# Link two picade consoles **URL:** \ **Category:** Picade\ **Created:** [March 31, 2020, 9:35am UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/link-two-picade-consoles/13442 "2020-03-31T09:35:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sergiosalvado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@sergiosalvado](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/sergiosalvado)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2020, 9:35am UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/link-two-picade-consoles/13442/1 "2020-03-31T09:35:05Z")
Hi. I would like to know if it’s possible to link two picade consoles, in order to enable a second player. I want the possibility for both my kids to play, each with his own console, but I want them to play together. My question is: One console has to be “master” (the one that connects to the TV) and the other is linked to this one just to provide the controls for the second player ? Or both consoles can have its own raspberry pi, so each one can play solo, or multiplayer (when linked together) when they want to ? Is this even possible ? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![alphanumeric](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/alphanumeric/32/2729_2.png) [@alphanumeric](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/alphanumeric)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2020, 11:21am UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/link-two-picade-consoles/13442/2 "2020-03-31T11:21:01Z")
Thats a tall order. I’m not saying it can’t be done, or trying to put you off from trying it. I’m just thinking it won’t be all that easy. Not with my skill level anyway, lol. I do want to tag along to see what others have to say though. ---
**Author:** ![alphanumeric](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/alphanumeric/32/2729_2.png) [@alphanumeric](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/alphanumeric)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2020, 11:25am UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/link-two-picade-consoles/13442/3 "2020-03-31T11:25:10Z")
One way to “convert” a console into being a second game controller would be with this. > **[Player X USB Games Controller PCB – Pimoroni Store](https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/player-x-usb-games-controller-pcb)** > > Player X has entered the game! Add some arcade buttons (up to twelve) and a joystick and you've got your own homebrew USB games controller. BAZINGA! You replace the Picade Hat and Pi with the above. Then plug it into the first Picades USB port. I’m assuming the Picade software will let you setup a USB controller. The modified Picade won’t work stand alone though. If I was going to do this, I would do it to this version > **[Picade Console – Pimoroni Store](https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/picade-console)** > > Power-up your TV with Picade Console! It's a compact, Raspberry Pi-powered retro games machine with authentic arcade controls that plugs right into your TV, monitor, or other HDMI display. ---
**Author:** ![alphanumeric](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/alphanumeric/32/2729_2.png) [@alphanumeric](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/alphanumeric)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2020, 11:36am UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/link-two-picade-consoles/13442/4 "2020-03-31T11:36:37Z")
Thinking about this some more. If you also stuck a raspberry Pi in the modified console. You could then plug the Player X into it and play stand alone connected to a TV. Just swap around where the USB cable is plugged into depending on what mode you want, stand alone or second controller. Maybe its not as hard as I was thinking? ---
**Author:** ![lupsyn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/lupsyn/32/6769_2.png) [@lupsyn](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/lupsyn)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 12:44pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/link-two-picade-consoles/13442/5 "2020-05-06T12:44:11Z")
If you are using retropie, you can use the netplay.