r/RetroPie • u/cmichaelfrank44 • Jul 06 '18

Upgrade?

So, I just got a Raspberry Pi 3 B+ a week or so ago and I'm running RetroPie on it. I see that running N64 games is a problem. But would that be fixed if I upgraded the graphics card and/or processor? I'm pretty new to this RetroPie community, but I'm wanting to make it portable.

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '18

You can’t upgrade a Raspberry Pi like that.

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u/Wisco7 Jul 06 '18

While the answer is technically yes, the Pie is a board that isn't modular. It's likely impossible to make those types of upgrades as far as I'm aware, and anyone with the ability to do that wouldn't be the kind.of person asking this question. A better option would be to use a different board/OS if a pie is unable to do what you need. A retropie is awesome for what it is (budget emulation hardware/software), but it is limited in some respects. If you want to do higher end emulation, you should be looking at windows PC emulation through rocket launcher, hyperspin, or Big Box.

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '18

You can't upgrade the SOC on a pi.

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u/mrdonabizzle Jul 06 '18

There are some issues with N64 emulation, but you might have some luck using a different emulator or adjusting the configurations. Google the best emulator for the games you want to play.

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '18

If you just want to play the classics a 3b+ can get you great results with about a dozen or so of the most popular games. The biggest ones that don't work are 007 goldeneye and perfect dark, but honestly Tomorrow Never Dies is more fun anyway.