You know the funny thing is that I watched this video years ago to set up my own Raspberry Pi 3 B+, and then I completely forgot about your channel. I feel so bad to say that it was David's video on the Apple 1 that got me to check out your channel again all these years later. Seriously man, I hope you've been doing well and I also wanna say that your content today is just as fantastic, if not more so than what I watched all those years ago. Definitely remembering to Like and Subscribe this time!
@rgriff0008 жыл бұрын
awesome video. I have watched multiple videos on how to do this and this was by far the most informative and easiest to follow. thank you
@gregmarquis18865 жыл бұрын
yeah right the easiest.....he never mentions where he gets his ROM files from...which website?
@tenzingngodub6415 жыл бұрын
Where can you download NES Roms legally & without any virus on the computer, please reply.
@greenscool3 жыл бұрын
Wow this is the most helpful and supportive video!! :) considering doing this project myself instead of purchasing an already built custom arcade
@croydonsfinest0076 жыл бұрын
Bought your blue print for the bartop arcade and it turned out phenomenal. I just switched the speakers up where the marquee is. Thanks for all your help. Keep America rolling.
@enoughrice7 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I just gave my mother-in-law's hobby back. She is happy.
@jerbear19788 жыл бұрын
I am having trouble finding your video of you setting up your arcade controls with the RaspberryPi.
@trufantom214 жыл бұрын
He didn't make one.
@captcorajus6 жыл бұрын
You're really knocking out of the park with this series. THANK YOU! Can you provide a pi baker link for Windows?
@TheGeekPub6 жыл бұрын
Follow link to article in description.
@GradientGhoul8 жыл бұрын
i went out and got a Raspberry Pi 3 as soon as i saw this video.... dude this is the most amazing thing ever! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO!!!!
@enriqueg8732648 жыл бұрын
wow!!! thanks I almost purchased one from a guy for $100 . it's soo easy to do I'm buying it this week. love your channel and thanks again.
@EcksGamer8 жыл бұрын
So this is the simpler method right because i have been thinking of getting a Pi just for some old arcade favorites (mainly 90's arcade games like Killer Instinct as an example).
@migs5325 жыл бұрын
Nice vid, but you missed showing a step. Which is, once you have your USB and load games, where did you extract or downloaded the Mario bros games? You had it already on your desktop screen. Sorry if i'm a little slow but i'm a beginner. Also need to see how you configure the controls from the D pad for an Arcade.
@mikeboss4168 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video. You laid out everything so clearly. Really enjoyed this. I look forward to checking out more of your videos.
@ddarko088 жыл бұрын
Extremely helpful video, thank you! I've been thinking about getting a Retro Pie 3 and set up a cabinet, and this is making me really want to pull the trigger soon!
@pulsar-tm5uq8 жыл бұрын
Don't do it, you have so much to live for!
@mrmustang20008 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. I'm looking to do a bartop project with Rasberry Pi as well. Can't wait for the video on the cabinet controls!
@TheGeekPub8 жыл бұрын
Check my website. I've already got a couple videos on the controls.
@mrmustang20008 жыл бұрын
Thanks I'll check it out. Keep up the good work.
@timbo786414 жыл бұрын
You made it look so easy! Well, I dropped about $100 on Amazon, got some gear (newer hardware available), did the full install (new code available), and got Retropie up & running! Vilros kit, SNES controllers, Pi4 2GB, but otherwise the same thing. Cool so far. Now came the Super Mario Bros. ROM test. Unfortunately, none of the buttons work except for the 'A' button, which switches between 1 & 2 players. Otherwise you get a never-ending demo screen with no way to get out unless you're a UNIX/Linux whiz like me and access it remotely. I've had people tell me online it has something to do with Retroarch, but I'm still working through this. Like I said - Linux whiz, RPI newbie. I just booted it this morning for the first time. *sigh*
@murshid.k73394 жыл бұрын
Came to watch this video and it was tempting me more to watch all other videos on this channel. Subbed ofcourse. Great videos.
