Raspberry PI 3B+ are now discontinued and essentially hard to purchase / locate- Recommend purchasing PI 4- 4gb model for this project.
This is not a plug and play device, you will need to have some basic knowledge with Raspberry Pi and configuration + minor coding. Some tutorials referenced below to assist.
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Here I take an in depth look into another Raspberry Pi Project I have been working on. Timestamp references as follows;
5.30= 360 inspection of mini arcade machine.
6.42= Internal inspection.
17.25= Quick showcase of 2 player Jaycar arcade deck (future video).
22:50= Power up arcade.
28.50= Commence gameplay demos.
+++++++++++++ USEFUL LINKS- COMPONENTS TO PURCHASE++++++++++
PI Retro Arcade Game Console
www.jaycar.com.au/10-inch-scr...
PI 4- 4gb (recommended over the 3B+ due to better performance and availability issues with PI 3B+)
www.jaycar.com.au/raspberry-p...
PI 3B+ (this item is now discontinued however still available at some jaycar stores as well as online)
www.jaycar.com.au/raspberry-p...
Heatsinks
www.jaycar.com.au/copper-heat...
Mini HDMI adaptor (may come with Retro Arcade Game Console)
www.jaycar.com.au/mini-hdmi-p...
USB type c convertor (may come with Retro Arcade Game Console)
www.jaycar.com.au/usb-2-0-typ...
Micro SD Card with Retropie pre loaded +++Only for PI 3+++
www.jaycar.com.au/retropie-os...
Micro Sd Card
www.officeworks.com.au/shop/o...
Led light strip
www.jaycar.com.au/usb-powered...
2 Player deck (future video)
www.jaycar.com.au/raspberry-p...
+++++++++++++ USEFUL LINKS- GUIDES ++++++++++++++
Quick Setup Up Guide- 8 easy steps
www.jaycar.com.au/set-up-a-re...
Coding required to setup joysticks and controllers;
Please be mindful that you will need a keyboard to access virtual terminal window by pressing Ctrl-Alt + F4 key. You can then input the coding as required and setup controls, this is required to be done prior to setting up the controls within emulationstation.
www.jaycar.com.au/medias/sys_...
Reasonably good guide on how to transfer roms (of note transferring over WIFI is one method which I found the easiest)
raspberrytips.com/add-games-r...
+++++++++++++ USEFUL SCRIPTS++++++++++++++
Music Script (allow you to copy music over into music folder to be played in emulationstation);
wget installtekz.com/downloads/mus...
tar -xvzf music_setup.tar.gz
cd music_setup
chmod +x setup.sh
./setup.sh
Themes Script (allow you to download more themes to use in emulation station);
wget raw.githubusercontent.com/Ret...
chmod +x "install.sh"
./install.sh
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There are heaps of tutorials on the web and internet on How To access the PI SD card + transfer files + setup games etc so please take time to learn as it will benefit you in the end.
If wanting to attempt this project feel free to message me or hit me up in the comments below and I will assist as best I can : )
Happy Gaming!
19 май 2022