Play real arcade and console games on your Amazon Fire TV – full RetroArch setup

Retro arcade and console gaming is a great way to get even more fun out of your TV. But you do need some sort of computer to make it work. Luckily many of us already have a mini computer system plugged in and running our streaming services.

If you’ve got some sort of Android TV device such as the Amazon Fire TV modules then you’ve got all the computing power you need to play arcade games and all the consoles from the 80’s and 90’s. That gives you over 20 years worth of classic titles to either relive, or play for the first time. And the best part is that with emulation you get to play the original games exactly as they would have played on the original consoles. No remakes. Just the real thing.

So let me show you how to turn your Amazon Fire TV stick into any arcade cabinet or retro console in just a few simple steps.

Parts You’ll Need

Amazon US

OTG cable : https://amzn.to/4hQhZW0

USB memory stick : https://amzn.to/3WN19hd

Gamesir controller : https://amzn.to/4nKQ9fq

Amazon UK

OTG Cable : https://amzn.to/49bwema

USB memory stick : https://amzn.to/49aOagQ

Gamesir controller : https://amzn.to/4nJWjfK

Recommended Cores

Arcade: MAME 2003 Plus

Atari 2600: Stella

Atari 7800: ProSystem

Game Boy/Game Boy Color: Gambatte or Sameboy

Game Boy Advance: mGBA

NES: Mesen or Nestopia

SNES: Snes9x or Mesen-S

Sega Genesis/Master System/Game Gear/CD: PicoDrive or Genesis Plus GX

PlayStation (PS1): SwanStation or Beetle PSX HW