Retropie 3.6 Tutorial - A beginners Guide to Setting up RetroPie on the Raspberry Pi 3

[@whyomgwhywtf]

This is by far the most helpful how to video I have ever watched. Thank you for the amazing content!

[@namath3030]

Seconded!

[@ReddoX30]

It's really organized and clean, one of the best tutorials I've seen!

[@scrubbyjoe6787]

Kain Bastien So true

[@WattsRetro]

Agreed!

[@alldaysunrise]

It REALLY makes me kind of sad that ANYONE disliked this video. Someone took time out of their day(s) to create a comprehensive and thorough step by step process... FOR FREE!!!!

[@jeremiahmort4294]

I really wish I could like this video more than once. I am building multiple RetroPies, as gifts, and have referred back to this video at least 15 times and have shared it with multiple people. Thank you so much for making this top-notch tutorial!

[@malavivius]

A brilliant tutorial. Thanks for spending the time on this. Would be lost without it. Cheers

[@sonicrocks53]

Smacko cheers!

[@P0LYBiUS7]

Hands down the most thorough, well paced, perfectly indexed, high quality, detailed tutorial I have ever seen. I used this tutorial to make my RetroPie, and I've learned a lot about it afterwards, in terms of compatibility, BIOS files and much more. I hope that I can some day contribute to the RetroPie community. Thank you for this amazing video!

[@VincentOak]

Great guide! Watched it once and got everything working first try from memory.

[@blockhd]

You are a true smartass.

[@VincentOak]

Blockhd™ im not attributing that to my being awesome with computers because I'm probably somewhere around average. I'm attributing it to this video guide being great.

[@blockhd]

Thank you for taking your time to explain it to me. Now I feel bad for being prejudicial. Sorry :)

[@sonicrocks53]

We got a badass over here 😂

[@uniqueuser6707]

oh well look at you mr smarty pants

[@Kortezxero]

I really did click on this expecting a lot of fluff and wasted time, thankfully I was proven wrong. Very well done, and easy to follow. Your external links are also well split and easy to navigate. You were a big help in helping me get my pi set up, thank you.

[@enemyuav8809]

15:57 ""If you do pull it out early, there is nothing to be afraid of"" Words of Wisdom my friend!

[@ianrreedthe3rd]

I don't think I have ever used a more comprehensive tutorial on...... like anything. Bravo good sir. Bravo indeed.

[@Paeblits]

I've been messing with Retropie for months and I still got something I overlooked out of this video. Great work.

[@mikehettinga]

Just followed this video to install Retropie and set it up for a few different systems and games. This tutorial worked flawlessly. The only difference I noticed now as opposed to a year and a half ago when the video was uploaded was a change in a few menu GUIs. Thank you so much. You have created a great Christmas present for my wife.

[@moolanman]

To anyone curious, an easier way to SAVE/LOAD/EXIT is by pressing "select + X" on your Controller/Keyboard and selecting what you are looking for. Your Welcome. :)

[@moolanman]

***** Anything for Yandere.

[@James-wl4wi]

Flippy you are a godsend

[@snowyicicle1335]

What if the controller doesn't have x

[@66vwbeetle]

You are AMAZING!! Had no idea I was going to be doing this tonight, but stumbled across your video, had a spare Raspberri Pi hanging around and an hour later I am reliving my childhood! Your instructions were very clear and easy to follow. THANK YOU! :)

[@SomeOrangeCat]

I got me one, a 3B model, and boy oh boy, is it everything I ever wanted in a "make your own" retro gaming system!

[@adamcurylo3400]

Sherbert World of Schlock do you need a micro sd reader for it?

[@adytexas]

You'll need a reader to be able to read/write on your microSD card from your PC. The rsapberry pi has it's own reader built in.

[@djkaasmusic]

Was it difficult to DIY? Looks like a nice project!

[@See_thru_it_all]

There is no other Retro Pi tutorial that comes close to this one. All the resources and explaination has made my RP experience a fantastic one. Thanks man!

[@ktheodor3968]

Got to say TechTipsta, this is a truly excellent presentation of a video! Many thanks for taking the trouble to put it all together, even down to a diagram showing the different function keys on the different controllers out there. I've yet to go by your good guide (waiting for some equipment to arrive..), but I can't wait..

[@thed4damager]

This video has changed my life. All my gaming dreams have come true, with your help. Thank you, Sir. Truly.

