Is it a different process to add roms to the SD card itself? I'm going to be using a pistation case so didn't want an external drive sticking out or another thing to carry if I'm taking the console on the go
I'm not real mame spec savvy, but im trying to figure out how to configure the player 2 joystick for games like Robotron.. I've found a couple vids, but they're older vids and the layout looks different..
Great tutorial! I've found that the Raspberry Pi imager to be slightly even easier for a few reasons. First one being that if you are looking to write RetroPie images, it has an option. No need to separately download. Secondly, while this is slightly more on the advanced side, if you bring up the "hidden" configuration menu via CTRL+SHIFT+X you can disable overscan, setup WiFi which picks up your laptop's wifi settings already pre-filled. That's super handy! Hopefully others find this info useful too!
Can we get a tutorial on fine-tuning the settings, such as adjusting controller timing to better mimic the genuine article? This isn't the type of detail the typical 'turn your Pi into an arcade' video goes in to, but for that reason I feel like it could be a winner.
Great video as usual my only complaint is you told people to use "retropie-mount" folder name but failed to tell them it is how to run games from usb. That will not copy the roms to the sd card. So if they unplug the usb drive and boot the pi they will only have retropie menu nothing else. Named folder "retropie" will still make all the folders and will copy the roms to the sd card.
@@TheGeekPub Thats cool you can use retropie-mount, means i can run retropie off my 32gig sd card, and have more than 32G on my usb and the raspi wont attempt to copy them all over
@@TheGeekPubi suggest that if you do a new video in the future, to mention preferably using a usb flash drive that comes with an activity LED so you can see when it finishes copying the roms, writing folders etc.
THANK YOU! I have been looking at tutorial after tutorial and they always gloss over the most important details. "Just use a raspberry pi! It's no trouble!"
This is exactly what I've wanted. I've built your wall mount so far in Batman theme (black and yellow). I'll be making a full size in zelda themes next. Thank you for the video buddy.
Really good stuff here. I did my core RetroPie setup a few years ago now based on the famous ETA Prime UA-cam videos and watching yours really did streamline somethings as well as include some new to me stuff (USB ROM install; BRILLIENT!!). Thanks for taking the time to put this together. Good luck selling your bits and goodies I'm sure they are of great value to folks.
Perfect and easy to follow instructions. Thanks for taking the time to make this guide. I will be using it this Christmas as our Family is getting all the stuff to make our 1st arcade.
I have followed many tutorials and this one by far is the best... most dont tell you that you need to turn on the usb server thing... every one but you skips over that part. THANK YOU.
Awesome, i see a other video's from TheGeekPub for years again but now when i am busy to make a Virtual Pinball with arcade it is a wonder i see your video thank you for sharing i use your setup!
Great video as usual. Any advice on how to install and configure a proper on/off switch that will actually initialize a proper shutdown of the Raspberry Pi?
Wow I just bought all the pie gear to make myself and was a bit worried on how to do so, many thanks, subbed. Also love your builds. I am actually looking at converting a high top square table at my restaurant into a sort of mock cocktail cabinet. Should be fun.
After copying all my games to the USB thumb drive, then inserting thumb drive in RPi, restarting... Does it copy them to the Pi? (MicroSD)? Or do I have to leave that thumbdrive in all the time?
Love your videos, site and store! I will be building a cab with my son this Christmas and your site is just what I was looking for. I would love to see a video about getting a front end for mame for a PC. Is there a way to have a custom linux image that boots directly into something like retro pi but for a full PC? I want something a bit more powerfull to run more complex games like nfl blitz and street fighter.
Thanks for doing this, I fought setup for days...now I probably should redo it correctly this time...the controller setup was the worst...and I had no idea it would auto install the roms...
