On first boot your filesystem will be expanded automatically, you will then be welcomed with the following screen- this menu will configure your controls for both Emulationstation and RetroArch Emulators: ROMs are copyrighted content and as such are not included with RetroPie.
Loading up a ROM in an emulator is the equivalent of putting a cartridge in a game console. ROMs are digital versions of game cartridges. The RetroPie SD image comes pre-installed with many different emulators. For power users it also provides a large variety of configuration tools to customize the system as you want.Īn emulator is software that makes a computer behave like another computer, or in the case of RetroPie a computer that behaves like a video game console such as the Super Nintendo.
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. RetroPie allows you to turn your Raspberry Pi or PC into a retro-gaming machine. This instruction is short version of Retropie Wiki Page that you can see it Here.