{"id":110851,"date":"2016-11-18T13:00:45","date_gmt":"2016-11-18T11:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=110851"},"modified":"2016-11-18T13:02:21","modified_gmt":"2016-11-18T11:02:21","slug":"build-your-own-nintendo-mini-nes-classic-edition-using-a-raspberry-pi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/110851-build-your-own-nintendo-mini-nes-classic-edition-using-a-raspberry-pi","title":{"rendered":"Build your own Nintendo Mini NES Classic Edition using a Raspberry Pi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Retro gadget fans were excited to hear of the launch of the Mini NES Classic Edition earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>However, the device only has 30 built-in games, after which you won&#8217;t be able to buy or download any more titles to play.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, another solution exists for retro gamers, the Raspberry Pi.<\/p>\n<p>The little mini computer is popular among gamers as an emulation device, allowing it to play any games its surprisingly powerful harwdare can handle.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Components<\/h3>\n<p>In order to make an emulation console that can play NES games, you&#8217;ll need the following components:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Raspberry Pi 3 Model B Starter Kit &#8211; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pishop.co.za\/store\/custom-kits\/pi-3-model-b-starter-kit-1\" target=\"_blank\">R1,070<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Any USB\u00a0Controller<\/li>\n<li><strong>Optional:<\/strong> Pi-Tendo case &#8211; <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pi-tendo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">$39<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can use any USB controller you like, but you can search for a classic NES USB controller if you&#8217;re going for the ultimate retro look.<\/p>\n<p>The Raspberry Pi 3 Model B Starter Kit comes with a case, but again, you may decide to buy or create a more retro-themed case for your mini console.<\/p>\n<p>The Pi 3 functions just like a normal computer, and has an HDMI output similar to the actual Mini NES console.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Pi 3 reads data from an SD card, meaning you can download and play as many games as you want on the device.<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.raspberrypi.org\/products\/raspberry-pi-3-model-b\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>here<\/strong> <\/a>to learn more about the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Raspberry-Pi-3-Model-B.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-93535\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Raspberry-Pi-3-Model-B.jpg\" alt=\"Raspberry Pi 3 Model B\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Raspberry-Pi-3-Model-B.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Raspberry-Pi-3-Model-B-230x130.jpg 230w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Raspberry-Pi-3-Model-B-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Raspberry-Pi-3-Model-B-640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Software and Setup<\/h3>\n<p>After you&#8217;ve got all the components, you simply need to set up your Raspberry Pi and install some emulation software.<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/the-always-up-to-date-guide-to-setting-up-your-raspberr-1781419054\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>here<\/strong> <\/a>for a full guide on how to set up your Raspberry Pi.<\/p>\n<p>The best emulation software for the device is RetroPie, which allows you to emulate a number of consoles, including the NES.<\/p>\n<p>Installing RetroPie is fairly straightforward, check out the full process in the video below:<\/p>\n<p>After you&#8217;ve installed RetroPie, you can download games onto your SD card in the form of ROMs and easily play them on your new mini retro gaming console.<\/p>\n<p>While it serves perfectly well as a Mini NES with support for more games, a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B with RetroPie installed can be used to play games from over 50 consoles, from the Commodore 64 to the Sony PlayStation.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xvYX_7iRRI0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Now read:\u00a0<a title=\"Permalink to 8 gadgets under R300 we can\u2019t live without\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/105203-8-gadgets-under-r300-we-cant-live-without.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">8 gadgets under R300 we can\u2019t live without<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can build your own Mini NES console using a Raspberry Pi and an emulator.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":232,"featured_media":110724,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8585,7],"tags":[17109,18873,5906,73],"class_list":["post-110851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gadgets","category-hardware","tag-build","tag-diy","tag-nes","tag-nintendo"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/232"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=110851"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110851\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":110853,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110851\/revisions\/110853"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/110724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=110851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=110851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}