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A retro game console for the Raspberry Pi.

Official site: http://blog.petrockblock.com/retropie/

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I want Raspbian and Retropie; how do I get both?

How do I install Retropie on a Raspberry Pi that already has Raspbian installed? At the very worst I can use BerryBoot if I need another OS.
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Unable to autosave snes rom (Zelda)

I've added to /opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/retroarch.cfg: input_enable_hotkey_btn = 8 input_exit_emulator_btn = 9 based on http://nickbartlett.com/retropie-emulationstation-not-saving-game-progress/. To /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg,…
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Can't click "OK" on RetroPie Emulation Station

When I boot up my Raspberry Pi with the RetroPie SD card, I reach a screen where I have to configure all of the buttons for the controls (Emulation Station). I'm currently trying to use my USB keyboard with RetroPie. I am having a little trouble…
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How do I use the left analog stick as a d-pad in RetroPie?

I have a Switch Pro Controller paired to a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ to play games in RetroPie. I would like the option to use the leftthumb stick on my controller as a d-pad when playing systems that didn’t support analog control. (NES, SNES,…
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On RetroPie is it possible to speed up the time needed to switch from an emulator back to emulationstation?

I'm using a Raspberry Pi with RetroPie and I'm quite happy with it; there's only one exception: when I choose a file to launch inside emulationstation, usually it only takes few moments to load the emulator and the file. BUT when I exit the emulator…
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NVIDIA Controller on RetroPie?

I have been playing around with RetroPie and would like to be able to use my NVIDIA controller with it for emulators, since I already own one for my PC and I have gotten comfortable with the controls. When I plug it into the Pi via USB and boot up…
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Wired 360 controller constantly vibrates on some PSX games [Retro Pi]

I have a wired 360 controller working fine with my Retro Pi on most PSX games, however I have a couple where once the game loads, the controller constantly vibrates. My games are running in .PBP format but before converting I tested them in .cue/bin…
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How to define keys for changing pages of ROM/game list in an emulator for RetroPie?

I wanted to know if there any way I can define keys for changing pages of ROM/game list in any emulator for RetroPie. Currently A and S are used for shuffling pages, but I have no idea how they have been assigned. I want to replace them with right…
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Scraping game info in RetroPie

I've seen in some YouTube videos that when the user is navigating through the game menu, it displays info and an image about the game. The videos explain that to get that info, you must use scraping tool. I've tried to do this but none of my games…
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Raspberry Pi 2 and Retropie from Mame cabinet to Pi

I recently purchased a Raspberry Pi 2 and have the latest (at writing this thread) version of Retropie running. My goal was to 3d print a handheld device to run retro games for my son. Backing up a bit here..I built a full arcade cabinet a few…
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Retropie 3.2" tft screen not working

I am working on a little project but ran into some trouble and cant figure out how to fix it. I recently bought a waveshare 3.2" screen from ebay and it works, but not the way I want it to. I am making a portable raspberry pi with the OS…
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RetroPie only has 6 emulators

I already have downloaded RetroPie 3.0, 2.6, compiled by myself in Raspbian,selected the option to install a emulator from binary and source. I always only have 6 emulators available to me. (Macintosh, IBM, apple2, ScummVM, AMIGA and Ports) How do…
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RetroPie interruption glitch

I installed retropie on my Raspberry Pi 3 B+ a month ago. I had no problems since yesterday. When I booted up my raspberry and started playing Super Mario World for the SNES, I noticed that the game randomly got stuck. The music kept playing in the…
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Error rebuilding RetroArch around ffmpeg

I was trying to get ffmpeg on RetroPie and I got to rebuilding RetroArch. However, I got this log: = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Installing dependencies for 'retroarch' : RetroArch - frontend to the libretro emulator cores -…
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Enable USBRomService option missing

I am trying to run ROMs from my USB. I try to follow the guide, however once in retropie setup/configuration tools, I can't find an option "Enable the USB ROM Transfer Service". I tried looking for this issue, but can't find a single topic. I have…
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