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Can I get a rough overview of Raspberry Pi and emulation gaming?
yotsuya:
--- Quote from: heykool69 on July 06, 2016, 08:31:48 pm ---I'm planning on building an arcade emulation with the Pi as well. After looking thru many videos and tutorials on Youtube, i find that installing and get the MAME games going seems to be much easier than messing with a Frontend like HyperSpin.
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You need to stop watching videos and just try it yourself.
Yenome:
If you have a goodwill or donation store like it. most cases you can get a core2duo machine for 20 bucks. generally something like the optiplex 775 which is what i got with 2gb ram in it and it will run all the games from the early days to the 2000s' with a few exception that don't run anyway. As for the Rpi get the 3 it will have the most power or you can wait a few more months and they will be dropping a Rpi4 they like to release a new one ea year in February.
heykool69:
--- Quote from: yotsuya on July 06, 2016, 08:40:22 pm ---
--- Quote from: heykool69 on July 06, 2016, 08:31:48 pm ---I'm planning on building an arcade emulation with the Pi as well. After looking thru many videos and tutorials on Youtube, i find that installing and get the MAME games going seems to be much easier than messing with a Frontend like HyperSpin.
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You need to stop watching videos and just try it yourself.
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I already did 3 cabinets running HyperSpin. That's why i'm gonna try using the Pi on my next one to see the advantages/disadvantages. Cuz mostly i wanna do is run old MAME games from my childhood.
SNAAKE:
pi is great for old games..
it run psx games fine too..just n64 and dreamcast games run slow
smass:
If you are putting it in a full size cab, go cheap computer. 3ghz core2duo will run anyting pii will run and you can get one for next to....free.
Another interesting cheap alternative is a first gen xbox modded with coinops. Also virtually free, but a bit harder to find one these days - 8-10 year old computers are a dime a dozen.
Pii is small and has the cool new gadget factor, but if you want real cheap, don't need the small size, and are okay giving up the hipster vibe, the choice is clear.
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