I am new to using a pi and I am guessing you can alter the output for a 90 degree vertical screen? I purchased a 10" 4:3 ratio that supports HDMI and most other broadcast inputs like BnC etc. and it's LCD IPS.

Is it best to buy my own pi and figure it out or buy the GRS Build-A-Cade system and just use their files?

At some point I will need to get a Pi kit I imagine it works like Arduino.

I've been through 2 kinds of adapter now, one that only worked for a little while and one that just didn't at all. How the hell is finding an adapter to use ps1/2 controllers on pc/pi hard?

Got a Raspberry Pi for my Dad since he wanted an easy way to play old games. Problem is idk what or how to set it up. Was wondering if someone could point me in the right direction. Thanks

Using a brand new Pi4 (1GB) + Retropie fresh install:

1. When safe shutdown is turned off

• Power button works as it should, on turns on, light stays lit, off turns off, light goes off

2. When safe shutdown is turned on + script is installed

• Power button turns on unit okay
• Power light works for about 5 seconds... then stops working...
• Power light turns off
• Power button no longer does anything

What can I do to debug this more? I'd like to troubleshoot my issue but I'm not sure where to start. Thank you for any help!

I'm building custom boards to give out as game devices for Christmas. Using a cheaper Cortex-A5 (SAMA5D21) and a 480x272 IPS RGB TFT LCD, I' wondering what emulators to use that's low powered.

I was surprised to see how much CPU Stella demanded. I get 14fps with the simplest settings using DirectFB/SDL. Picodrive works much better giving me around 30fps but with CPU around 90%

There were certainly older emulators (ARM9/ARM11/Cortex-A5) that could emulate NES/Atari/Genesis etc and Retropie is known to run on RPI1.

I can run the binaries directly without any front/interface for a very minimal setup.

What are some lower needs emulators for cheaper boards, and no OpenGL/EGL/3D accel?

Not looking for features or absolute accuracy, just minimal fast snappy emulation

When I setup the case and turn on the power power lights on the Pi or case does not come on.

• I have pressed the power button on front.
• I am using official Pi 4 Power supply.
• I am running latest Pi Firmware.
• I have SD card plugged in properly.
• I have also tried again with Ethernet cable conected.

I notice in the picture one of the USB plugs does not seem to be plugged in properly but I have pushed it fully in and it does not make any difference.

Still totally dead with no lights on Pi or case coming on.

https://preview.redd.it/bbkoc5yfwoxd1.jpg?width=2274&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f9e2ebbca6d9ef81e07806a64924960f81561605

I have tested the Pi like this and it works (I get desktop on screen).

https://preview.redd.it/6gofi3bnwoxd1.jpg?width=1899&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1bf0e17f1bf6e3534992471439f38d500c4e5a72

Feels like the case is a dud, any ideas?

Hey guys, recently got a Pi5 and want to setup a clean/easy front end for all emulators up to ps2, psp, GameCube, and was curious what you guys recommend, or if I will need to open and close each emulator as I want to launch different systems?

Also curious if there’s postmaster for it or other cool games that are not emulator related?

I have a few handheld emulators and looking for the same type of interface where I can scroll systems, games,apps all from the same front end without having to go back to the Pi desktop! Any tips would be appreciated!

If I don't turn my TV on first, the raspberry Pi will switch from HDMI to composite, and my TV will tell me no signal. An internet search is telling me to edit config.txt. hdmi_force_hotplug=1.

What is the easiest way to do this? I'm very new all of this. Thanks

I recently built a retropi on a Beelink MiniPC with 64-bit Debian. I'm having some issues with the bluetooth controllers. These same 8bitdo snespro controllers were used on a Pi 4 and a Pi 5 with no issues.

Sometimes bluetooth just fails to turn on (even within the OS), and a power cycle of the PC fixes this usually. However, no matter what I do, some button presses are missed when using the UI or playing games.

Could this be a config/retrpi/ES/OS issue or a hardware issue on the PC?

I want to print a handheld gaming console (RPi3a+), and want the design to be similar to the switch or a gaming controller where the screens in the middle. I’m new to 3D printing, and don’t know what software would be best for this design and someone with barely any experience with designing. What would you recommend?

i am using a ps4 controller directly wired to my pi and i have tried the other 2 emulators still no controller inputs senses key board and controller works with other games jsut not n64. is it because it’s not officially supported on pi 5.

Hey all!

Not a big computer person but decided to try out making a retropie out of a Pi 5!

I've had a lot of issues to work through, mainly display and audio issues. The display issues i believed I've worked through but the audio has me stumped.

Like I said, I have a pi 5, installed the retropie stuff on top of the Pi OS 64 bit system, updated everything before installing the retropie stuff.

I had issues choosing an audio output device, which I'm aware there are tons of posts about, but was able to switch back from pipeware to pulse audio, which provided me the option to choose HDMI 0 as an audio output.

Now I can sorta get audio. I have to start a game, go through the retroarch menu to the audio output settings, and cycle the audio output enable. Before cycling it, if I try to choose an audio output via retroarch, it's a blank list, but after disabling and re-enabling audio, the output list populates with a variety of options. I don't even have to re-choose my output, audio just works in the game after that. I'm encountering this on multiple displays and with pretty much all games/emulators.

