How to Make a Batocera SD Card or Clone Your Current Build
Create a fresh Batocera SD card, duplicate your current arcade drive, or save a restorable backup. Follow our guide to balenaEtcher, drive cloning, and testing your copy.
Arcade Tips and Tricks For Batocera
Pixelcade: Bring Your American Gear Company Arcade to Life
Give every game its own marquee. Explore Pixelcade's changing artwork, animated displays, DOFLinx game effects, and mobile customization—plus how to add one to your American Gear Company arcade.
Light Guns on Batocera: Sinden Setup, Games, and Compatible Options
Bring arcade shooting games home with our Batocera light gun guide. Learn how Sinden tracking works, follow the setup steps, explore game ideas, and compare other compatible guns.
Arcade Spinners Explained: What They Do and Which Games Use Them
Discover how arcade spinners bring precise control to Tempest, Arkanoid, TRON, and classic racers—and find out whether your cabinet needs one.
Steam on Batocera: How to Install Steam, Proton & Play PC Games
Install Steam on Batocera, configure Proton for Windows games, connect controllers and troubleshoot Steam games on your arcade or mini PC.
Batocera Performance Tuning: A Guide to Smoother Gameplay
Get smoother gameplay from your Batocera setup. Learn how to choose suitable hardware, compare emulators, adjust resolution, and troubleshoot slowdowns without sacrificing stability.
Arcade Emulation in Batocera: MAME, FBNeo, NAOMI, and Atomiswave
Get your Batocera arcade collection running with practical guidance on emulator selection, ROM sets, CHD files, Neo Geo BIOS, NAOMI, Atomiswave, and controls.
Batocera ROMs, BIOS Files, and Game Setup: A Beginner’s Guide
Learn how to add games to Batocera, check BIOS requirements, troubleshoot missing titles, organize multi-disc games, and import a larger library one system at a time.
How to Scrape Artwork, Videos, and Metadata in Batocera
Give your Batocera library a polished look with box art, gameplay videos, and game descriptions. Follow our guide to setup, scraping, and fixing missing media.
Batocera Kid Mode vs. Kiosk Mode: How to Set Up Both
Keep your Batocera arcade easy to use and your settings protected. Discover when to use Kid Mode or Kiosk Mode, how to set them up, and how to regain full access.
How to Map Your Buttons on Batocera V43: Complete Setup Guide
Master your arcade controls with this complete Batocera V43 button mapping guide — from initial controller setup to per-game remapping in RetroArch.
How to Put Batocera in Kid Mode: Step-by-Step Guide
How to Put Batocera in Kid Mode
Batocera includes a built-in Kid Mode that makes it much easier to turn a retro gam...
Batocera Audio
Having trouble with Batocera audio? Learn how to change your audio output, switch between HDMI, speakers, headphones, and USB audio devices, and fix common no-sound issues using Batocera’s Audio Profile and Audio Output settings.