If you've ever wanted a retro console that can play games from your childhood, then you should consider the Raspberry Pi-powered indieGO!. indieGO is a true retro gaming console designed by a German company called ARES Computers.

It has recently taken to Kickstarter to raise the required funds to take their new retro games console into production. They are also planning on to produce more games for the indieGO! and Amiga Computers as well as provide a new lower cost version using the powerful and affordable Orange Pi mini PC. The team also wants to create an expansion for the indieGO! which allows to use and backup original 3.5" disks from Amiga, ATARI and other systems.

Device Overview:

indieGO! is an ARM powered system and the only one with a DVD-RW or optional BD-RW drive which allows you to play and or backup your CD-based retro games. It can also be used as an media center PC or as an power-efficient computer running Linux, Android or AEROS.

It even runs x86 Linux software using Eltechs Exagear Emulator which works similar to "Rosetta" Emulation which was used by Apple during the transition from PPC-CPU's to Intel CPU's. Long story short, you can run many compatible PC/Linux apps seemingly besides the ARM based apps.

Coming to software, you can run their own in-house developed distribution called indiGO! OS ™ which includes multiple front-ends like EmulationStation, Attract-Mode, Kodi or EMULA™ . You can also run Android depending on the type of Board selected.

To learn more about the new indieGO! do visit their Kickstarter page and make a pledge if you are interested. €1,000 is required to take the new indieGO! into production.