The Raspberry Pi is the perfect device for playing retro games. There are a lot of software options to choose from, with Retropie and Recalbox being the two of the top contenders. Which one should you use? Let’s find out. Overall, Retropie is the older of the two, has been around for a while, and…
Scraping games is a fancy way of saying collecting metadata, specifically the cover art, for your games in Retropie. It’s not done automatically by default, and it rarely works the first time you try it manually. In this post, I’ll show you how to solve this problem for good. Scrapers services are available by default…
Quake 3 is a first-person shooter released in 1999 that many people of my generation remember as the beginning of a new era for video games on personal computers. But running Quake 3 on random devices is also a running joke on social networks, can it run Quake 3? Let’s try it on a Raspberry…
Lakka is an interesting alternative to Retropie and other retro gaming systems. It’s now supported by most Raspberry Pi and is even included in the Raspberry Pi Imager’s OS list. Let’s see how to install it and get started, I’m sure you’ll enjoy it. The easiest way to install Lakka on a Raspberry Pi is…
Wondering if it’s possible to play Roblox, that super popular game, on your Raspberry Pi computer? It’s time to answer this question, and I’ll explore several solutions to play on Raspberry Pi. In short, Roblox is not officially supported on Linux and therefore cannot run natively on Raspberry Pi with the default operating system. However,…
There are many Raspberry Pi cases available for retro-gaming that look like the NES or the Saturn, for example. But this one is probably the most interesting to me. It’s a clone of the Nintendo Game Boy, with a Raspberry Pi Zero inside. The GPi Case 2W is very similar to the original Game Boy…
Today, I’ll show you how to get started with RetroPie on Raspberry Pi. RetroPie is promoted as a free and easy retro gaming console. However, it’s not very easy for a beginner to get started with the console on Raspberry Pi and/or Linux. If you are a beginner that is interested in learning, this article…
One of the most common uses on Raspberry Pi is gaming. Many users (including you?) initially bought it to install Retropie or an alternative and play old games on it. But maybe you aren’t a serious gamer and use it to take a break sometimes and play a mini-game on it. That’s why I wrote…
Playing games is a common use for a Raspberry Pi. For years, Retropie was the most popular and undisputed operating system for retro-gaming on Raspberry Pi. But recently, other options seem to be gaining popularity. In this article, we’ll discuss the pros and cons of each distribution, and I’ll provide a recommendation depending on needs….
No matter which system you choose for retro gaming, playing with a Bluetooth controller will give you the best experience. Unfortunately, it’s rarely easy to connect a controller, and you might have a hard time figuring out how to do it. Don’t worry, I’ll explain everything for Lakka in this tutorial. To configure a Bluetooth…