# RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup

Shell script to set up a Raspberry Pi/Odroid/PC with RetroArch emulator and various cores

Repository: https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/retropie-setup
Language: Shell
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: raspberry-pi, pi, retrogaming, emulation
Last push: 2026-08-25T08:44:03+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5155, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 10413, forks 1406 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:41.939322+00:00)

## What it is
A shell-based setup script that installs and configures RetroArch, emulator cores, and the EmulationStation front end on Raspberry Pi, ODroid, Vero4K, or Ubuntu PCs. It turns supported hardware into a ready-to-use retro gaming system, with pre-made bootable images also available.

## Use cases
- turn a raspberry pi into a retro game console
- install retroarch and emulator cores on odroid
- set up emulationstation front end on ubuntu pc
- build a retrogaming machine from scratch
- install retro game emulators from binaries or source
- create a ready-to-go retropie sd card image

## When to choose
- you want a complete retro gaming setup on a Raspberry Pi, ODroid, or Ubuntu PC
- you prefer a script that installs and manages many emulators from one place
- you want EmulationStation as a graphical game launcher

## When to avoid
- you need emulators on Windows or macOS
- you want a modern gaming platform rather than retro console emulation
- you cannot run shell scripts with root access on your device

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: cli, developer-tools, game, configuration-management, deployment
- domain: gaming-tools, simulation, self-hosted, embedded-systems, operating-systems
- platform: cli, self-hosted, embedded
- tags: retro-gaming, emulation, retroarch, emulationstation, raspberry-pi, odroid, game-emulators, setup-script, linux

## Member repositories
- RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:41.939322+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:19:03.128670+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:41.939322+00:00, sha 1ee97a241067)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.