@kleesdad
Check out this thread and should work the same with the wired Xbox 360 controller as well:
https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3580/wireless-xbox-360-controller-issues-in-kodi-16-1-on-retropie-4-0-1

@rbaker yes I read that mate, good advice but the (RetroPi) SD Card is totally unreadable in any OS I put it in 3 different SD card readers the pc does the 'dur doop' noise to signal new hardware detected but nothing, the best I had was 'removable disk' in Windows Explorer show up and I tried to format only to be told 'F is unreadable' I tried ChkDsk in DOS similar outcome ... All a bit brutal mate, time the SD card met the bin, but I would hope to not have to throw away the Pi too

@dmdrl https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

As you wrote - it's X86/X86_64 only - ie PC not for the RPI.

@santiagozky It seems the issue is not with the USB controllers but with the steam controller. Problems only appear if I unplug the controller's dongle from the PI. I disabled the driver from the setup script and everything is fine now.

Sorry it was me,one of the network cables had come out of the router,I have 3 routers you see but only one connects to the internet,the other 2 are used as hubs..;)

Its been solved..

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.