– I☬ customized to MCP23017 software for the input processing – Retro-Pie V3,5 optimized for Raspberry Pi (derived from Debian) – Audio cable (optional, you can use the speakers of a normal TV with HDMI connection) – case to host joystick, buttons and Raspberry Pi – Joystick and buttons cables to Raspberry Pi – Power supply for Raspberry Pi (5V 2A microUSB) In this project we will make a MAME rack, here is the bill of materials we need to start creating a piece of video game history. With Retropie 3.5 you can emulate different types of past consoles, including Nintendo, Game Boy, Sega Master System, Amiga, Commodore etc. In this case, we will focus on MAME emulator ( Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator ), famous throughout the world for its ability to emulate virtually every arcade from the 80s and 90s. The software used is based on the most popular Arcade emulators that have been existing already for over 10 years in the PC world: Mame is one example, but there are many other very valid.įor the electronics, we have chosen Raspberry Pi 2 and Retropie 3.5 software, being the most complete Linux image in terms of arcade games emulation and very easy to use if compared to other “images” that can request a long and complex programming. When the coin-op arcade game fashion went over, a lot of devotees have tried to grasp a sample and restore it to show it in the tavern or in their own room, like a hunting trophy those who could not find an exemplar, looked for an alternative and we are sure they will appreciate this revival we are proposing, that takes advantage of the wide availability of a powerful but affordable embedded computing board like Raspberry Pi. Just one interface shield with buttons, joystick and coin holder to recreate a bartop cabinet: we give you the electronics scheme and few suggestions to build the box you have to add your fantasy! The first racks were produced specifically for the “hosted” game but that choice proved soon to be too expensive, because it was difficult to adapt the cabined to the players fast changing needs that’s why a new generation of devices was build, hosting the Jamma standard connector (Japan Amusement Machinery Manufacturers Association, a Japanese association that collected the main arcade video games manufacturers). The arcade games reached their greatest splendor, both in quality and popularity, from the late seventies to the late eighties. The most successful titles who have written the history of video games are Space Invaders (released in 1979), Pac-Man (1980), Donkey Kong (1981), Burger Time (1982) followed by many, many others.
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