PiRetrocade Assembly Guide
LightningHawk PiRetrocade
Pew-Pew. Got you. The Raspberry Pi 3 has been the latest and greatest in the line of Raspberry Pi Single Board Computers. Need some inspiration for your next Raspberry Pi project? How about a retro arcade gaming kit?
Kit Includes:
- 5x Arcade Buttons
- 1x Joystick
- 1x SD Card with Porta Pi
- 20x Female quick disconnects
- 20x 6-inch M-F Jumper Wires
- 1x Utility Knife
- 4x Screws and four nuts
Covered in This Tutorial
This guide aims to get you up and running with your PiRetrocade in no time. Thanks to the included micro-SD Card with the emulation image installed, setup is quick and requires no programming! This guide in conjunction with the video below will guide you through the assembly of the PiRetrocade, so you can get gaming.
Materials Required
The following is additional supplies you'll need that are not include in the PiRetrocade Kit.
- Raspberry Pi 2 or Pi 3 (This tutorial uses the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B)
- Power Supply
- Wire Strippers
- Crimp Tool
- HDMI Cable
- Monitor
- optional powered speakers or headphones
Suggested Reading
Before building your PiRetrocade, you may want to read some of the tutorials below if you're unfamiliar with the Raspberry Pi. You do not need to have any previous experience with Raspberry Pi to build and use this kit.