Another retro gaming option to consider is the Nvidia Shield. It's more expensive than a full RetroPie setup, though it regularly goes on sale in the $180-190 range, but it gives you way more options. It's powerful enough to install Dolphin on and play Gamecube and some Wii games with no issue, has no issue with N64, and can play Dreamcast and DS games as well. Plus if you have need of any of the Shield's other capabilities (Android TV, Chromecast, game streaming, GeForce Now) it's really a no brainer. I replaced 4 devices that were hooked up to my TV (Xbox One, Chromecast, HTPC for Steam streaming/emulation, and an IPTV box) with the Shield, so much nicer having one interface for everything instead of 4
The one downside of using it for emulation is that it requires more manual setup than a Retropie, as there are no pre-built configurations you can use. But if you're familiar with setting up Retroarch on any other device it doesn't take that long to get up and running. The biggest time sink is setting up a launcher like ARC Browser to put all of the emulators in one place and make everything look pretty with boxart. But once you do it looks just as good as any Retropie setup
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