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    Where’s my emulators?

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      pi mouse @BobHarris
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      @bobharris
      Yeah restarted emu station then restarted system I even installed a jpg to use as a splash screen and applied it to make sure i wasn’t doing something wrong. Still no options to open the roms with just retro pi Config option.

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        BobHarris @pi mouse
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        @pi-mouse And all the roms are extracted?

        Pi 3B , 64 GB Sandisk ultra flashdrive, 19 systems, 872 hand picked classic gaming gems :-) Dual shock 4v2

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          mitu Global Moderator @pi mouse
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          @pi-mouse Can you give an example of ROM file you transferred - name of the file and for what emulator/system ? Can you show a screenshot with the nes system folder and the ROMs inside ?

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            pi mouse @mitu
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            @mitu !! It says the pics I take with my phone are too big.

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              mitu Global Moderator @pi mouse
              last edited by mitu

              @pi-mouse Upload them to imgur.com and provide the link.

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                pi mouse @BobHarris
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                @bobharris
                How do you do that? I tried useing 7 zip to extract to folder but it doesn’t seem to have done much but make all the files I selected the exact same size. Also the roms I’m using are .exe files does that have anything to do with it?

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                  ByteThis @pi mouse
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                  @pi-mouse You need to download the exact rom extension files for the emulator you are trying to utilize. .Exe files are Windows executables files.

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                    pi mouse @ByteThis
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                    @bytethis
                    Well that explains why it’s not working. Sad fact is I spent 1:30+ downloading roms. So Noob question what file type do you need to use?

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                      ByteThis @pi mouse
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                      @pi-mouse what systems are you trying to get to work ?

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                        pi mouse @ByteThis
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                        @bytethis
                        NES snes n64 gb gba gbc Atari Sega and maybe neogeo and psx but I’m mostly every other system above.

                        I don’t suppose there’s a download entire library for these systems is there?

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                          dankcushions Global Moderator @pi mouse
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                          @pi-mouse each of the documentation pages for those systems will tell you the permitted extensions. eg https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/Nintendo-Entertainment-System

                          I don’t suppose there’s a download entire library for these systems is there?

                          please see our forum rules

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                            ByteThis @pi mouse
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                            @pi-mouse You can download entire libraries (romsets), but that info is not discussed here in this forum. Google searching works best man. Just look up the systems your interested in and as dankcushions mentioned above, there are all kinds of wikis and other info available online. All the people of the Retropie world have great info out there available. The info will tell you what rom extensions for each emulator you need to run your games.

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                              pi mouse @ByteThis
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                              @bytethis
                              I’ve downloaded zip and 7 files rom files unzipped them put them in the nes file on pi and still no emulators.

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                                mitu Global Moderator @pi mouse
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                                @pi-mouse Can you show a listing of your NES folder ? Remember, you have to put the files themselves in the folder, without any sub-folders or funny extensions.

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                                  steptoe
                                  last edited by steptoe

                                  Also, the PI is case senstive as it runs Linux

                                  So, NES is totally different from nes but on a Windows OS its the same folder name. Not on LINUX

                                  This explains the systems currently supported by RetroPie. Bear in mind that some will never work on the PI version but are designed for the desktop version (like the WII). This should help you

                                  https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/Supported-Systems

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                                    pi mouse @steptoe
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                                    @steptoe
                                    I put a unzip .zip NES file under nes folder on my pi and still nothing. Do you have to manually download emulators onto retro pie after you install retro pi image on to the pi or something? I’m so confused why this isn’t work. Would reinstalling retro pie help?

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                                      BobHarris @pi mouse
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                                      @pi-mouse No, the emulators are already installed. what is the extention of your unzipped nes game?

                                      Pi 3B , 64 GB Sandisk ultra flashdrive, 19 systems, 872 hand picked classic gaming gems :-) Dual shock 4v2

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                                        pi mouse @BobHarris
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                                        @bobharris
                                        Network>IP address>Roms>nes

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                                          BobHarris @pi mouse
                                          last edited by BobHarris

                                          @pi-mouse Yes but what is the extension of the game? for example my nes games end with .nes

                                          Pi 3B , 64 GB Sandisk ultra flashdrive, 19 systems, 872 hand picked classic gaming gems :-) Dual shock 4v2

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                                            pi mouse @BobHarris
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                                            @bobharris
                                            (USA).nes file type NES file

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