Uploaded April 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In this video, I give a tutorial on how to install RetroPie on a RetroFlag GPi Case and GPi Case 2. RetroPie gives more customization options and allows for a more personalized front end, but is a much bigger pain to set up.

Future builds will showcase a couple of custom front-end builds I'm working on for my original GPi Case. I keep Recalbox on my GPi Case 2, but you can use this tutorial for a GPi Case 2 with minimal

Video is for educational purposes only.

0:00 "Introduction"
2:17 "Setting Up the SD Card"
8:47 "Installing Safe Shutdown Scripts"
12:29 "Turning on SSH and Installing ROMs"
11:16 "Wrap-Up"

GPi Case Link: retroflag.com/GPi-CASE.html

Recommended Batteries Non-Affiliate Link (not the ones I used in the video): amazon.com/dp/B00JHKSMJU

Recommended SD Card Non-Affiliate Link: amazon.com/dp/B08HYFLMFJ

Scripts:

Config.txt Script (Pi Zero 2 ONLY - Thanks Slime1982!):
#Pi Zero 2 W GPi Config
boot_delay=3
dtoverlay=audremap,pins_18_19,swap_lr
display_rotate=1
dtoverlay=dpi24
overscan_left=0
overscan_right=0
overscan_top=0
overscan_bottom=0
framebuffer_width=320
framebuffer_height=240
enable_dpi_lcd=1
display_default_lcd=1
dpi_group=2
dpi_mode=87
dpi_output_format=0x6016
#hdmi_timings=320 0 28 18 28 480 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 60 0 32000000 6
hdmi_timings=240 1 38 10 20 320 1 20 4 4 0 0 0 60 0 6400000 1
avoid_safe_mode=1
disable_pvt=1
disable_audio_dither=1
audio_pwm_mode=2

Command to change Keyboard Layout: sudo nano /etc/default/keyboard

Command to download RetroFlag Safe Shutdown Scripts (Internet Required): wget -O - "raw.githubusercontent.com/RetroFlag/retroflag-picase/master/install_gpi.sh" | sudo bash

wpa_supplicant.conf Text:
country=US
ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=netdev
update_config=1

# RETROPIE CONFIG START
network={
ssid="Your-network-name"
psk="Your-network-password"
}
# RETROPIE CONFIG END

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