Hey, I was wondering if you'd ever come across the Make Make? It allows for the replacement of traditional switches with any conductive material, basically allowing you to create a game pad out of Play-Doh if you wanted, or a famous demonstration is a guy using bananas to play piano. It's a very useful and interesting device as it allows you to basically have an alternative for any control in the device it's plugged into. Unfortunately it was dependent upon demands being recognized by a computer as an alternative keyboard of sorts. To avoid this problem and potentially use some very interesting materials in your next arcade build I have actually found a hat board for the pi that has connection points for alligator clips etc. and each impulse can be calibrated tuned and eventually assigned a button or control. Additionally it has more input than the original Makey Makey, meaning it would not be limited to a D pad and a couple buttons this time, instead the possibilities are mind boggling. Only downside is that you provide consistent connectivity results the player of the arcade may need to attach a grounding strap basically, a little wristband with an electrode similar to the ones that they use for static in order to make contact with the board and complete the circuit, when a contact is made, in a very minimal way. Because conductivity is a measurable variable it's also possible that buttons or controls could be programmed to respond to varying levels of sensation in varying ways, similar to the controller is found in the current generation of game consoles, or at the very least the triggers display that ability... Anyway, sorry for the long rant of sorts but genuinely an engineeringly plausible idea that potentially could be a first, something growing rare by the moment in this world lol. That and speaking from experience it's pretty fun to fashion your music control keys for example into Play-Doh buttons that you can then whack with a mallet do you expressed your displeasure of the track you were needing to skip. If that was fine I can only imagine what you can do if you put your mind to it and fully embrace this newer and rather odd technology :)
This was just terrific! thank you for doing this ... i would like to see a follow up video that talks about the BIOS and how to know how/what to install
Putting P1 on the right probably makes the most sense in most cases, where there will rarely be two players and the primary user is right-handed. This positions the player in a more optimal viewing angle.
I know almost nothing about what was going on in the video but I did think this same thing. "Set it up on the right so my big melon head was centered in the middle of the screen when I play"
I love the tutorial. I have a couple questions. 1. What kit would I use for a 4 player arcade. For like the old Simpsons, TMNT, Avengers, etc? 2. If I use separate 4 encoders, is there a way to install a port for like a rolling ball for golf or bowling? Or is that something that is going to be an either/or situation?
@Lucas Geniar I love when advanced users go watch videos on subjects they've already mastered, and leave snob type replies. We'll buddy, why would you watch a video that's titled "setup and install" if you already know the information?? Clearly this wasn't for you, but rather for people like myself who are completely green, when it comes to retropie. Jesus!!
@@Swiftstar2 Because watching these movies, liking it and leaving comments actually promotes clips like these. And if the makers also like your comment and even leave a reply who are you to leave a comment like this? I never said anything bad, just the tip that adding additional scarpers might be a good suggestions. Snob replies .. it's just a tip.
Absolutely fantastic video, thank you so much! Just got a Pi and can't wait to turn it into a mini retro console. Got custom decals printed for the Pi's case, and I'm in the middle of coding my own theme for EmulationStation as well. Might make my own video about it 😊 Subscribed!
I was able to follow directions and have both my micro sd card and usb working. I have my USB stick configured with the folders and roms. There were a few roms that I put on the USB stick that don't work and I tried to delete them and they still stay on retropie system for some reason. I noticed I deleted the game roms on the USB stick but they're still there. Thoughts?
Great builds!! I'm deeply impressed by your work :D Do your plans have measurments for the metric system (mm, cm and so on) or is it US measurments in the plans?
I’m new here I need help I bought a PI ZERO and I want to (Mod MOD A MINI ARCADE) and need help with wire diagram … etc. The thing is to get it working …
I have a question. I have a retropie handheld. The SD card that came with it is not in English, so I bought a SD card with everything in English. When I put the new card in It boots up just like original and the games play fine except the dpad and buttons seem disabled. I have to plug in my USB controller to play, and that defeats the handheld point. When I put the old SD card back in it plays fine using the portable dpad and buttons. So, how to map so when the new SD card is in I can play using the buttons and dpad on the portable?
Noob here! How would you connect 4 players to Pi4? Looking to build my own cabinet within the next couple weeks and can’t wrap my mind around how to connect 4 usb to PI4
Great video thanks - an easy to follow overview of the setup. RetroPie also now includes an on screen keyboard for WiFi passwords too (thanks mitu). So it's even easier to configure without a keyboard. I would still recommend a keyboard though, but configuring over SSH is also an option. Cheers!
