terminology, I am very proud of myself for being successful in my attempt to play video games from my childhood. Let me walk you through my RetroPie Adventure.

Vilros Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ Arcade Gaming Kit

The very fist step in this process was to find the right kit! I purchased a Vilros Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ Arcade Gaming Kit with 2 Classic USB Gamepads from Amazon for $79.99 (It was free with reward points – Bonus!). This kit had great reviews with 4.6 out of 5 stars. The kit included the Retro Gaming Case with built in fan, Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+, 2 Classic USB Game Controllers, HDMI Cable, Micro SD Card Preloaded with NOOBS and RetroPie, Micro SD Card to USB adapter, Flash Drive, and Heat sinks to cover two chips. Aside from the kit, all’s I needed was a TV, keyboard and mouse, and a laptop/desktop computer to download ROM’s. I mainly used the instructions that the kit came with, but I referenced https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup.git. I was uncertain of how to obtain ROM’s as that is not something listed in the instructions so I found this link Where to download retropie ROMs ? – RaspberryTips. It suggested several different sites and I chose, Rom Hustler – PSX ROMs GBA ROMs NDS ROMs SNES ROMs.

RetroPie allows you to turn your Raspberry Pi, ODroid C1/C2, or PC into a retro-gaming machine. It builds upon Raspbian, EmulationStation, RetroArch and many other projects to enable you to play your favourite Arcade, home-console, and classic PC games with the minimum set-up. For power users it also provides a large variety of configuration tools to customise the system as you want.

RetroPie sits on top of a full OS, you can install it on an existing Raspbian, or start with the RetroPie image and add additional software later. It’s up to you. RetroPie – Retro-gaming on the Raspberry Pi

My favorite thing about this project is obviously the access to old video games, but also the coding side of things. The main purpose for Raspberry Pi is to be able to teach individuals about computers in the most cost effective way possible. This project helped me explore the world of computers by making it fun to code and watch your efforts in action. All’s you have to do is be good at following instructions. Now that I can understand the process, I find myself exploring other aspects of the software. By the end of the project, I realized that it actually was as easy as pie.


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