So, i am really interested in arcades and thought of the best way to play some nice arcades on my crt with an arcade stick.
At the end i just figured that a rasberry pi would be the best.
I'd just buy one, put mame and all the games i want to on it and than simply go for some gaming.
But will it be that easy?
What do i have to keep in mind when i try to build my machine?
Does a HDMI to Scart converter producea big input-lag or will it be okay?
How easy is it to actually Programm the raspberry?
How much space should the SD-cart have at least?
I'd really appriciate if you guys could help me out. thanks.
I use a Pi for all sorts.
To get around the SD card limiations I just got an old USB hard-drive (with a power cable) and put the whole OS on that. No need to worry about read-write limits now. All you need to do is copy the OS to the HDD, then set the partitions to point to the right place. Leave the SD as /boot though.
It`s slow and will limit what games can be played. Some arcade games need a lot faster hardware.
>>3013316
Sorry mate, but I never used mame, nor a raspberry or anything. This would be like the very first time i try to something like this and i am a fucking idiot.
So could you please explain to me what you mean with OS?
And what are the read-write Limits you are talking about?
What are the right places to setthe partitions?
>>3013329
what would you suggest instead?
I also got an old Computer in my Basement, that i used to playgames with around 2010.
Such as Black Ops and stuff like that.
so that Hardware would be fast enough?
>>3013329
The R Pi 2 is pretty fast, probably good to handle at least up to PS1.
What arcade games do you mean? Most mame stuff up through early 2000s isn't /that/ intensive, is it?
OP, my advice is to shell out a bit more money ($100-300) on a barebones pc. They're powerful enough to double as media or light gaming PCs and you don't have to fuck with Linux if you're a Winbro. I just got an Intel i3 set up as a media center for around $300 including a SSD and RAM, and I love it (whereas my first gen RPi is sitting in a box somewhere).
>>3013343
>I also got an old Computer in my Basement, that i used to playgames with around 2010.
>Such as Black Ops and stuff like that.
>so that Hardware would be fast enough?
Didn't see this, that looks like it'll be fine too. I went with the NUC because I wanted it to be on 24 hours, and I wanted it to be quiet.
>>3013343
specs?
Look Mom it's a shill thread!
>>3013837
Yep, the people selling the $20 computers (and consistently selling out on new hardware releases with no advertising) are paying to shill on 4chan. Dipshit.
>>3013283
It's easy. There are lot's of pretty much turnkey setups. But the devices are all seriously underpowered and the video will have noticeable lag. It's a very poor choice for emulation
>>3013283
>At the end i just figured that a rasberry pi would be the best.
There's single board computers the same price as the raspberry pi that are three times as powerful...
