If you enjoyed this video please consider subbing, liking, and sharing. Thank you. Here are some other videos I've made: How To Setup Raspberry Pi (RetroPie) for Arcade1Up: ua-cam.com/video/6MLJQ0VYCR0/v-deo.html How To Setup MAME Controls for Mortal Kombat: ua-cam.com/video/QRuo8XrWMss/v-deo.html RetroPie Dual Joystick Games: ua-cam.com/video/g5GrrUhx2mU/v-deo.html
Time Codes for each Tip (and link to Notes below) 1. Choose Favorites on Boot: 0:57 2. Change Monitor Resolution: 2:58 3. Fix Vector Games: 4:23 4. Use Themes: 6:12 5. FIX THE SCRAPER (SCREENSHOTS!): 8:24 My notes to help you set things up: www.dropbox.com/s/1fk64zy0546o0y6/5%20Tips%20for%20RetroPie.pdf
I figured on giving Track & Field another spin after watching your video this morning, and the following tidbit still holds true... I stink just as bad at the game now as I did in '83. That is all!
Excellent video Greg! One tip that I would suggest and I'm sure you'll agree, is making frequent backups of your sd card in the event it should ever fail. Especially with all the tweaks and fine-tuning involved, post-install.
@@GregsGameRoom Absolutely, and with the Pi being such an amazing gaming rig, it's easy to overlook the computer side of it and performing routine maintenance .
@@GregsGameRoom Definetely. Id like a video on that. id like to know if there is a way to only backup the differences you make to the system and not the whole image each time. Thanks
I just thought everyone should know if you want your ~ key to work properly you just have to go to your raspi config and set your keyboard to a US keyboard. Once this is set you can use all the keys on your keyboard as intended.
Oh man the resolution thing was annoying the crap out of me. Thank you! I only got a good resolution when I rebooted the Pi and was wondering how to set that res to default. So glad I subscribed!
my favorite themes so far are Zoid and Tronkyfran. I also noticed you can leave off the "~/" and just type "sudo RetroPie-Setup/retropie_setup.sh" instead and it will work just fine. I'm also a fan of scraping videos instead of screen shots. seems like a better preview.
Great video. Definitely will help whenever I get a raspberry pie. I did just get a Spinner from Glenn's Retro show which works great and should get the interface board this week. From there I want to get a pie and figure that out before modding my Arcade 1up.
the reason why the tilde key doesn't work with the stock install is because you need to choose your keyboard layout and your localization. it is set for fucking UK because retropie is from the UK rather than them bothering to set to it a universal generic keyboard
On the subject of the keys being wrong, the raspberry pi comes set on UK keyboard by default. you can change it to US layout in the raspi-config utility.
@@GregsGameRoom 5:4. I end up with a little black bar at the top and bottom on any game that are 4:3 but the menu works perfectly fine. The Arcade1up screen is actually 5:4 so it make sense to use the 5:4 resolution even if the games are in different format. Retropie will do the scaling properly without stretching anything.
Great vid! Got my favorites as my startup now! I did run into a problem with the vector switch. The image on the screen got HUGE after I switched the multiplier to "3".... I could tell the graphics looked a lot better but obviously too big to play.... any idea what I could be overlooking?
Waiting for a 12 in 1 arcade adapter that will plug into the pie. I'd like to add track and field, marble madness and arkanoid..maybe a bowling game.. etc
Thanks for this very helpful video!!! I have been trying to scrape some of my games and this was very helpful. I was wondering if there was a way to manually scrape 1 game with custom photo or screen shot and a custom description? Is there a way to do this?
So what do you do when you get this error when you try scraping? " warning: some of your selected systems do not have a platform set. results maybe even more inaccurate than usual! continue anyway?" I've tried everything I can find and nothing is working. The closest I could get was the Skyscraper setup tutorial that ETA Prime had, but I couldn't get the results to show in EmulationStation afterwards.
What am I doing wrong? I followed the vector instructions to a tee, but the Asteroids screen is zoomed in so only about an 8th of the playfield is shown on the entire screen.
I think the problem is a configuration override. In the lower left of the screen when I load an impacted game it says "configuration override loaded." Not sure if that refers to the changes I made to the .cfg file or an override elsewhere, but for some reason I can't get the results shown in the video. Incidentally I'm using the Wolfanoz/Hursty image, so there must be something in that causing my changes to be overridden.
Hi there! Thanks for your vid... but I'm desperate on finding a solution to the problem: Favorites not saving, they're lost after a reboot.... and, no clue why! Any clues? TIA :-) (options like save on exit are set ON... ) Having that issue on the DAMASO (128gb) image...TIA :-)
@@GregsGameRoom thanks for your answer... but no, I always go through the menu POWER - shutdown. The options save on exit are enabled. I'm startting to ask myself if there isn't a problem with the 'rights' of the file... When I manually add true into the gamelist.xml located on the rom folder, the game remains in the favorites... but hitting the "Y" button doesn't seem to affect this xml file (but strangely appears/disappears in the favorites, until reboot....). I really digged deep into the subject, still lost...
