r/RetroPie

So, I've got a Raspberry Pi 0w2 that's intended to be made into a Retro Pie handheld. I had a couple screens ordered, but the listings were vague and ended up not being compatible.

I'm looking for a screen that is 3.5 inches to 6 inches. I was initially trying to stick to a budget under $30 CAD, but that clearly didn't work out with the 2 screens already purchased, so I'm bumping that up to $40-50.

Sticking lower would be great if anyone knows some great choices, but within that range works too. I don't need tutorial links, but it'd also be nice if it was a known display that would be easy to find some for on my own.

(Posting this for my partner who doesn't have a Reddit account! It will likely be him replying, as the poster (me) has very minimal knowledge on Raspberry Pi stuff and is just here for the ride! :D )

Seriously, we keep running into issues. I can’t use it because it no longer has support for anything. I’m sure there’s a reason, but I built it from source on the latest version of Pi OS, and it works fine.

I have 0.276 installed and working great, and I don't want to mess with something that is working. I have a few games that I'd like to try on the latest version of lr-mame though.

Is there a way I can keep everything running on 0.276 but also install the latest? It seems like I can only update my package through the menus.

I modded a Rampage Arcade1up with new speakers and hooked up to a Raspberry Pi running an image meant for Arcade1up I believe (a Wolfanoz image from 2018/19).

The audio works on the main menu where game previews come up but when you boot up the game the sound goes away. I even tried connecting a Mister FPGA in place of the Raspberry Pi and the sound works fine.

I also tested the Pi with a computer screen connected to the same speakers and no audio issues. Some how the Arcade1up screen and the Raspberry PI are having a disconnect

Anyone know the solve ? It’s a Raspberry Pi 3B if it matters.

I'm running on LR-MAME 0.276, and have matching romset and chd. Some of the big buck hunter games don't even show up because they are CHD only, but one that does is call of the wild. When I launch the game, it seems like it's checking the CHD and hangs on that screen forever.

I have BIOS, rom and chd present, and they appear to be the correct version. I tried flipping dip siwtches and rolling back BIOS version in the settings. Is there anything else I can try?

Here is the relevant text:

Detecting IDE hard drive...

[sequence of numbers]

Hard Drive Detected

Checking fileystems: NOTE: This can take several minutes to complete. Please be patient.

CHECKING FILESYSTEM NUMBER: 0

I want to Mod an Arcade machine (Arcade 1up) with a Raspberry pi 400 which I got lying around here.. is it a good option for retropie + mame ?

Which OS should I choose ?

Thank you !

One of my best friends is gonna be in the hospital for several months. Our friend group is looking at options to send him a handheld gaming emulator. I've had a retropie for a few years and would love to send him that, but his room situation may change and he may not have access to a TV all the time. Of course a Google search yielded all sorts of handheld emulators, some of which I don't think were based on the raspberry pie...? Was looking for recommendations for a robust option that won't take too much setup and won't break for at least 2 months? Main requirement is an internal battery, decent controls, and a decent screen.

Thanks in advance!

Hey everyone, been trying to get Dreamcast emulation working on my Pi 5 setup and hitting a wall. Here's my exact setup:

Raspberry Pi 5

RetroPie 4.8.11

Debian GNU/Linux 13 (Trixie)

aarch64

Every time I try to install lr-flycast or lr-flycast-dev through the RetroPie setup script it fails with this error in the build log:

core/deps/libzip/mkstemp.c:70:15: error: implicit declaration 
of function 'getpid'
make: *** [Makefile:1182: core/deps/libzip/mkstemp.o] Error 1

Already tried:

lr-flycast

lr-flycast-dev

sudo apt install flycast (package not found)

sudo apt install libretro-flycast (package not found)

git pull on retropie-setup (already up to date)

BIOS files are in place (dc_boot.bin and dc_flash.bin). Just can't get the emulator to build at all.

Is this a known issue with Debian 13 and the newer GCC compiler being too strict? Anyone found a workaround? Would switching to Batocera be the only real option right now?

Thanks

Hi everyone!

I'm interested in running RetroPie on devices with Amlogic SoCs (like common TV boxes or similar SBCs) that can run Armbian or mainline Linux.

I know the Raspberry Pi is the gold standard for RetroPie, but since Amlogic chips are pretty capable and many can run full Linux distros, I'm curious:

1. Has anyone successfully gotten RetroPie or a similar emulation station setup running on Amlogic hardware?

2. What are the main hurdles — driver support, GPU acceleration, or something else?

3. Would EmulationStation + RetroArch work out of the box on ARM64 with Mali GPU drivers, or is heavy customization needed?

I'm specifically thinking about devices that support Armbian or other Linux builds, not Android.

Anyone with experience running emulators on Amlogic chips would be great to hear from!

I can get Redream working great, but it seems like it only supports 1 lightgun.

I can get the lightgun x/y configured in lr-flycast-dev, but for the life of me I can't get the buttons mapped. I have the quick menu > controls mapped to light gun, and settings > input > retropad binds > port 1 buttons configured to the gun buttons, but they don't seem to work.

Hey guys, I’m new to the Raspberry Pi community and I have a question about retro gaming. I bought a Raspberry Pi 4 Model B with 4 GB of RAM and I was wondering which consoles it can realistically emulate. Thanks!

I'm on a Raspberry Pi 4 4Gb, using the premade image.

Whenever I install Wolf4SDL, I can get the games to run but my controls are bound wrong.

Is there a cfg file somewhere I can check? Where is it located? I'd like to try deleting it (at least temporarily) to see if I can reinitialize the default settings.

I just got a Reaper RS3 and I can see it working in Retroarch. The crosshairs move.

If I run a recent version of mame with the game I want to play, the lightgun works, but the game has choppy performance.

If I run it LR Mame 2016, the game is smooth, but I can't get it lightgun to work. Has anyone run into a similar issue? I think if I can get mouse support (what my lightgun works as) working in mame 2016 then I'll be good.

Or alternately, a way to run the game in recent mame without being choppy.

Thanks!