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I spent one year building an arcade machine. I found myself installing and reinstalling RetroPie on my Raspberry Pi a million times to get it right for the type of work I wanted to do. Every time I needed to reinstall, I had to reconfigure the entire system by following the same steps repeatedly.

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The reinstalling was mostly because of the lack of information about many setup choices you have to make if you want to get the most out of your Raspberry Pi.

Installing RetroPie

The first step is burning the RetroPie image into the SD card.

Step 1. Identify which model of the Raspberry Pi you have.
Step 2. Connect a compatible SD card to your computer.
Step 3. Download and install the official Raspberry Pi Imager.
Step 4. On the Raspberry Pi Imager, go to Operating System → RetroPie and select the version that belongs to your Raspberry Pi model. Also, choose your SD card.

Games: SD card or external drive?

From here, you have two options: installing games into the SD card (efficient when your SD card is big enough) or installing them on an external drive (most ideal for small SD cards).

If you prefer to keep games and RetroPie on the same SD card, you can avoid the section 'Setting up the external USB Storage'.

To install games on an external USB drive, do not plug the SD card into the Raspberry Pi.

Step 5. Extract and reinsert the SD card into your computer.

You'll notice the SD card is now called boot.

Setting up the external USB Storage

Keeping the games (ROMs) and the saved games progresses in an external source makes it easier to experiment with RetroPie in the SD card, keeping the critical data safe in a plug-n-play source.

It's also a good option when you have a small SD card with enough space for no other thing than RetroPie.

Step 6. Format a USB drive as FAT. Use any disk utility available on your OS for it.
Step 7. Create a folder named retropie-mount on the root of the USB drive. It will be used by RetroPie every time you boot the system.

Find more info about this in the official RetroPie documentation.

Overclocking the Raspberry Pi

If you have an old model of Raspberry Pi or a Raspberry Pi Zero,it is recommendable to overclock your board. That way, you can run games that require more power. For example, a Raspberry Pi Model 1 and Zero can't run most of the Neo Geo or MS-DOS games, but an overclocked Pi can do it.

There are two ways to overclock a Raspberry Pi: the wrong one and the right one.

The wrong way lets you expand the core and memory as you wish, but it's dangerous to your board and voids the warranty.

Raspberry Pi provides an official way to do it right: Introducing Turbo Mode: up to 50% more performance for free.

I recommend you to do it in the right way:

Step 8. Edit the file /config.txt and add (or uncomment if it's already there):

Setting up an arcade controller

It took me a while to understand how to set up an arcade controller. Even though the documentation is right there, I didn't know the arcade controllers' name was Xin-Mo.

Step 9. Edit the file /cmdline.txt and write at the end:

There are a few more steps to configure the controller but wait until turning on the system.

HDMI sound

If you're using a computer monitor like me, it probably doesn't have built-in speakers. In some cases, this kind of monitor has a 3.5mm jack to output sound to external speakers. In that case, you may have to make that the HDMI takes control over the sound:

Step 10. Force the sound to go through HDMI by adding the following line to the file /config.txt:
Step 11. Increase the sound quality by updating the /retroarch.cfg file with:

The headphone jack's sound is a lot clearer with a lot less static using that configuration.

Now turn on the Raspberry Pi

Plug the SD card and the USB drive into the Raspberry Pi and turn it on. As it is the first time to run RetroPie, it will take some time to process.

The first screen to appear is to set up the controllers:

Setting up the controllers

Step 12. Set up each button of your controller. For an arcade machine (Xin-Mo controller), I recommend using the same distribution as the Sega Genesis controller. For any control that you don't need to set, keep pressing any key to choose -NOT DEFINED-.

You can change this later and also set up different controller distributions for individual consoles and games.

The A button becomes the Enter key, and the B button becomes Escape.

To set up the controller for the second player:

Step 13. Press Start to open the menu, then select Configure input, this time keeping any button of the second controller pressed.

Installing games

That was all related to the initial setup. Now it's all about games!

If you followed the steps to install games on the SD, follow the official documentation about all the possible ways to transfer ROMs.

