re: Just got a raspberry pie

Wonder how much space each ROM takes?

How's the gameplay? Can you tell the difference?

All I want is sega, Nes, snes and genesis

As long as they look similar I'm down


Question- do you use the original raspberry pi or the new one that came out?

I went with the CanaKit:
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Comes with everything but the SD card, which most just go with the Samsung EVO:
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No, larger size of the sd card doesn't increase RP3's speed. Now some cards run better than sub par cards, but the GB size of the card doesn't determine that. You'd actually be good with an 8 gb card if you are only adding the systems you mentioned, but I'd suggest a 16 or 32gb at minimum just in case you want to add more later on. Remember you can add arcade games too, not just consoles. Adding Roms becomes addicting

This is the card I use as it was suggested in multiple articles that I read while researching best sd cards to use and it's only $12: 32 GB micro sd

This is awesome. Thanks guys

So the kit has everything I need except for SD correct? Is this easy enough to use where I can teach my 8 year old to use it when I'm not there?

Your computer will have to read the micro SD card. If it doesn't have a micro sd card slot, you'll need to buy a micro sd card reader to plug it into your computer. About $5 on amazon.

You'll also need a USB controller if you don't have one available (PS3 & 360 controllers work well). There are also dozens of 3rd party controllers available. Free if you already have a controller obviously, about $15 per controller if you need to buy them. The RP3 has 4 USB ports, so you can plug in up to four controllers. And they don't have to be all the same kind. You can have a PS3 controller in one slot, 360 in another, 3rd party in another...doesnt matter as long as it is a USB controller.

And you may need a USB keyboard to plug into your RP3 for setup and customization later on. $10 on amazon.

The RP3 doesn't have an on/off button, so most people just keep it on as it doesn't use much energy (someone mentioned in a previous thread it uses about as much power as a roku player or fire stick, so no need to turn off). So it's as easy to get to as using your tv remote to select the correct hdmi slot you connected it to. So yes, an 8 year old can play it himself if he knows how to get to a DVD player or any other device you have connected to the tv via hdmi.

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Rygar. Is. fricking. Awesome.

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Yes!
Makes me want to get a Pi just for that game.

And Super Tecmo Bowl.

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So when I download the ROMs, do I go one by one or can I just download the whole catalog?

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You can DL an entire catalog at once. Some catalogs have multiple versions of the same game though, so you might have to go through and delete versions of the same game if you do it that way. Or when you copy/paste the games to your emulators, you'll need to make sure you only have one version of the game chosen so that you aren't adding 3-4 versions of one game. So library maintenance will still be needed to some degree. And by different versions of the same game I mean one catalog might have the USA version, Europe version, Japan version, etc ... of the same game, so you'll have to make sure to choose only the one you want to add to your system.

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Also is it able to be customized on how you view the titles in the menu? Can you view logos instead of just the titles in a line?

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Yes, there are different themes you can choose from to change how everything looks. Don't think you can customize it to where the games just show logos or box art but you can customize it to where every time you scroll through your games, the original box art appears on screen with a description of the game. You can also change how the system loads after being shut down, the image that shows on screen when a game loads, how the graphics look (different graphics overlays can make the game look exactly like your playing on an 80s TV set of you wanted to get that nostalgic)...

So there are a ton of customizable options if you wanted to dig into that.

Is there somewhere I can buy one of these with everything downloaded to it? I have no idea how to do all that. If so how much would they be?

Yes, you'll be able to do that. The main program you'll have to download and copy to your micro sd is called retropie. That one program has all of the emulators already included in it plus all of the customizable options like the picture you're showing.