@FlintG8 жыл бұрын
Very cool! I am also getting a pi 3 and will be setting up retro pi. I already have a couple snes usb controllers one from iBuffalo and one that is the snes30.
@too10quick8 жыл бұрын
hey man... Thanks for the video! did you ever put up a video showing how to configure to arcade buttons? Thanks again! awesome stuff.
@PacoOtaktay8 жыл бұрын
Mike, Very nice video Mike. I always love good walk-through videos on setup of the hardware. Now on the Raspberry Pi 3 I do have to point out that sadly the heatsinks actually are needed. Running the Raspberry Pi 3 with RetroPie will get hot and will trigger the over heat protection system. Though I tend to use the emulators on RetroPie that use more CPU to emulate the more current emulated systems in its repo. The Raspberry Pi 3 will start underclocking at 80°C which of course on some of the emulators will start causing stuttering. If you have the Raspberry Pi 3 and RetroPie configured to connect to your WiFi network you can use your Mac's Terminal and use a SSH session to the Raspberry Pi 3. Once you do this it should give you the login prompt. Once you login they have it setup to dump current information like temp of the system and storage space left on the microSD card.
@door9418 жыл бұрын
Great video,when are you doing the video on the bartop arcade button mapping?
@noellathemodestmode95797 жыл бұрын
I’ve been trying to figure how to do this for so long and I couldn’t find the right video thank you so much I’m definitely subscribing to you
@TheGeekPub7 жыл бұрын
Glad to have you here!
@tomypower48986 жыл бұрын
Chroniclean homer and bart is screaming
@morantaylor3 жыл бұрын
Isn't the first format redundant, the imaging process should reinitialise the cards structure? I am going to give this a go there are a couple of Pi 2's in my parts collection.
@elliob7 жыл бұрын
Great video. How do I change the buttons currently configured for my keyboard? For example, I want to change the A button to point to "A" key on keyboard..B button to point to "S" key on keyboard.
@GemMintCollectibles8 жыл бұрын
Can you stretch the screen so the game fills the whole monitor?
@TheGeekPub8 жыл бұрын
Gem Mint Collectibles yes but it looks stupid like that.
@GemMintCollectibles8 жыл бұрын
TheGeekPub how do you do it?
@TheGeekPub8 жыл бұрын
Depends on which emulator and what system. In MAME its on the display settings page.
@fastechsystems4048 жыл бұрын
I already have an old PC so I would like to see a video or link explaining how to do this using a PC.
@FunnyAsian004 жыл бұрын
The easiest instruction video ever!
@ozbaz998 жыл бұрын
Great video. You have helped make a 10 year old boy very happy
@edgarcontreras46077 жыл бұрын
Best video...!!!! No one has the best info and clear like you bro!!!! Badass video good job💪🏽
@mirakles3058 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. I have seen others build a cabinet and they leave all of this out, which is kinda important.
@bisonfacelove7 жыл бұрын
once you finish doing all these steps, how do you apply the retropie to your arcade cabinet so instead of using controller you use the buttons on the arcade?
@onyx_lc95177 жыл бұрын
This just made me get a Raspberry PI 3 :) I'm gonna be so hyped when it comes xD
@stormburpee10578 жыл бұрын
Hey Mike! Wicked video, did you ever end up making the video for wiring the Raspberry Pi, to the bartop arcade? Would be interested to see your button configuration, and how you related it to retropi - especially for the two controllers :)
@TheGeekPub8 жыл бұрын
Its on my website.
@alfonsoafricano8415 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video…. One question, can you watch movies with it such as media files or apps
@thewalkingdeadguide7 жыл бұрын
whats up thanks for the awesome tutorial. I bought the plans but have an old pc monitor i picked up for 1 dollar so wanna use that. any advice on fitting it into my cab? how would i put a vesa mount into it. thankd.
@theaussiemanhole21937 жыл бұрын
Hi, You said that you would be doing a detailed video on wiring up the raspberry pi, buttons, etc. Did you ever do that?
@TheGeekPub7 жыл бұрын
It's on my website...
