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I used an I-PAC for 2 reasons – 1.) I’m pretty sure all of the inputs I had (8 buttons, plus trackball wiring, plus joystick wiring) would be too much to wire directly into the Raspberry Pi, and 2.) it emulates a plain old USB keyboard & mouse so I figured that would be easier to get configured. If you just want to use USB controllers (Nintendo style, Super Nintendo style, etc) then those can plug directly into the Raspberry Pi. Why Use The I-PAC?ĭepending on what you want do you, the I-PAC may not be necessary and it would save you ~$50 to not use one. I was expecting this to be one of the most difficult parts since I was unfamiliar with Raspberry Pi’s, but it was surprisingly easy to do.
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You’ll likely need to download the Win32DiskImager program and possibly a utility like 7-Zip to unzip the downloaded image. The video tutorial seems WAY too long (over 30 minutes!), so my advice is to follow the text instructions further down the page.
HOW TO INSTALL RETROPIE ON RASPBERRY PI ZEROI HOW TO
The First Installation page on the RetroPie site has a good explanation of how to configure your Pi. I used the Japanese style layout for the 6 action buttons where the left column is slightly lower than the middle and right columns – this seems to better line up with how you comfortably position your fingers. You could shave 1-2” off each dimension if you want to get it as small as possible, but wiring in a smaller enclosure might be more difficult. I wanted to make sure there was plenty of room for the components & wiring, so I used a width of 22”, height of 8” and a depth of 10” using 0.5” thick MDF. But they’d be more expensive and take up more space, so I decided to go with a smaller design for 1 player that can easily be put away in a closet when not in use.
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There are lots of awesome designs out there that are full sized arcade cabinets or a 2 player tabletop cabinet.
Do you want a trackball for any games? This was the toughest part for me – the configuration is tricky, only certain emulators support a trackball, and it significantly increases the cost. You’ll also need to be comfortable with basic electrical wiring. There are a ton of button layout options – this slagcoin page lists some good options. If you want the physical arcade controls, what games are you looking to play & what layout do you want? I went with 6 action buttons, but some games require more. A working system for the old home consoles such as Atari, Nintendo, etc can be fully set up in an hour or two and for well under $100 – this Raspberry Pi kit and these USB Nintendo controllers are about all you’d need (plus a micro SD card, maybe from an old phone?). Is your main interest the games or the physical arcade controls? If you skip the arcade cabinet it will save you a lot of time and money. 
Here’s a few questions you’ll need to answer that will help scope out the project:
Phase 3 (~$100) – Ultimarc U-Trak trackball. Phase 2 (~$120) – joystick, buttons, I-PAC and cabinet hardware. Phase 1 (~$75) – Raspberry Pi & USB Nintendo controller for initial testing. I didn’t want to buy all the components and then get stuck at the very first step of trying to install RetroPie. I broke this project into several phases because I had zero experience using a Raspberry Pi before this project, and I honestly had no idea whether this would be successful. The I-PAC2 plugs into the Raspberry Pi and emulates a USB keyboard so it makes the configuration a little easier. All controls (joystick, buttons & trackball) get wired into an Ultimarc I-PAC2. For the physical cabinet, I went with 6 action buttons, plus an additional 2 buttons for Start & Select/Insert Coin. I used a Raspberry Pi and installed the RetroPie operating system. I am deliberately not covering the details of how to install the games (ROMs). If I skipped over any critical details you’re still curious about, leave a comment and I’ll try to improve this post!ĭisclaimer: This is for educational purposes only. I put this overview together to cover the key points & to help answer common questions. The RetroPie SD image is built on top of Raspberry Pi OS Lite (without the PIXEL desktop environment), RetroPie can also be installed on top of the full Raspberry Pi OS but you can’t run Retropie and PIXEL at the same time, you will need to logout of the PIXEL desktop environment in order to run emulationstation and.Build a home arcade with a joystick, trackball & buttons wired through an I-PAC to a Raspberry Pi running RetroPie!īefore attempting to build my arcade cabinet, I spent weeks and weeks researching how to do it. How do I connect my RetroPie to my computer?Ĭan you install RetroPie on Raspberry Pi OS?. 
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