Shut everything down safely (as mentioned in my other guide). Your Pi will now boot and you should be able to see the RetroPie UI. Then, connect your USB hub, USB controllers, and HDMI cable. Below you can see two images with the pieces you need to cut off highlighted. Connect the Micro USB and Mini HDMI adapters to your Pi. Once open you’ll have the “back piece”, and the “front piece” (the front piece has the game sticker on it). Using the Security Screwdrivers, remove the screws from the back of your NES Cartridge. Once you have all the parts we can begin with assembly. Please note: the power adapter must be at least 2A, to be able to accommodate the additional USB ports. Just helps with protecting the internals from getting dusty in storage. The dust sleeve cases are optional, I purchased an 8-pack but you can find them in singles.
Rather than regurgitate instructions already written by those cleverer than me, I think it best to direct you to GitHub where full instructions on how to configure your RetroPie setup to load Kodi as its own system.As a guide for this build, I used this guide over at, however I thought I would document my own experiences, and part list. If you would prefer to load Kodi as its own system instead of as a port, you can. Once done, you will could configure Kodi to boot as its own entity instead of using the Ports menu if you like. Depending on your version of Raspberry Pi, it could take one second or several seconds. Use that to access Kodi and the familiar home screen should load. With a Raspberry Pi, game emulation software and genuine arcade controls from Adafruit, you can build a dedicated retro game station and re-live these classic quarter-chompers. The banner in the center of RetroPie has a Ports entry. Load Kodi from the RetroPie menu from Ports on the Home screen.Select Manage Packages and then Manage Optional Packages.100 of the game data must actually be read from the QR code, no game roms can be stored in the console, no cheating by just doing a look-up or something. You will need an internet connection for RetroPie to download the package but everything else will be taken care of for you. The requirements for my PaperCart Atari VCS: Must use the real QR code format, no cheating by tweaking the format into something a standard QR reader couldn’t read.
To make life easier, you can install Kodi from within RetroPie. RetroPie should now boot into its own menu and is ready for further expansion with Kodi.