r/RetroPie is a subreddit with 165k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses retropie, raspberry pi, help, pi, and controller, and they frequently recommend/review emulator, front end, and small speakers.
RetroPie allows you to turn your Raspberry Pi or PC into a retro-gaming machine. This community focuses around the projects that come from this as well as providing tips/tricks and help in getting it setup.
Popular Themes in r/RetroPie
#1
Solution Requests
: "Any Products Similar to This?"
11 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Building my arcade machine"
6 posts
#3
Ideas
: "Looking for project ideas: Raspberry Pi + working CRT"
2 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "Dreamcast emulator ruining everything"
1 post
#5
Money Talk
: "R36S again on sale for $22 🔥"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/RetroPie
#1
Retropie
: "Just got vertical monitor to play with Retropie . Sharp Lc-84tv1."
200 posts
#2
Raspberry Pi
: "Which Raspberry Pi should I buy for an Arcade Machine?"
70 posts
#3
Help
: "Homemade gameboy Help"
59 posts
#4
Pi
: "Just got vertical monitor to play with retroPie . Sharp Lc-84tv1."
54 posts
#5
Controller
: "Use secondary Controller in same slot."
47 posts
#6
Arcade
: "First Arcade cabinet build"
40 posts
#7
Looking For
30 posts
#8
Struggling
22 posts
#9
Roms
: "File types right but Roms not showing in Retropie"
22 posts
#10
Build
: "Figured I'd put my coffee table Build on here."
21 posts
Products Discussed in r/RetroPie
Emulator
10 reviews
#1
Intel N100 Mini PC
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
HP EliteDesk
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Dell OptiPlex Micro PC
4.0★ from 1 review
Front End
5 reviews
#1
Wii
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
PlayStation 2
2.0★ from 1 review
#3
RecalBox
4.0★ from 1 review
Small Speakers
2 reviews
#1
Logitech
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Trust
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/RetroPie
#1
Question
: "Can my pi5 8gig version run ps2 games smoothly?"
33 posts
#2
Problem
: "Homemade gameboy help"
17 posts
#3
Guide
: "I BUILD MY FIRST FROM SCRATCH"
4 posts
#4
News
: "Retroflag Case sale"
1 post
#5
Solved
: "Made a custom startup intro for a 64pi case setup."
1 post
#6
Release
: "[RELEASE] Tam - Scrap Your Games Quickly Using The LaunchBox Games Database"
1 post
#7
Ideas and Development
: "Add VacuumTube"
1 post
#8
Answered
: "Did a manual install over Raspberry Pi OS; Samba Share folder empty"
1 post
Member Growth in r/RetroPie
Yearly
+6k members(3.6%)
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Last updated: June 9, 2026