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Looking to get a raspberry pi to make a portable games console like the switch for my family. It needs to be portable which is why I am using a pi, but I want to run games that are downloaded onto the pi. I originally wanted to use retropie but it didn't allow me, from what i can see, to use modern, low intensity games, downloaded from the internet. How would I go about doing this? Also if possible I would want a custom GUI that would show when the pi loads to make the whole thing look nicer and would also need help in knowing how to do this. Just need someone to help tell me what the steps are to achieving this and if it is even possible



Here is an example of a game I would like to run on the pi
https://unsungwarriors.itch.io/unsung-warriors-prologue










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    Looking to get a raspberry pi to make a portable games console like the switch for my family. It needs to be portable which is why I am using a pi, but I want to run games that are downloaded onto the pi. I originally wanted to use retropie but it didn't allow me, from what i can see, to use modern, low intensity games, downloaded from the internet. How would I go about doing this? Also if possible I would want a custom GUI that would show when the pi loads to make the whole thing look nicer and would also need help in knowing how to do this. Just need someone to help tell me what the steps are to achieving this and if it is even possible



    Here is an example of a game I would like to run on the pi
    https://unsungwarriors.itch.io/unsung-warriors-prologue










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      Looking to get a raspberry pi to make a portable games console like the switch for my family. It needs to be portable which is why I am using a pi, but I want to run games that are downloaded onto the pi. I originally wanted to use retropie but it didn't allow me, from what i can see, to use modern, low intensity games, downloaded from the internet. How would I go about doing this? Also if possible I would want a custom GUI that would show when the pi loads to make the whole thing look nicer and would also need help in knowing how to do this. Just need someone to help tell me what the steps are to achieving this and if it is even possible



      Here is an example of a game I would like to run on the pi
      https://unsungwarriors.itch.io/unsung-warriors-prologue










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      Looking to get a raspberry pi to make a portable games console like the switch for my family. It needs to be portable which is why I am using a pi, but I want to run games that are downloaded onto the pi. I originally wanted to use retropie but it didn't allow me, from what i can see, to use modern, low intensity games, downloaded from the internet. How would I go about doing this? Also if possible I would want a custom GUI that would show when the pi loads to make the whole thing look nicer and would also need help in knowing how to do this. Just need someone to help tell me what the steps are to achieving this and if it is even possible



      Here is an example of a game I would like to run on the pi
      https://unsungwarriors.itch.io/unsung-warriors-prologue







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          I had a look at the example game you linked, and it looks to be an issue of processor architecture.



          Your Pi has an ARM processor, which requires programs to be compiled specifically for ARM, whereas most desktops/laptops use a different architecture known as x86. The game you linked only has builds for x86 and x86-64 (you can see that in the contents of the zip file in this case) — but the Pi cannot run programs unless they are built for ARM.



          It's fairly uncommon for developers to provide binaries for ARM, as it is unusual to have a desktop or laptop with an ARM processor (ARM is, however, very commonly used in smartphones). The Pi is a bit of an exception here, so you will need to either:




          • Find games with ARM binaries provided (there are many games in the repository, but probably not all well-known or particularly interesting; most well-known games won't bother with an ARM port)


          • Find open-source games where you can compile them yourself for ARM. This is a lot more work and probably not for the inexperienced.







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          • Check out an x86 based tablet.
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          I had a look at the example game you linked, and it looks to be an issue of processor architecture.



          Your Pi has an ARM processor, which requires programs to be compiled specifically for ARM, whereas most desktops/laptops use a different architecture known as x86. The game you linked only has builds for x86 and x86-64 (you can see that in the contents of the zip file in this case) — but the Pi cannot run programs unless they are built for ARM.



          It's fairly uncommon for developers to provide binaries for ARM, as it is unusual to have a desktop or laptop with an ARM processor (ARM is, however, very commonly used in smartphones). The Pi is a bit of an exception here, so you will need to either:




          • Find games with ARM binaries provided (there are many games in the repository, but probably not all well-known or particularly interesting; most well-known games won't bother with an ARM port)


          • Find open-source games where you can compile them yourself for ARM. This is a lot more work and probably not for the inexperienced.







