Raspberry Py intelligence for a beginner

[hellstarpower]

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Hello good night ;

My apologies for bothering you so,

Here is being a beginner in the world of Raspberry Py,

after a lot of research I just understood that the:

• Raspberry Pi is the future,

Today I think I will order it on LDLC and have it built by their service.

On the other hand, these are the worries that I encounter,

Which versions of: Raspberry Pi to order?

I'm not sure which system to start on:

because I understand that there are:

Retropie?
RacalBox?
Batocera?

Could someone advise me and explain how to install it step by step in details please?

and therefore on the Raspberry Pi I would like to have the following consoles / games:

Arcade
Cave
Neogeo
CAPCOM
Mame
CPS1
CPS2
CPS3
MSDOS = Doom
Nintendo 64

I understand that there are also FBA or other alternatives,

Hoping my question was understood,

I hope to receive help because I am completely lost.

Thank you very much .

[mitu]

@hellstarpower said in Raspberry Py intelligence for a beginner:

after a lot of research I just understood that the:

Raspberry Pi is the future,

Not exactly, the future has many names and outcomes. The Raspberry Pi is a single board computer with lots of uses. May I ask why do you want to choose a Raspberry Pi ? Most emulators/games can also be run on a regular PC, using a Raspbery Pi is not a requirement to emulate old systems.

On the other hand, these are the worries that I encounter,
Which versions of: Raspberry Pi to order?

Try getting the most recent version - a Pi model 4 or - if you wish to have a keyboard - a model 400.

I'm not sure which system to start on:
because I understand that there are:
Retropie?
RacalBox?
Batocera?

These are ready-made software solutions that can be installed on a Raspberry PI (among other types of computers or small board systems). You're on the RetroPie forum, Batocera/Recalbox have their own site and forums.

Could someone advise me and explain how to install it step by step in details please?

If you wish to install RetroPie - start with the https://retropie.org.uk/docs/First-Installation/.

and therefore on the Raspberry Pi I would like to have the following consoles / games:
Arcade
Cave
Neogeo
CAPCOM
Mame
CPS1
CPS2
CPS3
MSDOS = Doom
Nintendo 64

This is a broad selection, they're generally supported on a Pi, though it also depends on the game for general categories like 'arcade' - not every Arcade or Mame game will work on a Pi or have adequate performance, etc.

[hellstarpower]

@mitu So basically it's better that I stay on computer here I understand correctly,
what are the solutions for computers please?

[mitu]

@hellstarpower said in Raspberry Py intelligence for a beginner:

@mitu So basically it's better that I stay on computer here I understand correctly,

I'm saying that a computer can do what a Raspberry Pi could do and it's more powerful. It's your choice if you want to get a Raspberry Pi - for lower power usage, small size, etc - or use a PC. Just to clear out that playing old/retro games can be done on a PC also.

what are the solutions for computers please?

Search for emulators on each system - basically the same emulators that RetroPie uses are available on a PC.