How can I wipe the SD card again?

I have a PC sitting around that I could easily build out to handle vintage arcade games/roms, bit am wondering if that's the best way to go or use an Raspberry Pi? Of all the vintage arcade games out there, it's really the Vector games that I enjoy playing. The most. What advice do you have for a newbie? (I did have a MAME set up years 24 years ago that worked great, except for the controllers were very different from the arcade cabinets, as expected.) Thanks!!

Hello everyone, so I'm running into an issue with getting a MAX9357A i2S amp to work with a raspberry pi zero 2w I have Vin connected to 5v, GND to ground, LRCLK to gpio 18, BCLK to gpio 19, & DIN to gpio 21. I have set up my config.txt added dtoverlay=hifiberry-dac, & gpio=18=op,dh. I unhashed (#) dtparam=i2s=on and added a hash (#) to dtparam=audio=on. I also ran sudo apt-get update, & sudo apt-get install alsa-utils and when I tested it the first time doing this it was working! YAY but for a different reason I had to wipe and reimage the SD card. Since then I have not gotten it working at all no matter what I do or try. can any one help me with this issue?

So ive always wanted to emulate famicom disk system, but unfortunately, it requires a bios of which i cant install. The retropie docs say to drop it in a specific folder, but i cant find that folder and it never works. Can anyone explain this to me? (Also i only use a chromebook)

Hi everyone,

I've got a Pi 3B. I downloaded an image from Arcade Punks (16gb FlavioB Arcade Classics).

This image was set up to use a traditional joystick and 6 buttons like on an arcade machine.

I've got a USB SNES style gamepad with 4 buttons on the front and 2 buttons on the shoulders.

Seems like all of the games end up using one button out of the 4 on the front and then 1 of the shoulder buttons. (on 2 button games)

I've tried to re-configure them without much luck.

Is there a way to re-set up my SNES controller? When I first booted up the image, I went through the process of setting up the gamepad and assigned the buttons based on the images for the location of each button.

I"m quite new to all of this so I'm hoping that I've missed something obvious.

Thanks James

The Nintendo game and watch anniversary editions had these great interactive clocks on them that were sadly redundant by the fact that you can't leave the g&w on to display it, ahem, round the clock.

As far as I know the clock is a mod on the original nes ROM contained on the chip, and no one has tried to get it off the g&w yet, despite lots of people hacking the g&w to get stuff on to it.

I dream of getting this clock off the g&w and onto retropie so that it can finally be enjoyed as a functional clock.

It's also got more charm than Alarmo!

Are there any Devs out there up for an challenge who would be interested in taking this on???

So I was lucky to receive a NES4pi kit for Christmas last year, and this Christmas I'd like to add some more cool stuff to it. I've had some issues with the NES4pi, like how the NES controllers can't be used for games that use an analogue stick even when manually configuring the controller setup to map the dpad to the stick, I did try plugging in a switch pro (could be a bootleg) controller to the Pi and I configured it but the Config seems to just delete itself and the controller stops working. I've also been looking to get games running at widescreen and with better fps (Mario 64 completely lags out the Pi when you try to get the game looking better), any tips on any upgraded bits i should get (controllers, internals etc) or how to help with making my Pi actually work well lmao.

I have a Raspberry Pi5 with RetroPie(full version) installed. When connected to my TV, I am unable to get the audio output when playing the games or whenusing it in desktop mode. If I connect the raspberry pi to a Bluetooth audio device, I can play audio when using in desktop mode but there is no audio when playing games in RetroPie.

I know there are a lot of posts related to the audio issues but none of the suggestions work for me.

Can anyone kindly suggest or point me towards some of the fixes that I can try? Much appreciated.

I am trying to get this touchscreen to work within retropie. It works on the desktop so I know it is connected well. I just need help trying to configure it for retropie. I have a Raspberry pi 4 4gb, and the screen is a Freenove 5in 800x480 touchscreen.

I have a pi that i bought for my 3d printer, a btt pi v1.2(for viewing specs), and I am wondering if I can convert it over to retropie to use for emulation. I have everything needed, and now I just want to know if it can be done. thanks

Hello everyone and thanks for helping me out. I wanna get my young nephews into gaming but the newer games seem to hard for them and wanna get them started on the older systems. I was wondering if the raspberry pi 3 should be good. Just looking for games they can play with a nes controller.

Got retropie installed on Debian 12 x86_64 PC.

I really like the Art-Book-Next emulation station theme that’s available in ES-DE in Batocera and EmuDeck.

I don’t see it listed in retropie/es themes menu.

Any help getting this properly setup would be appreciated.

Thanks

Is retro pie an os on its own? If not, and raspberry pi os is, what’s retro pie then?

More so, does it simply run emulation station? That’s a front-end for retro arch? That contains the core emulators?

I’m pretty confused rn and my knowledge of these kind of things is basic.

Thanks for your kind answers, if this post break any sub rule feel free to remove

Edit: sorry I wasn’t precise the first time: I already (and happily) run a raspberry pi 4 with retro pie as a retro gaming console. My question was more about general knowledge, to understand better what I’m dealing with if I want to make some changes in the future.

Hi!

I have a school summative coming up in 2 months. Long story short my plan is to make a DIY handheld console that runs a game made with the Scratch programing language. I have no clue where to actually start for the console making bit and how to even get a Scratch game onto said console. Any starting points? I have access to soldering iron, a 3D printer, and many other standard tools needed to build things.

My budget is 120$ CAD if that helps.

I built a bar top arcade and I’m soliciting for audio options. The 7” monitor has an HDMI port with built-in speakers, but no 1/8” out.

