@mitu Thank you!!

@rayvearn always better out that in specially when you stuck with this lockdown!

@BuZz Ah that makes sense i have a rpi4. thanks,

That's- Actually hilarious.

Please add more information about your system, as detailed in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first. You can look in the emulator log file (/dev/shm/runcommand.log) after you've launched a game (and get kicked out) to see any errors.

It looks like your installation is quite old and I'd say updating will not work, (Unsupported OS), and the current version does not support your - very old - Raspbian version. If you'd like to use a current version, then use the image from retropie.org.uk/download and re-image your sdcard. You can back-up your ROMs via file shares - https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Updating-RetroPie/#making-a-backup-option-2.

@bombers821 it is illegal to sell retropie especially with roms already included. 3rd party images are not supported here. If you would like support here you will need to download the official supported image (https://retropie.org.uk/download/). If you want support for you're current image you'll need to ask the person who sold it to you for help.

@fiatfan Semper fi.

Okay...Thanks.

@rodney007xx said in Help for new user please, retro pie issues on 3b+: @simpleethat > My friend said that his interface of retro PI looked nicer, perhps its because he is using a pre-made image with a different skin? You can install many so-called "themes" for Retropie. See the Docs about how to install them, and for a list of many (all?) of the themes with screenshots. Welcome to the Retropie community. Have fun. :)

I think this topic should be in "Help and Support" as I would have expected someone to have responded by now. You might have a similar problem to the one here: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/18637/zero-delay-joystick-not-working-upleft-and-downright-directions-others-are-good-i-m-running-a-pi3-with-retropie/4 I did have a similar problem to you (but not the same) with zero delay arcade joysticks. I fixed it. Try this first. The 5 pin connector may be attached the wrong way around. I bought 4 or 5 similar joysticks about 3 years ago. The connector (ie the connector to the joystick) connects both ways but only one way is right. When I connected mine upside down, it would read only a couple of the directions until I turned it the other way around. I found back then there was no way of telling which way was right and which wrong - at least when connected to the Pi.

Ok, lesson learned. Copying stuff can lead to compounding errors. Thank you @mitu for the guidance!

@keksninja Pi Model or other hardware: (B, B+, 2 B, 3, X86 PC etc..) Power Supply used: (If using a Pi) RetroPie Version Used (eg 3.6, 3.8.1, 4.1 - do not write latest): Built From: (Pre made SD Image on RetroPie website, Berryboot, or on top of existing OS etc.. - please provide the filename of any image used) USB Devices connected: Controller used: Error messages received: Log found in /dev/shm/runcommand.log (if relevant): Guide used: (Mention if you followed a guide) File: (File with issue - with FULL path) Emulator: (Name of emulator - if applicable) Attachment of config files: (PLEASE USE PASTEBIN.COM FOR LARGE LOGS) How to replicate the problem: Please copy the above and fill in the info. Otherwise we have no idea how to start helping you.

@keksninja This looks like a bad written image, try re-flashing the SD card proper with Etcher.

@quicksilver Not really, I’ve already rewired from the power input to the switch board, and modified the base a bit.

Got it, thank you very much sir appreciate it.

I might be a homebrew clone of the game, or a self-extracting archive. Where did you get it, @Dresher? However, exe files are binary files for Windows or MS DOS and can't be "made" into other extensions. (At first, I wondered what a "game stacker" might be. 😊)

@Bravenstein How did you update without a network connection?

@cyperghost said in Best portable game kit: I think you are on a wrong track - if I may be wrong then please take my excuse serious. But for now I am going to deep sleep mode ;) I was just being curious if there's more to it than a simple gimmick.

@cjohnson26 the Pie will boot and the function of these few lines are just to ask status for a sensor after the has booted. But for your idea to work as on off switch for booting up a device this also works but you do not need a code or something. Just connect the hall effect sensor like a switch on a power device like the Mausberry or a Pimoroni on off SHIM and it will act like a button press. For switching of you need to ask status then you can use that code.