SYDNEY: At the heart of those efforts has been a custom-built distro called RetroPie. It includes a program called Emulation Station, which is capable of running ROMs from practically every gaming machine from the ZX Spectrum right up to the PSOne. One tiny board, thousands of classic games.
Well, the already-awesome RetroPie project just got a little better with the release of v3.0.
The operating system, which can be easily installed on an SD card, now supports virtual gamepads, meaning you’ll be able to control titles from a touchscreen.
There’s also a new GUI, which enables Wi-Fi configuration in Emulation Station and configuration options.
Users will now be able to add ROMs (digital versions of old games, for those who aren’t au fait with the lingo) via a USB device without having access to a network. As a bonus, you’ll also get Super Mario War as a default ROM to get you started.
