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Congratulations! You have discovered the wonderful world of RetroPie- your entire childhood is within reach! RetroPie is a combination of multiple projects including RetroArch, EmulationStation, and many others.
This page is for people just getting started on RetroPie. The easiest way to install RetroPie is the SD image which is a ready to go system built upon top of the Raspbian OS - this is the method described in the following guide. Alternatively, advanced users can install RetroPie manually.
This guide will give you the very basics to get you up and running from a blank SD card to first boot into EmulationStation.
If you hate reading then see this video. Otherwise read on!
- Raspberry Pi (A, A+, B, B+, 2, Zero, or 3) - for best performance use a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+
- Raspberry Pi Case (optional but recommended)
- MicroSD Card (see compatible SD card list here)
- MicroSD Card Reader (For installing retropie from your computer)
- HDMI cable or 4 Pole RCA to 3.5mm Cable (HDMI works best)
- Television or Computer Monitor- really any screen with HDMI or RCA ports
- Wifi Dongle or Ethernet Cable (Wifi is built into the Pi 3- see wifi dongle compatible list here)
- 5V 2A Micro USB Power Supply (2.5A for pi 3)
- USB Keyboard and Mouse (to get things set up or you can use SSH)
- USB Game Controller of your choice (or you can get the Control Block to use original SNES controllers)
The simplest way to get most of these components is through a kit such as the Canakit.
Installation
Download
There are currently two versions of RetroPie. There is one version for Raspberry Pi 0/1 (Model A, A+, B, B+) and there is a version for Raspberry Pi 2/3.
Download the SD image for your version of Raspberry Pi from the following page:
If you are unsure which version of Raspberry Pi you have, you can count the raspberries on boot:
Raspberry Pi 0/1 | Raspberry Pi 2/3 |
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If you get the error
Illegal Instruction
when it boots or if it just boots into the terminal, you picked the wrong SD image or the image was corrupted on download or extraction.Extract
Once you have downloaded your SD card image you need to extract it using a program such as 7-Zip. You will extract the downloaded .gz file and the extracted file will be a .img file.
To extract from the command line, you can type the following into a Terminal window, placing X with version you downloaded:
gunzip retropie-4.X.X-rpi2_rpi3.img.gz
Install
To install the RetroPie SD image on your MicroSD card. (You may need a MicroSD card reader to plug it into your computer)
- For Windows you can use a Etcher or Win32DiskImager
- For macOS you can use Etcher or Apple Pi Baker
- For Linux you can use
dd
command or Etcher
See the official Raspberry Pi 'WRITING AN IMAGE TO THE SD CARD' instructions.
Note RetroPie is built on top of Raspbian Stretch (a linux based OS for the Raspberry Pi) and as such the partition on the SD card is EXT4 (a linux filesystem) which is not visible on windows systems, so the card will show up as a smaller size than usual and you won't be able to see everything on the card, but it is all there. You will be able to access the filesystem over the network as described in the transferring roms section below.
If you're updating from a previous version of retropie see HERE
Configure Controllers
On first boot your filesystem will be expanded automatically, you will then be welcomed with the following screen- this menu will configure your controls for both Emulationstation and RetroArch Emulators:
Hold down any button on your keyboard or gamepad and the name will appear at the bottom and then open up into a configuration menu:
Follow the onscreen instructions to configure your gamepad- if you run out of buttons just hold down a button to skip each unused button. When you get to OK press the button you have configured as 'A'.
If you wish to configure more than one controller, you can do so from the start menu of emulationstation. For more details on manual controller configurations see this page Here.
See the following diagrams for reference:
SNES Controller |
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XBox 360 Controller |
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PS3 Controller |
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Hotkey
The Hotkey button enables you to press it in combination with another button to access functions such as saving, loading, and exiting emulators. It is suggested to use the Select button as the hotkey. The following chart shows the default hotkey combinations. For example, if you chose Select as your Hotkey, that means you hold down Select while pressing the other button to execute the command. Note Hotkey combinations are specific to the retroarch/libretro based emulators.
