# How to run my student’s games on a RaspberyPi arcade cabinet?

**URL:** <https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-to-run-my-student-s-games-on-a-raspberypi-arcade-cabinet/869>\
**Category:** Arcade\
**Created:** [December 6, 2019, 9:36pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-to-run-my-student-s-games-on-a-raspberypi-arcade-cabinet/869 "2019-12-06T21:36:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![MrSheen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b782af/32.png) [@MrSheen](https://forum.makecode.com/u/MrSheen)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2019, 9:36pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-to-run-my-student-s-games-on-a-raspberypi-arcade-cabinet/869/1 "2019-12-06T21:36:07Z")

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I am wondering what is needed to get this up and running. I have a beautiful cabinet that runs other Pi builds. I’ve tried using this

> **[MakeCode Arcade with Raspberry Pi Zero](https://learn.adafruit.com/makecode-arcade-with-raspberry-pi-zero/firmware)**
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> This guide explains how to install SD card image to run your MakeCode Arcade games on Pi Zero using either the small Joy Bonnet or a big arcade controls.

But all I get is a screen with a bunch of colours on it (see pic). ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/1X/c6c9a6a122e89b5d0c588f53248648d4cb0fd7b3.jpeg) I’d really like to get my student’s games onto this cabinet. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!!

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**Author:** ![peli](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/peli/32/12_2.png) [@peli](https://forum.makecode.com/u/peli)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 3:55am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-to-run-my-student-s-games-on-a-raspberypi-arcade-cabinet/869/2 "2019-12-10T03:55:23Z")

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Could you try disconnecting all the headers and try again? What kind of raspberry pi 0 did you use?

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**Author:** ![MrSheen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b782af/32.png) [@MrSheen](https://forum.makecode.com/u/MrSheen)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 4:34am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-to-run-my-student-s-games-on-a-raspberypi-arcade-cabinet/869/3 "2019-12-10T04:34:39Z")

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There in lies the problem. I’m running it on a Raspberry Pie 3. I also have all the buttons going through a USB board.

I’m quickly learning that this needs to be through a Pie Zero. I ask don’t want to rip apart the wiring of my buttons to make this work as I have a nice build on my 3 that has over 10 000 games the kids love to play.

I’ll just run a zero with some joy bonnets. Coming out the side of the cabinet.

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**Author:** ![peli](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/peli/32/12_2.png) [@peli](https://forum.makecode.com/u/peli)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 4:50am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-to-run-my-student-s-games-on-a-raspberypi-arcade-cabinet/869/4 "2019-12-10T04:50:57Z")

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Time for a new build 🙂

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**Author:** ![mmoskal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/mmoskal/32/20_2.png) [@mmoskal](https://forum.makecode.com/u/mmoskal)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2019, 10:55pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-to-run-my-student-s-games-on-a-raspberypi-arcade-cabinet/869/5 "2019-12-11T22:55:50Z")

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We now also support 3A+ (which probably isn’t the 3 you have). The Adafruit guide has the new image.