I have an amp with speakers that I’d like to use. The monitor audio is pretty bad. The RPi Zero 2W doesn’t have an 1/8” out.

What audio options are available to facilitate this?

I'm a noob, so please excuse my ignorance.

I'm looking to buy a RaspberryPi for a retro console. I saw something on a news article about a new type of motherboard. Does that mean there's a new version due out soon that could emulate newer consoles?

Sorry and thanks!

Greetings!

I've built a GBC - retropie setup following one of the FacelessTech's guides. In summary, it consists on a custom PCB where you solder a sound amplifier, a 3,5 jack, a speaker, and some other needed things, so you can finally run retropie in the GBC shell.

My main issue is that I get no sound out, neither from the speaker nor the headphone jack. In the guide and other posts all over the Internet regarding no sound issues, they state to go to the raspi-config Audio settings and choosing the headphones as Audio Device, like here.

Thing is, no matter how I tried, in my raspi-config the Headphone option is totally missing, not a single mention to it, just HDMI and then the Mixer setting.

I'm using Retropie 4.8 in a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W, if that helps. According to the aforementioned guide, the Raspberry model shouldn't be an issue, although the version could be (but I tried older versions as 4.5 and 4.7 and they weren't booting correctly in my system). Also I tried reaching the config inserting the sd Card in a different Raspberry, just in case it was something related to audio devices not being physically detected in my setup, but I guess this is more related with the version or some configuration, right?

Any clues regarding why I can't see the Headphones option in raspi-config and if there's a way to fix it? I alredy went through the classic config file-related solution and audio is enables everywhere.

Thanks!

i discovered how to solve this problem and wanted to drop it somewhere

the Wii and gamecube games would load but it wasnt detecting any button presses for either system

some people said you have to start dolphin-gui on the runcommand startup screen, but that just booted into the rom. controls still didnt work

heres the answer: dolphin has a complex user interface for assigning hotkeys and button presses. it doesnt use retroarch's menus

you have to start dolphin-editor, not dolphin or dolphin-gui. dolphin-editor wasnt in the runcommand list for the wii. i had to go to the gamecube's runcommand menus to find it. but its the same emulator, so you assign buttons for both gamecube and wii from there

dolphin-editor is a full user interface independent of retropie. youre going to need a keyboard and mouse. you cant do it any other way

in the menu, select "configuration" and hit "controller configuration" or something

you should be able to get it from there

as for the PS2, that emulator also has a menuing system independent of retropie. you have to hit select and then start. you can change keys and settings from there

tested on a pi5

Does the bezel project support 1366x768, or does it assume a 1920x1080 or 1280x720?

I'm having a hard time finding this info.

I am trying to play GALAGA I found on Internet archive. It’s a “full non merged romset zip mame 2003” but when I use the mame 2003 on my raspberry pi 4 it fades like it’s going to launch then just sends me back to to the select game screen. Does anyone know what I’m doing wrong here? It’s been driving me crazy for a few days as I try to troubleshoot this.

I had been using the MayFlash Wii Classic Controller Adapter for PC Windows since around 2020. But it recently stopped working. Haven't root caused why.

I then purchased the Brook Super Converter (link below), which is not being recognized in emulationStation. The device shows up in raspianOS. I've observed seg faults so wondering maybe I'll have to try a software rebuild.

I want to use the Wii Classic Controllers but I may resort to buying a $10 USB wired controller until I find an adapter or software update which works.

Any advice?

Amazon.com: Brook Super Converter - Wii U to SW, Wii Retro Controller Adapter for Switch/ PS4/ PC Game Consoles, Supports Wii Taiko Drum/Classic/Fighting Stick : Video Games

So I want to download Donkey Kong for MS-DOS (Dont ask me why) and every ROM Ive tried either doesnt work or is too fast. Any tips i might consider?

My son and I recently watched a YouTube video about how bad the original Street Fighter game was, and of course now we want to play it. Lol. I haven’t had much luck finding a playable ROM of it though. I have had a hard time even finding a clear answer of what system it was on. I know it wasn’t on NES. I found a ROM of an arcade version but it’s locking up my pi when I try to play it. (No buttons respond at all, not even to get out of the game back to the main menu… had to resort to a hard reset.)

Long story short…. anyone know where we can find the original Street Fighter? Thanks!

Hi! I'm looking to emulate some G&W games, however I do not need the "actual consoles" shown on the screen. Like this example, it shows the entire handheld on the screen https://youtu.be/DzbsfCC77IQ?t=528

I just need the black and white LCD game play.

Something like the below https://youtu.be/PJGfn17yQp8?t=355

I have been trying to find an answer, can any helpful soul point me to the right direction?

I wasn’t sure which subreddit to post this in. When attempting to play GameCube games that have achievements I receive and error messages saying that I need to update dolphin to receive achievements. This was not an issue before and I have updated everything I can think of, but still receive the message. Does anyone have a suggestion?

Hi, I don't know how I managed to "damage" RetroPie's menus, inside EmulationStation, when I go to the RetroPie section, instead of having the usual menu with long descriptions, I get one with short names (audiosettings, bluetooth, configedit, esthemes, filemanager, raspiconfig, etc).

https://preview.redd.it/oqooiz2tj53e1.jpg?width=1001&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=da355faef87ca2f684e96c737665b7d1e7e018a4

I tried reinstalling RetroPie, updating, chaging themes, but nothing seems to fix this and I can't find an option to change this.

Any ideas on what I could try? Its a minor thing but I'd like to fix it.

Thanks!

UPDATE:

RetroPie's gamelist.xml was empty, might have been my fault while using the scrapper. I got the file from another build I had and reuploaded it via FTP (I could not find it in Retropie's github, but that would be the best place to get it from I assume).