[@garygillespie]

Nice Tutorial, I like the detail you put into this.

[@TechTipsta]

Thanks +Gary Gillespie!

[@nismo929]

Hands down most clear and thorough tutorial.....subscribed. Thanks for the help.

[@QueensBeryRules]

15:57 "if you pull it out early, theres nothing to be afraid of" lol Im a grown ass kid dont judge me

[@aguyandhiscomputer]

Even safer if you plug it into the rear port.

[@martyomielan1307]

You may get a virus if you're not properly protected xD

[@BlimpMcGee]

One family member could drop dead at random if you do

[@pizza88]

is that true? my micro sd card is still clean, im worry if i plug into affected pc. please guide me

[@aguyandhiscomputer]

I'd be happy to guide you.

[@Agonylord52]

Holy crap, man. This is far and away the best tutorial video I could have hoped for. SO organized and simple. Sharing!

[@power-max]

Actually, faster cards are not necessarily better for Pi. The SD reader on the Pi 3 tops out at a measly 20MB/s, which is on par with good quality class 4 cards. However, the faster cards can have worse random read/write speeds. The random R/W performance is especially important for running a distro off of an SD card.

[@chrissizemore8705]

This was awesome. A perfect "How to" video from start to finish. Clear, consise, everything was explained perfectly. Great job. Thanks.

[@paranormalping7182]

Guys just as a short notice you do NOT need 7 zip if you already have Win Rar or a different software

[@trbry.]

ZenosGD - I have Word, will that work as that is another software? /s

[@ScienceWithJames]

TRBRY No. You need either 7zip or winrar, or another archiving software. Both will work, but I prefer 7zip.

[@trbry.]

ScienceWithJames - I do appreciate that you take your time and explain this to people. The /s was me trying to be clearly sarcastic.

[@mw2crazymodz]

Thanks I was wondering if I could use WinRAR

[@ritzboo9490]

Is this legal?

[@mathieucinq-mars66]

I just want to thank you because without you i would never have been able to do it myself. Thank You!

[@fabiogeissbuhler9351]

Hey guys, great video! :) i wanna do you a question: if it isnt a big job, can you upload an full version image of Retropie project, with the configurations what you make for this video, including the romsets? i give to you so many thanks if this was possible. regards

[@whitejessed]

This is AMAZING! I am using a brand new user of the Raspberry Pi and RetroPie but everything worked perfectly! Thank you for being so detailed and for going through this slowly. I am now a subscriber!

[@evilutionltd]

I got to the point where you put the USB drive back into the computer but although I get the directories, I'm missing most of the rom folders like Amiga and Dreamcast. Also, when I first started up the Raspberry Pi and set up the game pad, my main screen only had the RetroPi whereas yours had a list of emulators that you could scroll through. Where did I go wrong?

[@evilutionltd]

blubb thanks. I needed to update all of the package binaries and add certain emulators.

[@DWESENTERPRISE]

Evil from evilution i got the same issue.... how'd you get to update? i swear i did the update (my menu options were a bit different than his). i have 30 rom folders and he has 50.

[@drewcarruthers2491]

How did you guys do that his ? I have the same issues

[@dmuniz1098]

I have the same issue but I don't see the solution on this thread. A little help please.

[@uncledamfee2347]

I'm also having the same issue. RetroPi works, but thats all thats on there. YOu cant scroll left, or right. just RetroPi, and the setting menu =( Can't find the solution either.

[@nelsonnavarro2800]

Thank you for your video I just did my very first retro pie system with your help. Your video was by far the easiest to follow and now my 6 year old is having a blast with some old school gaming! once again thank you for all the hard work you put into this video.

[@allenwest1986]

The "Advanced Controller Config:" links are all dead .

[@angelicblessings2807]

Wow you definitely get an A++ *This is by far the BEST & EASIEST step by step tutorial video out there that I've come across & the added links just tops the cake....THANK YOU! Glad I came across this tutorial :)

[@KHANPIN]

What if your USB Stick does not have an indicator light?

[@npenplz]

it explodes

[@ScienceWithJames]

Then just wait for 5-10 mins to make sure it's completely done. I used one without an indicator light and it worked just fine.

[@RicardoAmaralAndrade]

It's the MOST complete, concise and accurate video and links I have found!! MANY THANKS!!!

[@TheFabulousFubu]

it boots up fine for me, only problem is that it doesnt load emulationstation. when its loaded it just sits on a command screen for retropie. any help?

