RetroPie Installation & Configuration Complete Setup

In this segment, we are going to “Install & Configure RetroPie on Raspberry Pi All Models“

What is RetroPie?

RetroPie allows you to turn your Raspberry Pi or PC into a retro-gaming machine. It builds upon Raspbian, EmulationStation, RetroArch, and many other projects to enable you to play your favorite Arcade, home-console, and classic PC games with the minimum set-up. For power users, it also provides a large variety of configuration tools to customize the system as you want.

Software Required :

Equipment Required		Optional
	Raspberry Pi 4		Case
	SD Card		Raspberry Pi Keyboard
	Ethernet Cable		Mouse
	Power Adapter
	GamePad
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Downloading & Installing “RetroPie for RaspberryPi”

First of all, we need to download the “RetroPie for RaspberryPi“ image to setup RetroPie.

Formatting the SD Card

Now, We need an SD Card Formatter tool to format the SD card.
Once, the card is plugged in, It will automatically detect by the computer then you need to click on format to format the Card.

Flashing the SD Card

After the SD card formatted successfully then we use Etcher and flash the RetroPie image to SD card.

Insert the SD Card to Raspberry Pi

Once the card successfully got flashed then plug it in the Raspberry Pi. It will directly take you to Welcome Screen.
That will ask you to configure your Keyboard or GamePad if that is connected.

Now, follow the on-screen guide to configure your Keyboard or your GamePad.

Setup WiFi Connection RetroPie

Now, we need to press the A button from the controller to access the RetroPie menu.
Then we need to navigate to WiFi and hit A again to access the WiFi option.

After that, we can choose the network of our choice by selecting the option Connect to a WiFi network.

Once it’s done you can navigate to Show IP option and press A to check the IP Address assign to RetroPie.
Then make a note of the IP Address for future use.

Move Game Rom’s to RetroPie / Network

Now, as we have the IP Address of our RetroPie we can use it to transfer ROMs to RetroPie.
First of all, we need to open the RUN box on the Windows computer and type the IP Address as shown in the picture.

Or, you can use \\retropie in the RUN box or in the Explorer Address Bar to access the Roms folder.
After that, you will be able to see these folders, where ROMs folder is the important one.