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How To Increase Your Chances Of A Successful Scrape Using Skyscraper
19th April 2021
Skyscraper is a fantastic scraping programme for RetroPie, but let’s be honest, using the basic setup, you are more often than not kicked out of the scraping process half way through. There are a number […]
How To Add Images and Videos To Your RetroPie Games Lists Using Skyscraper
16th April 2021
RetroPie out of the box is an awesome front end management programme for any retro gamer, however it is always nice to jazz up and customise your build a little. One of the best ways […]
How To Load ROMs From A USB Storage Device With RetroPie
4th February 2021
So, you have your retro gaming machine all setup. RetroPie is installed on your Raspberry Pi and you have downloaded all the ROMs you’ll ever need. The problem you now have is that all those […]
How To Backup and Update Your RetroPie Image
10th December 2020
So, you have your retro gaming machine all setup and have been enjoying some awesome gaming for some months now. It may not surprise you to learn that, being the fantastic people that they are, […]
Arcade Emulation – An Essential Guide
27th October 2020
For many retro gaming enthusiasts such as myself, arcade emulation can be the pinnacle of gaming enjoyment. Back in the days when I was a sprightly young lad it was not uncommon to find me […]
How To Build a Retro Gaming Machine With a Raspberry Pi
1st October 2020
The main reason, in my opinion, why most people get hooked on this awesome hobby of retro gaming is because of the abundance of systems and games available for you to discover and enjoy. Add […]
How To Fix A Blank Screen When Booting RetroPie
Booting up RetroPie and being presented with a blank screen is an issue I have encountered on a number of occasions. Unfortunately finding a solution proved to be a little more troublesome than I expected, […]
20 Awesome Alternative Games for the Sega Megadrive/Genesis
16th April 2020
In its heyday the Sega Megadrive had more than 900 cartridge based games available to be played. If you managed to collect all of these you have my eternal respect and do indeed deserve a […]
How To Setup and Play Arcade Games on RetroArch
25th March 2020
There are many different retro systems available for us to play as retro gamers. These range from basic home consoles to MS-DOS and many more inbetween, but one of the more popular systems to play […]
What is RetroPie? – A Beginners Guide
19th November 2019
In this world of dedicated retro gamers, there aren’t many people who haven’t used RetroPie in some way, shape or form. It is generally first on the list when it comes to building your first […]