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| Latest Version  | [**4.8**](https://retropie.org.uk/download/)  | [Changelog](Changelogs)  |
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## What is RetroPie?

RetroPie allows you to turn your Raspberry Pi or PC into a retro-gaming machine. It builds upon Raspberry Pi OS (Raspbian), EmulationStation, RetroArch and many other projects to enable you to play your favourite Arcade, home-console, and classic PC games with the minimum set-up. For power users it also provides a large variety of configuration tools to customise the system as you want.

RetroPie sits on top of a full OS, you can install it on an existing Raspbian, or start with the RetroPie SD image and add additional software later. It's up to you. 

## What is an Emulator?

An emulator is software that makes a computer behave like another computer, or in the case of RetroPie a computer that behaves like a video game console such as the Super Nintendo. The RetroPie SD image comes pre-installed with many different emulators. Additional emulators may be installed from within RetroPie.

![blue_console_shadow](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/10035308/22178094/cf801644-dfe2-11e6-8327-71a61d540d2f.png)

## What are ROMs?

ROMs are digital versions of game cartridges. Loading up a ROM in an emulator is the equivalent of putting a cartridge in a game console. 

ROMs are copyrighted content and as such are not included with RetroPie.

![blue_cartridge_shadow](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/10035308/22178090/cf5cad76-dfe2-11e6-8c63-ec48cc4755f6.png)

## What is a BIOS?
A BIOS is a small piece of software that tells hardware how to work. Many emulators emulate their system's BIOS, but others require you to supply a BIOS file. If a BIOS is required, the emulator's page will say so.

BIOSs are also copyrighted and are therefore not included with RetroPie.

## Getting Started

Select your system for installation instructions:

|**[Raspberry Pi](First-Installation)** | **[PC](Debian)** | **[Odroid](Odroid-C1-C2)** |
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|[![blue_rpi_shadow](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/10035308/22178093/cf7ecf00-dfe2-11e6-8fb3-dab3b1e17f7d.png)](First-Installation)|[![blue_pc_icon_shadow](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/10035308/22178091/cf7ebdf8-dfe2-11e6-9d19-f7bd06cc7751.png)](Debian)|[![blue_odroid_icon_shadow](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/10035308/22178092/cf7ec15e-dfe2-11e6-910a-44531acffffb.png)](Odroid-C1-C2)|