Brilliant video. There are a huge number of assumptions made by guys who obviously know their stuff, the assumptions being that everyone else knows all the tech stuff :-) To literally go through every step of the process, explaining everything as you go, is a rarity. This was a whole new experience for me, and this video helped make it a lot less painful.

You are helping me realize my childhood dream of having a Arcade in my house with all my favorite games! I'm about to buy this and watch this and then cry like the Manchild I am when its done! 😭

People have already commented but I will because I gotta. Great video. Informative. BUT! Confusing regarding setting up Raspbian on one sd card and then setting up Retropie on another. I'm sure someone is going to take that sd card with Raspbian (Raspberry OS) and flash Retropie over it thinking they're getting both on one card. For just setting up Retropie you DO NOT need to flash Raspberry OS on your sd card first. Also, if you want a pre-made Retropie image from Arcade Punks you only need that image download to flash (etch) to your card. Retropie is already included with many of those very polished and well designed images.

I do love that the community has preserved all this code and still appreciates these games

I HIGHLY suggest the Argon M.2 case as the case itself is a giant aluminum case with also a small built in fan for active cooling as well. With emulation the fan never spins up to noticeable noise levels and the massive aluminum heatsink keeps it very cool. It also has USB 3.0 to m.2 sata port for adding a SATA m.2 SSD. It also transforms the mirco HDMI to full sized HDMI ports. I've been able to boost my clock speeds to 2.0ghz stably as well. And if you want to make this a media plex using Kodi there is also an IR remote available for this case for $10.

Oh god THANK YOU. I got a Super Console X and really like it, but it's limiting and I keep thinking, "I can build a better system." Your video is straightforward and comprehensive. I totally wanna build one now.

Just wanted to say thanks so much for putting this great video out. I've been wanting to get some kind of retrogaming console together for a while, but didn't really know where to start... I thought about getting one of the miniconsoles and hacking it, or buying an old PC and using that, but when I saw this video I was hooked. Super informative, entertaining and thorough. And now I'm getting very little sleep because I'm playing through Final Fantasy III again. Thanks a million!

You rock, dude. Thank you for this super detailed build video. Helped me hop back into the retro gaming that I did as a kid. Now I can share it with MY kids! Keep kicking butt, sir.

I’m going to be watching this several times

Man, I can not thank you enough... Finally a way to play my games without sitting on my computer. I'ma take them to the big screen on the TV room. Thanks dude.

I’ve been looking for someone to make the perfect video for just the right amount of info like you did for forever bro. Thanks a lot. Appreciate it! Ready to finally start my build.

I've watched so many videos of how to set up the Pi4, this one by far is the best.

love his name and how hes always standing up, he means business

I just wanted to point something out. 🙂 Cartridge based games are referred to as roms. (ROM = read only memory) Optical disc based games CDs DVDs, Blu rays, as commonly referred to as ISOs, not roms a ISO is a optical piece of media IE not a cartridge. Have a good day 🙂 Also the video is very helpful and well thought out.

Great video, one thing worth mentioning, you don't need to go through any of that Raspbian setup if you're just gonna nuke the sd card and install retropie on it, you can save yourself some time that way

Nice work bro. Just the right level of detail 👌

FYI, Raspberry Pi Foundation officially changed the name of Raspbian to Raspberry Pi OS when they released the 8GB version of the RPi 4B back in May, 2020. Thanks for the video!

I have a model 3b+ that I turned into a retro console with a retroflag nes case. Looks super sweet when combined with 8bitdo controllers.

Thanks for this. I’m pretty old for a gamer, and don’t have a lot of technical expertise. I have a Pi 4, but it was baffling to set up, and I haven’t used it very much. I’m looking forward to giving it another try with your guidance! I’ll be subscribing and sharing!

Please do a video on the Fire and Ice build!!! You do an awesome job! Been waiting for a detailed video like this!

I still use my pi3b+ with my retropie 256gb card that I fully finished in 2019 using the retroflag case. Still works great. Love playing TurboGrafx games using the TurboGrafx controller that came with the mini

Man, this was so detailed and highly informative! Awesome video!

The way you explain explain things to point. Not extra talks. Liked and subbed.

thanks for this guide. i was intimidated to install retropie since it looks so complicated. I followed your guide and others and now i am running retropie with games from gameboy to dreamcast and psp!

