Thank you all for the feedback, I'll probably go with a Pi 4 and retropie.

@tribunal88 is the postage alot? maybe things are starting to turn around

I think I got it working finally! Thanks a lot for the help, it's much appreciated!

@natlofthouse said in Need a bit of guidance…:

@muldjord
I just need to find the ROMS.

There's a thread about Where to (legally) acquire content to play on RetroPie. Note that the thread starter can't keep up with updating the list in the opening post with the stream of suggestions from others there. So, after reading the list, you should also skim the thread backwards from the end to see the most recent suggestions.

@chobbins Nvm, sorted :).

We don't support 3rd party images, especially the ones loaded with ROMs - as are the ones that you're trying to choose from. Use the image from retropie.org.uk/download and follow the installation instructions from the Docs.

If you're hard pressed on time, I recommend you get your brother friend a ready made console, like one of the mini consoles released by Sega/Sony/Nintendo, which come already installed and with the games included.

Thanks both. Some great reading there. This lockdown is going to be a bit more bearable with my Pi!

@Dwarfboysim said in sudo apt autoremove - is it safe for Retropie?:

Will I break anything? Is it recommended?

No, it will not break anything.

I can strongly recommend the Crush Pinball series, especially Alien Crush and Devil's Crush (Devil Crash in Japan) for the PC Engine / Turbografx-16. They're often mentioned as maybe the best pinball console games ever made.

Pinball Dreams and Pinball Fantasies are also worth a look. The Amiga versions may be the best because of the music, but the console versions are also quite good as far as I tested them.

I didn't notice any problems running any of them on my non-overclocked Pi 3b non-plus except for the Amiga versions, because I my Pi is only used for arcade and console emulation.