How to Add Games to RetroPie SD card

by Alan Pfahler on February 18, 2024

Prerequisites

Before adding games on your Retropie system, you need two things: game files and RetroPie system.

Download ROMs

Where to Download RetroPie ROMs?

Network share

network shares are something you can use directly on any system. Here is how to do this:

Raspberry Pi plugged into the network cable.
Connect to the RetroPie.
- On Windows, go to \\IP_ADDRESS.
- On Mac OS X/macOS, open Finder, select "Go" menu and "Connect to Server". Type smb://IP_ADDRESS and hit "Connect". The default username and password is:
```
Username: pi
Password: raspberry
```
- You can get the Retropie IP address in the Options > Retropie Tools > What is my ip? So, in your file explorer you’ll get something like that: ROMs need to go in the smb://IP_ADDRESS/roms/ folder. For example, SNES games would go in the smb://IP_ADDRESS/roms/SNES folder. Copy and paste your ROM file in this folder.

Now, you just need to restart EmulationStation to apply changes (Start > Quit > Restart EmulationStation).