Hotkey Combination | Action |
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Hotkey+Start | Exit |
Hotkey+Right Shoulder | Save |
Hotkey+Left Shoulder | Load |
Hotkey+Right | Input State Slot Increase |
Hotkey+Left | Input State Slot Decrease |
Hotkey+X | RGUI Menu |
Hotkey+B | Reset |
EmulationStation
Where are the systems? |
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When you first see EmulationStation you may wonder why you don't see systems like the SNES or Game Boy- worry not- they are installed on the system, roms just need to be added to their respective rom folders before they will become visible. Transferring roms are described in the following steps. |
Wifi
If you wish to use wifi to transfer roms over the network rather than a USB stick or Ethernet cable you'll need to setup your wifi- which can also be done from the Retropie menu in emulationstation:
Connect to Wifi Network: |
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Choose your SSID from a list: |
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Type your Wifi Password (may take a moment to connect) |
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Once configured you will see your IP address |
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For more WiFi configuration options see this page HERE
Installing additional Emulators
On RetroPie 4.0+, not everything is installed by default. The pre-made images contain the best working emulators for each system supported by the hardware. This should cover everything most users would be doing. Ports like quake and doom and some other emulators like ScummVM can be installed later.
Software can be installed from the RetroPie-Setup script - which is accessible from the RetroPie menu on EmulationStation. Once there you can navigate to 'Manage Packages' where you will see various sections. In each section are lists of packages that can be installed (and it will show what is currently installed). Stable additional packages are under the 'Optional' section, with more unstable packages listed under experimental. The packages are ordered first by type (emulators / libretro cores / ports), then alphabetically. By selecting a package you can choose to install it, or remove it. Some packages also have additional configurations.
Transferring Roms
Due to the nature/complexity of Copyright/Intellectual Property Rights Law, which differs significantly from Country to Country, ROMs cannot be provided with RetroPie and must be provided by the user. You should only have ROMs of games that you own.
There are three main methods of transferring roms:
USB
- (ensure that your USB is formatted to FAT32 or NTFS)
- first create a folder called
retropie
on your USB stick - plug it into the pi and wait for it to finish blinking
- pull the USB out and plug it into a computer
- add the roms to their respective folders (in the
retropie/roms
folder) - plug it back into the Raspberry Pi
- wait for it to finish blinking
- refresh emulationstation by choosing restart emulationstation from the start menu
See this video for reference:
SFTP
NOTE you need to enable SSH in order for SFTP to work.
- Wired (needs ethernet cable)
- Wireless (needs wifi dongle)There are many SFTP programs out there, for windows many people use WinSCP for mac you can use something like Cyberduck
Default username: pi
Default Password: raspberry
You can also log in as root if you wish to change more files than just the roms, but you first need to enable the root password which is explained here
Samba-Shares
- if on windows type
retropie
into the computer folder. You can also replaceretropie
with your Raspberry Pi's IP address
- if on MAC OS X open finder, select 'Go' menu and 'Connect to Server'. Type
smb://retropie
and hit 'Connect'.
PLAY!
After you've added your roms you need to restart emulationstation in order for them to show up. You can restart emulationstation from the start menu, or by rebooting your pi with
sudo reboot
.See the rest of the docs for more detailed information on individual emulators, advanced settings etc. If you still can't figure it out, the RetroPie community is very helpful on the forum.
The RetroPie Project is primarily maintained by a few developers who develop the project in their free time. If you have found the RetroPie project useful please consider donating to the project here. As you become more familiar with RetroPie, pay it forward by helping others on the forum. The RetroPie Project is what it is today because of the many contributions of the community.
THANK YOU!
Classic story, you bought a Raspberry Pi because you have seen a video in which they explain that you can emulate a lot of games, you install Retropie, and it’s sad but … no game on it ?
