First Time Setup - Jetup13/Retroid-Pocket-3-Plus-Wiki GitHub Wiki

First Time Setup

  • This setup guide will not link to any illegal roms, warez, or BIOS websites.
Requirements Notes
Retroid Pocket 3 Plus goretroid
RetroArch Download
Daijishou Download

1. Setup Wizard

Setup Wizard Dropdown

When you first boot up your device you will be greeted with a setup wizard. Do the following:

  • Enable Google Play Services (This will enable the Google Play store)
  • I'd recommend not installing the preinstall apps. They are outdated.
  • Select AOSP Launcher for now
Image Dropdown
Steps

2. Prepare Folders and Install Apps

Prepare Folders Dropdown

We will be using the internal storage of the Retroid Pocket 3 Plus:

  • Download these folders
  • Place the extracted folder into the internal or external storage of your device
  • It should look like: roms\systemname
Setup Micro SD Card (Portable Storage) (Optional)
  • Format Micro SD Card as exFat or NTFS via PC
  • Insert Micro SD Card into Retroid Pocket 3 Plus device
  • Select the dropdown from the notification bar > SET UP
  • Select Portable Storage
  • This will not format your Micro SD Card
  • Portable Storage cannot be used to install apps
  • Some emulators might not be able to read or write to the Portable Storage
Setup Micro SD Card (Handheld Storage) (Optional)
  • Insert Micro SD Card
  • Select the dropdown from the notification bar > SET UP
  • Select Handheld Storage > Format
  • This will format your Micro SD Card
  • Handheld Storage can be used to install most apps
Install Apps Dropdown

We will now go through installing apps:

  • To install apks: Open the Files app > Locate & open the apk > Insatll
  • Install the latest stable RetroArch apk.
  • Install the latest Daijishou apk.

2a. BIOS Folder

BIOS Folders Dropdown
  • You will need to acquire BIOS by yourself.
  • Place your RetroArch BIOS in the default RetroArch BIOS folder: RetroArch\system
  • You can find a list of systems that require bios here

2b. Roms Folder

Roms Folder Dropdown
  • You will need to acquire roms by yourself.
  • Place your roms inside the rom\systemname folder
  • You can find a list of each systems file extension here

3. RetroArch

Manual RetroArch Setup

RetroArch Setup
Setting Category Sub-Menu Change Note
User Interface On-Screen Display > On-Screen Notifications > Notification Visibility > "Load Content" Startup Disable
- On-Screen Display > On-Screen Overlay > Display Overlay Disable Leave enabled if using overlay
- Appearance > Scale Factor 0.90x
- Appearance > Layout Handheld
- Menu XMB Requires Restart
- Quit on Close Content CLI
Video Output Vulkan
Directory File Browser > Select roms/ folder
Input RetroPad Binds > Port 1 Controls Setup Controls Save Controller Profile when finished
Input Check Hotkeys below
Main Menu Configuration File > Save Current Configuration
  • Hotkeys
Setting Button User Preference Notes
Hotkey Enable L3 Always set this option when using Hotkeys
Load State L1 ✓
Save State R1 ✓
Reset Game L2 ✓
Quit RetroArch R2 ✓
Menu (Toggle) X ✓

4. Download Cores

  • Open RetroArch > Main Menu > Online Updater > Core Downloader > Download cores

5. Daijishou Setup

Daijishou Dropdown
  • Please follow this guide on how to add systems & game to Daijishou
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