To install games in the external USB drive and if you followed the steps detailed on Setting up the external USB Storage, then:

Step 14. Unplug the USB drive from the Raspberry Pi and plug it into your computer.

Now the folder /retropie-mount should have some folders inside:

ROMs

All the game ROMs must go inside the folder /retropie-mount/roms.

Step 15. Place the ROMs into its corresponding console folder. Avoid zip files because they are not supported.
Step 16. Plug the USB drive into the Raspberry Pi and wait until the drive's LED stops blinking.
Step 17. Reset EmulationStation going to Start (menu) → Quit → Restart EmulationStation

The ROMs are now on EmulationStation. You're going to see them in the main menu of RetroPie under the console name. Repeat steps 14-17 to add more ROMs.

Specific setups

Following the steps above, you'll have access to the most common consoles and games. But by following a few more steps, you can go beyond that.

Sega Megadrive/Genesis buttons

The Sega emulator recognizes only three buttons by default (Megadrive controller). In my case, I had installed six buttons in my arcade cabinet, so I activated all of the buttons (like a Genesis controller):

Launch a Megadrive/Genesis game and go to the RetroArch menu ('Select' + 'X').
Go to Quick Menu → Options and set the two input devices to six buttons pad.
Exit the RetroArch menu.

Neo Geo BIOS

This emulator works a little differently from the other ones. Before copying ROMs, you need to:

Get the Neo Geo BIOS: There is plenty of sites where you can find the neogeo.zip file you need.
Copy the zip file (compressed) to /retropie-mount/BIOS and /retropie-mount/roms/neogeo
Move ROMs as zip files (compressed) to /retropie-mount/roms/neogeo
Restart EmulationStation.

Note: Most of the games won't work the first time, but you can change the emulator for those specific games:

Open a game and press any key before it loads.
Go to Select emulator for ROM → lr-fba (or any other emulator) → Exit without launching.
Relaunch the game manually.
If the game still doesn't work, try the same steps with another version of the game.

Visit this complete video tutorial for more info: How to Set Up And Use NEOGEO Emulator Retropie Raspberry pi 1 2 3 and Zero.

MS-DOS emulator

Beyond this point, you'll need to use a keyboard.

Connect the Raspberry Pi to the Internet.
Go to the RetroPie settings: 'RetroPie' → 'Retropie setup'. The first time getting there can take several minutes.
Install DosBox: 'Manage packages' → 'manage optional packages' → 'dosbox' → 'install from binary'. It will take some time because it needs to download packages from the Internet.
When it ends, go back to the main menu, then restart the system: 'Perform reboot'.

Now MS-DOS is a console in the list of consoles. A new folder /retropie-mount/roms/pc will also be created automatically in the USB drive.

Visit this complete video tutorial for more info: Simple DOSBox Setup RetroPie MS-DOS Raspberry Pi.

MAME emulators

I had the worst experience trying to understand this platform. I recommend to play arcade games on Neo Geo or find a version of the games for a more common console. In case you choose to use MAME, this is what worked for me.

There are different versions of MAME that were launched in different years. So, for example, if you have the emulator for MAME 0.37b5, you must get games with the specific version 0.37b5. For some versions, the games are far more challenging to get than others. Another factor that determines which version you need is the Raspberry Pi model.

For Raspberry Pi Zero and 1, ROMs have to be version 0.37b5 (mame2000).
For Raspberry Pi 2, 3, 4, and 400, ROMs have to be version 0.78 (mame2003).

Then to copy ROMs:

Copy zip ROMs to the folder /ROMs/arcade.
Do not use folders specific for emulators, like /mame-xxxx.
Upload compressed (.zip) ROMs. Folders won't work.

The first time a game is running, it will ask for an emulator to run:

For Raspberry Pi Zero and Pi 1, choose mame4all (mame2000).
For Raspberry Pi 2, 3, 4 and 400, choose lr-mame2003 (mame2003).

And

That's all far I could go. I'll update this guide as I find more and better solutions.

