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Raspberry Pis are not difficult to tinker with. Don't let your intimidation stop you from trying to assembly one the way you want. Just don't be walking around on a carpet before touching it and it'll be okay. The circuit boards can slip out of your hand and land on the table and be just fine.
Get a RPi5 4gb, a case with a fan that connects with the standard fan pinout (for simplicity. No special scripts needed), and put Batocera on it. It's a very easy to use retro gaming software.
The cool thing about a small SBC like a RPi is that you can try different operating systems out without loosing your old data by simply swapping the micro SD card with a different thing, then just go back and it'll boot like nothing ever changed. You'll learn a lot and not be intimidated anymore.
If you go this route you're welcome to DM me for help setting it up.
I appreciate it. I'm digging for a comprehensive step-by-step guide of some sort, but having someone available to contact with specifics will be super helpful. It doesn't look much different than building a PC, which I've done many, many times.