With the advent of the RaspberryPi we have seen a resurgence of retro gaming using emulators.

Retro consoles

You can find great resources on how to easily build your own console from a Raspberry Pi. This tech radar article showcase evertyhing you need to know about building your own console.

The web site Retro Pie is even more complete as it shows how to use a Rasberry Pi, a PC or a ODroid C1/C2 into a retro-gaming machine. It comes with a specifically built flavor of Linux Debian (Raspbian) and a slew of emulators.

Retro Controllers

But there can’t be real retro gaming if you do not have access to a retro controllers. And this is where the 8bitdo site has your back. They have a wide range of controllers:

And each of those controllers is SUPER flexible in that they work on Windows, Android, mac, iOs, Steam, on a Rapsberri Pi and even on the Switch! Their firmware are updated regularly to support new platforms. You can even buy a stand that turns your phone into a mobile gaming console (think old school Nintendo Advance).