@MuppetMikey Can't answer that, as it's against the terms of these forums. They are easy to find with a little Google'ing though.

From others I know that shipping from Germany to the US usually takes around two weeks. Customs can add some additional delay on that. So far, we do not have any retailer in the US, sorry.

@montanafury No worries. I'm no expert. Just trying to help. It can be a steep learning curve... but worth it.

@BuZz I tried using those instructions to set up the controllers initially and it didn't work.

The great thing about retropie is that you don't have to stick to 1 app for arcade emulation. You can choose what emulator each game uses, just make sure you have the right rom set for each emulator. For most games, mame 2003 hits the sweet spot between compatibility and speed for most games. For neo geo, FB alpha is better at that. Games like street fighter 3. Require FB alpha.

@firkinfedup You can install RetroArch it will work on this device. Funny you came up with this device because I wanted to buy this one first... till I read an article about RetroPie on the Raspberry.

Just for completeness, this is the default one from a fresh RetroPie v4.0.2 image

dwc_otg.lpm_enable=0 console=serial0,115200 console=tty1 root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 rootfstype=ext4 elevator=deadline fsck.repair=yes rootwait quiet loglevel=3 consoleblank=0 quiet init=/usr/lib/raspi-config/init_resize.sh

Don't know how make it look like a code line

@davej Cool! Thanks for the visual. I figured that your shader was more advanced.

@Nexusrex said in Newbie questions (USB Drive, Wi-fi and others):

1- If I have a 4GB MicroSD card, could I load games from a USB Drive, or it will automaticly transfer into the MicroSD card?

https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/Running-ROMs-from-a-USB-drive

2- Same question about custom splashscreens

AFAIK the splashscreens stay at /home/pi/RetroPie/splashscreens (this directory is created during the first execution of the splashscreen menu in retropie_setup).

3- Should i use WI-FI or it's just a recommended option?

Network connection is recommended (wi-fi or wired). So you can configure things through SSH, or use retroachivementes, for example.

RetroPie is perfectly usable when disconnected. You'll need a keyboard for some configuration tasks. But you can use it with only joysticks for gaming.

4- I did notice in the wiki, that after the name of some emulators, there is a red triangle. What is that triangle exactly?

Look at the end of the wiki home page, it means experimental.