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# RetroPi. Nicholas Moore July 13, 2013. Turn your RPi into a Retro Game System:. What you will get: Systems. What you will get: Emulators (list continues to grow). How to install: . The RetroPie Setup script : An auto-installer script that should make the install easy.
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#RetroPi Nicholas Moore July 13, 2013
How to install: • The RetroPie Setup script: An auto-installer script that should make the install easy. • Pre made image: (http://blog.petrockblock.com/retropie/retropie-downloads/)
What you need • A Raspberry Pi (256 MB or 512MB). • 4 GB SD card or larger • USB keyboard • Internet Connection (to dl image, script) • TV/monitor, AV/HDMI cables, power supply • A Windows/Mac/Linux computer • Flash drive, to transfer your ROMs
Initialization script for RetroArch on the Raspberry Pi Note: If you get an error, update wheezy. You may also need to update apt-get: sudoraspi-config (update) apt-get update
Select the first option: Binaries-based installation: This way of installation will download per-compiled versions of RetroArch, various cores, Emulation Station, and SNESDev. In comparison to the second way of installation this is muchfaster. Even though the binaries will be updated from time to time, a disadvantage is that you probably will not have the most recent versions of the programs.
The default selection will install the complete set of packages
Add roms to correct folders: • NOTE: The install does not come with roms, you will have to supply your own • Example: Copy NES roms to RetroPie/roms/nes • Disclaimer: roms are Illegal, Download at your own risk. • According to sources “It's legal if you own the original" www.nintendo.com/corp/legal.jsp
Other possibilities • Custom themes for emulation station \ community shared themes • PC USB controllers • Xbox360\ PS3 controllers • Retro controller's (need modifications) • Boot to emulation station
My Build: Cost • RPi B $35 www.mcmelectronics.com/ • Ledborg (lights) $12 www.piborg.com/ledborg • Heat Sink\ Thermal paste $12 www.radioshack.com/home/index.jsp • Hub $15 http://www.walmart.com • Wifi adapter $12 www.mcmelectronics.com/ • Battery Pack $35 http://www.walmart.com • 8Gb SD $10 http://www.target.com/ • Custom case $60 http://www.raspberry-pi-case.net/ • Strong Power Adapter $15 www.mcmelectronics.com/ • Wired xbox 360 controller $40 www.Walmart.com/
Links: • www.nicholasmoore.net (my blog) • http://blog.petrockblock.com/retropie/ (Project documentation) • https://github.com/petrockblog/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/Setting-up-the-XBox360-controller (Xbox controller setup)