I have this Raspberry Pi that I haven't really done much with and found out about the RetroPie project that you can install to basically make the thing into a universal emulator machine. I have also found the various old Arcade ROMs on Archive.org so I am assuming they are all public domain. The arcade emulator is called MAME - they have versions for PCs too.
I think I am going to try it. I would love to build it into an arcade cabinet, but I have zero skills at woodworking. They do have various kits for sale but they are pretty expensive. So I will probably just have a mess on my desk instead :-)
Has anyone else done something like this? I am finding out that it is pretty complicated. Different versions of MAME (or clones) need different versions of the ROMs. And the ROMs can be standalone (non-merged) or dependent on "parent" ROMs (like say US Pac-Man could be dependent on the Japanese version, so you would need both ROMs in order to get the US version to work)
I thought I would start a thread if anyone wants to discuss it, have any hints for me, etc.
I think I am going to try it. I would love to build it into an arcade cabinet, but I have zero skills at woodworking. They do have various kits for sale but they are pretty expensive. So I will probably just have a mess on my desk instead :-)
Has anyone else done something like this? I am finding out that it is pretty complicated. Different versions of MAME (or clones) need different versions of the ROMs. And the ROMs can be standalone (non-merged) or dependent on "parent" ROMs (like say US Pac-Man could be dependent on the Japanese version, so you would need both ROMs in order to get the US version to work)
I thought I would start a thread if anyone wants to discuss it, have any hints for me, etc.
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