I'm not illiterate in computers but no expert, and this is my first experience with Linux and Pis in general, so if anyone has and ideas and is willing to dumb down the explanation for me, it would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

It was working well on 23.10 and then continued working on the 24.04 LTS upgrade. But unfortunately it doesn't work properly after doing the 24.10 upgrade.

Emulation Station works as does the VICE core. But FBNEO and MAME don't work.

the only way i know how to get into emulation station through the is is through the comand line by typing emulation station with a key board. is there any way i can make a shortcut so i can jsut click on it and it will take me to ES. i have a touch screen so i’d like it so i don’t need a mouse or key board to entrer emulationstation from the desktop just click the screen with a stylus.

I always use megaman x's life bar as a measurement. I have a zero 2 w hooked up to a Sony 4k, but no matter what settings I adjust in retro arch, I can't get even pixels. What settings do I need to change here?

I am looking for a good arcade stick for my Emulation station on retropie. My old Hori fighting stick 3 didnt for ps3 didnt work. Has anybody used the fighting stick mini for ps5? It seems to be in my price range. I am looking to play mame, snes, megadrive, neogeo and psx games in the main.

Been watching a few videos and such but total noob here. To run retropi do I have to flash the image onto a sd card, as in retropie os, or is it an app/programme I can just use through raspian?

I don’t want to set it up as a purely retro gaming device.

I know I might be mixing everything up here!!

I lost the USB stick that I was using to add ROMs to my RetroPie. I can't remember how the folders need setup for adding new ROMs, BIOS, etc.

I'm not looking to run ROMs from the USB. I want to transfer them to my already existing RetroPie.

I've looked around online and it appears I can use any USB stick (formatted to FAT32) with folders retropie/roms/nes (or snes, or atari2600, or whatever). Place the ROMs in the correct console folder and I'm good once I restart the console? It's been a while but I was thinking there was more on the USB I used to add ROMs.

Also, is there a list of console folder names that RetroPie recognizes? I remember the Sega Genesis being megadrive and maybe the Playstation was PSX.

I would like to switch from Windows to Linux (Debian) and would also like to play retro games on my new system. There is RetroPie, which is actually an independent operating system, as far as I know. You can still install it as a program on the existing Linux operating system, but wouldn't that be unnecessary? Theoretically, you could also install ES-DE (EmulationStation Desktop Edition) and RetroArch separately. Wouldn't that make more sense in my case, as I don't want to use RetroPie as a stand-alone operating system?

SOLVED: Turned out the Amazon Active HDMI to VGA was dead on arrival. A second cable from computer shop worked fine.

Have tried HDMI to VGA and 2 different Active HDMI to VGA adapters and the only difference they seem to make is how often and maybe how long the screen blinks for.

I even tried boosting the HDMI port to "11"

Can you do both boost the signal and use an active adapter at once safely and will it make a difference?

At this point I think I have found a square monitor with DVI in my question on that is if it has DVI will it be able to take the signal that the Pi is putting out or could the resolution be to high?

I added a retropie 3 to my arcade 1 up machine and I am able to play the games without a problem. However, I cannot get sound to work for any games. I've gone in and tried changing every setting I can think of but still no luck. I get an error that says "failed tobfind mixer elements". Has anyone else experienced this and have a solution?

So I installed retropie on my raspberry pi 3 b+ and installed steam link I can connect and play but the resolution is off, any way I can fix this to fit the 3.5 inch screen? I have already tried changing the resolution on the host setting steam to change the respulitoion to fit the client and changing the resolution in the setting of rpi steam link app.

I've been trying a number of different DIY arcade cabinet software collections (RetroBat, Coin OPS, Forgotten Worlds ATARASHII 2, and some others) but they all seem to be setup expecting I'm gaming using a controller. However, my cabinet is a 4-player design with joysticks & buttons.

I mapped each joystick's controls, and identified each button, so I know what keyboard keys each input represents, but I cannot for the life of me figure out how to configure any of these emulators to use my cabinet's controls.

I'm certain I must just be missing something really obvious, and any help would be greatly appreciated. I feel like I'm so close to having a great cabinet and this last piece is driving me crazy.

Hey all, I'm trying to get my retropie running on analog output via the headhone jack and I'm having some issues. From the photo, you can see that the image is uhhh. weird. And if I plug it in all the way, it shows nothing. This is with the cable slightly pulled out. Has anyone run into this before? What was the fix? Any advice would be appreciated.

I download my Roms from the same two (trusted) sources. 90% of the times, everything works, but sometimes I have little problems and I don’t understand if the Roms are bad or maybe I have to change settings? Or something went wrong with transferring (I use ssh)?

Few examples:

-nba live 98 loads correctly but it lags A LOT, sometimes doesn’t respond when I push buttons;

-road to el dorado: I move the joypad forward and Julio walks backwards and very slowly;

-both hp philosopher’s stone and chamber of secrets freeze when the first story books open and no button make them go;

-crash bash freezes at the same loading page every time I try restarting it.

Did something went wrong with the transferring or are those simply bad roms and I need to find them somewhere else?

Trying to map N64 controller for N64 games. The “B” button is mapped to the “Y” button and the “A” button is mapped to the “B” button. How do I change the configuration for individual games?

Hello I'm planning to build a Picade with a simple on/off switch running on RetroPie for my voluntary work.

Does someone know or has a safe shutdown script for an on/off button suitable for Beginners.

Thanks for help in advance!