Recommended OS for games

[DrZann]

Sorry if this has been asked before. But which RP Operating System would be most Recommended for games? Thanks in advance.

[Imperf3kt]

Depends on your intended games.
From what I read, Raspbian is still the best overall for everything.

My personal advice: an x86 machine running x86 games, the Pi isn't exactly a powerhouse.

[OutoftheBOTS]

If your after retro games then of course retropi

[Imperf3kt]

RetroPi is software, not an OS

[karrika]

The Pi is not a modern gaming rig. It works nicely for Aisle Riot (Solitaire card games) and Mahjongg. Retro games run well on it. And you can run lots of game development systems on it. I did program light sensitive pegs to play board games on a TV using the allegro toolkit on a PiZero.

You may see a small wire going from a playing piece to a PiZero that was running the game, controlling the sound effects and controlling ambient lighting.

[fruitoftheloom]

Sorry if this has been asked before. But which RP Operating System would be most Recommended for games? Thanks in advance.

Raspbian Jessie as that is what is used for Retropie its a base Operating System:

viewforum.php?f=78

https://retropie.org.uk/

[DrZann]

Depends on your intended games.
From what I read, Raspbian is still the best overall for everything.

My personal advice: an x86 machine running x86 games, the Pi isn't exactly a powerhouse.

Indeed. I'm thinking more along the lines of a retro games box and text adventures like Zork. Although I've heard playing classic games such as Doom 3D and Half Life are possible on Windows Iot.

Raspbian sounds good since I already have some familiarity with Linux. Thanks

[DrZann]

The Pi is not a modern gaming rig. It works nicely for Aisle Riot (Solitaire card games) and Mahjongg. Retro games run well on it. And you can run lots of game development systems on it. I did program light sensitive pegs to play board games on a TV using the allegro toolkit on a PiZero.

Very cool.

[DrZann]

Sorry if this has been asked before. But which RP Operating System would be most Recommended for games? Thanks in advance.

Raspbian Jessie as that is what is used for Retropie its a base Operating System:

viewforum.php?f=78

https://retropie.org.uk/

Thanks for the Links. I already have some familiarity with Linux so that sounds perfect.

[fruitoftheloom]

Depends on your intended games.
From what I read, Raspbian is still the best overall for everything.

My personal advice: an x86 machine running x86 games, the Pi isn't exactly a powerhouse.

Indeed. I'm thinking more along the lines of a retro games box and text adventures like Zork. Although I've heard playing classic games such as Doom 3D and Half Life are possible on Windows Iot.

Raspbian sounds good since I already have some familiarity with Linux. Thanks

FYI Windows 10 IoT Core IS NOT a Desktop Operating System: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/iot

[Pi Chi]

Sorry if this has been asked before. But which RP Operating System would be most Recommended for games? Thanks in advance.

Raspbian of course, provided you're willing to play retro stuff over it. other than that, i can of slot machinery but i'm pretty positive you didn't mean it.

[Muntic0re]

Depends on a game. When I was creating my game I used retropie software. Convenient tool.
Good luck in you creating

[Voljega]

You can try Recalbox.

It is essentially a full OS on its own (a linux build from scratch not a raspian), kinda like Retropie but much more user friendly and easy to use and configure.