RetroPie 4.6 Emulator for retro games also runs on Raspberry Pi 4

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RetroPie 4.6 released with Raspberry Pi 4 support features.

With the retro emulator Retropie 4.6, Retro Games can now also be played on a Raspberry Pi 4 mini PC. The free operating system builds on the Debian derivative Raspbian optimized for the Raspberry Pi and brings the also free front-end for emulators, game engines and video games retroarch.

Retropie 4.6 for the Raspberry Pi 4

With Retropie 4.6, the Raspberry Pi 4 is comparatively easy to convert to a Super Nintendo, Nintendo 64, Sega Mega Drive and Atari 2600 retro console.

Lakka 2.3.2 as an alternative

An alternative to Retropie 4.6 is the lightweight Linux distribution Lakka 2.3.2 based on the Mediaplayer software Libreelec, which is also a mini PC from the beat of a Raspberry Pi 4 (or older) transformed into a cross-platform game console in just a few steps.

Retropie 4.6 is available in three versions for the Raspberry Pi Zero as well as the Raspberry Pi 1, the Raspberry Pi 2 as well as 3 and the Raspberry Pi 4. Further information can be found in the Release Notes.

The author points out that it is not permitted in Germany to circumvent effective copy protection and that it is only legal to use an ISO file if it has been issued by the manufacturer himself or if the game is considered as open source or free software.

Neither Retropie 4.6 nor Lakka 2.3.2 itself use original or manipulated firmware of the emulated systems, but only reproduce them.