Raspberry Pi Zero W How To Install RetroPie

[@Shane-Singleton]

I think the biggest benefit by far to adding WiFi for our purposes is to be able to just browse over the network and drop roms/bios from a local PC. It makes life so much easier on my Pi3

[@metalrob169]

ive been able to do that with my Pi Zero 1.3 from day 1. just plug in a wireless usb into a hub, i needed a hub for 2 controllers anyways.

[@Shane-Singleton]

Right. But I was more pointing out that without the wireless you'd have to use USB, take out the SD card, or something to copy files/roms to an older Pi Zero. With the WiFi on the Zero-W you can just drop them across the network from your PC. The reference to my Pi3 is that it, also having WiFi and not being tethered by an ethernet cable, is convenient for the same reasons.

[@metalrob169]

when i first got mine, i used a 4 gig USB drive to move rom's on to the pi. for some reason with absolutely no setup on my part my retropie just shows up in my Windows 7 laptop network'ed pc's. i do agree that built in WiFi is indeed a plus.

[@Shane-Singleton]

Ahhhh... I really don't like the way KZbin sorts comments, lol.

[@Shane-Singleton]

hehe. FTP works too. I have to FTP stuff to my PS2

[@mattafaak]

I just picked up a Pi Zero W yesterday, I didn't realize the standard RetroPie for Pi Zero image wouldn't work, but I got it working beautifully on top of a standard Raspbian image using the scripted install. This will pair quite nicely with an 8bitdo Bluetooth controller.

[@gingeral253]

Wait it doesn’t work?

[@NPGNPatrick]

thanks for sharing the img file! i was having a hard time with the file given by the retropie website. well done set up video

[@peterr.4768]

The Image on Google Drive is not available anymore.

[@alexandernygaard9798]

Where else might i be able to download that file?

[@sunbrojedi1954]

@@keanudeleon7933 You don't, they're bots.

[@mrkohgadaddy]

Great video ETA Prime. Keep it up bro!

[@LancerGTO]

I have been eyeing the Zero W lately. I really want to take one of the Game Gear shells I have laying around and make a handheld portable. The Zero is perfect for it and now that it has wifi, that is one less thing to try and cram into it.

[@Madlittlepixel]

Awesome stuff

[@mxstafa1357]

Thanks 'ETA Prime'. This is the best tutorial I've seen so far!

[@raysrcsandtech]

Great video, the default video is of course pushing out 1080p, does it make any sense to for it to 720p or something a little lower (720 x 480) does 1080 put that more strain on the Pi than 720 is what I'm really asking?

[@TheCoffeeMann]

Great video. Which model number rii keyboard is that?

[@eyesofnova]

I googled doperoms and found heaven.

[@mouhsenmayhoub2074]

this helped me out alot thanks

[@TheJosueWay]

does same network mean same internet router

[@Ionusethisanymore6969]

Yep

[@TheJosueWay]

Bro I commented that 3 years ago I know now but thanks

[@jedwright3743]

Hey Prime, im trying to install retropie on a rbpi zero w, on a GPI case…everything seems to load fine, until I get to the load screen that says ‘illegal instruction’ and provides date, memory, temp, etc……then it ‘FAILS’ …and idea what I’m doing wrong? I’ve flashed 3 times, with correct flashing. 🤷🏼‍♂️ Any help is appreciated.

[@frankifran5335]

Does the Raspberry Pi Zero W has a Recalbox version?

[@albertomaisonet1931]

Okay, i typically don't comment on videos because they usually are self explained. However, I am have issues getting the roms to load after transferring them via wifi. I do not see the SNES, NES or MegaDrive emulators. I installed the os for Pi Zero W as suggested. am i just missing the bios?

[@salocin911]

Great tutorial as always! Can you Demo Kodi streaming a local video file on the network? Does the the wifi chip support 5ghz and AC wireless?

[@rs2klee]

hi ETA PRIME, im just getting into the pie, and just wanted to ask will the zero w play mame games ok.. i only want to play the most common games like Defender, Pacman,Galagam, Burgertime as i want to make dedicated mini cabinets. I make ones with stripped out Dell optiplex`s but would like to see how the small pie computers can cope. Thanks :)

[@hambeler4739]

I know it's late, but tumblepop played nicely on my Zero W.

[@evandrane7554]

I can't get any of my controllers to work. when I plug them in nothing happens. any suggestions?

[@trentoncook8719]

When I fresh install retropie, it crashes right before I can set any keybinds to any controller I use. And it says emulation station has crashed, if this is your first boot make sure your mem-split is as high as is needed, which I have it as high as it can go right now. Then it wont let me do anything else, it just freezes up

[@anthonyselden6646]

Emulationstation crashed during keyboard setup.Says to check the file/folder permissions and to make sure GPU_split is hight enough.... Any idea why?

[@Tabs3121]

Can you please make a video on how to add overlays to retropie on a pi3 please. I'm looking to add them to the handheld systems.

[@swedervandipten2330]

Do you need to leave in the usb if you allready have dropped your roms and started the emulator?

