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Why you may want a Raspberry pi?

The computer is around the size of debit or credit card so tiny size the storage is normally done on SD card but you can use other storage if you want to get more into things. What Is It? At its core, the Raspberry Pi is a tiny, low-cost computer . It usually stores data on a microSD card, but can also use external drives for more complex setups. It runs Linux (most often Raspberry Pi OS), but you can install other operating systems too. 🕹️ What People Use It For The Pi’s flexibility makes it a gateway into dozens of fun or useful projects. Some common use cases include: 🎮 Retro Gaming & Older Software Emulate classic consoles (NES, SNES, PlayStation, etc.). Run vintage PC software or create retro-style games. 💻 Learn and Practice Coding Get hands-on with Linux , command-line tools, and programming languages like Python, Scratch, or C++. Make your own software, automate tasks, or build games. 📡 Monitor the World Track boats or aircraft with public signals. ...

Gaming on a Pi with a mouse for game Shattered Pixel Dungon

  The style is very much 1990s style of dungeon games but with a bit of better looks here, I would guess it's like 8 bit one here maybe bit higher bit here. You will see  before the proper game a very high-quality background that does show you how much graphics the Pi can support gameplay wise. The gameplay will change all the time which is kind of cool you start of as a knight which means you have just the basic attacks but being mage gives you a lot of quality range attacks which are very good for taking down far away enemys which is very useful and a good way to not lose as much health. The level will change each time you play it which is very cool giving it a lot of good replay value for free games with the computer it's not bad by means of decent quality with a lot of replay value here. RPG style from the 1990s looks great and the monsters such as the snakes or other ones look good you will find through the gameplay a lot of items to collect which is pretty cool such as w...

Thought on Xsnow for a Raspberry Pi

  Stops your Pi  going into sleep mode or ending up shutting down and does look pretty with snow or over effects going and down notes drain the strength of the computer to much which is pretty cool. Installing it's very simple to put into the Terminal area"Xsnow" it should get installed pretty quick then when you click it in the game area it should load instant and you can change the setting if you ever feel it's draining to much strength from your CPU1 to 4 and it could be used as a distraction if you ever need it for reason .  Reminds me strongly of like the cool flash games of the past giving it a very strong 1990 style look to it all such as from the Amiga sort of time period    https://www.theengineer.info/2024/10/raspberry-pi-coding-examples.html