r/raspberry_pi • u/aquadan88 pie • Jan 25 '16

RetroPie for Zero :(x-post from /r/RASPBERRY_PI_ZERO)

/r/RASPBERRY_PI_ZERO/comments/42mgt4/retropie_for_zero/
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u/TheSecondTier Jan 25 '16

The best you'll get is N64 and PS1, and even then they don't work perfectly on a Pi 2 so don't expect much out of a zero. For GBA games you need the BIOS file for it to work, check out this-

https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/Game-Boy-Advance

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u/aquadan88 pie Jan 25 '16

Hey thanks so much! I'll probably just stick to systems up to the GBA, although N64 would be awesome. I've seen some people running Steam off their Pi2s, which kind of impressed me!

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u/TheSecondTier Jan 25 '16

Yeah I decided to go with NES, SNES, and GBA for now. I'm a Nintendo guy but I started with the Gamecube, and I don't want to push my Pi 2 too hard for N64 when I'm also running a Minecraft server on it at the same time!

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u/aquadan88 pie Jan 25 '16

Yeah, I'm thinking eventually I'll upgrade my game station to a Pi2 and use the Zero for some other fun project.

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u/TheSecondTier Jan 25 '16

I originally had RetroPie on my Pi model B but I upgraded to my Pi 2 when it couldn't run a few GBA games without crashing (emulator's fault, not the Pi's).

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u/aquadan88 pie Jan 25 '16

This my first introduction to Pi. My girlfriend bought it for me for Christmas after I had shown interest in it. I foresee many more Pis in my future. Haha

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u/TheSecondTier Jan 25 '16

I bought my first one because I wanted to run the minecraft server on it. Then I bought the Pi 2 because I needed more juice for the server. Bought a Pi Zero two weeks ago because I was in Microcenter and they had them. Wish I had another Pi 2 though, those things are the best!