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RetroPie 4.7.1

For arcades and home consoles, the 1980s and 90s were a golden era. Cartridges gave way to CD media and we saw games mature from simple pixelated sprites into 3D worlds of wonder. Emulating your favourite computer or console from this period of computing history is relatively simple, and thanks to RetroPie we can do this with a Raspberry Pi.

The latest version of (4.7.1) is available via the website and the official . There are different images for each model of Raspberry Pi, including the latest version – the Raspberry Pi 400 – that we used as our test device.

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