Hi again BuZz. I´m totally agree with you about N64 experience, but i would like have my RetroPie Project totally complete with all Emulators working fine. ;-)
Please, could you give me more information about remapping in RGUI possibility?.
Thank you very much again!!.
Best Regards.

@gnome73 said in New to Retro Pi - have some questions:

Im a RPi noob so hence why Im posting... have done some searching and the closest thing I found to answering my questions below is something called Attract but it appears to be a full reinstall of the RPi which I've only just got going so am a bit reluctant to do this

welcome! :)

My questions:-

Is there a nicer interface than emulation station ideal for kids? I've seen some youtube videos where there is a very graphical interface when choosing the games and the background wallpaper changes to match the game as you scroll through the list of ROMS - how do I set this up? Also I've seen a youtube clip on the attract mod which shows the ROMs as a grid with the game covers - but dont want to do a full reinstall.

that's attractmode. maybe someone can help you with the install, but i understand that right now it's easiest to use the full image (reinstall)

Also is there a way to go straight to the ROM selection screen and have all ROMs in 1 easy to scroll through list regardless of their Emulator?

it's possible but it would require a LOT of tweaking and file edits.

Is there a way to permanently save high scores from ROMs? I did a search and there was a suggestion to use the latest mame emulator lr-mame2003 (I am Retro Pi 4.1 on a RPi 3). Which leads me onto my next and final question..

lr-mame2003, yes: https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/lr-mame2003#high-scores

I tried to run MAME Roms using lr-mame2003 and none would work... upon doing some digging I found that the Neo Geo emulator is used for MAME games? Once i put the MAME Roms in the NeoGeo emulator folder they worked! huh go figure? therefor if I can only run MAME via Neo Geo - will Neo Geo save games?

there's a lot going on here, huh? :) neogeo emulators should save games (why not try and find out?), but if you want to run mame games properly (the neogeo emulators will only run a subset of them), you should have a look at https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/Managing-ROMs

@Gee

Not a problem. Just don't take any back talk from those robots.

@dsfrancis

Adding to what @MagiusRetro said, you could also have the settings he mentioned applied on a per-game basis to avoid having to deal with the drawbacks in all your other games. More information can be found at the link below.

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/370/custom-config-file-per-game

Hi Crazyazz,

There is a tutorial which seems to work: https://raspberryblog.de/?p=1870#more-1870

Sadly, it's been impossible for me to follow all the steps. I hope you are luckier than me.

Best

I'd wipe it, for good measure.

nevermind, seemed to fix this by hitting fn f4 and then logging in with "pi" and "raspberry".

@jordin986 said in Save states not working on NES -SOLVED:

Its nice for variety and get around censorship in some situations.

I've been playing the uncensored version of 'Super Castlevania IV' and it's a trip to see all the blood and religious iconography restored.

@ar.olivesilva

Another option instead of removing it would be to have a Runcommand System Splashscreens instead:
https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/4611/runcommand-system-splashscreens

This looks really cool if you use it in conjunction with the Pixel Theme for EmulationStation:
https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/768/pixel-theme

@massaki
I have some questions:

Is this your adapter?: http://www.mayflash.com/Products/UNIVERSAL/PC035.html Can you plug the three controllers and use them simutaneously? What are the names RetroArch show when you start it (those yellow letters at bottom-left)?

@herb_fargus Thanks, never tried it that way. I always format to ensure that the full size of the card is made available. Does Win32DiskImager know if you have a 32 GB card with a previous Retropie Install on? If so, I shall no longer format first.

Got it working, by unplugging the Raspberry and plugging back in to power.

@obsidianspider

I'm from the UK. And It's cost me somewhere in the region of about £40-£50 due to the scarcisty of Powerboost 1000 over here.

My soldering Iron was temp regulated. It served me well.

Went out and got a new soldering iron and ordered a new powerboost and Pi Zero.

I'm still confident I can break them out.

Found a nice little walkthrough

end a piece of #20 to #24 copper wire so it just fits around the LED or resistor, then heat that with the tip of your soldering iron.

The wire will carry heat to the pads on both ends of the component, melting both at the same time. Then you can slide the component off the pads. It's a lot faster and easier than trying to lever a component off with only one side free.

Clean any excess solder off the pads with solder wick, then re-tin before adding the jumper.

30 gauge wire works well for the jumpers. It can carry more than enough current for an LED, and is flexible enough that you won't risk pulling the pad off the PCB.

Bend about 1mm of the wire back on itself and press the wires together with pliers/tweezers to make a tight U, dip it in flux, then melt a bead of solder into the U. The capillary action between the wires will hold more solder than a straight run of wire, and the paired wires will act like a small pad. Place the tinned U on the pad, heat it with your iron, and you should get a good joint.

I've got the broken powerboost I'm gonna practice on.

Let's hope

Thanks alot for the reply!

However, that line already a hashtag before it. Listed as :

Forces cropping of overscanned frames. Exact behavior of this option is implementation specific. video_crop_overscan = true

in opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg upon opening file.

Edit: Hashtags in my .cfg file are not listed when copy, pasted here. I will link my .cfg via pastebin.

http://pastebin.com/CsuS0qVR

Edit #2: I was able to disable overscan for Fceumm nes emulator via editing /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch-video-modes.cfg and changing the command

"fceumm_overscan = enabled"
to
"fceumm_overscan = disabled"

I am not sure if this is a detrimental option, but it has solved my problem thus far.

Yes it works good now.
Thanks.

@spannernick1 not sure when it came out but i updated vice yesterday and it made a mess of everything config wise so i reverted back to my old version.