ChameleonPi is another ready-to-use Raspberry Pi distribution that focuses on the emulation of older computers. The ChameleonPi project was originally conceived to bring older and retro style computers to the Raspberry Pi device. To download ChameleonPi visit:
ChameleonPi includes the following systems:
- ZX Spectrum
- Commodore 64
- Oric-1
- Oric Atmos
- Apple II series
- ZX81
- IBM PC
- Atari 800
- Atari 800XL
- Atari 2600
- Commodore Vic-20
- Commodore 128
- Amstrad CPC 464
- Atari ST
- Gameboy
- NES
- SNES
- Megadrive/Genesis
After booting up your Raspberry Pi with the ChameleonPi image, you should see the following splash screen:
After loading, the ChameleonPi the main menu will be displayed:
ChameleonPi offers a similar way to get game files onto the SD card as RetroPie does. The first is via SAMBA shares. The big difference between the two is that ChameleonPi's password protects the folders. By default, the username is zx and the password is spectrum. Once logged in, you will see a list of folders representing each system.
The other way is via the USB drive. Unlike RetroPie, where the files are copied from the USB drive to the SD card, ChameleonPi uses your USB drive as external storage. If you insert a freshly formatted drive, ChameleonPi will create a folder structure for your games. Copy your files into the corresponding folder on your USB drive, and then insert it into the Raspberry Pi. The next time you use ChameleonPi, your game files will appear.