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Users are permitted to post one emulator demonstration video per day as a link post.Comments stepping significantly over the line will be removed- use some common sense. Simple tech support or general queries not fulfilling that requirement belong in the Weekly Question Thread and will be redirected there. Self posts should provide scope for wider, interesting discussion.Use Google and check The Emulation General Wiki before posting.
Don't ask for or link directly to pirated software or copyrighted material without permission of the copyright holder. snes or arcade.To get started check out our wiki page or The Emulation General Wiki. The directories for the ROM files are located in retropie/roms/$CONSOLE folder, where $CONSOLE is the name of the target console, e.g. Your USB-stick should be mounted in /media/usb. A Midnight Commander file manager guide can be found here. The file manager can be run from 'RetroPie' EmulationStation menu > File Manager. It allows you to manually transfer files between USB-stick and Raspberry Pi SD card. RetroPie version 3.0+ contains a file manager.
Naturally both your PC and Pi will need to be connected to the same network via Ethernet or Wifi in order to successfully transfer your files. Samba is a software suite that allows you to access file systems over the network. Once you've enabled SSH and connected to your chosen client, you can simply drop the files in the ~/RetroPie/roms/$CONSOLE folder, where $CONSOLE is the name of the target console, e.g. SFTP/SSH connection instructions are available on the SSH page. SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol) is a network protocol that allows you to securely transfer files over the internet or locally on the same network when both the PC and RetroPie system are connected to the same router via ethernet or wifi.
There are three main methods of transferring ROMs: via USB stick, via SFTP, and via Windows (Samba) shares.
That being said, in the search of your childhood - Google is your friend.
There are many issues involving copyright laws regarding the usage of ROMs, so in order to preserve the integrity and longevity of the RetroPie project, the download locations of ROMs will not and cannot be added to the Wiki. In a RetroPie context, ROMs are digital copies of games which can be run on emulators (software that mimics your old gaming consoles). Universal Controller Calibration & Mapping Using xboxdrvĬonvert RetroPie SD Card Image to NOOBS Image Validating, Rebuilding, and Filtering Arcade ROMs