NeoGeo CD optical drive replacement - SD card game loader

Quick links:
NEWS - Registration - Waiting list - Support

Load existing and future games from an SD or microSD card
Loading speed is 4 times faster on average (compared to 1x CD drive)
No more scratched CDs and dead lasers
Non-destructive installation
Menu with DIP-switch and region settings
Backup and restore saves to the SD card
Easy firmware updates
Can co-exist with the original CD drive
Debug your game without having to burn 100 CDs

It could be called an ODE (Optical Drive Emulator) because the benefits are similar, but technically speaking it isn't really one.It doesn't simulate an optical drive. It provides the console with a direct interface to an SD card and patches the BIOS to load games from it instead. From an user standpoint though, the functionality is the same !

Front-loader	Not yet, planned
Top-loader	All versions
CD-Z	Not yet, maybe

Price: 75.00€

Paypal and shipping fees excluded.
See xe.com to convert to another currency.

No pre-orders. Paypal payment will be requested only when kits are ready to ship.
Max 2 orders per address except if you provide installation services.

Visit this page to register to the waiting list.

Worldwide tracked shipping.
Without insurance: FR: 4.33€, rest of the world: 9.50€.
With insurance: FR: 4.95€, most of the EU: 12.55€, rest of the world: 24.85€.

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How hard is it to install ?

Installation requires some soldering, but nothing too hard except one delicate part (see instructions). There's no need to cut the plastic shell or shielding in the console.
If needed, the whole kit can be cleanly removed and the console restored to its original form.

Can it run games I have downloaded ?

Yes, just like you could run them by burning CD-Rs. The loader doesn't circumvent any anti-piracy features since the NeoGeo CD doesn't have any. However, some games do implement copy-protection measures that may be triggered. Patches exist.
If you like indie games, please buy them :)

Can I keep the original CD drive ?

Yes. The original CD drive can be kept operational if needed but you will only be able to use microSD cards, not full-size ones.

Can it run AES/MVS games which didn't have a CD release ?

No, except if a conversion exists. A few games have been converted but not all.
The loader can't automatically split a cartridge game to add in loading screens. This is a very complex process which can't be done automatically.

Is it compatible with the Unibios ?

No, but maybe one day. It depends on how things can be worked out with Razoola.
The region and DIP-switch settings are already available in the loader menu.

What SD card do I need ?

The full NeoGeo CD library fits in a 64GB SD card. Speed (class) isn't important, any will do.
The slot is for a full size SD card, so you will need an adapter if you want to use a microSD one. Installs on which the CD drive is kept in place only allow microSD cards.

Only SDSC, SDHC and SDXC cards are supported. WiFi-capable and other weird SDIO SD cards may work but are NOT tested.

How is the firmware and menu updated ?

Both can be updated by placing an update file on the SD card. Updates are provided for everyone and for free.

Can it run the game I'm creating ? Other homebrew ?

Yes. If you burn it to a CD and it works on an un-modded console, then it will work with the loader.
No guarantees that it'll work perfectly if you only tried it in an emulator. Making it work on the real console is up to you !

The firmware doesn't rely on a list of known games. It will load any CD image as long as its file structure matches the one required by the console's BIOS. This means existing and future homebrew games can be loaded without having to update the firmware.

Does using an expensive SD card make loading even faster ?

Using an ultra-fast luxury SD card won't improve loading times. The speed is limited by the console's memory.Even my oldest and slowest 128MB card currently isn't maxed out.

Does this product something to do with existing ones for cartridge-based systems ?

No. The devices may serve a similar purpose (replacing a storage medium with a more modern one) but the companies and people involved are different. The NeoCD SD Loader only works on CD systems.

Is it serial-locked or are there any firmware DRM ?

No. I only keep an anonymous list of the serial numbers of the kits I build. This is used to keep track of which hardware version is each kit to make customer service easier.

Are the design files and source code available ?

Not yet. Everything will be published after I have sold enough kits to secure a minimum profit.

What if a game has problems ? How can I suggest improvements ?

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Send me an e-mail: .
If a valid game/rip has problems loading or running, please indicate which one it is, where did you get it (ripped it yourself, what website...), and what is the problem (doesn't load, freezes, glitches...).
I will investigate and provide an update as soon as possible.

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About improvements, depending on the usefulness and the effort needed to implement, I will try to include them in a future update.