Think there was a minor confusion regarding the usbromservice. Making a retropie-mount folder will mount the USB device to use for ROMs. It won't copy the ROMs off so it's ideal for running ROMs directly off a usb stick. No need to wait after plugging it into the RPI. Just switch off, plug it in and it will mount on startup. Removing it though would mean the ROMs disappear. To copy ROMs from the usb to the sdcard you should create a folder called just "retropie" instead of "retropie-mount". Then you do need to wait till it finishes copying and you can unplug the stick when done as the ROMs will then be on the sdcard. On the RetroPie default images usbromservice should be enabled by default. Thanks for the video. Just wanted to clarify this in case there was any confusion.
"STOP ASKING ME TO MAKE A RETROPIE VIDEO! THERE'S TONS OF RESOURCES OUT THERE TO HELP AND GUIDE YOU!!" *6 days later* "Anyways guys, here's a complete guide to help you setup your retropie."
I'm new to all this Retropie business, but not new to emulation. Storing the ROMS on a USB stick seems sensible. Seems a bit like partitioning and keeping Retropie on the SD card. If that's the case then why is a 32GB SD card recommended? Isn't that overkill if all the roms are on a USB stick?
I am very much a novice to this and still learning. But what is the difference between retro pie and emuelec? This is really dumb I know I’m just learning all of this
Do you have a video on how to enable game saves on the nes, snes, gameboy advance etc? Been creeping around some reddit sites etc but I'm having a hard time getting it to work.
This is awesome don't have a keyboard so how do you access in game controls with arcade joy stick can't configure street fighter and mk to proper buttons
I have a retropi setup on a rpi4 8mb and seam to have fat fingered the admin Password so I am unable to properly run updates on my raspian Linux and desktop. What paths and files should I save to my 1TB hard drive before reinstalling raspian fresh? My idea is to copy them back again so I don't have to reinstall and reconfigure everything again.
where I live, geek nerds and carpenters are usually two different species. So you can imagine what the nerds here feel when they watch you build the arcade cabinet. Despair, hopelessness...
Hey, I've got a question. It seems that nobody - to this day - tried to fix a TheC64Maxi keyboard into a real C64 case. In my case (lol), I wanted to build a Retropie C64 with a C64C case and the Maxi keyboard (because it is USB and works fine with Retropie). Have you ever tried this? Is it possible without a 3D printer? Thanks so far for all your Retropie videos. Why do I need a C64C case? Well, when I was younger there was no other device better than the C64. But with age, I can't type on the breadbin anymore because it's way to high. lol I'd like to try a C64C case because it's more ergonomic. And no, I don't want to buy real hardware and I know all the pros and cons of emulation.
When you put roms on your memory stick and stick into cabinet does it transfer them to the menu card in the Pi or do you play them off of the menu stick?
Once adding the games via the USB, does this transfer the roms to the SD card? I would like to build a library of games on various USB sticks and wondering if this is possible.
do you know if its possible to get games like jungle hunt on this set up? i have a arcade1up i want to convert but my 2 favorite games are jungle hunt and punch out so I want to be certain i can get those games before investing in the items needed. thanks
for some reason when i create the folder "retropie-mount" eject it, insert it into the retropie, then i will wait 10 minutes. it has no folders in the "retropie-mount" folder. do i need to do something else. what might be the problem?
I was wondering if there is some way to get an old PC game (Thief Gold and Thief II: The Metal Age) to work on a Raspberry Pi? The games came out in 1998 and in 2000 for Windows 95 / 98.
I just did a mod to my arcade1up. I got an sd card from Amazon and installed it and started it out of the box. I don’t think I did it right. Am I supposed to configure or do something to the pi before I install the SD card, even though the sd card has retropie on it already? It only loads up 1 out of 10xs and when it does I can configure the controls but once in a game I am never able to play (controls don’t work) and the sound goes away. I’m also never able to back out if the game with a hot key or select/start. I’m really at a loss. Almost wish I never modded the cabinet but I know I’m missing something.
You guys asked for it, and it is finally here. The Retropie Install and Setup guide episode!
Is it a different process to add roms to the SD card itself? I'm going to be using a pistation case so didn't want an external drive sticking out or another thing to carry if I'm taking the console on the go
How do you change input from keyboard to gamepad
@TheGeekPub Doom II, Ultima V, StarCraft, and Duke Nukem 3D.... you are a man of culture I see!
I'm not real mame spec savvy, but im trying to figure out how to configure the player 2 joystick for games like Robotron..
