

I don't think the SDRAM actually ran at 600 MHz, but there was some technical reason that the original Pi needed these settings as opposed to 500 MHz. I did use the highest possible "supported" overclock which going from memory was akin to the settings below. I also remember PSX emulation being very sluggish on my first build so I ultimately didn't use it. However they are correct in that N64 and above is basically out of the question.
HOW TO INSTALL RETROPIE ON RASPBERRY PI ZERO W SOFTWARE
In my experience this is not the case (unless something has changed on the software side since I did my first build). A few people have stated that Sega CD and 32X is out of the question on the Pi Zero. I recall both Sega CD and Sega Genesis 32X working fine with no issues at that time (and I'm hopeful these will emulate well on my handheld build). Going from memory I can recall all 8 and 16 bit consoles working nearly flawlessly, maybe with the exception of Yoshi's Island on SNES due to the additional emulation of a SuperFX 2 chip. I haven't done my Pi Zero handheld build yet (still waiting for parts) but my first RetroPie console build was on a Raspberry Pi 1 Model B+, which shares similar specs with the Pi Zero. How much better would a Pi3 be? If I got a Pi 3, would I then need a heat sync and fan? How much would that run me? It seems if i wanted to change it it would only move in increments of. Should I mess with the refresh rate? its set for 60. I've heard that turning the wifi off could help. Would output component make it run better? Less processing then outputting HDMI? I understand the emulating might not be ever be 100% as good as running off a console, but I refuse to believe it has to be THIS bad. It is not my first time using emulators and I’m 30 so I grew up with the consoles. I’m not tech illiterate, I’m usually pretty savvy, but this is a lot of new stuff to me. This is my first time using Raspberry Pi, linux, command lines, ect. Maybe its my SD card? should I start over from scratch? Does it suck this much for everybody trying to use a pi zero? This has not been the case for me… I can’t imagine what I have done wrong. I cant remember what setting I changed but now it randomly speeds up and slows down on SNES.Įvery tutorial/ review I’ve seen about using the Pi Zero W for retro gaming seems to suggest you just install the software and your roms and your good to go…. I’ve been trying to find a list of default settings so I can at least go back to where I started but I have not been able to find such information. Trying to fix the issues, I have just made things worse. Maybe this is just the emulator im running on? (Snes9x2002) When you press the A button to do the spin jump thing, or throw a fireball or go down a pipe or pretty much any sound effect sounds really strange.

Super Mario World, in particular sounds really off. I’ve tried all kinds of power supplies and it doesn’t seem to matter.

When I type in the IP address and look at the CPU Temp it varies between 40’s-50’s. So I got a raspberry pi zero w to play Geniuses, NES, and SNES basically.
