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RobotLizard

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Hi, I'm trying to make a mini retro games arcade cabinet like the one recently made by I Like To Make Stuff on Youtube. I considered using raspberry pi like him, but its too expensive so I decided to use arduino. I already have an arduino uno r3 and basic knowledge of it, so I know how to hook up monitors, joysticks and buttons and how to use them as inputs, but I don't know how to install games onto it. Anyone have any advice?
 
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Adruino Uno has ATMEGA328P microcontroller as its "cpu"
http://www.atmel.com/devices/ATMEGA328P.aspx
8-bit 20MHz microcontroller 32KB memory

How you think this has enough power to run emulator?!
Just use any model of raspberryPI and something like retroPI. If you can't afford $30 raspberrypi zero then I suggest you look at finding an old laptop at goodwill/salvation army.

rpi3 $75 https://www.amazon.com/Raspberry-COMPLETE-Starter-Black-16GB/dp/B01EKBJ1I6
rpi0 $30 https://www.amazon.com/CanaKit-Raspberry-Zero-Starter-Kit/dp/B01N3XNPAM
https://retropie.org.uk/documentation/building-your-own-retropie-machine/
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skittle

skittle

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basic knowledge of it
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Adruino Uno has ATMEGA328P microcontroller as its "cpu"
http://www.atmel.com/devices/ATMEGA328P.aspx
8-bit 20MHz microcontroller 32KB memory

How you think this has enough power to run emulator?!
Just use any model of raspberryPI and something like retroPI. If you can't afford $30 raspberrypi zero then I suggest you look at finding an old laptop at goodwill/salvation army.

rpi3 $75 https://www.amazon.com/Raspberry-COMPLETE-Starter-Black-16GB/dp/B01EKBJ1I6
rpi0 $30 https://www.amazon.com/CanaKit-Raspberry-Zero-Starter-Kit/dp/B01N3XNPAM
https://retropie.org.uk/documentation/building-your-own-retropie-machine/
 
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Alabalcho

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You don't "install" software on Arduino - you compile and flash to the board from Arduino IDE.

As Skittle said - there is not drastic difference between $15 Arduino and $25 Raspberry. Comparing apples-to-apples, by the time you put shields to enable LCD (or any other monitor) to Arduino, you'll reach the price point of fully loaded Raspberry.
 
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