Install and Set up Commodore 64 In Retropie 4.0.2 Raspberry Pi 1 2 3 Zero

**Setting up the Commodore 64 Emulator**

The process of setting up the Commodore 64 emulator on the Raspberry Pi is a crucial step to enjoy retro gaming on this platform. To start, we need to transfer the ROMs from our collection to the Raspberry Pi. We have a few games over here, including Boulder Dash, Ghosts and Goblins, Great Giana Sisters, Pac-Man, Turrican, and Turrican 2. These are zipped files that work perfectly with the emulator. If we want to unzip them, we can do so by unzipping them.

Now that we have our ROMs set up, it's time to reboot one time to ensure everything is working correctly. We'll restart EmulationStation and press Start to boot up the Commodore 64 logo on our front page. Here we are - Commodore 64! If you want to view the game art and information, I have another video in the description that will show us how to scrape all of it.

We're now going to start Turrican, which has an automatic launch feature built-in. This means we don't need to put any command in to run the game. We'll wait for a few minutes as the game loads completely to a playable state. Some games can take up to three or four minutes to load, so be patient. While we're waiting, you can use your keyboard or controller to navigate through the loading screens.

**Navigating the Game Menu**

Once the game has loaded, we'll reach the Weisse main menu. Here, we can scroll down using our d-pad or analog stick on our controller or arrow keys on our keyboard. We'll press Start again to enter the machine settings. From here, we can set up how we're going to control this game. We have two options - either use the number pad on a keyboard (fire = 0, left = 4, right = 6, up = 8, down = 2) or go to joystick settings and select the joystick device number two.

If we choose to use a joystick, we can set it up by selecting the correct controller. I'll be using the Xbox One controller for this setup. We can then press Start again one more time to enter the game menu. It's worth noting that the original Commodore 64 took forever to load, so if you're patient, you may want to make a cup of coffee or take a break while waiting for the game to load.

**Playing Turrican**

We're now at the main menu of Turrican! The sound works great, and I'll turn it up a bit for better listening. If anyone knows a quicker way to make this load faster, please let me know in the comments below. One of my viewers recommended Turrican for the Amiga, but I've never played it before - and now that I have, I can see why it's awesome! The gameplay is addictive, and the graphics are amazing.

To play the game, we'll use our d-pad or analog stick to move around, and our fire button (A) will allow us to jump and shoot. The emulator runs amazingly well as long as you're willing to wait for those long load times. If there's a quicker way to make this load faster, I'd love to know.

**Exiting the Emulator**

To exit this emulator, we'll press Start on our controller one more time and go down to the bottom of the menu. Here, we can select Exit Emulator, which will bring us back to the EmulationStation front end. That's it for now! I appreciate you watching, and if this helps you set up your own Commodore 64 emulator, please hit that like button and subscribe for more retro gaming content.

**Tips and Resources**

For those interested in learning more about the Commodore 64 and its emulation, I recommend checking out the Commodore 64 RetroPie Wiki page. You can make the screen a little bigger by following these steps. This tutorial took me a long time to create, so please bear with me if it was slow going.

I appreciate your patience and understanding. Thank you for watching, and I'll see you in the next video!