{"product_id":"picade","title":"Picade","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Pimoroni Picade is a Raspberry Pi-powered mini arcade cabinet you build yourself, featuring a 10\" 4:3 IPS display, authentic joystick and buttons, punchy speaker, and refreshed design ready for Raspberry Pi 5 (not included) – retro gaming done right.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Raspberry Pi-powered mini arcade machine that you build yourself, with authentic controls, a high resolution 4:3 display that's ideal for retro gaming, and a punchy speaker to hear those 8-bit game soundtracks at their best.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes not include a Raspberry Pi, power supply or Micro-SD card. See more info below on what is, and isn't, included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePimoroni have been making compact Raspberry Pi based arcade cabinets since way back in 2012 when Picade became the first UK Kickstarter project. Since then, they've been prodding, poking and refining their Picade kit to make it better than ever :) Here are some things we love about it!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSolid, desk friendly cabinet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emade from powder-coated MDF, with a quality look and feel similar to a full-size arcade. 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A bunch of stickers, an enamel Picade pin and a big, luscious Picade poster.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMade for Raspberry Pi 5✨\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe latest, greatest version of Picade includes tweaks to the cabinet to accommodate a powerful\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRaspberry Pi 5\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eplus\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eActive Cooler\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- there's even room for an\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNVMe Base, if you'd like to add some superfast solid state storage. We've also given the artwork a refresh, and updated the online assembly guide to make it as easy as possible to get going.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePICO-8 Fantasy Console License Included!\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePICO-8 is a fantasy console for making, sharing and playing tiny games and other computer programs. It feels like a regular console, but runs on Windows \/ Mac \/ Linux. 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