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 **Materials**\\  **Materials**\\ 
 You will need at a minimum: You will need at a minimum:
-(1) Raspberry Pi (I used the Pi 3 Model B) +  * (1) Raspberry Pi (I used the Pi 3 Model B) 
-(1) Power source (for low impact stuff an android phone charger worked for me while I waited for an actual power chord to arrive in the mail) +  * (1) Power source (for low impact stuff an android phone charger worked for me while I waited for an actual power chord to arrive in the mail) 
-(1) hdmi cord +  * (1) hdmi cord 
-(1) Television or Monitor with HDMI capabilities +  * (1) Television or Monitor with HDMI capabilities 
-(1) keyboard (USB) +  * (1) keyboard (USB) 
-(1) mouse (USB) +  * (1) mouse (USB) 
-(1) thumb drive / Memory stick / etc ... +  * (1) thumb drive / Memory stick / etc ... 
-(1) MicroSD card (at least 8GB, preferably) +  * (1) MicroSD card (at least 8GB, preferably) 
-(X) Game controller(s) (my recommendation is to start with a version of the SNES controller) Note: You can not use the originals, you will need the USB versions.+  * (X) Game controller(s) (my recommendation is to start with a version of the SNES controller) Note: You can not use the originals, you will need the USB versions.
  
 optionals\\ optionals\\
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 **7:**  At this point once thumb drive is removed, you will want to restart emulation station through the Retropie Menu. **7:**  At this point once thumb drive is removed, you will want to restart emulation station through the Retropie Menu.
 +
 +**8:** **Pro Tip:** Use Steven Selph's Scraper!
 +
 +This scraper from what I have found is an upgrade from the default scraper that is built into emulation station.
 +<code>
 +
 +To run:
 +~/Retropie_Setup/retropie_setup.sh
 +
 +then select 
 +    * Manage Packages
 +    * Manage optional packages
 +    * scraper (Bottom of list)
 +    * Configure / tools
 +
 +</code>
 +if running the scraper on the pi itself, expect it to take some time![3]
  
  
  
 **References**\\ **References**\\
-[1] [[https://www.modmypi.com/blog/how-to-install-heat-sinks-on-the-raspberry-pi|Great source on Heatsink installation]] +[1] [[https://www.modmypi.com/blog/how-to-install-heat-sinks-on-the-raspberry-pi|Great source on Heatsink installation]]\\ 
-[2] [[https://projects.raspberrypi.org/en/projects/noobs-install|NOOBS installation]]+[2] [[https://projects.raspberrypi.org/en/projects/noobs-install|NOOBS installation]]\\ 
 +[3] [[https://github.com/sselph/scraper|Steven Selph's Scraper]]\\
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