#Configure retrolink nes controller Pc#

I recommend “Select” or the Xbox Guide button. Make a note of the RetroPie hotkeysĭuring controller configuration, you’ll be asked to specify a “Hotkey”. Yes, this is confusing - but don’t worry there is a fix for this later So when configuring your Xbox 360 controller, you’ll need to switch X with Y, and A with B. Go ahead and configure your controller as per the diagram belowĪn important note! EmulationStation follows the SNES button layout. After a minute or so, EmulationStation will launch and ask you to configure your controller: Switch on the power to your Raspberry Pi. Boot up your Pi and configure your controller If you have a Wireless Xbox 360 controller, you’ll need to pair it with your Wireless Gaming Receiver before continuing. The default connection details are:Īlternatively, you can use a USB keyboard to configure Retropie directly Step 3. With this feature enabled, you can use any SSH client (I like PuTTY) to remotely connect to your Pi.

This way you can configure RetroPie from your networked PC, no keyboard required. Enable SSH on your PiĬreate a file named ssh in the root directory of your SD Card. Follow the official instructions here Step 2. Download RetroPie image and write to SD card

#Configure retrolink nes controller Pc#

Alternatively you can do this from your networked PC via SSH. To edit config files on your Raspberry Pi. Many other controllers are supported, but the Xbox 360 controllers work best

Wired Xbox 360 controller, or a Wireless Xbox 360 controller paired with a Wireless Gaming Receiver.

Wi-Fi dongle or (for best streaming performance) Ethernet cable.

To write the downloaded RetroPie image to your SD card For best performance use a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+

Raspberry Pi and a compatible power supply.

Interested and want to get started? Read on What you need Mega Drive, SNES, even PlayStation all run great and with a little extra work you can stream more taxing games from your home PC With RetroPie, your Raspberry Pi can become the ultimate retro-gaming machine.