[@rusticpineapple787]

If it sits on the terminal, just type ‘emulationstation’ without the quotes

[@davidusry8157]

AWESOME VIDEO!!!! I just bought my first Rasp pi and installed everything you said to do. It worked great!! Thank you so much for taking the time to put this video together. I couldn't have done it without your help.

[@_scandisnoc_4481]

when doing this, do I need to use a separate USB drive, or can I use just the micro SD card I have?

[@corvin410]

CaSius Hackett Beavers You need to use a USB Drive because retropie wont make the rom folders on the SD card. Hopefully i helped if you didn't find that out already ^^

[@kevin_m02]

You could also install a web interface in the experimental section of the retropie script

[@herrsebastiankoenig]

You don't need a USB Drive. You can alternatively connect the Pi to your PC or to your internet modem via network-cable and put the roms directly in the rom-folders on your pie. The folder hierarchy on the pi is the same as on the USB Stick.

[@egap98]

SEPERATE USB. otherwise you will delete the OS.

[@sonicrocks53]

I am making my Raspberry Pi into a arcade cabinet so this video was immensely helpful to me! Thank you so much!

[@maxzm1135]

I had trouble with not booting , after the image is written to the SD card windows 10 pops up with a must format the drive message which i did. this wipes the partition you need to boot. windows doesn't recognize it so it asks you to format it after the image is written. Don't do it

[@amerk6601]

Yeah, took me forever today to figure this out when I reformatted. I couldn't remember if this was an issue a couple years ago when I first did this, or part of an update. Long story short, my last SD card became corrupted, so I went to format a new one and reinstall everything, and kept getting stuck here: formatted, wrote the image to the card, asked to format again, wouldn't work in my Pi3. Finally discovered that when it asks you to format the second time (after writing the image to the card), don't do that, ignore it... and lo and behold it worked!

[@ChampsDJ]

Just wanted to let you know that I used this in 2018 flawlessly to set up a Raspberry Pi, so thank you!

[@NaglfarCommando]

Some of your links are not working.. IE win32 disk imager and SD card formatter.

[@TechTipsta]

Just grab it from link 0, it has all the software inside. Win32 is not available for download right now, they are moving servers.

[@kiby4912]

TechTipsta my ps3 controller keeps vibrating when I connect. Help please

[@eggy4281]

Win32 isnt working for me, help!!!! I have extracted everything and the file is a disk image but Win32 cant find my file! What is going on!?!?!?!?!

[@KalElPhoenix]

i got it after u click the folder there is a option n the lower left corner that says disk imager choose the option below it looks like this *_* hope this helps

[@jasontennyson133]

STILL the best tutorial vid for retro pie out there!!! My Cana kit arrives in 2 days! Cant wait

[@joeyy.4193]

Am I able to use WinRar?

[@TechTipsta]

Definitely!

[@davel8116]

7-Zip is better than WinRar. And 7-Zip is free.

[@drbowater]

WinRar is pretty much free aswell.

[@davel8116]

David Bowater WinRar is not free

[@britewires4305]

I payed for my WinRar.. just for shits and giggles

[@AndrewLittlerHasOpinions]

This has to be the best tutorial video I have ever seen. I am not even done yet, and I already knew most of it, but it is very well put together and annotaed.

[@NickChristakis]

Do I need to do this on the first boot up on the pi?

[@harrimi]

One day all how to videos will be as good as this one. Brilliant.

[@1776mikew]

Im lazy can i just buy yours preloaded with all the games ? lol

[@haydnburke2442]

Mike Workman you can buy them for around £200 or just make it for around £70

[@octaalma]

Thank you so much! I got a Raspberry Pi this Christmas and this tutorial showed me everything I needed to set up

[@magicmagnum6534]

Do you need Raspbian for RetroPie?

[@soupyspooon]

No

[@DecouvrirLaTechnologie]

Thanks for this video. We where trying to figure out to get this working but did not have time to read trought all the blogs. Our new french language channel where we discuss about technology and product reviews keeps us busy and now its this time of the year where we need to find gifts for the familly members and finding as SNES is a painfull. I guess a retropie might do the trick. Thanks again!

[@tikibrown4644]

is anyone else's controllers not being detected?

[@drinksnstrings]

I love how easy you made this video. I sent it to a friend in need. very organized and informative...

[@AnttiEerik]

would PS4 controllers work with this?