@MaxellAdGuy8 жыл бұрын
I'm finally diving into the Pi
@csufjeff4 жыл бұрын
I ran into a really frustrating power problem with the pi. the solution is a independent 12 power supply with a buck down 12 volt to 5 volt circuit from sunfounder. works great....Cheer Jeff
@frankiel51275 жыл бұрын
My question is the speakers....is it cuz you are using a computer monitor with speakers or is it required?
@MajesticVoid8 жыл бұрын
Great Video! Although I would have to say I think the heat sinks are more then necessary, especially when running running Retropie. You can gain improvements in fps with more graphically demanding games such as the ones on The PS1, N64, Dreamcast etc. by implementing a small overclock in the Retropie config. The heatsinks will definitely make a difference in that situation. Also, the added heat dissipation that the heatsinks provide will surely prolong the life of your components.
@TheGeekPub8 жыл бұрын
The makers of the RPI3 have an article on their website in which they confirm the heatsinks are not needed. Don't take my word for it.
@uniqe237 жыл бұрын
Hey great vid! I was just curious, is it possible to split partitions in 2 or even 3 - in order to have multiple boot (ie. noobs, raspbian, mediacenter os, ect.? ) and have one of them as retropie?
@TheGeekPub7 жыл бұрын
No, but there's no reason you couldn't just have multiple SSD cards.
@stevey1000able7 жыл бұрын
I'm a technophobe and this made it super-simple to understand. thanks so much!
@ckmoore1013 жыл бұрын
Now in 2022, would there be any updates on this regarding procedure, or newer hardware?
@Megastinger8 жыл бұрын
Great video, thanks for the explanation. I want to know how much it cost your kit?Thx!
@lucius19765 жыл бұрын
9:10 Can you leave the Files zipped? Thought you have to unzip them before you copy it.
@TheGeekPub5 жыл бұрын
No. Leave them zipped.
@erichnardelli7 жыл бұрын
Great Video, Did you do the arcade controls video for RaspberryPi?
@SKYBOTYT8 жыл бұрын
When I open my retro pi it stays in this weird page, It shows the retro pi logo on a white strip across the screen. it shows a big logo of gears above it and all it does is let me in to the settings page. I have a raspberry pi 3 model B, Please Help!
@richardlok5127 жыл бұрын
I have same issue, any suggestions?
@jadedsunn7 жыл бұрын
SKYBOT YT same here, have you heard anything yet?
@BestOfVocalTrance7 жыл бұрын
SKYBOT YT I think that's the default page until you add roms and restart the emulation
@jacksontaylor98788 жыл бұрын
I loved your work with the bartop cabinet. You just got a new subscriber
@TheGeekPub8 жыл бұрын
+Jackson Taylor Thanks for being a fan of my stuff!
@007DarthMan7 жыл бұрын
Question. So, how does naming the USB "retropie" cause Retro Pie to create the directory automatically? And when you plug the USB in, does it create a new directory every time? (I know that question may be stupid, but with my luck it may happen)
@hughjasoul76988 жыл бұрын
great job bro, when you gonna do the video for hooking up arcade buttons to pi? Hopefully for xin-mo pcb
@TheGeekPub8 жыл бұрын
Check my site!
@hughjasoul76988 жыл бұрын
+TheGeekPub I did but didnt see it , I'm probably not looking at the right video, unless you are talking bout a web site? Sorry for the noob questions.
@TheGeekPub8 жыл бұрын
+Hugh Jasoul yes. Thegeekpub.com. Not all of my content is on KZbin. :-)
@hughjasoul76988 жыл бұрын
+TheGeekPub. Sweet , I will check it out. Thanks. P.S. Ive shared your vid on twitter, facebook , instagram , kakao, and reddit already with multiple accounts . ;)
@woodyofp85748 жыл бұрын
One thing I'm a bit worried about, as I haven't ordered anything yet; It's possible to orient the screen rotated at 90°, right? I'm planning to make a mame arcade cabinet with a portrait picture orientation, and I'm just making sure it's possible.
