RetroPie Megadrive
The following instructions are used as a guide for setting up the SEGA Megadrive (Genesis - USA) in RetroPie / Emulation Station.

On Windows Device:

  • Download SEGA MegaDrive Roms to a temporary location...
    • C:\MegadriveRoms\RomName1.7z
    C:\MegadriveRoms\RomName2.7z
  • Roms compressed with 7 Zip are not recognised by RetroPie, this will need converting to regular ZIP compressed files.
  • Open WinRAR, in the address bar enter the Megadrive ROM Folder (i.e. C:\MegadriveRoms).
  • Press CTRL+A to select all ROM files.
  • From the 'Tools' tab, select convert archives.
  • Press 'Conversion' button and select ZIP Archive Format, press 'OK'
  • Tick 'Delete original archives'.
  • Press 'OK' to start conversion process. 
  • Click 'Close' when the conversion process is done.
  • Close WinRAR.     
  • Files should now be all ZIP Compressed archives. which is recognised by Emulation Station...
    • C:\MegadriveRoms\RomName1.zip
    C:\MegadriveRoms\RomName2.zip
  • Copy Roms (C:\MegadriveRoms\*) to \\RETROPIE\roms\megadrive\ 

Reboot RaspberryPi

The following instructions are used reboot the RaspberryPi to activate changes made.

On Terminal Emulator:
  • Enter the following command to reboot the RaspberryPi...
    • sudo shutdown -r now 'Maintenance Reboot'   


Troubleshooting
  • SELECT + START to exit emulator and return to EmulationStation.
  • If ROM fails to load, Press 'A' button at launch screen to switch GBA Emulator.