User manual
RetroPie Operating System
Veröffentlicht: 18.06.2018 Copyright by Joy-IT 3
Dear customer,
Thank you for choosing our product.
In the following we will show you what to consider when commissioning and using the
Retropie system.
Should you encounter any unexpected problems during use, please do not hesitate to
contact us.
The operating system RetroPie described here is a software package that combines several
so-called emulators into a multifunctional game console unit.
An emulator is usually a software -based system, which allows external hardware to be
emulated on its own hardware system. The system built up and emulated within this
software behaves like the original hardware, except that the individual components (CPU,
graphics card, sound card) only exist virtually and are "calculated" by the own computer
hardware. Thus it is e.g. also possible to emulate on the home PC game consoles from past
days and to play also the old games from earlier with new hardware. Most emulators
receive these games in the form of so-called ROM files, so that they have the required
game data at their disposal. These ROM files are basically binary data copies that have
been extracted/read from the respective software media (such as cartridges, EEPROMs
from gaming machines, CD-ROMs, etc.) of the original hardware and copied into individual
data packages. In order to play the emulated game, the corresponding ROM file is required,
which has been copied from the original. Please note, however, that the ownership and use
of these ROM files is regulated by German copyright law, which only permits them
according to §53 if the original medium of the game is in the possession of the respective
user. Please note that if you do not want or cannot read the data from the respective
storage media yourself and therefore obtain the required ROM files from Internet sources,
this is only legal if you have the original storage media or games. Otherwise we refer to
license-free ROM files, where the author of the respective game has given the rights and
thus allows the open free distribution. To do this, please follow the instructions on the
respective ROM files source or website.
The user is responsible for compliance with the respective license rights for the software
used/used by him/her. The above text is to be understood only as an aid.
1. INTRODUCTION
2. DISCLAIMER