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RP3 + TFT 3.5 + Retropie
1. Get latest Raspbian Jessie + Pixel -> https://downloads.raspberrypi.org/raspbian_latest.torrent
2. Burn on MicroSD -> Suggested tool: https://etcher.io/
2. Get 3.5 TFT Display drivers http://www.spotpear.com/learn/EN/raspberry-pi/Raspberry-Pi-LCD/Drive-the-LCD.html. Most vendors use the same
3. Get Retropie source https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup.
4. Run ./retropie-setup.sh. Get ROMs for the desired emulators and store them under RetroPie/roms.
5. Get RPI FBCP (required to redirect to secondary framebuffer) -> https://github.com/tasanakorn/rpi-fbcp. Emustation won't run otherwise.
6. Compile (follow README instructions on the main repo) and run with ./fbcp
7. You should be able to run emulationstation and succeed.
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