Refresh the Retropie software by quitting from the start menu or using the Super Kuma's reset. Remove the USB thumb drive and plug it back into your Raspberry Pi. Drag your ROM files into the system it’s associated with.
Inside that Retropie folder you’ll find a new folder called ROM's and within it are folders for each system. Remove the thumb drive from your Pi and put it back into your computer. Plug the thumb drive into your Raspberry Pi. Insert the thumb drive into your computer and create a folder on the drive called Retropie. In this tutorial we're going to assume you have ROMs you own the rights to. However you can turn your old game cartridges into ROMS. Even though many of the games you want to play haven’t been in production for 20+ years, they are still protected by copyright. This is the part where I point out that installing game ROM's is a legal grey area. Now all you have to do is add your ROM's. However, that's my experience and it may be the better option for you.Īfter all that gruesome work, its almost time to play Mario Kart all day! I also tried using Win32, but it did not work for me. I used Etcher as it's easier to use and you do not need to extract the image although I recommend extracting it. For Linux users, use the dd command or Etcher. For Window users, use a program called Win32DiskImager or Etcher. img file (which is the RetroPie disk image) onto your MicroSD card.
For Mac users, the Utility Archive will work just fine. gz file, you need to extract it using a program such as 7-Zip. Once you have downloaded your SD card image as a. When the process is finished, all you have to do is insert the microSD card into your Raspberry Pi and turn it on. Open BalenaEtcher, select the image and the destination drive and click install. img extension for BalenaEtcher to identify it. The Cross-Compiling Tool for the ARM architecture. If you’re using a Raspberry Pi 3 like I am, select the download for Raspberry Pi 2/3. The compressed file will include an image without an extension. To set up an emulated environment of the Raspberry Pi software on OSX one will need: A Cross-Compiling Tool for the CPU architecture of RPi. If you’re using an older Raspberry Pi, you select the Raspberry Pi 0/1. You’ll need to download the image for your RetroPie from the RetroPie page. RetroPie contains a bunch of emulators to play old games from an array of systems, including the NES, SNES, Nintendo 64, Sega Genesis, PS1, and Atari.įirst put your Micro SD card in its SD card reader and plug it in your computer. Your OS is a piece of software called RetroPie.