[@anthonymuniz8537]

How do you ad a second controller to raspberry pi 0? The 0 only has one USB port.

[@konamiscode8727]

So im noticing lesser performance on the pi 0 w using retropie 4.2+ any way you can either do a comparison video or put the 4.1 image back up so we can try it and see on a different SD card. thank you

[@CementRoots]

anyone know why my wireless xbox 360 isnt working with the pi zero W??..... it works with all other pi setups I have just not the pi zero W

[@samuel_miller]

Why do you have to get rid of the .gz extension?

[@terkon5925]

because etcher probably doesn't support it

[@1337PANDA]

hey how do you capture your tv or monitor screen while using the pi

[@MetallicDZN]

Capture card

[@beavisjj]

I tried using a couple keyboards (Hold A) to config the Zero W. Nothing. Only on the zero W. I go back to the regular zero and voila. My 1st time using a W. May go back to the regular zero

[@NIGonzo]

Any configuration suggestions for using a Genesis USB pad? They don't have a select button, so I was wondering if there's an alternative that doesn't mean losing a button (e.g. multiple button presses to emulate simultaneous select and start.)

[@samuelebaiano6505]

well... how can i connect a keyboard to my pi zero if... it haven't normal usb???

[@dresilva3645]

Can I set up a two player control panel with this raspberry pi zero?

[@quattro4468]

Can one just unsolder and solder a fullsize hdmi and usb port?

[@KyleTheThugHunter]

a .gz file is a file format that needs to be extracted, not get the extension changed, as that can corrupt the file

[@barakstoltz565]

^^ Deleting the .gz will prevent etcher from using the file

[@boyk4boyka]

the img is inside

[@thalevian7578]

Fantástic tutorial

[@konbrow8439]

Is the sd preloaded with noobs or raspbian? Or is it a different sd card

[@gazzasb5]

eta prime iam in a jam I have built a pi zero w nes cartridge but have gone down the otg hub route instead of usb hub I booted it up but in the emulate station it says no gamepads detected. now the pads I got are some knock of snes pads I know they work as I tried them in my tablet with otg hub on a emulator on my tablet please help it's really bugging me cheers and top vids

[@shariqaziim]

Can i play ps1 games on pi zero w (retro pie)?

[@greenblue23]

I followed every instruction but i cant manage to make my Raspeberry to boot up the Retropie. i downloaded the new Retropie Zero from the link and it was a successful flash on the SD. only i saw is it saying that the file is not bootable then i just continue anyway. then success. but as i said its not booting up the Raspberry. hope you could help me.

[@jonasnaumann8540]

you have extract the file and not just cut off the ending.. I did the same mistake ... then it should work

[@kickoke]

DO NOT just remove the .gz ending! This is an archive and needs to be expanded. It should work when using the expanded file (.img)

[@bluecaka69]

So question I can't access my pi zero w over wifi.. any suggestions??? Port 22. Pi raspberry user pw, both on same network even on terminal It says pi reset connection. I'm stuck And never had any problems on any other pi

[@benyud2303]

Cory Peterson use win scp

[@moonjuana9719]

Files no longer in google drive?

[@dannycoy5775]

I can not get my pi zero to power up with sd card I flashed with retropie 4.2 on Samsung 16gb card. it will power up with another card I got from a canakit preloaded with noobs. Any thought to help me. thanks for your videos.

[@johanscuadra7145]

Hey if i want to play with a friend (2P) How i put 2 controllers on raspberry pi zero? With a usb hub? And how to configure it?

[@Hydra5D]

could it support for pi zero 1.3 version

[@Shrednoise321]

Where is the image? It's not on drive....

[@Maciej.01]

Thanks!!

[@jaysonmckeownsr9913]

What image are you using?

[@kirito-kun]

hi!, nice video. can I use an HDMI to VGA converter? how can I do that? I was trying to make it works with my pi zero w and a converter on recalbox 4.1 and 6.0 and it looses HDMI signal every minute. it's really annoying. thank's for your help.

[@Ionusethisanymore6969]

Yes

[@kirito-kun]

@@Ionusethisanymore6969 thank's it was the adaptor. was a crap xD

[@numeboys7577]

Hey, is there a new link for the 4.2 version? The old one doesn't work anymore...

[@moonjuana9719]

Its on retro pi's. website

[@jasonc2300]

is it possible to connect 2 bluetooth 8bitdo remotes at the same time ?

[@Ionusethisanymore6969]

Idk

[@Ionusethisanymore6969]

Idk (i dont know)

[@TheJosueWay]

can we get an updated video

[@MrScubaPom]

DUDE...... dude.... work so great... wow.... i had a 5go zip folder with 6666 roms lol and fit great lol.... but i will have to use N64 and up on my raspberry pi 3 cause like you said the CPU on the zeroW is not that strong. and is it the same retropie setup for the Pi3 or you have an other video? thank you

[@ETAPRIME]

MrScubaPom awesomeness! I know exactly what pack you are talking about 6666

[@MrScubaPom]

So is it as easy for the pi3??? And does it's work better for the ps, N74, etc?