@TheGeekPub8 жыл бұрын
Sure, you'll need to resize several of the pieces though.
@tenminutetokyo26437 жыл бұрын
That is one heck of a nice bookshelf.
@Phurdy7 жыл бұрын
Great video. Since I am new, where is the best place to locate game zip files to load into the raspberry?
@EmoBoy2298 жыл бұрын
You forgot about the part where you have to configre how you back to the menus. theres a spesfice button comenation and btw can we see how you intergated it into your bartop?
@TheGeekPub8 жыл бұрын
As I mentioned in the video, I will be discussing that very thing in a future video. It's a full video on its own.
@EmoBoy2298 жыл бұрын
TheGeekPub Sounds great! looking forword to it. gonna get a pi 3 soon enough, and after that build my own machine/bartop
@Dogman6908 жыл бұрын
would I need 2 separate micro SD cards for this? would it make it so it always only boots into the retro stuff?
@samball22166 жыл бұрын
So I’m making an arcade with retro pie and I don’t have a controller (I’m using arcade buttons and joystick) so do I set up the buttons on retropie with the arcade buttons or do I need a controller
@robinlewis19754 жыл бұрын
Awesome video the usb stick was everything
@PST1018 жыл бұрын
Do you have a video explaining how to map/wire buttons to the raspberry pi for a proper mame arcade machine? Thanks in advance.
@TheGeekPub8 жыл бұрын
On my website.
@fanboysforever7 жыл бұрын
Absolutely loved this video, man. You deserve every sub!
@TB-nf6bs8 жыл бұрын
When I dropped Roms into the nes or snes folders and I didn't unzip them they did not appear. So I unzipped them and they work now. A new problem though is Segax32 those are zipped and do not appear on emulation station when I unzip them it creates 3-6 different Roms in its own folder (this is in progress right now) I'm having a feeling since in the unzipped folder for let's say sonic has 3-5 of the same file just with a different version on the end that it will now work. If this doesn't work I think I'm stuck with transferring select Roms instead of a compilation what else can I do
@LVNITUPM87 жыл бұрын
Awesome video. Whats the ptogram to put the retropie on the sd card for windows and where do you get the games
@terrencelabroix52728 жыл бұрын
Hi , I'm considering an HDMI plug in multicade for my tv powered by Raspberry Pi 3. Is there an easy way to find the complete games list? Thanks
@pofrani4 жыл бұрын
Do I really need a case for the Pi in my arcade build?
@nathanixslade6 жыл бұрын
Nice, can i put roms inside the sdcard? or realy need to use usb drive?
@Hobblit778 жыл бұрын
I don't have too much experience other than building my own computer, and i really want to get into this. it looks very intimidating though and I don't want to waste my money on something i will mess up. Where can i learn all the basics and lingo to try and start?
@mdrew446288 жыл бұрын
Tyler Hobbs there is tons of online help setting up a raspberry pi 3 as an arcade. just google retropie....if you have any questions, I can walk you through any problems you encounter
@aztechomie648 жыл бұрын
got the sound to work...but the sounds waves up and down... but my question now is when I shut it down to turn it off for the night in the morning or when I leave it come back I plus it back in and it doesn't load just gives me n error code ? Am I string down wrong?
@michaelzielinski79698 жыл бұрын
Mike, I completed this project and all worked great. Just one thing. Could you throw me some information as to how you have your SNES 9x now called SNES 2010 configured. The problem with Retropie vs say Recalbox is that it's not ready to go out of the box. My games look terrible on Retropie as they are VERY pixelated. Any tutorials on this?
@TheGeekPub8 жыл бұрын
Retropie is most definitely ready to go out of the box. It is plug and play. Sounds to me like your using a VGA monitor adapter instead of a native HDMI.
