I'm back and still gaming!

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  1. rolandttg

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    It's been a long while.
    I've been retro console gaming a lot. Using a Raspberry Pi, mini consoles, and a 2tb HD (Batocera). Huge fun!
    I'm gonna relearn getting my Window games on linux.
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    Hey dude! Good to see ya!
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    booman Grand High Exalted Mystic Emperor of Linux Gaming Staff Member

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    Welcome back rolandttg!

    Raspberry Pi huh?

    Send us some pics!

    I've messed with my Raspberry Pi B+ on several occasions and find it underpowered... even for DOS gaming. Even the available games to download can not play very well on a 1920x1080 TV.
    Maybe its the TV???

    I even tried to use it just for web browsing but found that Chromium or Firefox just run extremely slow.

    I also kept having this issue where it would randomly not power on.
    Did a lot of research and I have all the correct accessories:
    • A/C Adapter
    • Case with cooling fan
    • mico SD card
    So I've stopped using it at this point. Maybe its my SD card, but I've only used it on the Raspberry Pi. I've re-installed Debian several times and it will work, then just stop working.
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    I use a Raspberry Pi 4 8gb. Install an emulation platform on a name brand class 10 sd card. Load some roms and off you go. Pi works well as a desktop but I just use mine as retro game consoles.
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    Gizmo Chief Site Administrator Staff Member

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    You got a Pi 4 8GB?!?!

    Who did you rob??? :p

    I've been trying to score one of those for like a year!!!3:):rolling:
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    I got the Pi's before the shortage.
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    Gizmo Chief Site Administrator Staff Member

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    Ah, that explains it.

    Do you need a special friend? ;)
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    booman Grand High Exalted Mystic Emperor of Linux Gaming Staff Member

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    Nice! I tried that retro gaming Pi distro as well, but I wanted to do more than gaming.

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