Hi Greg! How do you go about deleting unwanted files to create space for the sd card? After I played a handful of games I was unable to continue playing new ones as it said there was no space left on the device. Can I delete from the arcade 1up or do I have to plug the sd card into my computer?
I always use my computer. You can remote connect to the Pi by typing "\ etropie" from Windows Explorer. This video explains it (start at 5:13) ua-cam.com/video/6MLJQ0VYCR0/v-deo.html
thank you for the video :) I recently modded a sf2 arcade1up cab with pi4 and retropie but I'm experiencig some tearing and not smooth scrolling specially in mame games, could you help me pls :)
Or, use "skyscraper -p platform -s esgamelist --videos" to import all your existing data to the cache before scraping, then additional scraping will add to it
If you enjoyed this video please consider subbing, liking, and sharing. Thank you. Here are some other videos I've made:
How To Setup Raspberry Pi (RetroPie) for Arcade1Up: ua-cam.com/video/6MLJQ0VYCR0/v-deo.html
How To Setup MAME Controls for Mortal Kombat: ua-cam.com/video/QRuo8XrWMss/v-deo.html
RetroPie Dual Joystick Games: ua-cam.com/video/g5GrrUhx2mU/v-deo.html
Time Codes for each Tip (and link to Notes below)
1. Choose Favorites on Boot: 0:57
2. Change Monitor Resolution: 2:58
3. Fix Vector Games: 4:23
4. Use Themes: 6:12
5. FIX THE SCRAPER (SCREENSHOTS!): 8:24
My notes to help you set things up: www.dropbox.com/s/1fk64zy0546o0y6/5%20Tips%20for%20RetroPie.pdf
Best tutorial for fixing the scraper around. Thanks man!
Glad I could help!
Thanks a lot. The scraper solution worked perfectly 😍
I figured on giving Track & Field another spin after watching your video this morning, and the following tidbit still holds true... I stink just as bad at the game now as I did in '83. That is all!
I discovered the X button is a turbo... Just hold it down, makes it a ton easier!
@@GregsGameRoom Good advice my friend, thank you.
Excellent video Greg! One tip that I would suggest and I'm sure you'll agree, is making frequent backups of your sd card in the event it should ever fail. Especially with all the tweaks and fine-tuning involved, post-install.
Yeah, exactly! A tutorial on that might be a good idea!
@@GregsGameRoom Absolutely, and with the Pi being such an amazing gaming rig, it's easy to overlook the computer side of it and performing routine maintenance .
@@GregsGameRoom Definetely. Id like a video on that. id like to know if there is a way to only backup the differences you make to the system and not the whole image each time. Thanks
We both pied our 12 in 1! Awesome taste you have in cabinets sir. Thanks for the video! Wish I could post a pic. Cheers.
Thank you! It made the most sense for me being an Atari fanboy!
Thanks man, I really needed that vector info. ill try it today!
I just thought everyone should know if you want your ~ key to work properly you just have to go to your raspi config and set your keyboard to a US keyboard. Once this is set you can use all the keys on your keyboard as intended.
Thank you!!! Your videos are very helpful to a greenhorn like me.
Great info. especially about tweaking vector games. Thank you!!!
Glad to help!
Oh man the resolution thing was annoying the crap out of me. Thank you! I only got a good resolution when I rebooted the Pi and was wondering how to set that res to default. So glad I subscribed!
No problem!
Great video bud! Keep up the great work!!!
Thanks buddy! You probably had all this figured out LOOOOONG ago. ;-)
my favorite themes so far are Zoid and Tronkyfran. I also noticed you can leave off the "~/" and just type "sudo RetroPie-Setup/retropie_setup.sh" instead and it will work just fine. I'm also a fan of scraping videos instead of screen shots. seems like a better preview.
Thanks for the info. Videos would be great, but would take up space I'd rather use for more games. ;-)
Great video. Definitely will help whenever I get a raspberry pie. I did just get a Spinner from Glenn's Retro show which works great and should get the interface board this week. From there I want to get a pie and figure that out before modding my Arcade 1up.
Oh, cool. The Raspberry Pi is DEFINITELY worth it!
@@GregsGameRoom yes. Plus I can play it on my TV and tinker with it while I source the other parts needed for my 1up modd.
Use localization options to change the keyboard from GB_UTF8 to US_UTF8. That will make the keyboard map correctly.
Great video!
the reason why the tilde key doesn't work with the stock install is because you need to choose your keyboard layout and your localization. it is set for fucking UK because retropie is from the UK rather than them bothering to set to it a universal generic keyboard
On the subject of the keys being wrong, the raspberry pi comes set on UK keyboard by default. you can change it to US layout in the raspi-config utility.
Good point
i see u use my favorite theme ComicBook by TMNTturtleguy
Thanks for the tips!
