The result is an open source games console which you can also use as a media center, for linux games and even for browsing the internet and general computing.

The RetroPi reads games right off your original cartridges, so you can either play them right away or save your collection onto an SD card so you can keep your originals pristine.

A clever design means you can access all of the ports on the Raspberry Pi, plus the SD card slot, and even externally access the Retrode2 USB port.

This is done by exposing all these ports at the back, but hiding them under a small corner roof. This means it looks great beneath your TV but still lets you do everything you can do with a normal Pi!

Power is supplied to the Pi and Retrode 2 via a single Micro USB connector, the Retrode 2 is connected to the Pi via a short USB cable hidden under the roof.

Classic Cartridge Support

The RetroPi supports SNES/Megadrive controllers, and reads catridges from these platforms right out of the box:

• MegaDrive / Genesis
• Super Nintendo / Super Famicom

And with the use of plug-in adaptors, you can add support for:

• GameBoy (Mono/Color/Advance)
• N64 and N64 controllers

More plugins are currently in development.

Originally created by Matthias Hullin and now under licensed production by us, the Retrode hooks right up to your Pi or PC via a USB port and lets you load your classic cartridges right into an emulator.

It also includes SNES and Megadrive controller ports onboard, so you can use your original controllers for that authentic retro experience.

• Original cartridges appear as ROM files on USB Mass storage
• SNES, Megadrive controller support, plus more via expansion plugins
• USB connection to your PC, tablet or single-board computer
• No drivers needed, plug-and-play with any major OS

You can already buy the Retrode 2 from our shop.

Conceieved by Eben Upton to help teach the world about computers, the Raspberry Pi - a low cost, single board computer - has proven to be a powerful and capable emulation platform.

This is mostly thanks to the excellent RetroPie OS, which consolidates a host of emulators and classic game ports into a single graphical launcher that doesn't require a keyboard and mouse.

Everything the Retrode 2 supports, the Pi does too, from SNES and Megadrive right up to N64.

The Raspberry Pi ( Pi 2 recommended ) includes:

• Quad-Core, 900Mhz ARMv7 CPU ( Pi 2 )
• 1GB RAM
• 10/100 Ethernet
• Micro SD card slot
• 4x USB ports ( 1 required for Retrode 2, 3 left for peripherals )
• HDMI Port
• 3.5mm Audio + Composite Video combined jack

Michael Mrozek, the one behind the RetroPi is a retro and indie Hard- and Software-Fan himself.
He's been running the DragonBox Shop for ten years now, offering hardware that's hard or impossible to find elsewhere.

He's probably best know as part of the OpenPandora Team and has maintained a reliable Pandora production in Germany since 2013. The successor, the DragonBox Pyra is entering mass production soon as well.

The RetroPi case means that both the Pi and Retrode 2 are combined into one tidy form factor that looks great under your TV but doesn't compromise on functionality.

• Access all four Retrode 2 controller ports: 2x SNES, 2x Megadrive
• Access both cartridge slots on the Retrode 2
• Use the Retrode 2 with your PC
• Needs only a single power supply
• Access the Pi USB ports,for WiFi, Bluetooth or other controllers
• Easy access to the Pi SD card slot