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I know it's not what GP is asking for, but you can also integrate RetroArch with Steam - it's on the Steam store. My kids can play steam games and emulated games now without having to run or figure out two systems. Also a high powered PC plays certain games much better.

The drawback to RetroArch is that the UI is non-intuitive and it's a bitch to configure.




that's my main concern - screwing around with config files.

I just want to download an OS image, write it to a USB stick, put my ROMs on the stick, put the stick in my mini PC, and boot it up and play.


There's a raspberry pi build that wraps RetroArch with EmulationStation and sane configs. It's pretty easy to use. I believe it's called RetroPi.


a quick search for retropi on amazon brings up listings for close to $300, for a pi in a case with a $15 controller. looks like there is business to be made by installing a distro on a $35 pi and marking it up by ~$250.




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