I use 1280x1024 resolution on mine. It's apparently the native resolution of the screens used in Arcade1up. Looks pretty damn good to me.
Is that the 5:4 or 4:3? I think 4:3 looks better but it’s everyone’s personal preference I suppose...
@@GregsGameRoom 5:4. I end up with a little black bar at the top and bottom on any game that are 4:3 but the menu works perfectly fine. The Arcade1up screen is actually 5:4 so it make sense to use the 5:4 resolution even if the games are in different format. Retropie will do the scaling properly without stretching anything.
Great video. Thanks!! Will the games that you save to your "favorites" be available in "Attract Mode" too?
I believe you mean the Attract Mode front end alternative to Emulation Station? I don't think so since I'm setting the Favorites in ES itself.
Would love to see some tutorials on how to use controller with atari games or pc Ports.
Scraper wasn't in the list for me so I'm picked the update option in the previous menu. Hopefully it will show up.
Great vid! Got my favorites as my startup now! I did run into a problem with the vector switch. The image on the screen got HUGE after I switched the multiplier to "3".... I could tell the graphics looked a lot better but obviously too big to play.... any idea what I could be overlooking?
Interesting. What's your monitor resolution set to? 2:58 in video.
Kevin, did you ever end up solving this? I'm running into the same issue.
Waiting for a 12 in 1 arcade adapter that will plug into the pie. I'd like to add track and field, marble madness and arkanoid..maybe a bowling game.. etc
What does the adapter do?
Just a control adapter..
Thanks so much!
Thanks for this very helpful video!!! I have been trying to scrape some of my games and this was very helpful. I was wondering if there was a way to manually scrape 1 game with custom photo or screen shot and a custom description? Is there a way to do this?
So what do you do when you get this error when you try scraping?
" warning: some of your selected systems do not have a platform set. results maybe even more inaccurate than usual! continue anyway?"
I've tried everything I can find and nothing is working. The closest I could get was the Skyscraper setup tutorial that ETA Prime had, but I couldn't get the results to show in EmulationStation afterwards.
What am I doing wrong? I followed the vector instructions to a tee, but the Asteroids screen is zoomed in so only about an 8th of the playfield is shown on the entire screen.
I think the problem is a configuration override. In the lower left of the screen when I load an impacted game it says "configuration override loaded." Not sure if that refers to the changes I made to the .cfg file or an override elsewhere, but for some reason I can't get the results shown in the video. Incidentally I'm using the Wolfanoz/Hursty image, so there must be something in that causing my changes to be overridden.
Did you ever solve this issue. I'm having the same problem.
Hi there! Thanks for your vid... but I'm desperate on finding a solution to the problem: Favorites not saving, they're lost after a reboot.... and, no clue why! Any clues? TIA :-) (options like save on exit are set ON... ) Having that issue on the DAMASO (128gb) image...TIA :-)
That’s happened to me too. Usually it’s when I just pull the power on the Pi instead of shutting down properly
@@GregsGameRoom thanks for your answer... but no, I always go through the menu POWER - shutdown. The options save on exit are enabled. I'm startting to ask myself if there isn't a problem with the 'rights' of the file... When I manually add true into the gamelist.xml located on the rom folder, the game remains in the favorites... but hitting the "Y" button doesn't seem to affect this xml file (but strangely appears/disappears in the favorites, until reboot....). I really digged deep into the subject, still lost...
Could be. I don’t dig into those settings much. Maybe try a different image?
@@GregsGameRoom done already, works, as long as not a DAMASO image :( Anyway :-)
Hi Greg! What button do you use on the keyboard to select a system for scraping, is it possible to select two or more systems at a time?
Hi Greg! How do you go about deleting unwanted files to create space for the sd card? After I played a handful of games I was unable to continue playing new ones as it said there was no space left on the device. Can I delete from the arcade 1up or do I have to plug the sd card into my computer?
I always use my computer. You can remote connect to the Pi by typing "\
etropie" from Windows Explorer. This video explains it (start at 5:13) ua-cam.com/video/6MLJQ0VYCR0/v-deo.html
Joe Rogan: "Dmt mode?"
thank you for the video :)
I recently modded a sf2 arcade1up cab with pi4 and retropie but I'm experiencig some tearing and not smooth scrolling specially in mame games, could you help me pls :)
How did you set the button to run just by holding it down? Thanks for any help.
Funny, it was the default already in the image!
don't use skyscraper it deletes thumbnails and video but is scrapes the Metadata like name and game info
Or, use "skyscraper -p platform -s esgamelist --videos" to import all your existing data to the cache before scraping, then additional scraping will add to it
My games won’t boot. How would I fix that?
Greg, are you able to play these games online?
Shhh... that's a future video! Don't spoil it!
4:14 What is "this game?" Looks good. I'd like to illegally download 🙂
Nice video Greg! You cheater! Lol
Only when no one is looking...
Same here lol