Thanks all for your help. I found a good image for the Pi0 and dont have any problems now :) Image: Super RetroPie

Wow, I feel super dumb. I spent too much time creating variables in c++ and nothing online told me the quotes were mandatory, just figured they were a placeholder.

@suikodentir Care to share how exactly? It may help others in the future.

@KN4THX said in lr-Stella on Pi Zero W?: @chubsta It runs pretty good for my tastes. I built a Pi-Cart with the PiZW and it ran Atari up to the Super NES/Genesis era just fine. The rom lists/artwork seem to lag a little with but with a lighter theme that can be just fine. Thanks very much, I'll get one ordered!

@barbudreadmon yeah, think you are right, it was just a thought i had whilst planning what i needed to buy. will go for a 3bplus as at least i already have very good images so it should be an easy install

It was the bloody power source! I didn't bother hooking it up to a decent power brick because I figured the Pi zero didn't need as much juice as my Pi 3... Idiot... Thanks for your inputs guys.

Try gpsp's non-retroarch version. With this version, you'll probably have less lag on GBA games, since it consumes less resources than the default retroarch version. I've tested this version on a Raspberry Pi 1 B+, and I remember playing some GBA games without lag. It was on 2015, and back then, if my memory serves, there was no lr-gpsp yet. I don't know if it'll work on your Pi Zero, but assuming Pi Zero and Pi 1 has approximately the same hardware, there's the chance that it can work.

@madmodder123 no. Rpi update isn't really recommended unless you know what you're doing/have a specific use case as it can cause bugs. If one wants to start with stretch they'll need to flash the latest beta then just update from the setup script/ normal raspbian packages

@Andrewdodo123 Please do not post a support request without first reading and following the advice in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first (as you agreed when registering on the forum). Please use a descriptive title - rather than "Help needed". Also do not bump posts - wait patiently for a reply. Perhaps you have a bad Sdcard or you have written the image incorrectly.

@zerd_sword hi! I have this very same issue with a recent purchase. Got a RPi Zero W v1.1 and Retropie hangs after a while. It occurs while emulating SNES and NES (the only ones I tested), copying data via samba, browsing scraped metadata, and even while sitting idle on the ES screen. It seems random but it appears to happen after the system is warmed up, although I removd the official case I got to no avail. I only have the one so I have no means to verify other board does work indeed, so I was wondering whether you figured out how to identify the faulty hardware. Was there anything different on the new one? Different manufacturer maybe? Here's a picture of my board printed data: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iSIXzlZtVigopNxecTbHC9xb4ylrXizs/view?usp=drivesdk If you have any info, please advise. Thanks!