@michaelzielinski79698 жыл бұрын
I figured out my problem. I had initially followed someone's videos on Recalbox and used it for about a week. Retropie is in fact ready to go. However, Recalbox came with Video Smoothing turned on. My eyes were "used" to seeing the games rendered that way. With Retorpie, I thought something was wrong just because my games looked different. Thanks for your videos. This has been a great project for the holidays. I'm really looking forward to getting into your arcade builds ;)
@Superduty_596 жыл бұрын
Love your videos especially on the arcade builds. In all 3 of your builds you say you will have an update video explaining more of the build. So far all 3 builds have no update! I know everybody gets busy and stuff but it's like watching a movie and there's no ending. If you find some spare time maybe you could give us an update on all 3 builds. Thanks!
@TheGeekPub6 жыл бұрын
www.thegeekpub.com........
@Superduty_596 жыл бұрын
@@TheGeekPub oh ok thanks for the good videos..
@flipmanonline7 жыл бұрын
Can you also use the baking software on windows? I only saw a ios download? And can i play gameboy games on it?
@jordandewolf36068 жыл бұрын
Need more info for win32 disk image. Do I read or write the image and to i download retropie directly to the sd card or to computer
@texastig8 жыл бұрын
Hey Mike, great video. By chance were did you get your usb nintendo controller?
@TheGeekPub8 жыл бұрын
As mentioned, everything was purchased from Amazon.
@texastig8 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@wippy748s8 жыл бұрын
hi , did you ever do a vid on wiring up the arcade sticks, i have just made a cabinet with 2 players and was wondering how you go about getting the 2nd player working properly
@TheGeekPub8 жыл бұрын
All on my website.
@TheManShel8 жыл бұрын
When is the next video coming? I am looking to build a arcade like this!
@TheGeekPub8 жыл бұрын
Hopefully this weekend! It's been busy in my personal life lately.
@TheManShel8 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I am excited!
@Retro_80s_Guy6 жыл бұрын
When configuring the joypad, you say "hold the button down to skip" but you don't say which button to hold down! Can you clarify?
@aerdian6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the awesome video! If I'd like to add more games after the initial time, do I need to just add the roms to the USB and then plug it in to copy over just the new games or do I need to remove all the games from the USB and start fresh? I just don't want it to be recopied to the SD (having 2 of the same rom wasting space). Thanks!!
@TheGeekPub6 жыл бұрын
Rewatch the video....
@aerdian6 жыл бұрын
TheGeekPub I'm so sorry that I bothered you with a question that you answered in the video 🙁 I watched the video 3 times and didn't find the answer to that question, so I'll watch it again 😀
@gop3057 жыл бұрын
Once the RetroPie recognized Super Mario Bros does it automatically save it to the Retro Pie? Or to play those games would you always need the flash drive?
@TheGeekPub7 жыл бұрын
That's not what I demonstrated. Watch it again. ;-)
@TurboCoder30008 жыл бұрын
This video is excellent, one of the best and is what made me decide to buy a Raspberry Pi as my emulation station of choice (pun intended) to get my favorite video games on my TV. Since the NES classic is so hard to get, and it's really just an emulator in a case, I figured why not get ALL of my favorite games and not just thirty of them? Anyway, I just got the hardware today and I can't wait to set mine up. My question is kind of a dumb question (sorry about the n00b question) but I've watched about 10-15 videos on retro pie so far and they are not clear what happens after the initial add of ROMs: can you add more ROMs after the initial add and will it erase the initial add of ROMs when you do? And, can you add more ROMs simply by taking the USB stick, erasing the current ROMs, and adding more in that way? Just want to be clear on every step before I start because I have a huge collection :) Thanks!!
@alexkapnias99927 жыл бұрын
Hi Mike have you done a config video for the desktop arcade buttons and joystick
@TheGeekPub7 жыл бұрын
On my site.
@alexkapnias99927 жыл бұрын
TheGeekPub cheers mike
@jeffhurd60 Жыл бұрын
do you have a link where I can find a decent price on a raspberry pi to go this setup? Thank you
@samball22167 жыл бұрын
How do you get game roms? When I plugged back in my USB no rom files came up
@MostlyLuke7 жыл бұрын
I want to make an arcade should I get the latte panda or canakit?
