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Anyone else crazy enough to build their own retro-gaming machine? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by llIIIlIlIIIIlIIl to c/retrogaming

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(figured I'd 'do my part' and make my first Lemmy post...!)

I love this thing too much to part with, but I'm gonna have to be honest: I barely use it. More often or not I retro-game on my Steam Deck...slightly more portable!

Has anyone else built their own units for retro-gaming though?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I put together a RetroPi installation and used it quite a bit actually. Got my son playing Super Mario with it, took it on vacations and played lots of old stuff with friends.

That's where the retro pi shines, multi player. So many fantastic multi-player games. The deck is great, I love mine and I haven't played my gaming pc since I got it, but you can't get four guys playing NBA jam on it.

I think I spent maybe 60 bucks on the pi, a case, an SD card, and another 20 bucks on some remotes. You don't need to go build an arcade cabinet to get it. I keep mine in a drawstring bag, tangled to hell and back.