I've found a couple vids, but they're older vids and the layout looks different..
Retropi Welcome screen says “no controllers detected”. Can anyone tell me what to do from here? Thanks!
Great tutorial! I've found that the Raspberry Pi imager to be slightly even easier for a few reasons. First one being that if you are looking to write RetroPie images, it has an option. No need to separately download. Secondly, while this is slightly more on the advanced side, if you bring up the "hidden" configuration menu via CTRL+SHIFT+X you can disable overscan, setup WiFi which picks up your laptop's wifi settings already pre-filled. That's super handy! Hopefully others find this info useful too!
Can we get a tutorial on fine-tuning the settings, such as adjusting controller timing to better mimic the genuine article? This isn't the type of detail the typical 'turn your Pi into an arcade' video goes in to, but for that reason I feel like it could be a winner.
Great video as usual my only complaint is you told people to use "retropie-mount" folder name but failed to tell them it is how to run games from usb. That will not copy the roms to the sd card. So if they unplug the usb drive and boot the pi they will only have retropie menu nothing else. Named folder "retropie" will still make all the folders and will copy the roms to the sd card.
Yep. And after doing this hundreds of times I could smack myself on the head. Not sure why I said -mount...
@@TheGeekPub Thats cool you can use retropie-mount, means i can run retropie off my 32gig sd card, and have more than 32G on my usb and the raspi wont attempt to copy them all over
@@TheGeekPubi suggest that if you do a new video in the future, to mention preferably using a usb flash drive that comes with an activity LED so you can see when it finishes copying the roms, writing folders etc.
@@fjl05 need help. my pi won't write the bios, config or rom folder regardless if i make a retropie or retropie-config folder. what am i doing wrong?
@@guelphdgc7995same here
Thank you, thank you, thank you. I have been waiting ages for a decent, plain speaking tutorial on Retropie.
THANK YOU! I have been looking at tutorial after tutorial and they always gloss over the most important details. "Just use a raspberry pi! It's no trouble!"
This is exactly what I've wanted. I've built your wall mount so far in Batman theme (black and yellow). I'll be making a full size in zelda themes next. Thank you for the video buddy.
Really good stuff here. I did my core RetroPie setup a few years ago now based on the famous ETA Prime UA-cam videos and watching yours really did streamline somethings as well as include some new to me stuff (USB ROM install; BRILLIENT!!). Thanks for taking the time to put this together. Good luck selling your bits and goodies I'm sure they are of great value to folks.
Perfect and easy to follow instructions. Thanks for taking the time to make this guide. I will be using it this Christmas as our Family is getting all the stuff to make our 1st arcade.
Thanks for that, its even more relaxing to watch you make these than just listening to music.
Great video 👌 thanks 🙏
Great guide, I've done this with an RPI3 inside an arcade1up cabinet but it's always nice to see a good thorough guide on setting things up.
I have followed many tutorials and this one by far is the best... most dont tell you that you need to turn on the usb server thing... every one but you skips over that part. THANK YOU.
What a fantastic tutorial, very well explained. Thanks for sharing 👍👍.
Thank you for making this simple for beginners.
Awesome, i see a other video's from TheGeekPub for years again but now when i am busy to make a Virtual Pinball with arcade it is a wonder i see your video thank you for sharing i use your setup!
Great video as usual. Any advice on how to install and configure a proper on/off switch that will actually initialize a proper shutdown of the Raspberry Pi?
I got almost everything ready! Great video!
followed the steps used the usb enables usb roms. tried retropi-mount nothing.
This is the tutorial I've been waiting for! Thanks so much for making this! Happy gaming :)
Good Job! Your guidance was extremely helpful!
Wow I just bought all the pie gear to make myself and was a bit worried on how to do so, many thanks, subbed.
Also love your builds. I am actually looking at converting a high top square table at my restaurant into a sort of mock cocktail cabinet. Should be fun.
After copying all my games to the USB thumb drive, then inserting thumb drive in RPi, restarting... Does it copy them to the Pi? (MicroSD)? Or do I have to leave that thumbdrive in all the time?
Im wondering the same thing did you ever find out
He named the folder retropie-mount. That will NOT copy the games over. Name it retropie instead and that WILL copy the games over.