[@SussLord]

EZZA yes

[@effectspore]

galaga yes

[@aidandycus3403]

Any conntorlers

[@snowyicicle1335]

I believe if it has a usb on it, then it'll work

[@egap98]

i tried with a usb cable. yes they do.

[@albokolor5819]

Excellent tutorial! Complete noobie to retropie and you just answered a plethora of questions for me. Thank you!

[@MrSankullo]

where did you get the games from?

[@lorepastor186]

I saw someone post this. www.emuparadise.me/

[@itzbazil2802]

Or you could use romhustler.net to get roms

[@M3iscool]

Keep in mind though, that the danger of getting a virus from downloading from these sites is quite real. Be very careful. Also keep in mind that unless you own the actual physical copy of the game, you are committing piracy. You might already know the things that I just said, but ima say it anyway, because downloading shit on the internet is no joke.

[@ScienceWithJames]

MrSankullo If you own the official cartridge, you can also use a special piece of hardware to produce a ROM from it.

[@purefire5172]

Most helpful video I could find. It took a long time to get this working but I am happy with the results.

[@sasukeuchihaxd1353]

it would be so cool if it could also play windows 98 games

[@Neari1612]

Sasuke UchihaxD i

[@Xxmeca421xX]

Sasuke UchihaxD it can..

[@jans2887]

You can do that on your pc - use virtual pc

[@Radicalicious]

*MARIO TEACHES TYPING*

[@liberator48]

Right click --> Properties --> Compatibility --> Run in compatibility mode for Windows 98. Do this on your Windows PC. For DOS games you can get DOSBox.

[@Maythemikebewithyou]

I had to leave a comment. Damn great video. I went from very nervous about screwing around with this thing, to fairly confident. Thanks Mr. British Man!

[@sepeterson86]

HOLY HELL THIS IS CONFUSING. I'm a beginner noob at this shit. all I wanna do is play Pokémon on my tv, but damn I'm not sure I can pull this off.

[@MegaDefeat]

what are you having an issue with, i've literally justt followed this and got it done in no more than 30 mins or so before starting to install loads more things which as he says can take hours (took like 2 hours for what i installed) but really what issues you having?

[@sepeterson86]

I just get overwhelmed with this sort of stuff. It seems like every tutorial on this, the demonstrator assumes we know what to click or what files to move. I just need to take a breath and give it another go down the road.

[@MegaDefeat]

but i don't get how you get lost, like, he doesn't assume anything, h shows you what to do and explains on screen step by step you can always pause to be sure you have done it right etc.. it's as simple and basic as this video :) i even used V4.0 which is a little different without any issues

[@Impetuss]

Did you get it working? Its really not that hard, if you cant copy some files and follow a tutorial, you may need to ask yourself if this is for you, or you could pay someone for a pre set up retropie, or have someone helpe you.

[@chrisfleming4211]

D K J A same here. Super simple with this video

[@chalkiasm]

Excellent guide! It took exactly 20 minutes in a raspberry Pie 2! Thanks.

[@Fabian-yz7km]

Dude, thank you very much. If any of you should have trouble with their xbox360 controller. Don't forget to install the drivers. It helped me fix the segmantion failed error.

[@Randysandable]

Fantastic Video. Your format for delivering the information I think is the best I've ever seen. Thank you very much.

[@hightio]

just wanted to say thanks for putting this video together - it has helped me twice now

[@Shane-Singleton]

I have a Pie2 on its way to me for RetroPie. This is by far the most comprehensive and well organized tutorial i've seen so far. Making it a favorite and hitting that subscribe button.

[@solodare06]

Did you skip this step? 13:37(usb Drive setup) i have watched 4 times and have not found this step. Thanks for the video, very easy to follow.

[@brady1929]

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I could not figure out how to mount the image of retropie. The best video out there.

[@BlakeSandenMedia]

Best Tutorial for RetroPie PERIOD ! Hundoe Percent all day long ! -- Thank you

[@deludedmarxist]

Super helpful guide, worked perferctly for my 3B+, menus look a little different in the latest versions of RetroPie etc., but otherwise faultless. Thanks so much!

[@terrykwazo8254]

Thanks a ton, I was never able to get my hands on a NES Classic,but after finding this i just made my own! works great and your video made it easy to follow! thanks a ton!

[@OrandajinDesu]

Thanks, great guide! :) Got everything up and running within an hour because of this!

[@T-man2240]

Dude, I love you. This is the ONE tutorial that I could really understand. Thank you so much. I'm going to play Super Mario Kart now.

