Run Your Favorite Retro Games and Apps on Raspberry Pi 3 with Emulation

Learn how to install emulators on Raspberry Pi 3, allowing you to play classic games and run retro applications. …

Learn how to install emulators on Raspberry Pi 3, allowing you to play classic games and run retro applications.

Nintendo Emulator: RetroPie

RetroPie is an open-source emulator that allows you to play classic games from various consoles like Sega, SNES, N64, and more on your Raspberry Pi 3. To install RetroPie, follow these steps:

1. Update your system:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

2. Install the dependencies for RetroPie:

sudo apt-get install git libsdl2-mixer-dev libsdl2-image-dev libsdl2-ttf-dev \
  libsdl2-gfx-dev libsdl2-dev libportmidi-dev libswscale-dev libavformat-dev \
  libavcodec-dev libSDL2-mixer-2.0-0 libSDL2-2.0-0

3. Clone the RetroPie repository:

git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup.git

4. Run the setup script:

cd RetroPie-Setup && sudo ./retropie_setup.sh

5. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.

Sega Dreamcast Emulator: PiDCEmu

PiDCEmu is an emulator for Sega Dreamcast games on Raspberry Pi 3. To install it, follow these steps:

1. Update your system:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

2. Install the dependencies for PiDCEmu:

sudo apt-get install build-essential libasound2-dev libsdl2-dev \
  libsdl2-image-dev libsdl2-mixer-dev libfreetype6-dev \
  libpng12-dev libxml2-dev mercurial

3. Clone the PiDCEmu repository:

hg clone https://bitbucket.org/dreki/pidcemu

4. Compile and install PiDCEmu:

cd pidcemu && make && sudo make install

5. Copy the BIOS files to the appropriate location:

sudo mkdir /recalbox/share_init/system/dc && \
  sudo cp bios/dc_* /recalbox/share_init/system/dc/

Now you can run PiDCEmu by typing pidcemu in the terminal.

Apple II Emulator: OpenEmu

OpenEmu is an open-source emulator for various Apple platforms, including the Apple II. To install it on your Raspberry Pi 3, follow these steps:

1. Update your system:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

2. Install the dependencies for OpenEmu:

sudo apt-get install libsdl2-dev libgtkmm-3.0-dev libzip-dev cmake

3. Clone the OpenEmu repository:

git clone https://github.com/openemu/openemu.git && cd openemu

4. Compile and install OpenEmu:

cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo . && make && sudo make install

5. Download the Raspberry Pi optimized cores from https://github.com/openemu/openemu/releases and extract them to /usr/local/share/openemu/cores.
6. Run OpenEmu by typing openemu in the terminal.

These emulators allow you to play a wide variety of games and applications on your Raspberry Pi 3, giving you access to a world of retro entertainment. With just a few commands, you can have these emulators up and running on your device!