Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
PicoDrive (Genesis/Mega Drive)
PicoDrive is an emulator that runs games made for the Sega Genesis (also known as the
Mega Drive in Japan and Europe). The Genesis is a 16-bit gaming console that came out in
1989. It was known for its many great arcade ports, such as Altered Beast and Mortal Kom-
bat, as well as a series that has spanned numerous releases and consoles, Sonic The Hedge-
hog. To download PicoDrive go through the following steps:
1. Type
wget http://raspberrypigaming.com/files/pi-
codrive.tgz
in your terminal.
2. Next, type
tar zxfv picrodrive.tgz
and press
Enter
. A long list of files
will stream across the screen.
3. You should now have a directory called
picodrive
. Enter the directory by typ-
ing
cd picodrive
.
4. Run the emulator by typing
./PicoDrive
. The PicoDrive menu should appear
on your screen:
5. Use the menu option
Load new ROM/ISO
, which will traverse your Raspberry
Pi's directories and select your ROM file to be played.
