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This is one of the coolest uses for a Raspberry Pi for those who just being introduced to them. I made something similar with them way back in high school and i
by jjice 6y ago
This is one of the coolest uses for a Raspberry Pi for those who just being introduced to them. I made something similar with them way back in high school and it really started to give me an appreciation for it.
As soon as the Raspberry Pi can run N64 (I believe they're a bit sluggish at the moment) and GameCube/PS2/Xbox (might take a while, but Dolphin is incredibly optimized at least) games well, that will be incredible. If you wanted something like that now, I think a cheap ebay pc would be the route to take, but I'm looking forward to the Pi's future.
- pantaloony 6y agoI have a crappy model-or-two-old Asus Chromebox that runs Retroarch well and cost about as much as a Pi with trimmings back when I bought it new. Runs N64 just fine. 2GB RAM and a low-clocked dual-core Celeron. Actually with a RAM upgrade (doable) it’d make an Ok dev workstation if you avoid “webapps” and Electron and are comfortable with lighter editors rather than e.g. heavy Java IDEs, and can run your VMs and Dockers somewhere else. Admittedly a lot of caveats but would work for some people.
- jjice 6y agoOld laptops are great for things that the RPi gets attention for. With a bit of hunting, you can get them dirt cheap, and the integrated monitor is a huge bonus.
- pantaloony 6y agoThe one thing I really miss using x86 boxes rather than Raspberries Pi is the dd-to-sdcard-and-boot workflow. Makes recovery easy, trivial to back up the exact software you’re running on one. If the whole thing goes up in a fire, buy another identical Pi, write a new sdcard, and you’re back in business. But yeah, otherwise if you’re not using the io features you get a lot more bang-for-the-buck buying used low-end x86 gear.