[@cradledani]

Installing on the Pi3 is pretty much exactly the same yeh. only main difference is that you need the Retropie image for Pi3 (the one for pi zero is a different image). N64 has its ups and downs on pi3. dont expect all games to run 100% speed. Mario 64 runs decently... but goldeneye runs terribly. PS1 and PSP games run really nice on pi3 though.

[@MrScubaPom]

Atomizer Zero I got a n64 it's ok for beer mariokart lol. And I checked eta prime video about setup a Bluetooth remote... now even with a cable it work badly or not at all... idk what I messed up... I bought2 nes30 pro ... I need to find other video :-(

[@richardzryd5118]

I am having a freezing issue with my Raspberry Pi Zero W and Retropie 4.2. This will occur in a few minutes on the menu. Has anyone else experienced this? Has anyone found a solution for the issue? I've tried a lot of different solutions, none have worked. I'm ready to give up and go back to the regular Zero.

[@keysgamerepair2341]

this dead link and bad info on ETA prime videos is getting out of hand

[@blueb7782]

RASPBERRY PIE ZERO w I AM NOT ABLLE TO SEE MY ZERO PIE WITH MY LAPTOP SO I CAN TRANSFER ROOM I AM ABLE TO PING IT GOOD BUT CANT BROWSE IT.

[@dark_phoenix_9537]

I can´t open the image link

[@guillermor.9758]

is a raspberry pi zero w good for PSP emulation?

[@MetallicDZN]

Help my system reboots when i connect my xbox controller

[@MetallicDZN]

Nevermind i needed a different psu

[@threeinitiates8260]

where do you get the ROMs

[@456Productions]

Three Initiates Unfortunately saying that info on youtube is illegal no joke

[@Troncrap]

Iam not allowed to download it o.o

[@Ionusethisanymore6969]

retropie.org.uk

[@ApartmentAngelsFireStarters]

is this really 10 dollars what about australia ipswitch brisbane

[@oravapelaa8947]

This all can download from the pi imager

[@moisesv.5206]

Is there capabilities to add GameCube to the retropie

[@morchels9227]

Moises V. Normally it should already be there

[@majora748]

What if your computer can't find Retropie?

[@seadx6]

a PSP may work flawlessly on your pi zero using a male mini b to male micro b USB cable, would be AWESOME 😀 I do not think GBA would work well, even on my pi 3 playing Final fantasy V advance my CPU throtles because of themperature even on a clear case with vents, because of that I ordered a heatsink over GearBest

[@guiguig5999]

Do Bluetooth keyboards work?

[@Ionusethisanymore6969]

Yep

[@divyakumar1448]

Can i send roms using Bluetooth?

[@Ionusethisanymore6969]

Nope

[@garymason99]

my key board wont work

[@adi_j6189]

Which raspberry Pi for PS2 and PSP emulator?

[@Dredogmor1]

raspberry Pi 3 Best raspberry Pi 4, PS2 Slow not all games.

[@adi_j6189]

@@Dredogmor1 thanks

[@mikhapichkhadze2885]

so if ur watching it right now u can download raspberry pi imager and be done with it cuz it has retropie in it.

[@mikhapichkhadze2885]

@@speerical3293 u need to go on raspberry official website than go downlosds and download imager and ur good to go

[@yes3061]

@@mikhapichkhadze2885 so the regular download works now?

[@mikhapichkhadze2885]

@@yes3061 yep perfectly fine

[@P1xel1020]

i can not download retro pie

[@linux82]

Great video bud. I don't understand why I am not greeted with the emulation station screen after booting up and writing the image on SD card. All I get is terminal. Both on rpi3 and zero. So frustrating. What am I doing wrong.?please assist.i even went into sudo raspi-config and done some changes but nothing helps. Thanks for sharing.

[@heywoodjablowme1624]

It could be a lot of things... just off the top of my head from personal experience: 1) Are you using an adequate power supply? I had the same issue when I was trying to power my Pi 3 with a power supply that wasn't providing constant 5v. The problem went away when I picked up a Pi Foundation power supply. 2) Is your MicroSD card 8Gb+? I tried to install RetroPie on a 4Gb card and it would boot straight to console. 3) Did you use SDFormatter to format the MicroSD card before burning the image? I tried formatting my card using the built in Windows formatting tools and had issues trying to boot EmulationStation and would kick me straight to console.

[@MrScubaPom]

had the same.. black screen and all... green light on the pi... i unplug it wait, plug it back and BOOOM magic happenned

[@raulsimon9733]

LIKE!!!

[@zitmeme3126]

Where do you download all the rom

[@Ionusethisanymore6969]

Can't say

[@Ruzgar_K_]

where are the game files?

[@stacyuwm]

ya

[@zeroparticle7250]

0

[@retro-junkie5741]

2

[@spiderkc666]

4

[@yaboiuhhchrith3714]

1

[@Charsept]

3

[@francescoclementoni]

The Image on Google Drive is not available anymore