Awesome video!! Looking forward to more of them. You have an excellent presentation and organization
Love your videos, site and store! I will be building a cab with my son this Christmas and your site is just what I was looking for. I would love to see a video about getting a front end for mame for a PC. Is there a way to have a custom linux image that boots directly into something like retro pi but for a full PC? I want something a bit more powerfull to run more complex games like nfl blitz and street fighter.
You be able to make another bad comments video just from this video dude 😂😂 Great work as always loving the podcast also 👍🏻
Awesome, I've set it up a few times but I've always felt like I'm missing out on some of the stuff I could be doing with it.
This was every step I needed, much appreciated:)
I just purchased your wall mount arcade plans and this is going to be a project for my son and i this weekend
Thanks for doing this, I fought setup for days...now I probably should redo it correctly this time...the controller setup was the worst...and I had no idea it would auto install the roms...
best tutorial yet
Awesome video, very well explained. THANKS A LOT MAN!
Hey, I was wondering if you'd ever come across the Make Make? It allows for the replacement of traditional switches with any conductive material, basically allowing you to create a game pad out of Play-Doh if you wanted, or a famous demonstration is a guy using bananas to play piano. It's a very useful and interesting device as it allows you to basically have an alternative for any control in the device it's plugged into. Unfortunately it was dependent upon demands being recognized by a computer as an alternative keyboard of sorts. To avoid this problem and potentially use some very interesting materials in your next arcade build I have actually found a hat board for the pi that has connection points for alligator clips etc. and each impulse can be calibrated tuned and eventually assigned a button or control. Additionally it has more input than the original Makey Makey, meaning it would not be limited to a D pad and a couple buttons this time, instead the possibilities are mind boggling. Only downside is that you provide consistent connectivity results the player of the arcade may need to attach a grounding strap basically, a little wristband with an electrode similar to the ones that they use for static in order to make contact with the board and complete the circuit, when a contact is made, in a very minimal way. Because conductivity is a measurable variable it's also possible that buttons or controls could be programmed to respond to varying levels of sensation in varying ways, similar to the controller is found in the current generation of game consoles, or at the very least the triggers display that ability...
Anyway, sorry for the long rant of sorts but genuinely an engineeringly plausible idea that potentially could be a first, something growing rare by the moment in this world lol. That and speaking from experience it's pretty fun to fashion your music control keys for example into Play-Doh buttons that you can then whack with a mallet do you expressed your displeasure of the track you were needing to skip. If that was fine I can only imagine what you can do if you put your mind to it and fully embrace this newer and rather odd technology :)
This was just terrific! thank you for doing this ... i would like to see a follow up video that talks about the BIOS and how to know how/what to install
Was hoping there was info on spinners and trackballs, so difficult to find info on getting things like Golden Tee, Arkanoid, etc. working.
Future Video!
You are Awesome!!! Thank you for being Awesome!!! :]
Do you have a video showing the replacement of joysticks, buttons and running wire cables from sticks to new boards
This is great, I just got a nespi4 case and pi 4 I was planning to install RetroPie on.
LOVE this guide! So clear and so easy to follow.
Putting P1 on the right probably makes the most sense in most cases, where there will rarely be two players and the primary user is right-handed. This positions the player in a more optimal viewing angle.
I know almost nothing about what was going on in the video but I did think this same thing. "Set it up on the right so my big melon head was centered in the middle of the screen when I play"
thank you! not one hiccup in the setup process!
Amazing video, and so informative! Thanks.
I love the tutorial. I have a couple questions.
1. What kit would I use for a 4 player arcade. For like the old Simpsons, TMNT, Avengers, etc?
2. If I use separate 4 encoders, is there a way to install a port for like a rolling ball for golf or bowling? Or is that something that is going to be an either/or situation?
I ask because I want to do an all in one setup. If not then I just may make 2 arcade machines
Didn't learn anything new, but really loved the video :-D
For more advanced people and a lot of different emulations I would suggest not to use the default scraper but on of the plugins
Yes. This video is not for the advanced user. But we will talk about that stuff at some point!
@Lucas Geniar I love when advanced users go watch videos on subjects they've already mastered, and leave snob type replies. We'll buddy, why would you watch a video that's titled "setup and install" if you already know the information?? Clearly this wasn't for you, but rather for people like myself who are completely green, when it comes to retropie. Jesus!!
