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      Selling Arcade Cabinets With Twister OS and RetroPie

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      @Bastelbudde said in Selling Arcade Cabinets With Twister OS and RetroPie:

      First of all, I wanted to find out whether it is allowed to sell a Pi with Retropie?

      Not quite - see https://retropie.org.uk/about/legal/. The RetroPie image includes software with non-commercial license, so it's not legal to sell it or include it in your kit.

      If not, could I sell a Pi without any software and send the customer instructions or a link?

      You can sell the hardware (the arcade cabinet) and provide instructions on how it can be made to work with something like RetroPie or other Pi supported gaming system.

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      Does anyone know where I could get a quote for my arcade machine? I have a machine but have no clue how much it is worth.

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      Anyone know of the route you have to take to build and sell retro cabinets legitimately?

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      @ChristianG You might start by reading the 'free games' thread: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/9500/looking-for-free-legal-games

      The homebrew ROMs thread is also relevant: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/8792/big-rom-hacks-homebrew-thread

      (Assuming you're running a Linux distribution which allows commercial sale.) You can preload a title when you find 1) a ROM that is public domain or licensed for commercial redistribution and 2) an emulator core that is GPL or otherwise licensed to allow commercial use.

      This will not be a cornucopia of emulators and ROMs, but it might be enough to be useful in a product that is legitimately sold.

      Edit: If you didn't pick up on this from earlier posts, you should not start by using the prebuilt RetroPie image. You should start by using the RetroPie setup script on a commercial use-friendly Linux distro.

      Edit 2: Also remember to check on the license of the frontend theme that you use.