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===== Required Hardware ===== | ===== Required Hardware ===== | ||
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- | Raspberry Pi boards support HDMI output carrying audio and video on the same cable. A living room / gaming TV is your best best for a display. | + | Raspberry Pi boards support HDMI output carrying audio and video on the same cable. A living room / gaming TV is your best bet for a display. |
The Pi board also includes a TRRS 3.5mm socket carring analog audio (stereo) and composite video. You can optionally buy an adapter to hook that up to a separate audio system, and you can also use this port to drive an old composite video display or an old TV that has composite input. | The Pi board also includes a TRRS 3.5mm socket carring analog audio (stereo) and composite video. You can optionally buy an adapter to hook that up to a separate audio system, and you can also use this port to drive an old composite video display or an old TV that has composite input. | ||
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- | For each heat sink, use your fingernail to peel off the packing plastic, then carefully line it up with the appropriate chip (stick side down) and press down firmly for a few seconds to make sure it sticks. | + | For each heat sink, use your fingernail to peel off the packing plastic, then carefully line it up with the appropriate chip (sticky |
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+ | The following systems also need a BIOS/ | ||
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+ | **Requires BIOS/ | ||
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+ | If you want to run any games from these systems, you also need to find and download one BIOS/ | ||
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+ | See the [[https:// | ||
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===== Transferring Game ROM Images to the Raspberry Pi ===== | ===== Transferring Game ROM Images to the Raspberry Pi ===== | ||
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Once you launch a game, you can play it as you normally would. | Once you launch a game, you can play it as you normally would. | ||
- | <WRAP tip>If some of the controls aren't working, consult the [[https:// | + | <WRAP tip>If some of the controls aren't working, consult the [[https:// |
===== Quitting a Game ===== | ===== Quitting a Game ===== | ||
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+ | After the display goes blank and the internal red power LED on the Raspberry Pi goes out, unplug the Raspberry Pi's power or turn off the power strip that it's connected to. The next time you plug it back in or provide power, it will start back up automatically. | ||
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+ | ===== Further Exploration ===== | ||
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+ | * Retro Pie has an optional [[https:// | ||
+ | * It is actually possible to setup the system without any keyboard, but that's beyond the scope of this guide. Search for other howtos, if you have advanced technical skills and you're interested in doing this. | ||
+ | * You can store games on a home server instead of on the Raspberry Pi's memory card. Consult the [[https:// | ||
+ | * In general, Retro Pie is a very flexible and hackable system. Don't be afraid to explore and tinker with how it works. Read the source code for the package building system; browse the files it has installed, particularly the configuration files. If you break it, you can restore it to working order by erasing and reinstalling a fresh Retro Pie OS image on the memory card. | ||