@@Swiftstar2 Because watching these movies, liking it and leaving comments actually promotes clips like these. And if the makers also like your comment and even leave a reply who are you to leave a comment like this? I never said anything bad, just the tip that adding additional scarpers might be a good suggestions. Snob replies .. it's just a tip.
17:04 Please show us how to do the Linux command way in another video. 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Absolutely fantastic video, thank you so much! Just got a Pi and can't wait to turn it into a mini retro console. Got custom decals printed for the Pi's case, and I'm in the middle of coding my own theme for EmulationStation as well. Might make my own video about it 😊 Subscribed!
Love The DooM2 and Duke Nukem 3D on the back...
Smells like my Teenage era
Great informative video!
I would like to know how to add new platforms to RetroPie/EmulationStation the easy way?
What a terrific concise breakdown on setting up RetroPie. I'll didn't know about the USB service, do that's going to be useful.
Great Video. Very informative and helpful.
thank you so much for this video has been really helpful
I would love to learn all there is to know about hyperwheel
I was able to follow directions and have both my micro sd card and usb working. I have my USB stick configured with the folders and roms. There were a few roms that I put on the USB stick that don't work and I tried to delete them and they still stay on retropie system for some reason. I noticed I deleted the game roms on the USB stick but they're still there. Thoughts?
VERY INFORMATIVE VIDEO THANK YOU SO MUCH!
Great video, however when I try to play a game the screen goes black then returns to the Rom screen. Will play around with it I guess
Great video, quick question though on the parts, can you link the USB port you added to the front of your cabinet? I can't find it anywhere!
Excellent video!!! How do I get MaME to work properly. You can’t exit with start and select once in a game.
Also won’t work with my snes remote. Ty
Great builds!! I'm deeply impressed by your work :D Do your plans have measurments for the metric system (mm, cm and so on) or is it US measurments in the plans?
I’m new here I need help I bought a PI ZERO and I want to (Mod MOD A MINI ARCADE) and need help with wire diagram … etc. The thing is to get it working …
can you use USB splitters to add extra joysticks and teackballs
How do I get into that main configuration screen. The white one that floats in the center. I can’t seem to access that.
Really nice packaging Mike! Designed it yourself?
I have a question. I have a retropie handheld. The SD card that came with it is not in English, so I bought a SD card with everything in English. When I put the new card in It boots up just like original and the games play fine except the dpad and buttons seem disabled. I have to plug in my USB controller to play, and that defeats the handheld point. When I put the old SD card back in it plays fine using the portable dpad and buttons. So, how to map so when the new SD card is in I can play using the buttons and dpad on the portable?
This is cool, So do you have a setup with Trackball, Spinner or Flight Stick, for games such as mussel command, centipede, tempest and tron?
What are the memory requirements for this? Min/recomended spec?
thank you! this is gold
Great video!… how about setting up trackball and spinner?
This is awesome! My main menu doesn't show up when I press start though so I couldn't configure my second controller. Any advice?
Awesome stuff. How do I bind the other buttons if i am player a 6 button game?
So easy! Thank you sir! 💥
thanks for the links on ur site :) i found a nice sd card and will save alot of time indeed.
Noob here! How would you connect 4 players to Pi4? Looking to build my own cabinet within the next couple weeks and can’t wrap my mind around how to connect 4 usb to PI4
Great video thanks - an easy to follow overview of the setup.
RetroPie also now includes an on screen keyboard for WiFi passwords too (thanks mitu). So it's even easier to configure without a keyboard.
I would still recommend a keyboard though, but configuring over SSH is also an option.
Cheers!
Think there was a minor confusion regarding the usbromservice.
Making a retropie-mount folder will mount the USB device to use for ROMs. It won't copy the ROMs off so it's ideal for running ROMs directly off a usb stick. No need to wait after plugging it into the RPI. Just switch off, plug it in and it will mount on startup. Removing it though would mean the ROMs disappear.
To copy ROMs from the usb to the sdcard you should create a folder called just "retropie" instead of "retropie-mount". Then you do need to wait till it finishes copying and you can unplug the stick when done as the ROMs will then be on the sdcard.
