ppsspp VS RetroPie-Setup

Compare ppsspp vs RetroPie-Setup and see what are their differences.

ppsspp

A PSP emulator for Android, Windows, Mac and Linux, written in C++. Want to contribute? Join us on Discord at https://discord.gg/5NJB6dD or just send pull requests / issues. For discussion use the forums at forums.ppsspp.org. (by hrydgard)

RetroPie-Setup

Shell script to set up a Raspberry Pi/Odroid/PC with RetroArch emulator and various cores (by RetroPie)
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ppsspp RetroPie-Setup
227 90
11,744 10,119
1.7% 0.2%
10.0 8.9
6 days ago 6 days ago
C++ Shell
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
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ppsspp

Posts with mentions or reviews of ppsspp. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-12-19.

RetroPie-Setup

Posts with mentions or reviews of RetroPie-Setup. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-27.
  • Install retropie without another computer?
    1 project | /r/RetroPie | 9 Dec 2023
    sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade sudo apt install git lsb-release cd git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup.git cd RetroPie-Setup sudo ./retropie_setup.sh
  • Autostart help
    1 project | /r/RetroPie | 9 Dec 2023
    1) Install OS Lite (64-bit) 2) - sudo apt-get install pulseaudio - sudo apt-get install pavucontrol paprefs 3) - sudo raspi-config - System Options > Wireless LAN > ... - System Options > Audio > 0 - System Options > Boot / Auto Login > B2 Console Autologin - Localisation Options > L1 Locale > ... - Localisation Options > L2 Timezone > ... - Localisation Options > L3 Keyboard > ... - Localisation Options > L4 WLAN Country > ... Reboot 4) sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade 5) - sudo update-locale LC_ALL="en_GB.UTF-8" - sudo update-locale LANGUAGE="en_US:en" 6) Reboot 7) - sudo apt install git lsb-release - git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup.git - cd RetroPie-Setup - chmod +x retropie_setup.sh - sudo ./retropie_setup.sh 8) - Manage Packages > core > Install all core packages - Manage Packages > main > lr-snes9x > Install from source - Manage Packages > depends > sdl2 > Install from source - Configuration / tools > samba > Install Retropie Samba shares - Configuration / tools > autostart > Autostart Emulation Station after login 9) - Retropie > Configuration > Retroarch > Settings > Audio > Output > Audio > sdl2
  • Retro Pi keeps booting to terminal
    1 project | /r/RetroPie | 18 Jun 2023
  • Map P2 to P1 controls for specific game
    2 projects | /r/RetroPie | 27 May 2023
    Since your version is from before the switch from Stretch to Buster with RetroPie 4.6 in 2020, unfortunately you'll not be able to upgrade in-place. You will need to backup and reinstall.
  • Where is the file this is generated from stored?
    1 project | /r/RetroPie | 22 May 2023
    That's the output of retropie_welcome, an alias added to your ~/.bashrc by the bash welcome tweak.
  • How to install FBN on retropie
    1 project | /r/RetroPie | 15 Apr 2023
    What version do you run that doesn't have a FinalBurn option? FBN or its predecessor FBA have been included pre-installed by default for a very long time.
  • Trouble installing version 4.8
    1 project | /r/RetroPie | 6 Apr 2023
  • need some guidance, RaspberrypiOS
    1 project | /r/RetroPie | 1 Apr 2023
    They are still working on it.
  • Cannot use splashscreens on RPi4 B 4GB (error message inside)
    2 projects | /r/RetroPie | 7 Mar 2023
    Anyway, the error message I get points to line 235 in the splashcreen script. Line 235 and a little above plus below is this while loop:
  • Steam Link on Orange pi5
    1 project | /r/OrangePI | 5 Mar 2023

What are some alternatives?

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Vita3K - Experimental PlayStation Vita emulator

pimox7 - Proxmox V7 for Raspberry Pi

duckstation - Fast PlayStation 1 emulator for x86-64/AArch32/AArch64

Debian-Pi-Aarch64 - This is the first 64-bit system in the world to support all Raspberry Pi 64-bit hardware!!! (Include: PI400,4B,3B+,3B,3A+,Zero2W)

pcsx2 - PCSX2 - The Playstation 2 Emulator

slang-shaders

RetroArch - Cross-platform, sophisticated frontend for the libretro API. Licensed GPLv3.

balena-dash - Build a Raspberry Pi based desktop dashboard for stats, photos, videos and more!

rg351p-ppsspp-settings - ⚠️Attention please! We need you help. We are building a list with every PSP game compatible with Anbernic's RG351P. Feel free to contibute and help this community grow!

MacintoshPi - MacintoshPi is a project that allows running full-screen versions of Apple's Mac OS 7, Mac OS 8 and Mac OS 9 with sound, active online connection and modem emulation under Raspberry Pi.

pcsx2 - PCSX2 - The Playstation 2 Emulator

Pwnagotchi output via HDMI - It's a Proof of Concept to display Pwnagotchi output via HDMI.

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Nutrient – The #1 PDF SDK Library, trusted by 10K+ developers
Other PDF SDKs promise a lot - then break. Laggy scrolling, poor mobile UX, tons of bugs, and lack of support cost you endless frustrations. Nutrient’s SDK handles billion-page workloads - so you don’t have to debug PDFs. Used by ~1 billion end users in more than 150 different countries.
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