Batocera Raspberry Pi 5 Emulation Setup Guide

Batocera makes it easy to play retro games on your Raspberry Pi 5! In this video, we'll fully set it up on a Pi 5, including: writing the image, configuration and light gun setup. While the installation is relatively easy, this video will save hours of time by consolidating common questions in one. Download Batocera from here: batocera.org/download
Chapters
00:00 - Intro
00:59 - Stuff you may need
02:08 - Batocera Download
02:34 - Pi Imager
03:11 - Write Image
04:36 - Batocera First Boot
05:07 - Map Buttons
06:10 - Turn Off Background Music
06:37 - Safe Shutdown
06:56 - Exit a Game
07:13 - Network Setup
08:08 - Update Batocera
08:27 - BIOS & ROMs
11:18 - Update Game Lists
11:40 - Copy over USB
12:53 - Check for Missing BIOS
13:22 - ROMSet incompatible
13:51 - Download New Themes
14:17 - Apply Theme
14:56 - Scrape Artwork
16:16 - Game List View Style
16:42 - Locate Games
17:08 - Play Arcade Game
17:24 - Aspect Ratio (per game)
17:50 - Aspect Ratio (global)
18:28 - Overclocking
19:15 - Light Guns (Sinden)
19:53 - Light Guns (AimTrak)
20:16 - Pi5 on Legends Ultimate Arcade
20:47 - Automatic Game Collections
21:13 - Recoil
22:01 - Remove Decorations
22:34 - Set to Full Screen
22:56 - Outro
This video is for Educational Purposes only!
Products shown:
• CanaKit Raspberry Pi 5 Starter Kit [Amazon Affiliate]: amzn.to/3wCFDCe
• Xbox 360 Wired Controller - Clone [Amazon Affiliate]: amzn.to/3y81emt
• Official Pi Keyboard & Mouse [Amazon Affiliate]: amzn.to/4aZNb0Z
• GRS Sinden Target Pro [Non-Affiliate]: thunderstickstudio.com/produc...
• AtGames Legends Ultimate Arcade [Amazon Affiliate]: amzn.to/4dyyB1Y
• Gigastone 128GB Micro SD Card [Amazon Affiliate]: amzn.to/3UwIuok
• Beikell SD Card Reader [Amazon Affiliate]: amzn.to/3QAAguh
• amgur microSD to SD Adapter [Many microSD cards include this adapter - Amazon Affiliate]: amzn.to/3Ux7U5o
• Sinden Lightgun [Non-Affiliate]: sindenlightgun.com
• AimTrak Light Gun [Non-Affiliate]: www.ultimarc.com/light-guns/a...
-As an Amazon associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
A few quick tips:
• Exit a game: SELECT+START
• Insert a credit (Arcade): SELECT
• Start a game: START or A
• Exit Emulation Station: START, move down to QUIT
Related Information and Guides
• CanaKit SetupVideo: • CanaKit Raspberry Pi 5...
• RetroBat (EmulationStation in Windows): wagnerstechtalk.com/retrobat
• Batocera Steam Deck Guide: wagnerstechtalk.com/sd-batocera
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[@Th3DarkCanuck]

Great video, thanks!

[@WagnersTechTalk]

You're very welcome, thank you for watching!

[@chrisumali9841]

Thanks for the demo and info, have a great day

[@WagnersTechTalk]

Most welcome, thank you for watching!

[@galbyman]

After watching this In am dumping Retropie and moving to this platform.

[@thedanielescamilla]

Dude right!!!! I made my son a retro gaming console with retropie and this seems much more straight forward!!!

[@walledrodeo8126]

Great video very helpful thank u I have a question I have a 4tb hard drive of games now since there only a 128 gig sd card how do I get all my games on it

[@WagnersTechTalk]

I've not personally used this option, but you may find it helpful: wiki.batocera.org/store_games_on_a_second_usb_sata_drive

[@richarddukard8989]

2 important CONS for batocera on the pi5 compared to retropie or even other pcs running batocera. 1. Batocera on the pi5 does NOT support ps2. 2. Batocera on the Pi5 does NOT support flatpaks or Wine, so you wont be able to install web browsers, windows games, steam, etc.

