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Getting started with RetroPie and RetroBox

Get a RetroBox

To order a RetroBox along with some cool customization accessories, head to the RetroBox Shop.

While you wait for your RetroBox to arrive, you can start to prepare every file you will need :

• If you want install everything (Linux skills needed)

  • Recalbox : Manual (EN) (Warning, no longer supported)

  • Retropie : Manual (EN)

• If you just want to burn the img on the SD CARD, no configuration needed

  • Just follow this guide

First step : Download, and burn the image

At this time, the latest version is : 1.00 (download link to gitlab)

You can download the image here : (link to gitlab)

You will need Etcher.io to burn it, you can download this software here : https://etcher.io/

Until you have burn the image, you have just plug the sd card into the slot, and boot it ! It will works perfectly !

If you get any errors, tell it to us, and we will help you ! (Email @ here. )

Second step : First boot

You have successfully install RetroPie ! Wait until you see the desktop, connect it to the wifi, and go to the next step!

To connect to the wifi, you have several possibilities:

• By creating a file on the root of sd in / boot / and called : wifikeyfile.txt

    With the following parameters:
  

Then, restart the console, go to "Wifi" and then "import wifi credentials from the text file".

• Or by connecting a keyboard on the console, then go to "Connect to wifi network", select the wireless network and indicate the password.

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Second step : Add games into the RetroBox

To add games it’s super simply ! You have many possibility :

• 1. With WinSCP, simply connect on the console with sftp, and add your own games

        Login : pi
     
        Password : raspberry
     

• 2. With windows [Samba] (yes it’s possible, no logins required) :

Just go into roms folder and drag and drop your roms !

• 3. With the app, available on iOS and Android, simply choose your os and add your own games, with the list or your own rom !

[APP PICTURES HERE]

• More informations here :

https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/Transferring-Roms

Conclusion :

yay ! You have successfully install RetroPie on the RetroBox, have fun !

(Crash bandicoot 3 Warped on PS1)

Other :

ASAP