So, where to download roms for Retropie on Raspberry Pi?
Many websites list the game’s ROMs, and of course, it’s possible to find Torrent, but pay attention to the legal part in all cases
Many websites list the game’s ROMs, and of course, it’s possible to find Torrent, but pay attention to the legal part in all cases
Today we will see:
– What is RetroPie
– How to install Retropie (quickly)
– Where to download the ROMs for RetroPie
– How to install these ROMs on RetroPie
– What is RetroPie
– How to install Retropie (quickly)
– Where to download the ROMs for RetroPie
– How to install these ROMs on RetroPie
What is RetroPie?
RetroPie is a program that allows you to run old video games on your Raspberry Pi.
Available in full distribution or as an overlay of Raspbian, it is quite simple to set up
Available in full distribution or as an overlay of Raspbian, it is quite simple to set up
Purchasing one or more controllers and an SD card large enough might be an excellent choice to play comfortably
Once your Retropie installed, with the necessary equipment, you will only need to find ROMs to add new games to your emulator
And this is precisely the purpose of this post
And this is precisely the purpose of this post
How to install RetroPie?
I will not go into the installation details, because there are good posts on the official website that do this very well, but I will give you some tracks anyway
And I think you wouldn’t look for roms if you hadn’t already installed Retropie ?
And I think you wouldn’t look for roms if you hadn’t already installed Retropie ?
On Raspbian
It is possible to install Retropie on Raspbian without losing the rest of your Raspbian installation
For this, I advise you to follow this tutorial from the official website
And then come back to this page for downloading and installing ROMs
For this, I advise you to follow this tutorial from the official website
And then come back to this page for downloading and installing ROMs
On a new SD Card
Alternatively, if you only want to use Retropie on your SD card, images are available here
They allow you to create a new SD card that will start directly on Retropie, ideal for arcade kiosks
They allow you to create a new SD card that will start directly on Retropie, ideal for arcade kiosks
Once the image downloaded, create an SD card, as usual, to start on this map
From a Linux / Mac you can use the following command for instance:
From a Linux / Mac you can use the following command for instance:
Just change the image path and the sd card mount point to make it fit your environment
You can find your SD card’s name with the following command:
Your drives will be something like /dev/sda, /dev/sdb, … and the SD card would be something else (like /dev/mmcXXX)
Where to download Retropie ROMs?
What is a ROM?
ROM stands for Read-Only Memory
In general, a ROM is a computer file, which contains data from an old support
In our case, it’s often a copy of the cartridges of an old game console, which allows playing the game thanks to an emulator (RetroPie or other)
In general, a ROM is a computer file, which contains data from an old support
In our case, it’s often a copy of the cartridges of an old game console, which allows playing the game thanks to an emulator (RetroPie or other)
Disclaimer
The video game is a vast market, which is very protected regarding copyrights
So playing a licensed video game if you haven’t bought it’s completely illegal and punishable by law
So playing a licensed video game if you haven’t bought it’s completely illegal and punishable by law
We are talking here about ancient games, which have sometimes been abandoned by their publishers
But that does not change the fact that they are protected, and it’s illegal to use them anyway
But that does not change the fact that they are protected, and it’s illegal to use them anyway
So try to be very careful about the ROMs you find on the Internet
Being available on a website doesn’t mean that it is free of rights
Being available on a website doesn’t mean that it is free of rights
To avoid any problems prefer free games if possible
We can not, in any case, be held responsible for the actions you undertake following the reading of this article, this is your responsibility
We can not, in any case, be held responsible for the actions you undertake following the reading of this article, this is your responsibility
Free and legal ROMs
Let’s go to the game now!
