Retro Pi Questions

[Chad Cottle]

Hey dooooods.   I want to build a retro pi over the holiday break and I have some questions.

1)  Which raspberry pi do I buy?  There are several versions and kits and I am a bit overwhelmed about which one to choose.

2)  For those of you who have done this project, any particular controller you would recommend?  Is WiFi or USB possible?

Thanks, Chad

[Chad Cottle]

Ok.  I found the specific answer for #1.  The CanaKit.

Still interested in thoughts on controllers and WiFi, Bluetooth (not USB).  :)

[David Hempy]

The new pi's (v3, if memory serves) have Wi-Fi on board, higher specs across the board, and costs the same as the older pi.

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[Paul Eberhart]

What Dave said, for emulation especially you want a Pi3 for the extra ram/cores/clock speed.

EmulationStation (The frontend RetroPi uses) does OK with any controller with at least 4 buttons and a D-pad, but the libretro emulators seem to do a better with a few more buttons (IIRC mapping "exit" on an SNES layout controller is awkward), xbox-style gamepads are good general-purpose controllers, and even the real USB ones are pretty cheap. 

I've got  a couple of this http://www.banggood.com/SNES-USB-Famicom-Colored-Super-Nintendo-Controller-for-PCMAC-p-923100.html particular super cheap USB SNES-like controllers which feel ok, but have slightly short cables.  The "Retolink" offerings or knockoffs thereof offerings tend to be pretty solid for USB controllers that resemble specific consoles.  

 

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[Chad Cottle]

Thanks to you both.  Much appreciated.