/vr/ - Retro Games

>>3454453
This emulation on a Raspberry Pi is pretty good. I've been able to play a decent number of old consoles on this little beauty, many up to the 32-bit era of console games (including that of the N64 and PSX). It isn't that difficult to set it up.

Go to the RetroPie website, download the SD card image from the website (version 4.0 is the latest) and use a program like WinImager or dd to put it on the card. Once you do, you can pop it into the Raspberry Pi (version 3 is the best), connect your controller, and away you go.

If I recall, it has a few emulators already installed. To get more, connect it to your network (either through ethernet or WiFi), login into the Raspberry Pi via the command line, and execute the retropie_setup.sh script in the /home/pi/Retropie-Setup directory. From there, you'll be able to update your system, update your core packages, install emulators, and also install optional software. You'll also be able to set-up optional stuff like Bluetooth controllers.

Here's a tip: the ROMs go in the /home/pi/Retropie/roms directory. If you put the disc image onto the SD card via WinImager or dd, you can easily pop out the card and put into your computer (if you have an SD card reader).

Other ways of transferring your ROMs include using SSH to remote login, or using SMB to transfer your games via your Windows PC.

Here's another tip: if you're going to play newer games (e.g. PSX games), make sure to split the memory evenly between the CPU and the GPU. For example, the Raspberry Pi 3 has 1024 MBs of RAM, so give 512 to the CPU and 512 to the GPU. Otherwise, your games may run like crap.

Give the little gem a try. It's pretty fun.