Thank you for this man! Really appreciate it, going to start my build this weekend! It'll be a nice little project!

Finding channels like this with GREAT qualify but low subscribers is so exciting. You have earned a sub and I'm excited to join you on your journey to 1 Mil. :)

This is so helpful. I'm about to order 30 units for my students to make a set up. Thanks for your hard work man.

Just stumbled onto this video, very informative and helped persuade me into going down the retro pie path. Cheers.

Thanks for the tips. My son is practicing reading by playing Pokémon emerald!

That case with RGB heat sink is sick AF. The link in description links to a different setup, I'm so jealous I want that case. Great video, nicely done.

By far the best video I’ve seen on Rpi4 great help

Don't buy the 8gb model if your only using it for retro gaming. You won't need more than 4gb, some games will go over 2gb but none will go over 4gb.

Thank you for creating this tutorial

This video was awesome! I have been wanting to get into retro gaming but I had no clue where to start. Thanks to you and this video series I do now. This is going to be a fun and challenging project. I’m subscribing!!!

This video was so helpful! This was my first Pi project and it went so smoothly thanks to your video. Thanks!

Great video, really insightful. Thinking of setting up raspberry pi myself for the 1st time, this will be great to follow set up step by step. Great job 👏🏼

15:38 that’s a nice comment to us brits

So, I'm very new to this whole Raspberry Pi & RetroPie thing. I am not very knowledgeable about it at all. Recently, I purchased the LABISTS Raspberry Pi 4 4GB Complete Starter PRO Kit with 32GB Micro SD Card (4GB RAM). I was finally able to get it set up and I was able to play a few games on it last night (5/26/21). The main reason why I decided to go with a Raspberry Pi was because I'm a child of the 80s and 90s. I wanted to have a system that let me play retro video games such as arcade games and console games (Genesis & SNES) from that time period. The problem I've run into now is that some of the roms work fine and others don't. I can't figure out why this is happening. I have heard that arcade roms use MAME, etc . . . Some of the arcade and 16-bit console roms are working, but other ones are not. Does anyone know why this is happening and how I can fix this latest issue that I'm facing? Thanks.

And then he never posted more RetroPie tutorials 😔

8gb is unnecessary 2GB for retropie is perfect - Rick Dangeous with his huge images confirms that!

Excellent video, I'll start this mini project soon

Great video, but I must say you really only need 2GB for emulation. 4GB if you are paranoid.

I wish I could buy a Raspberry Pi 4, its been sold out for a while

Sad to see today in 2023 the same kit is nearly $300. Might as well buy a Nintendo Switch at this point😢 nice video 👍🏼

Great video! Saving for when I get one. Thanks!

thanks man, this helped me a lot installing my raspberry pi on my own :)

First time ive found your channel, I dont need al lthe detail as Im a little more experience but think its awesome that you cater for all levels of experience so well (so many people are bad at this!) Loved the vid and looking forward to watching more of you! New subscriber for sure

Great info. Thanks. Just started messing with rasberry pi. This was very helpful. On to building a retro pi gaming system now!

Awesome video!!! Thank you. I bought a pi zero 2 W and am building an arcade shell. After that, I’m going to buy a pi 4 and set up the N64 and PS games shown here. Can’t wait until these projects are done :D!

Please make more retro pi videos! this one was great 👍🏻

Thank you so much! Awesome video for newbies like me!!! Very detailed oriented and I love the links!

Nice tutorial, but I think you should've made it more clear that you don't need to set up Raspbian if you're only going to be using RetroPie. You can just wipe the card included in the kit and put RetroPie on that. Also, the 8GB model is probably overkill for this purpose.

Excellent, I'm going to get my pi this week .. subbed

Thank you so much for the in-depth tutorial, watching this made me want to build one myself. After ordering in January I received my pi4 kit over the weekend and I'm looking forward to building this. Towards the end of this video you mentioned making a playlist of other retropie builds, would you be able to link those in the description or let me know where I could find them? I would really appreciate it!

So I need 2 microsd cards got kinda lost on that part but Great info and tutorial

This video was absolutely amazing, I love shen someone can break it down step by step easy like you did. Now that I have learned this I will never forget it and I can show it to someone else now, the only thing I wanted to ask is if you could also show a good way to add videos or movies to the kodi media player?

