retropieLegacy · 4.8
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186reference guides
67archive stories
3legacy image families
Pi 5our next focus
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A ready-made image when available. An honest answer when it isn’t.
Raspberry Pi
Pi 5 · Pi 4 · Pi Zero
Legacy release images and newer development builds. Start with your exact model.
Explore hardwareOrange Pi
Orange Pi 5
Different hardware, different Linux drivers. Complete RetroPie support needs individual verification.
Explore hardwareODROID
XU4 · C2
Upstream installation guides exist for selected older boards; check their OS age.
Explore hardwareRadxa / ROCK
ROCK 5B
Manufacturer OS documentation is available. A complete RetroPie setup is not verified here.
Explore hardwareStart with your hardware
Good times. Familiar hardware.
Original RetroPie 4.8 images for earlier Raspberry Pi boards.
Legacy · 4.8
Legacy · 4.8
These Buster-based releases date from 2022. They are legacy downloads, not Pi 5 images or a new release from this project.
The next chapter
Research & developmentRaspberry Pi 5.
Let's get it right.
Upstream already publishes experimental Pi 5 builds. We're investigating a repeatable, independently maintained experience—with clear setup, real hardware tests, and honest results.
Follow the Pi 5 workNo independently tested Pi 5 release is available here yet.
01 / BUILD
Keep the work open
Document the base OS, source revisions, and the changes that make an image work.
02 / TEST
Show what actually works
Publish hardware, controller, audio, and game-launch results with their limitations.
03 / SHARE
Make it easier for everyone
Keep downloads free and send useful fixes and findings back upstream.
A little help goes a long way
From first boot to favourite game.
Your first installationChoose an image, prepare a card, and find your feet.Make the controls your ownController mapping, hotkeys, and getting back to the menu.Add your own game filesFile transfer and folders for content you have rights to use.Back up before you updateKeep your configuration and saves safe.
The story so far
From the RetroPie archive.
Historical milestones, independently summarized and linked to their authors.
Happy Pi Day – RetroPie 4.8 is released
The 4.8 release moved the downloadable images forward on Buster, adding Zero 2 W and newer Pi 4 firmware support. It also refreshed the setup interface and package-management workflow.
Read the summaryVilros sponsorship
Upstream announced a funding arrangement with Vilros tied to its Raspberry Pi gaming kits. This historical sponsorship belongs to the RetroPie project, not this independent site.
Read the summaryMore Power and USB-C for the ControlBlock
A ControlBlock hardware revision added USB-C power and revised switching circuitry. The article describes its controller connections and power-button features.
Read the summaryThere is a place for you here
More hands. Better play.
Test a controller, improve a guide, or help investigate an emulator. Small contributions make a project worth returning to.