![]() There are also some games that require CHD files which are hard disk images that are needed to run alongside the ROM itself. The Pi 4 just isn’t powerful enough for these so don’t even bother. This also includes certain Sega games that use the Naomi or Atomiswave boards for Dead or Alive and Crazy Taxi for example. Modern fighters like Tekken 3-6 will not run. Remember, there are some popular games that just do not run on a Pi 4 and that includes Killer Instinct and some Cave 1K games. This is also mainly for a Pi3b+, so anything that says it lags will most likely run on a Pi 4 just fine. Any other games needing specific emulator changes can be changed individually. ![]() Search within mame2003plus first as you want this to be your default core. I highly recommend searching inside the document under each emulator tab at the bottom for the game you want. I will link a Google spreadsheet of every MAME game (or most of them) that works and for what emulator to use them with. Now the confusing part is getting distracted by the three main emulators. You can’t just download an entire 120GB file and drag them all in your ROMs folder and hope they work. This is also important because some ROMs only work with certain emulators and you need to have the right romset. If you go to and search for “mame2003plus romset” you should find an entire archive of them. ![]() This is such a hard thing to find online as there are a million answers. You must only use the romset that matches the emulator version. For Retropie you will mostly use mame2003plus, mame2010, and FinalBurnNeo. MAME requires the correct romset version/year for the MAME emulator you’re using. MAME is not like other video game consoles in which you can download any ROM and stick it in the folder and it plays. Now, I need to take some time and explain MAME and how it works as it’s very confusing and most people have trouble getting MAME up and running. I can’t link where to download them, but for Arcade MAME ROMs you can go to and get romsets. Now we’re ready to add BIOS files and ROMs Getting ROMs Workingīefore we make Retropie look fancy we want to get games working first. Then select Update RetroPie Script and once that’s done you can select Update. If you installed a Picade you have probably already done this step, but you need to step down into a command line by pressing F4 on your keyboard and type in:Īt this point, I recommend updating Retropie by going into the Retropie>Retropie Setup in EmulationStation. You should upgrade your firmware if you haven’t already. You also need to enable hidden files by going to Options>Preferences>Panels>show hidden files Update RetroPie and Firmware Inside go to RetroPie and the and folders are what you’re going to use the most. Always remember that in the menu that is your main folder if you get lost. Once you’re connected write down your IP address as you will need it next. You should see SSIDs, this one is blank for privacy reasons. And yes, I looked it up, there’s no way to see the characters in your password which is super annoying if you have a complicated password. Once you’re in you can scan for an SSID and type in your password. You also won’t be typing more than a few buttons prompts or short commands so you don’t need anything full size for typing novels. It also has a great layout and nice buttons. I use this one as I can leave the dongle inside my Picade and the keyboard has very long battery life. I highly recommend getting a wireless USB keyboard for this stuff as the “DOS” menus of Retropie are easier to navigate with a keyboard. Once you have set up your control go into Retropie>Wifi. You can also alternatively use an ethernet cable, which is recommended, but if you have an arcade enclosure or are far away from your router then this may not be an option. We can’t do anything without these two things set up first. The best and fastest way to get ROMs and files onto your Pi is to set up the Wifi and SSH into it.
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