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          • Are there any other microcomputers that have processors similar to that of a computer that could run this game?
            – Regan Taylor
            3 hours ago










          • Check out an x86 based tablet.
            – Janka
            1 hour ago















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          I had a look at the example game you linked, and it looks to be an issue of processor architecture.



          Your Pi has an ARM processor, which requires programs to be compiled specifically for ARM, whereas most desktops/laptops use a different architecture known as x86. The game you linked only has builds for x86 and x86-64 (you can see that in the contents of the zip file in this case) — but the Pi cannot run programs unless they are built for ARM.



          It's fairly uncommon for developers to provide binaries for ARM, as it is unusual to have a desktop or laptop with an ARM processor (ARM is, however, very commonly used in smartphones). The Pi is a bit of an exception here, so you will need to either:




          • Find games with ARM binaries provided (there are many games in the repository, but probably not all well-known or particularly interesting; most well-known games won't bother with an ARM port)


          • Find open-source games where you can compile them yourself for ARM. This is a lot more work and probably not for the inexperienced.







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          • Are there any other microcomputers that have processors similar to that of a computer that could run this game?
            – Regan Taylor
            3 hours ago










          • Check out an x86 based tablet.
            – Janka
            1 hour ago













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          I had a look at the example game you linked, and it looks to be an issue of processor architecture.



          Your Pi has an ARM processor, which requires programs to be compiled specifically for ARM, whereas most desktops/laptops use a different architecture known as x86. The game you linked only has builds for x86 and x86-64 (you can see that in the contents of the zip file in this case) — but the Pi cannot run programs unless they are built for ARM.



          It's fairly uncommon for developers to provide binaries for ARM, as it is unusual to have a desktop or laptop with an ARM processor (ARM is, however, very commonly used in smartphones). The Pi is a bit of an exception here, so you will need to either:




          • Find games with ARM binaries provided (there are many games in the repository, but probably not all well-known or particularly interesting; most well-known games won't bother with an ARM port)


          • Find open-source games where you can compile them yourself for ARM. This is a lot more work and probably not for the inexperienced.







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          I had a look at the example game you linked, and it looks to be an issue of processor architecture.



          Your Pi has an ARM processor, which requires programs to be compiled specifically for ARM, whereas most desktops/laptops use a different architecture known as x86. The game you linked only has builds for x86 and x86-64 (you can see that in the contents of the zip file in this case) — but the Pi cannot run programs unless they are built for ARM.



          It's fairly uncommon for developers to provide binaries for ARM, as it is unusual to have a desktop or laptop with an ARM processor (ARM is, however, very commonly used in smartphones). The Pi is a bit of an exception here, so you will need to either:




          • Find games with ARM binaries provided (there are many games in the repository, but probably not all well-known or particularly interesting; most well-known games won't bother with an ARM port)


          • Find open-source games where you can compile them yourself for ARM. This is a lot more work and probably not for the inexperienced.








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          • Are there any other microcomputers that have processors similar to that of a computer that could run this game?
            – Regan Taylor
            3 hours ago










          • Check out an x86 based tablet.
            – Janka
            1 hour ago


















          • Are there any other microcomputers that have processors similar to that of a computer that could run this game?
            – Regan Taylor
            3 hours ago










          • Check out an x86 based tablet.
            – Janka
            1 hour ago
















          Are there any other microcomputers that have processors similar to that of a computer that could run this game?
          – Regan Taylor
          3 hours ago




          Are there any other microcomputers that have processors similar to that of a computer that could run this game?
          – Regan Taylor
          3 hours ago












          Check out an x86 based tablet.
          – Janka
          1 hour ago




          Check out an x86 based tablet.
          – Janka
          1 hour ago










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