RetroPie have launched the latest version of their retro gaming software for Raspberry Pi, and the latest version includes beta support for Raspberry Pi 4. Those of you who have been using the weekly builds of 4.6, can update to the latest version in the Retropie Setuo menu. The development team say:
Many people will be content with the emulators available in the default set-up of RetroPie, but if you are hankering after something more then check out the optional packages and experimental packages, available within RetroPie. Let’s look at how to add new emulators! Go to the RetroPie Configuration menu and choose RetroPie setup: Select Manage … Adding additional Emulators to RetroPie
There are several ways to add games to RetroPie. My favourite is using SAMBA share, where you can connect to your Pi via Mac or PC and copy games across. But if you can’t be bothered with all of that you can transfer games with a USB stick. Adding games via a USB stick Plug … Adding games to your retropie
SAMBA allows you to share files with different computers over a network. Setting this up will make it easier to add games to your RetroPie system or adjust other settings. This step is optional – there are other methods of adding games, and if you are unlikely to do much customisation, you can skip this … Setting up SAMBA share on MAC OS to access files on the RetroPie
SAMBA allows you to share files with different computers over a network. Setting this up will make it easier to add games to your RetroPie system or adjust other settings. This step is optional – there are other methods of adding games, and if you are unlikely to do much customisation, you can skip this … Setting up SAMBA share on Windows 10 to access files on the RetroPie
Make sure you have a USB keyboard plugged in. Go to RetroPie Configuration and select the WiFi option. The RetroPie Configuration Page. The WiFi option is the one at the bottom You will need to first set your country in the Raspberry Pi Configuration tool. The Raspberry Pi Software Configuration Tool. Set your WiFi country … Setting up WiFi on the RetroPie
RetroPie is a great piece of software that works as a front-end to many emulators, allowing you to create a mini games console, with all of your favourite retro games on. As well as emulating popular consoles such as the Atari VCS, NES, Mega Drive and PlayStation, RetroPie does a good job at covering the … How to set up RetroPie and create your own retro games console
Popular Mac OS emulator system, Open Emu, has added a Game Boy shader and a bunch of CRT shaders, which can be downloaded now. Open Emu is an multi-platform emulator for Mac OS and more information can be found out about it here. Below is a sample of how the new filters look: CRT Standard … Open EMU adds new CRT and Gameboy Shaders – we test them out
Lets have a look at all the upcoming games for old systems that we are excited about! Here’s our five for today: Fix It Felix Jr Antonio Savona is working on Commodore 64 version of Fix it Felix Jr (The fictional game from Disney’s Wreck it Ralph). He says “Commodore64 version of FixItFelixJr in a … Upcoming Home Brew Games Round-UP
What is it? The Playdate is a handheld gaming system, that is small enough to fit in your pocket. It’s yellow, features a black and white screen, had a D-Pad, 2 action buttons. Oh, and a wind-up crank. The crank doesn’t power the device – it’s a rotational gameplay input device! Like the paddle on … Everything we know about Panic’s upcoming Playdate