On the RetroPie default images usbromservice should be enabled by default.
Thanks for the video. Just wanted to clarify this in case there was any confusion.
"STOP ASKING ME TO MAKE A RETROPIE VIDEO! THERE'S TONS OF RESOURCES OUT THERE TO HELP AND GUIDE YOU!!"
*6 days later*
"Anyways guys, here's a complete guide to help you setup your retropie."
That's awesome!
I'm new to all this Retropie business, but not new to emulation. Storing the ROMS on a USB stick seems sensible. Seems a bit like partitioning and keeping Retropie on the SD card. If that's the case then why is a 32GB SD card recommended? Isn't that overkill if all the roms are on a USB stick?
I am very much a novice to this and still learning. But what is the difference between retro pie and emuelec? This is really dumb I know I’m just learning all of this
Do you have a video on how to enable game saves on the nes, snes, gameboy advance etc? Been creeping around some reddit sites etc but I'm having a hard time getting it to work.
This is awesome don't have a keyboard so how do you access in game controls with arcade joy stick can't configure street fighter and mk to proper buttons
I have a retropi setup on a rpi4 8mb and seam to have fat fingered the admin Password so I am unable to properly run updates on my raspian Linux and desktop.
What paths and files should I save to my 1TB hard drive before reinstalling raspian fresh?
My idea is to copy them back again so I don't have to reinstall and reconfigure everything again.
where I live, geek nerds and carpenters are usually two different species. So you can imagine what the nerds here feel when they watch you build the arcade cabinet. Despair, hopelessness...
once youve installed this, will it still function as a normal pi without having to reinstall everything?
USB Rom Service is not on the latest version?
Hey, I've got a question. It seems that nobody - to this day - tried to fix a TheC64Maxi keyboard into a real C64 case. In my case (lol), I wanted to build a Retropie C64 with a C64C case and the Maxi keyboard (because it is USB and works fine with Retropie). Have you ever tried this? Is it possible without a 3D printer? Thanks so far for all your Retropie videos.
Why do I need a C64C case? Well, when I was younger there was no other device better than the C64. But with age, I can't type on the breadbin anymore because it's way to high. lol
I'd like to try a C64C case because it's more ergonomic. And no, I don't want to buy real hardware and I know all the pros and cons of emulation.
When you put roms on your memory stick and stick into cabinet does it transfer them to the menu card in the Pi or do you play them off of the menu stick?
Are the roms always being read and run from the thumb drive…or is it copying the new ones added each time to the microsd on the pi?
Once adding the games via the USB, does this transfer the roms to the SD card? I would like to build a library of games on various USB sticks and wondering if this is possible.
What emulators did you download for the arcade games ?
Where is the best place to get a full comprehensive rom collection for all platforms?
What version of MAME are you using , thanks?
do you know if its possible to get games like jungle hunt on this set up? i have a arcade1up i want to convert but my 2 favorite games are jungle hunt and punch out so I want to be certain i can get those games before investing in the items needed. thanks
for some reason when i create the folder "retropie-mount" eject it, insert it into the retropie, then i will wait 10 minutes. it has no folders in the "retropie-mount" folder. do i need to do something else. what might be the problem?
I was wondering if there is some way to get an old PC game (Thief Gold and Thief II: The Metal Age) to work on a Raspberry Pi? The games came out in 1998 and in 2000 for Windows 95 / 98.
how about adding your own music to each game preview
I just did a mod to my arcade1up. I got an sd card from Amazon and installed it and started it out of the box.
I don’t think I did it right.
Am I supposed to configure or do something to the pi before I install the SD card, even though the sd card has retropie on it already?
It only loads up 1 out of 10xs and when it does I can configure the controls but once in a game I am never able to play (controls don’t work) and the sound goes away.
I’m also never able to back out if the game with a hot key or select/start. I’m really at a loss. Almost wish I never modded the cabinet but I know I’m missing something.
what could be the problem causing folders were not created after usb drive inserted
@TheGeekPub how can you change retro pie from keyboard input to game pad input for Zega Mame gear
Amazing content, thank you for this. My dream is to be able to do this cab project at some point.
Great video
any update on recommended raspberry pi as the version recommended in the video seems to be outdated and mostly unavailable.