Amazing video can't wait for more!

Well done, step by step information & explanations were very clear thank you!

Thanks man, this really helped me out a lot, and inspired me to get and set up device!

It's a nice little computer I just got mine learning how to use it here. So far the best emulation machine I've seen is the Nvidia shield TV. But Im have a lot of fun with this little computer.

Thanks for the help sir. I've been wanting to build one of these things

Exactly what I needed. Great rundown. Subscribed

Haaa beautiful rasberry pi. The thing that gets more expensive with time. 2 years later and its 86 bucks for the 8gb version on amazon over here in germany

Those preloaded sd cards are great. I bought a couple. I don't have the skills to load my own roms. By far the bast majority of those games do work very well.

Fantastic tutorial! I just dipped for my first box and your tutorial is helping me every step of the way, so a big thumbs up and a thanks. Question; I've only got the one micro-sd at the moment, do I have to install the default Raspberry OS first, or can I flash it and put retropie straight onto it?

Where is the playlist with all the retropie videos?

This was an awesome and thorough video. I’m certainly learning so I subscribed!

This is the video I was looking for thanks!!

The raspberry pi 4 kit link to Amazon says that is not available and there's no timeline on when it will be available again. Is there another option that you would recommend?

Great work, thanks for sharing! greetings from Spain

Thank you!! Awesome build video!!

you said to check if the ram is D9 and you were right they sent me the D8 ram and now they are sending the D9 ram. an oversight I would have never caught if you didn't remind me to look the MB over. Thank you very much!

Bad ass, thanks my dude. Arcade Punks is fantastic

Why do we need to install raspberry os if we're removing the sd card and putting in another one?

Amazing tutorial here, thanks for the great effort!

30:47 Gamer Heaven: "up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, b, a, select, start." Me: "What are my orders..."

Great video man! Just a thought, it would be good to look into the RETROFLAG NES case for a video and use the SSD option as you can get a 2TB SSD for the same price if not cheaper then the cost of a 1TB Micro SD.

Hell yes dude! Thanks a ton!

Awesome, Just what i was looking forward, Ya earned a new sub... Thanks for the video!

Can you please post more retropie guides? This was very helpful

Great video! I'm so happy to come across your channel...very informative!

I got a Sonicon preloaded SNES, it works great!

I've been lookin for this video in a long time!!! Hi @Gamer Heaven is there a part 2 on this video? Especially the last part where it has those art panels on the side.. I've been wanting to build my own bartop arcade and I'm following your tutorials

holy shit that was amazing, i usually under estimate the PI but damn dude that was awesome

There’s no need for anything above a 2 GB model. DC doesn’t even go over 1GB of RAM. Maybe if you’re compiling something or using it as a desktop. For a regular pi build only go for the 2 GB and below unless you want to future proof or something. Also, I’d go for the raspberry pi power supply as many of the “kit” psu’s will give you under voltage warnings.

Those popular cases each has some unique features, which is kind of key for single boards. It isn't very thoughtful to just say they have different cosmetics.

Great tutorial Ill have to look into building one someday

That kit looks really cool. Wish it was still available.

36:13 I DID NOT EXPECT THAT! xD

What a great video

Love your content!

Im so confused, Did you use the same micro SD card you set up at 14:45 for the OS as for setting up the retropie at 17:41? Or was it a different one?

Great vid Dude

It's always better to start with a fresh retropie image right from the official retropie homepage. This way you have total control of what you want to add and can troubleshoot when stuff goes haywire. With the Gerber baby punks images you don't know what's on there and don't have a way to really troubleshoot with all the hackery and baby bottles going on lol.

There was a Supreme Court ruling in 1988 that basically can be interpreted as follows: You are allowed to copy the data straight from your own media as a copy. This is challenging for old Atari cartridges and such, but not impossible. There are devices you can get to transfer the data. ROMS accessed online are not legal. It's not really a gray area.

The one thing im not 100% on is the other part with arcadepunks. So what I download from arcadepunks is a replacement for retropie but with games already installed and everything set up?

Can you advise for a new pi user if I should use retropi, bato, lakka, or recalbox? Is any of them truly better then the other?

Great video, always wanted to do this project

Thank you for the detailed info, very helpful

Going to use a Zero 2 W as it can run up to N64 and PS1 without over clocking it. It’s also very small