If you don’t want to take any risks, there’s a very famous website that lists free games, usable on RetroPie
It’s called MAMEDev, and the URL is: http://www.mamedev.org/roms/
It’s called MAMEDev, and the URL is: http://www.mamedev.org/roms/
You will find the most classic games in the history of video games (breakage, parachutes, pong, …)
Just choose a game and click Download to download the corresponding ROM
Just choose a game and click Download to download the corresponding ROM
Other websites
Regarding ROM directory on the internet, there’s a lot of websites where you can find just about any game from your childhood
I have gathered a top 5 websites that I recommend:
- Rom Hustler: http://romhustler.net/
- Roms Mania: https://romsmania.com/
- Free ROMs: https://www.freeroms.com/
- Cool ROM: http://coolrom.com/
- Coleco Vision Addict: http://cvaddict.com/list.php
These websites host thousands of ROMs each.
You will inevitably find your happiness
You will inevitably find your happiness
However, remember what I told you sooner about copyright ?
Torrent …
I have to talk about one last place where you can find your ROMs for Retropie: Torrent
Torrent is a very bright protocol, convenient, but unfortunately known for the wrong reasons
And in the case of video games that couldn’t be worst, with a total lack of respect for copyrights
And in the case of video games that couldn’t be worst, with a total lack of respect for copyrights
So yes, it is possible to find rare ROMs on Bittorent or other, but I strongly advise you not to do it
Pre-loaded SD card
Or maybe the easiest way is to buy directly a pre-loaded SD card with everything installed and all games you need on it
You could find this on Amazon, for example:
- This giant 100,000 games SD card with Retropie and Kodi for the price of a new PS4 game
- Or maybe this one with over 10,000 games if you have a lower budget
How to install a new ROM on RetroPie?
Now that you’ve got your ROMs let’s see how to transfer them on Retropie
Expand partition
If you are planning to collect a package of ROMs, especially the new ones, keep in mind that you will need a lot of space
The problem is that by default Retropie (when installed as a distribution), creates a partition with the size it needs, regardless of the size of your SD card
It would be a shame to have only 2GB available on a 64GB card ?
It would be a shame to have only 2GB available on a 64GB card ?
Therefore, it will be necessary to extend the partition to the maximum capacity, by following these steps:
- Go to Retropie Configuration
- Choose Raspi Config
- Choose “Expand Filesystem” (first option)
- Confirm your choice
- Wait for the partition to expand
- Then click Finish and reboot your Raspberry Pi
After the reboot, the partition will use the whole size of your SD card
Transfer files
USB drive :
Retro Pi Roms
You can use a USB drive to copy ROM files to your Raspberry Pi
- Format a USB drive to a FAT32 file system
- Create a folder named “retropie”
- Plug it once in the Raspberry and wait for 30 seconds
- Plug it again in your computer and copy the ROM files in the “retropie/roms” folder
- Wait until USB end blinking
- The files were copied, restart Retropie to refresh the list
SFTP :
You can also use SCP to transfer files from your computer to RetroPie
I already made a post about this, so if you need help about transferring files to your Raspberry Pi, I recommend to check this post
I already made a post about this, so if you need help about transferring files to your Raspberry Pi, I recommend to check this post
Xbox 360 Game Info
To enable SSH on RetroPie, go to configuration, then raspi-config
Then choose Interface Options, then SSH, then yes
Validate and quit
Then choose Interface Options, then SSH, then yes
Validate and quit
Then transfer your files to the folder ~/RetroPie/roms/CONSOLE
Replace CONSOLE by the name of the console (SNES, …)
Replace CONSOLE by the name of the console (SNES, …)
Restart Retropie, and it’s done
Play
Retro Pi Download Games
After going through all these steps, you will now be able to play your favorite game ?
Most of the time, adding a new ROM is seen instantly by Retropie, so you have to go to the games list and find your new ROM to play
Good game!
Conclusion
And now you know everything!
You’ve learned the basics about Retropie, how to download ROMs for playing new games, and how to transfer them to your Raspberry easily
You’ve learned the basics about Retropie, how to download ROMs for playing new games, and how to transfer them to your Raspberry easily
You have to enjoy your new game console ?