Main > Raspberry Pi & Dev Board
Can I get a rough overview of Raspberry Pi and emulation gaming?
Aceldamor:
--- Quote from: Slippyblade on July 21, 2016, 07:06:37 pm ---Ah, you are using RetroPie, that's a good chunk of your problem. I love the Pi as a PCB replacement. Hide the boot scrawl and load to a single ROM.
--- End quote ---
I PMd you about this Slippy, responded plx. ;D
DaredevilDave:
Sleep mode works wonders for boot times ;) I rarely turn off any of my computers, the power consumption during sleep is only a few watts.
I've seen some mini-PCs that look pretty cool, kinda like a Mac-mini. I actually started my build with a Mac-mini running a Win 7 VM, but it (OSX) was too much of a hassle.
mike boss:
I'm starting a Pi project now, and I can say I've been happy with the cost involved.
In my opinion I do think it is one of the cheaper (cheapest) ways to get a cabinet set up.
I think the HUGE pro is the readily available image.
In past projects I've found the PC set up time has been MASSIVE.
From configuring the emulators, installing MALA, etc etc.
Personally for my existing project (Punch-Out! Bartop) I had an existing PC.
It was either use the existing PC, go PCB route with a Pandoras Box 3 (available cheap online) or try the Pi.
I found the Pi would be about the cheapest (considering what I had paid for the PC)...but again the time
involved is what sold me.
Just my opinion
Duhjoker:
If you want something portable go with the Pi. If you want to build a cab use a cheap PC.
The Pi 3 is excellent for game emulation and is a lot easier to set up than my first cab was. P.us the new one have 32-64 bit four core processors with added graphics hard ware.
Believe me they may sell cheap but these guys are great lil computers. I have a battery powered one I use for away from the house gaming and programming so I don't have to drag my laptop around.
The amount of money you quote at the top is ridiculously expensive. I built my first cocktail cab for under $400 cash with a 24 inch flat screen
pbj:
Do they pay you by the post?
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page
Go to full version