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Description: Do you own a Raspberry Pi? Have you always wanted to use it to set up your very own gaming station? The SparkFun PiRetrocade provides you with all the control hardware and arcade software you need to play almost any retro arcade and console video game! Included in this kit are five concave arcade buttons, a joystick, an SD card preloaded with Porta Pi, and all of the connective tissue. The only thing you need to provide is your own Raspberry Pi (we recommend the RPi3) and a screen to play your games on! We even designed the box the SparkFun PiRetrocade comes in to be converted into a custom game pad. Just cut out the designated points with the included utility knife and you’re ready to play!
The image on the SD card is called Porta Pi Aracde and is a collage of several programs compiled by Ryan Bates at Retro Built Games. The image contains RetroPie, Emulation Station, RetroArch and Retrogame. The only thing you need to worry about is powering your Pi, attaching a monitor through an HDMI cable, and loading up your desired games.
Other than the Raspberry Pi 3 (and a means to power it), you’ll need wire strippers and crimp tools to assemble your PiRetrocade, as well as a monitor, HDMI cable, and speakers or headphones. Make sure to check out our Getting Started Guide below for complete assembly and installation instructions!
Get Started with the PiRetrocade Guide
Kit Includes:
- 5x Arcade Buttons
- 1x Joystick
- 1x SD Card with Porta Pi
- 20x Female quick disconnects
- 20x 6-inch M-F Jumper Wires
- 1x Utility Knife
- 4x Screws and four nuts
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Thinking of getting this for a friend for Christmas (he loves games). I have limited funding (it’s a long, sad story) but I do have a 1st-generation Pi Model B… will this kit work with it, or is that a bad idea (or both)…?
Looking at the parts list, I see Female quick disconnects listed, but only male quick disconnects when I search your site. Are the female ones not available on your site or is it the male ones? If so, which size, since you have two different ones listed when I search. Thanks.
I would get this if it it came with a better enclosure, as in a plastic case that would be sold separately.
Yeah this is meant to be a temporary solution until you build/buy a cabinet. Pretty much any project enclosure big enough to hold the joystick and buttons will work. But I may just pitch this enclosure idea to engineering on Monday. Have a good weekend.
Thanks for the response. I do have the tools to build this into an off the shelf project enclosure. I plan to pick one of these kits up as soon as the new ESP32 is in stock! Please do pitch the idea…it would be better than a sloppy DIY solution.