Since Pi 4 has four USB ports, it’s easy to connect all of these with wires depending on what you have on hand. You’ll need a mouse, keyboard and a gamepad. In addition to a case, you’ll also need some peripherals to get set up. Building a Raspberry Pi 4 retro gaming machine: Video I did add some more ventilation prior to printing to keep the Pi cool, or you can try one of the posted remixes if you’re concerned about airflow. I printed this cool slider case from Thingiverse by dtnavida on the MonoPrice Maker Ultimate. The official case is only $5, but If you have a 3D printer, you can take a stab at printing one as well. I bought an official power supply from the supplier that I purchased the Pi from, bringing my total to about $53 with tax and shipping for the Pi and power supply. The Pi doesn’t come with any power source, so you’ll want to pick one up. I’m using an $8 32GB card from Sandisk – which should be plenty. Thankfully these keep getting cheaper and you can usually find some good deals here on 9to5Toys. To future proof your build, I’d recommend the largest capacity you can muster.

The Raspberry Pi Model B 2GB is now $35, or $41 on Amazon, so I picked that up for my first gaming station.

I figured that getting the latest Raspberry Pi would be the best way to get into doing some of these projects. Head below for a step-by-step video tutorial on how to get this up and running Raspberry Pi 4: A lot of the nostalgia I have for retro games revolves around computers rather than consoles, so I’m going to take a look at getting some free ports and also some legally licensed point and click adventures in the form of the Space Quest series. I decided to try my first Raspberry Pi project and create a retro gaming emulator with the Raspberry Pi 4. Well it’s Pi Day, and this year we have some special circumstances thanks to COVID-19, so you might be looking for some projects to do inside instead of going out.

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