GET YOUR RETRO-GAMING ON

1 Download the Retropie image and extract

Visit https://retropie.org.uk/download to download the right Retropie image for your Pi. You will need to extract the IMG file from the compressed gz file. If you’re using Linux you should be able to right-click and choose ‘Extract here’. Windows/macos users will need to use a program such as 7-Zip for this – see www.7-zip.org for more info.

3 Configure controls

Insert your controller if you have one and boot the Pi. You’ll see the configuration screen asking you to choose keys to assign to each button. Visit https://github.com/retropie/retropiesetup/wiki/first-installation for details on buttons for specific controllers. Move over OK and tap the button assigned to ‘A’ to save your settings.

5 Load ROMS

To transfer ROMS, simply create a folder named retropie on a USB stick, then insert it into your Pi. Next re-insert the USB into your PC and copy your ROMS into the folder. Re-insert your USB stick into the Pi to begin the transfer. Restart the Pi once the transfer lights stop blinking.

2 Install image to SD card

The easiest way to write the image to a microsd card is by using Etcher (www.balena.io/etcher). Mac and Linux commandline lovers can also run cd to navigate to the folder where the IMG is located, such as cd /home//downloads . Next run the command sudo dd bs=1m if=nameofyour.img of=/dev/sdx . Once the transfer is complete, eject the SD card and insert it into the Pi.

4 Connect to Wi-fi

This step is optional, but recommended if you plan to transfer ROMS over the network. Now that the Emulationstation main page has loaded, press ‘Select’, then choose ‘System > Wifi’. Retropie will now prompt you to launch Raspi-config to choose your region, such as engb. You’ll now be able to choose your Wi-fi network from the list and enter your password. Plug in a keyboard, type your Wi-fi password then select OK to connect.

6 Play your games!

Select your game of choice (the one shown here is the Sega classic Altered Beast) and have some retro-gaming fun. If you’re having trouble loading games head to https://github. com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/emulationstation for tips on how to resolve some common errors.