Once I got through the initial configuration upon first booting the Retropie, I didn’t have to do anything else to get it to work on all the games/platforms. So, I bought the Logitech F310 for only a few dollars more. I didn’t get one for two reasons I heard they take weeks to ship and I also wanted a all-around generalist controller more suited to all the platforms the Retropie can emulate. ControllersĪ lot of people recommended the Buffalo Classic USB Gamepad as a low cost, yet quality retro controller. Atari games are only a few kilobytes but Playstation ISO’s really add up. The Samsung 32GB MicroSD was recommended by a few forums. You’re going to be writing and reading a lot from the MicroSD so don’t skimp. The Raspberry Pi Model 3 B is 1/8th the size of my NES. I didn’t like most of the RetroPie kits that I saw because most were made up of cheap components (microSD, power, controllers etc.). Getting Startedįirst off you need the minimum hardware Raspberry Pi 3 Model B, power adapter, MicroSD (at least 32GB), HDMI cable, and a controller. Over the past few weeks, I’ve been deciphering MAME versions, hacking at roms, and downloading files from legally-questionable sites, but when that Double Dragon theme starting playing I was all smiles. Maybe it’s natural then that I associate those old video games with struggle, danger, and even little a whiff of the forbidden. and Double Dragon in the comfort of our cold basement. (Yvonne Hemsey/Getty Images)Īfter I got a Nintendo (NES) for Christmas, my energy went into marathon sessions of Mario Bros. Playing Pac-Man at an arcade in Times Square, 1982. I always spent my last dollar on Dragon’s Lair I was such a sucker for those animated laser-disc graphics, but I never once made it past the first cut scene. If I was having a good day, I could spend a few hours on Galaga or Pac-Man until my quarters ran out. This was the seedy Koch/Dinkins era of Time-Square.
In those days, arcades weren’t like Dave and Busters filled with families. During weekends when I was a kid, I used to grab a bag of quarters, hop on the subway, and head to Times Square for the day.
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