The MagPi Issue 95, July 2020

Retro Gaming Takes Center Stage 🕹️

Issue 95 of The MagPi dives headfirst into retro gaming and maker culture. The cover feature guides you through building a Raspberry Pi 4 games console with RetroPie 4.6, so you can play classic arcade titles at home. The same section explores how to create a DOS emulation system and even write your own turn-based combat game. Whether you’re chasing nostalgia or learning game development, this issue gives you the practical steps to get started.

Projects That Inspire Your Next Build 🤖

Beyond gaming, the project showcases highlight remarkable Raspberry Pi creations. BB the robot uses computer vision to recognize faces and respond with a squeaky voice. A smart scale, a piano-playing robot, and a singing toilet demonstrate the playful side of making. Other builds monitor a distillery, power a museum display, and control a Pi Commander. These stories show what’s possible with a little imagination and a Raspberry Pi.

Practical Tutorials & Honest Reviews 📷

The tutorials section covers the HQ Camera (part 3), upcycling a vintage radio, sharing keyboard and mouse across computers with Barrier, using an Inky wHAT display, and raising a Glitch Storm. Reviews evaluate the Argon Neo case, HAT Hacker HAT, VueScan software, and the top 10 Raspberry Pi cases. A dedicated guide to learning the command line helps beginners build essential skills.

Community, Space, and More 🚀

This issue also features an interview with community member Helene Virolan, an update on Astro Pi experiments aboard the ISS, and a calendar of Raspberry Pi events. A competition gives readers the chance to win one of five 8GB Raspberry Pi 4 computers. The MagPi 95 blends hands-on projects with the larger Raspberry Pi community, making it a useful read for anyone interested in DIY computing.