Retro Gaming with Raspberry Pi, 3rd Edition

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The 1980s and 1990s were a glorious era for gaming! In just twelve short years (1982-1994) we had the Sinclair Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amiga, and Atari ST; NES, SNES, Sega Master System, Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, and Saturn right up to the Sony PlayStation.

The pace of change from bitmapped graphics, through to sprite scaling and eventually 3D polygon graphics was breathtaking. We're still nursing sore thumbs from endless button-bashing.

Raspberry Pi makes low-cost, single-board computers that help kids (of all ages) to make and build with electronics. And one of the best things you can make is your own arcade machine or retro console. The new Raspberry Pi 5 computer is capable of emulating consoles all the way up to the Sega Dreamcast.

This book shows you, step-by-step, how to turn Raspberry Pi into several classic consoles and computers. Discover where to get brand new games from, and even how to start coding games. If you're brave: we'll show you how to build a full-sized arcade machine.

Rediscovering retro games is a fantastic hobby. You get all the thrill of nostalgia, and replay classic games that still hold up today, and you learn how computers and consoles work in the process.

Enjoy your trip back in time!

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