@xxlosbanditosxx72038 жыл бұрын
question can I use this to play games and movies in my ford expedition rear entertainment system for the kids? would like info on setting it up.
@TheGeekPub8 жыл бұрын
I don't see any reason why not.
@GapeBurrito7 жыл бұрын
How would you map the tabletop arcade buttons to the Pi3 and the MAME emulator
@jlor00jl8 жыл бұрын
What do you think a good size monitor to use for a machine setup?
@cameronavery88978 жыл бұрын
Is the SD card you formatted the one that comes with the raspberry Pi? Or is it a separate card that you using specifically for the arcade?
@TheGeekPub8 жыл бұрын
Literally any SD card will work.
@Cruzilla717 жыл бұрын
Hola, New to your channel and love the videos..!! What format did ya set your USB flash drive to on your mac..?
@TheGeekPub7 жыл бұрын
FAT32
@melannieworld8 жыл бұрын
once, I've configure the control. It displays the main screen which I cant scroll to the left or right. Also it tells me that there's games installed. Please help me.
@clindgren3167 жыл бұрын
Do you have a video on how to set up the joystick process?
@TheGeekPub7 жыл бұрын
Uhm... in this very video... starting around 7:20.
@JRLopez138 жыл бұрын
So, to play games you'll always have to have the USB stick in the PI with the Roms or they automatically get copied in the SD card?
@TheGeekPub8 жыл бұрын
They get copied...
@aztechomie648 жыл бұрын
I really do appreciate you answering my questions is their a way I could send you a video/photo if what it looks like because I loaded the USB with rom games and plugged it in like you suggested with the USB and it doesn't do anything
@tomlyon14248 жыл бұрын
What would you sell one for? You obviously have it down perfectly. Thanks, Tom
@TheGeekPub8 жыл бұрын
It's not legal to sell Retropie or the ROMs.
@juanmerino76464 жыл бұрын
Hi I have a question I have the retropi on my raspberry pie then I put my usb with a folder name retropie I plug it in my raspberry pie ...then after that I dont get the roms folder or anything
@EvilMP58 жыл бұрын
Mike is there a way to put several old classic arcade games on the rasberry pi? I am trying to make my friend a table top version but he wants several classic games on it.
@TheGeekPub8 жыл бұрын
You can put as many as you want.
@RobertoGarcia-kh3pn7 жыл бұрын
only video that made sense to me, thanks for the step by step tutorial. ps; great background music . hahaha.
@rubendelarosaii57136 жыл бұрын
Hi, I am running in to an issue. After I baked the SD card, my Mac shows a message about not recognizing the SD card. When i pop the card in the rasberry pi, nothing happens. Any idea whats going on here?
@RenManinJapan8 жыл бұрын
That's why I want one... also I am going to make a portable! So you just hooked up HDMI to The Monitor.. that's it? And of course other outputs.. will this work scaled down on a LED tv?
@syncro15858 жыл бұрын
RenMan_inJapan yes
@humbertobarraza79748 жыл бұрын
how do i go about saving the games directly to the micro SD card?
@yli_vuori7 жыл бұрын
So is it possible to have two sds; one with say rasbian and one with retropie? An switch between them whenever you want?
@TheGeekPub7 жыл бұрын
Absolutely.
@jamesneuhauserakajimdogg60965 жыл бұрын
Great informative video. Where can I go to get the games themselves to install? Thank you
@apodexse5 жыл бұрын
James Neuhauser aka JimDogg Sorry for being late but there are plenty of sites for that like coolrom.com or Roms Mania.
@markieman645 жыл бұрын
Pretty much decided I'm going to get a raspberry pi at some point. Can you help me understand though if there's any advantage to using retro pi as opposed to running an emulator on a Windows laptop or something. Is it just* the convenience factor? *I know that's a MASSIVE factor, and would be, at the moment, the main reason for me getting one at this stage.
@markieman645 жыл бұрын
Sorry. Loooots of questions. It's an open question. 😉