Raspberry Pi Retro Arcade Buying List

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Researching building a retro arcade gaming system using a Raspberry Pi.

Software

Looks like RetroPie is a good start for the software emulation.

Tutorial

Follow this tutorial to get RetroPie installed and running.

Hardware

Here’s a hardware list I’m looking at:

  1. The basic hardware including WiFi. CanaKit Raspberry Pi 2 Complete Starter Kit with WiFi
  2. Controllers. Probably getting 2. I don’t have any Bluetooth controllers from other gaming consoles. Gamepad F310

Game ROMs

Anyone have any suggestions about this? You can DM me on Twitter @geewhy.