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BirdDog
Assistant Professor
9 years ago

Got a Raspberry PI 3

Bought the kit with pretty much everything other that mouse/keyboard. What a fun little computer in a small box. There is even a Ubuntu Mate image for it. Using it as an OSMC/Kodi media player for no...
Amanda's avatar
Amanda
Moderator
9 years ago

Or gutting an old hand held gaming system like a gameboy and loading every emulator you can find on it for the ultimate mobile gaming experience!

  • GabeU's avatar
    GabeU
    Distinguished Professor IV
    9 years ago
    BirdDog wrote:
    Amanda wrote:

    Or gutting an old hand held gaming system like a gameboy and loading every emulator you can find on it for the ultimate mobile gaming experience!

    Me thinks you speak of RetroPie: http://www.emulationstation.org/gettingstarted.html

    I bet that would be a blast.  I've never owned a hand held gaming system, but I used to run a couple of emulators on my old desktop and play NES/SNES games, which was very fun.  

    • C0RR0SIVE's avatar
      C0RR0SIVE
      Associate Professor
      9 years ago

      That whole RetroPI thing was another project I was wanting to do.  Would make excellent gifts for people for Christmas that don't have technical knowledge, couldn't get a Classic NES last christmas, and that LOVE "retro" gaming.

      • MarkJFine's avatar
        MarkJFine
        Professor
        9 years ago

        I got the VICE emulator for C64 stuff which has some weirdness on a Mac.

        If it runs on a R-PI it'd be like 1983 with "Beach Head" all over again.

         

        Found this: