How do I change the emulator on RetroPie?

To try a different emulator, pull up the menu and go to “Setup.” On the next screen select “Manage Packages,” then “Manage Optional Packages.” Here you can browse through a list of alternative emulators. When you find one you want to try out, select “Install from Source.”
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How do you change n64 emulator on RetroPie?

Before the game initializes, when the grey box appears, press a button on your controller (or another input device) to bring up the settings menu. From here you want to select the default emulator for n64 option and choose either GLIDE or RICE.
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How do I get out of emulation station in RetroPie?

Press F4 on your keyboard to quit the RetroPie entirely, or hit Start and navigate the menu to “Quit EmulationStation”.
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How do I boot directly into EmulationStation?

After installation your pi will boot into the desktop environment, you can change the behaviour to boot into emulationstation by selecting the autostart option for emulationstation from the configuration/tools section of the setup script, or you can set the autologin to console option from the boot options of the raspi ...
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Does EmulationStation come with emulators?

EmulationStation is the front-end of the popular RetroPie Project, which comes pre-configured with emulators for over 30 different platforms.
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Where is the EmulationStation config file?

cfg File. This is the main configuration file for EmulationStation. It is located at ~/. emulationstation/es_systems.
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Is Batocera an EmulationStation?

To launch Batocera EmulationStation, it is recommended to build it with batocera. linux instead. However, you can run a barebones version of ES (perhaps you want to tweak some menus without waiting for the entirety of Batocera to compile) if you provide the appropriate folder structure and files for it.
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Does Batocera use RetroArch?

Batocera on the Raspberry Pi

A Debian-based Raspberry Pi retro gaming operating system, Batocera features a slew of similarities with Recalbox. It's pretty easy to set up and install, and features RetroArch with the EmulationStation frontend.
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How do I access the Batocera menu?

Press the [START] button on your controller (Spacebar on keyboard) to bring up the Main Menu of EmulationStation (from any list). If you press [SELECT] button (Backspace on keyboard) the menu popping up will be different depending on if you are in the Main/System Menu or the Game List.
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How do I exit an emulator game?

Skip the "close content" step.
  1. Select+start. You are now in Quick Menu.
  2. Back button once. You are now in Main Menu.
  3. Press "up" once to wraparound to the bottom of the menu list, or press "down" until you get to the bottom.
  4. Choose "Quit RetroArch."
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How do you get to desktop on RetroPie?

If Retropie does not have access to the /opt/retropie/configs/all/ directory, any changes to autostart.sh will not be saved. Open Raspberry Pi Configuration under the Preferences menu in the Applications Menu. Search for Boot under the System menu. Check to see if Boot is set to To Desktop.
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How do I access the menu on RetroPie?

Start Retropie manager
  1. In the Retropie Setup Menu, choose “Configuration / tools”
  2. Select “Retropie Manager”
  3. Then select “Enable RetroPie-Manager on boot” and “Start Retropie-Manager now”
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Does Retropie emulate N64?

Here is a summary of the stuff I recommend, to enjoy playing N64 games on Retropie even more: Retropie SD card: Save time and play directly to any game you want with this giant SD card preloaded with over 100k games.
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How do I play N64 games on Retroarch?

To add games to your Retroarch N64 library, go to “Import Content -> Scan Directory” in the Retroarch menu, then navigate to where you keep all your N64 roms on your PC. Once your games have been added to your library, you should see them listed under the N64 controller icon in the Retroarch menu.
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What is better Batocera or RetroPie?

As a whole, Batocera is now the best operating systems for gaming on Raspberry Pi, it's excellent for beginners or players who don't need a lot of customization options. For advanced users, Retropie remains the best option, with the largest community.
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What is better RetroPie or RetroArch?

In conclusion, if you are using Raspberry PI, then RetroPie is the way to go, but if you are using a different device for more than just gaming you should go with RetroArch. Since both pieces of software use the same technology you can't go wrong with either one.
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What emulators does EmuELEC?

EmuELEC is an emulation image that lets you run retro games: Atari, NES, SNES, TG16, PSP, PSX, N64, Genesis/Megadrive, and more.
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How do you use Batocera?

Shut down your computer and insert your USB drive/SD card/hard-drive into the machine you want to boot with Batocera and turn it on (ensure your device will boot into the USB drive/SD card/hard-drive by default). If you face any issue, please check on the Batocera wiki for more details and troubleshooting.
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How do I install Batocera on Raspberry Pi?

To install Batocera on a Raspberry Pi, download the image on the official website and flash it on a SD card with a tool like Etcher. Once done, all the configuration can be done from the Start menu.
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How do I add ROMs to EmulationStation?

Jump to step:
  1. Format your USB flash drive to work with Raspberry Pi.
  2. Create the RetroPie folder.
  3. Create the ROM folder structure.
  4. Unzip and add your ROMs.
  5. Transfer your ROMs to your Raspberry Pi.
  6. Restart Emulation Station.
  7. Adding more ROMs later.
  8. You're good to go!
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How do I change the theme on my emulation station?

You'll find this by pressing the Menu button on your controller. Here, select UI Settings > Theme Set and use the controller's left and right buttons to select one of the installed themes. Select Back when the preferred theme is selected, and close the menu.
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Where is RetroPie setup script?

The setup script can be accessed from the RetroPie menu in EmulationStation. It can also be accessed from the terminal with sudo ~/RetroPie-Setup/retropie_setup.sh . NOTE: any updates require the RetroPie system to be online, otherwise downloading and installing the files required in the process will not work.
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