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    Having trouble with adding Nintendo DS

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    • UnknownU
      Unknown
      last edited by Unknown

      @mitu @markyh444 The image came with a ton of great games already preloaded on the SD card. If I use the image you recommended will I have to reinstall all the games and emulators the image came with? Or is there a way to just reinstall emulation station without having to redo everything?
      Unfortunately I do not have a receipt for the image and the seller did not identify himself. I really wish I could go back to him or her, but I can't.

      You can't beat the classics(unless you copy them).

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      • UnknownU
        Unknown
        last edited by

        @mitu Is there some image that retro pie officially supports that has all the emulators installed, and all I have to do is backup the games and them add them? Thank you for your help.

        You can't beat the classics(unless you copy them).

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        • Thorr69T
          Thorr69 @Unknown
          last edited by

          @Unknown said in Having trouble with adding Nintendo DS:

          @mitu Is there some image that retro pie officially supports that has all the emulators installed, and all I have to do is backup the games and them add them? Thank you for your help.

          The official image is the only thing supported here. https://retropie.org.uk/download/

          You can add ROMS yourself. Most systems have a default emulator pre-installed. If they don't, most of those emulators can be found for installation in the RetroPie-Setup script under Experimental Packages.

          RPi 3b
          Official PSU
          Official RetroPie image
          Pandora's Box 5 controller

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          • UnknownU
            Unknown
            last edited by Unknown

            @Thorr69 I see.... Will the games automatically work if I put them roms folders on retro pie manager?

            You can't beat the classics(unless you copy them).

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            • UnknownU
              Unknown
              last edited by Unknown

              @mitu Will reinstalling retro pie erase my working roms?

              You can't beat the classics(unless you copy them).

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              • mituM
                mitu Global Moderator @Unknown
                last edited by

                @Unknown said in Having trouble with adding Nintendo DS:

                @mitu Will reinstalling retro pie erase my working roms?

                Yes.

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                • UnknownU
                  Unknown
                  last edited by Unknown

                  @mitu @markyh444 Can I back up my roms and put them back in without any unexpected problems?

                  You can't beat the classics(unless you copy them).

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                    Retro @Unknown
                    last edited by

                    @Unknown Depends where the ROMs came from. If they're from your unofficial image, then I guess you can try them with the official image. You should bare in mind that you have no idea where those ROMs came from. For all you know, the ROMs could contain viruses or malware.

                    It's better to source the ROMs yourself. Personally, I think pre-loaded ROMs are a waste of time. Most of the games you get you'll probably never play and so are just a waste of space on your SD card.

                    Computer: Raspberry Pi 1 Model B (Rev 2)
                    RetroPie Image: Official
                    Controller: Keyboard

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                    • UnknownU
                      Unknown
                      last edited by Unknown

                      @Retro Well the games do work, and I will scan for viruses , but so far I haven't been spammed or hacked. I will keep your advice in mind. Thank you.

                      You can't beat the classics(unless you copy them).

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                        steeeb @Unknown
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                        @Unknown

                        Try fixing the permissions of your ROM folders. Depending how you copied them they could have bad permissions and therefore not show in emulationstation.

                        You can fix it going to Tools in the Retropie script - it's called reset ROM permissions.

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                        • UnknownU
                          Unknown
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                          Ok I have the official retro pi image now and it sees and runs my ds roms, But I having trouble figuring out how to configure drastic.

                          You can't beat the classics(unless you copy them).

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                          • UnknownU
                            Unknown
                            last edited by

                            If this makes any difference, I ripped the roms off my ds.

                            You can't beat the classics(unless you copy them).

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                            • mituM
                              mitu Global Moderator
                              last edited by

                              To open the configuration menu in DraStic, press the left trigger button on your controller. From there you can navigate and change settings.

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                              • UnknownU
                                Unknown
                                last edited by

                                @mitu Is there a way to this with a keyboard? Just curious.

                                You can't beat the classics(unless you copy them).

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                                • UnknownU
                                  Unknown
                                  last edited by

                                  @mitu Well I found out about the keyboard, but could you send me a link to a guide on how to configure Drastic for retro pie?

                                  You can't beat the classics(unless you copy them).

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                                  • mituM
                                    mitu Global Moderator @Unknown
                                    last edited by

                                    @Unknown I don't know of such guide, I think the menu is pretty explanatory.

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                                    • UnknownU
                                      Unknown
                                      last edited by

                                      I counldn't figure out how to use drastic, so I used Ir-dusume 2015 instead, which works great and is 10x easier to use.

                                      You can't beat the classics(unless you copy them).

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