In this RetroPie guide, you are going to learn how to install RetroPie 4.2 on the Raspberry Pi, to upgrade RetroPie to the latest version, find your IP address lightning fast and how to setup and enable Retropie Manager for simple Rom Management.
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Table of Contents
What you’ll need
- Latest RetroPie image for Raspberry Pi
- Etcher
- Raspberry Pi 1, 2 or 3
- 8GB+ MicroSD Card
Download The Image
Go to http://retropie.org.uk/.
Click on the red button that says “Get RetroPie”
Click on the red button that matches your Raspberry Pi installation (0/1 or 2/3) to start the download.
Write The Image
Open up Etcher and Click “Select Image”.
Select the RetroPie Image we just downloaded.
Click on “Select Drive” to select the Drive you want your image to be copied to.
Click on “Flash” and wait for it to write the image to your SD Card.
After it is done, it will automatically unmount the Micro SD Card so you can take it from your Computer to continue the process on your Raspberry Pi.
First Run of RetroPie
Once you’ve booted into RetroPie, the system will automatically rezise itself and then reboot once more.
The “Emulation Station” Screen will appear once the booting is done.
Configuring Your Controller
Once the “Welcome” screen appears, press and hold a button on your gamepad so it can recognize it. (This particular configuration is meant for a Xbox 360, PS3 or PS4 controller)
Press each button you’re asked for in the “Configuring” screen.
Hit “OK” once you’re done.
Updating RetroPie
Get inside the “Configuration” menu.
Scroll down to “RETROPIE SETUP”.
Scroll down and select “Update all installed packages”.
Choose “Yes” when it ask if you are sure you want to update all installed packages.
Hit the “Ok” button once it finishes updating.
Next, scroll all the way down and select “Perform Reboot”.
Choose “Yes” when it ask if you are sure you want to reboot.
Install RetroPie Manager
Get inside the “Configuration” menu again.
Scroll down to “RETROPIE SETUP”.
Scroll down and select “Manage Packages”.
Scroll down and select “Manage experimental packages”.
Scroll down almost to the bottom and select “retropie-manager”.
Choose “Install”.
Once it finished installing go down to “Configuration / Options”.
Go down and select “Enable RetroPie-Manager on Boot”.
You can also start the Manager manually by selecting “Start RetroPie-Manager now”.
Find Your Raspberry Pi’s IP Address
Get inside the “Configuration” menu.
Scroll down to “Show IP”.
Write the IP Adress as we’re gonna need it soon.
Access RetroPie Manager From A Web Browser
Open up any Web Browser.
Type your Raspberry Pi’s IP Address followed by “:8000”.
You can also type in retropie.local:8000 in most cases.
Copying A ROM To RetroPie
On your RetroPie Manager window, click on “Roms”.
Choose the system that the ROM belongs to. IE: Nintendo Entertainment System.
Drag and drop the “.zip” file or ROM on to the Web Page.
To make the ROM appear in RetroPie after it’s finished copying, you will need to restart “Emulation Station”.
You can do that by pressing “Start” on your controller, scroll down to “Quit” and then hit “RESTART EMULATIONSTATION”
Once “Emulation Station” is rebooted, you will now see the system you uploaded the ROM to.
When you select this system, you will be able to see the ROM you just uploaded.
Retropie Guide completed!
Congratulations, you’ve just completed the Retropie Guide for the Raspberry Pi, upgraded it to the latest version, found your IP Address, Installed and enabled Retropie Manager for simple Rom Management and copied your first ROM into RetroPie.
Did you manage to install it by yourself? Did you have any problems during the installation or configuration? Have any suggestions? Then leave a comment below.