[@killer0hamhampoo]

I've been looking into getting a raspberry pi and making a retro pin but was really confused by most videos out there on how it all worked but this video helped me and now I'm confident that I can make an emulation station! With my birthday coming up I'm hoping for some birthday money to use on getting a rassberry pi 3 along with the other things that I don't have, which really is only the micro sd and thumb drive. I have a Xbox one wireless controller but I'm going to probably get one of those USB snes controllers as well. I'm super excited! I might also get a case for the pi or make one out of something like I've seen in other videos

[@Omnilatent]

No need for the SNES controller unless you want it basically for design. XBOX controller are IMO superior in every way. Highly reccommend a case, though and have fun!

[@20299Kratos]

Thanks for this vid. This is about as clear and consice and you could ever want. It certainly helped me get the most out of my Pi 3

[@InkedNinja84]

wow, of all the searching i'v ebene trying to do after purchasing my little emulator machine i'm learned so much! thank you for this dense video jammed packed full of helpful information.

[@goodnameyt6675]

Thanks TechTipsta! My son and I are having a great time with retropie!

[@MrStreetboy80]

I just finished my gameboy zero build. It came out really clean. Probably made it more complex than needed. I plastic welded tabs to screw parts in instead of hot glue. Iv put a video up on my YT if you wanna check it out n let me know what you think. I want to build a more simple pi 3 with Xbox controllers. This is really helped me out with programming. Thanks 👍

[@TarminatorSalvation]

This really is one of the clearest tutorials I've ever followed, thanks for making it. =)

[@ReddoX30]

Thank you for this great tutorial. I'm planning on buying a Pi 3 for my retro gaming needs and this is perfect!

[@kibagami25]

Wow amazing guide. This has been the best guide i've seen in such a long time. He knows what he is doing. I've subscribed because of this. Great work.

[@Gmonie-rb1fq]

This video has helped on more than one occasion thank you and continue to make more!

[@MichaelSutton]

this is by far the best tutorial i have ever sen

[@MatthewKonrad]

Thank you so much for creating and posting such an in depth and helpful tutorial!

[@Modelik]

Thank you so much for doing this awesome tutorial! My dad will be so happy when he gets the pie for his birthday :)

[@kimhager5817]

Thanks for the clear instructions. Working great and experiencing Castlevania muscle memory.

[@Bra1ndon]

This was really clear. Everything worked in one go. Thanks!

[@glennbuskirk]

Excellent video! Thank you. Your production is professional-level.

[@shortney]

Thanks! Your demo was very informative and helpful. I've now got my own retropie setup and I can't wait to get gaming!

[@DimxTech]

what screen does your pi boot to? did you change it somehow?

[@davidmelton28043]

very helpful video, fun and informative. one of the best tutorials i have ever watched

[@FenrirTheMenace]

thank you for the great tutorial. gave me a video i could follow and actually set up on a rpi i was afraid was DOA

[@brokepainter1]

After watching this very informative video I am definitely getting this. Thank you for the great video.

[@jakobjudd6754]

Thanks so much for this video, very clear and concise. Easy to do, just follow your steps!

[@TheElectricBuddha]

Couldn't have been easier thanks to this video. Thank you very much!

[@BeatenXephyr]

Awesome vid, man. Thank you so much, this just literally made my whole holiday!!!

[@markw2097]

huge thanks, easy tutorial to follow, I think I have a later version of the software, but the description was clear enough to get me though, just love this retropie

[@LykMike]

Awesome how to vid! By far the best I've ever seen!

[@emilysimo4841]

This was super helpful for setting up retropie with my Gameboy advance pi case!

[@dbcooper1777]

thanks for being the best diy retropie video out there!!!

[@BaleshNTP]

14:00 if anyone is having trouble getting your Pi to create the necessary files for you, try restarting the Pi and then reinserting the USB.

[@jesser569]

I was stuck here too but it was because I was naming the initial folder incorrectly. It must be specifically named "retropie" or else it won't work.

[@iang4344]

Thank you! Was having an issue and this was the problem.

[@dajava16]

best tutorial i have eaver watched really organized keep it up

[@1981bbrad]

Excellent tutorial, easy to follow, thanks heaps from Perth Australia :)

[@marvinrogers876]

Very helpful video, easy to follow and understand. Great links also.

[@guyinthechat9533]

This tutorial is good. It really turns my crank.