[@melkert81]

Hmm thanks for this. I was over complicating this. Sounds like i need to use my xbox 360 controller, have it plugged into the port first before having it boot. I was just trying to use a USB keyboard to move around the menus on the PI to find the bluetooth menu, nope, key bindings don't work... Some keys do work, just not the arrow keys. Thanks man, I'll give it a go with my 360 wired controller to start with and then attempt to pair some other wireless ones. Does the USB keyboard have move arrow and enter functionality whatsoever to add controllers?

[@WagnersTechTalk]

Hey, you're very welcome! You certainly can use the keyboard. Here's some that I can remember from within Emulation Station: F1 = Built-in File Manager ENTER = Menu Select = A Back = B / ESC Arrows = Up/Down/Left/Right Hotkey = C (may be wrong on this) I'm sure there are others that I'm overlooking.

[@ystebadvonschlegel3295]

I have an old Wells Gardner D9205 CRT monitor with VGA only input. Will this system work with old CRT VGA outputs? I've struggled to get normal windows to even boot to it and most front ends aren't designed for that small screen size.

[@WagnersTechTalk]

I've used a USB to VGA adapter on an older Arcade cabinet using RetroPie years ago and that worked well. I've not personally tried that with Batocera, but it may work too. Some tinkering and perhaps reaching out on the Batocera Discord, if any additional drivers are needed, may be necessary.

[@MABst3r]

I'm sorry to bother but I can't get my pi5 to boot Batocera. I try flashing the image as you show on the video but I'm never able to safely remove the sd. When starting the pi it powers on but nothing boots up

[@WagnersTechTalk]

It may be that the card is defective. Try re-formatting the microSD using this: wagnerstechtalk.com/common/#Format_as_FAT32_Pi_Imager . Then, try re-imaging. If it still doesn't work, I'd try a different microSD. What brand are you using, if you don't mind?

[@Remert467]

Any recommandations for pinball games with a pi5 running batocera?

[@WagnersTechTalk]

I think there are some for PS1 that were pretty well-done. Also know that the Batocera team is working on providing tables for VPX (on x86). I don't know if there are any plans for VPX on the Pi5 (I'm going to assume no, at this point, due to architecture differences)

[@mikem3431]

Is there a way to completely shutdown the system so light turns off?

[@WagnersTechTalk]

You can add a usb-c power switch or unplug the pi5.

[@opium_apple]

I already have raspberry pi os installed on my pi5 4gb, and I am struggling to get emulation station to launch from terminal. Can this do that?

[@WagnersTechTalk]

You'll want to install Batocera to a separate microSD card. Like PiOS, Batocera is it's own operating system. But yes, Emulation Station is part of Batocera.

[@opium_apple]

@@WagnersTechTalk thank you

[@MyChannel-vm6dw]

Please do an ANDROID curated 1tb image build so we can finally bring turn key emulation to phones.

[@WagnersTechTalk]

Interesting idea, thank you for your request!

[@savekillqqpsounds8473]

Man im still salty batocera had to take out 3ds emulation cuz of fucktendo

[@WagnersTechTalk]

It is a bummer for sure.

[@savekillqqpsounds8473]

@@WagnersTechTalk its my favourite console too i used to have a 3ds xl which i got for christmas when it released as a small child i have so many good memories with it and a lot of games. Sadly i broke the top screen off back then. Nowerdays i could fix it but back then i couldnt and i threw it away so i rlly wanted to play on my rasberry pi 5 but well dont work cuz nintendont want us to have fun

[@kiodiekin]

Over clocking does nothing for emulation

[@ArcadeCabNBud]

Good for you