Arcade Manager: install overlays and manage roms in a user-friendly, fast and cross-platform GUI

cosmo0

New version : V3.0

Changelog

This is mainly an interface update, focused on ease-of-use and user experience.
As a result, this is the first release I'm confortable calling "stable".

Can now parse an INI file (like catver.ini) to convert it to CSV
New options in overlays and rom management to overwrite existing files or not
Automatically detects and processes list of games without the "name" column
Long-running operations (overlays and roms management) can now be cancelled
Handles errors and displays them to the user
Displays the number of files/lines processed at the end
A few bugs fixed

Download

https://github.com/cosmo0/arcade-manager/releases/

cosmo0

New version : v4.0

Changelog

This release makes the overlay installation work with Recalbox.

Can now install overlays for Recalbox in addition to Retropie
Some small improvements
Fixes conversion of INI files

Download

https://github.com/cosmo0/arcade-manager/releases/

cosmo0

If you have installed "artwork" overlays using this tool, quite a lot of games had broken config paths. It's now fixed.
A few "realistic" overlays had position problems (x and y were inverted), but not many.

You can just install the pack again and check "overwrite existing files".

cloudlink

Will the overlays installed with this look correct when outputting at 720p?

cosmo0

@cloudlink said in Arcade Manager: install overlays and manage roms in a user-friendly, fast and cross-platform GUI:

Will the overlays installed with this look correct when outputting at 720p?

The "artwork" overlays are resolution-independant and should work with any 16/9 resolution.

The "realistic" overlays are configured to work at 1080p, but maybe Retroarch will automatically downsize everything if your screen is not capable of 1080p ? I have no idea. I wouldn't count on it.

Allowing to switch resolution during install is a good feature idea. I might work on that soon (it's not that hard, either).

cosmo0

New version : v4.1

https://github.com/cosmo0/arcade-manager/releases

This is a bugfix release.

Changelog

Displays file size when copying rom files (copying large files would make it look like it crashed)
Activates the menus on MacOS so you can now copy/paste
Fixes the "only keep roms" feature, which didn't work at all (small typo in the code)
Changes the files order in the "download CSV file" screen

cloudlink

First off, this tool is great! Thank you for all your work on it!

I'm having an issue with it freezing while copying roms using a .csv file.
I used the app to download a set-noclone-noconsole.csv for a MAME 0.78 set and am trying to use it to copy roms from a full MAME 0.78 set to a different directory. It always freezes on "bmaster (2 MB)". I'm using Windows 10.

I checked in the set-noclone-noconsole.csv I'm using and the next rom after the one it freezes on is "bmcompm2", which happens to not be in my full rom set I'm copying from. I removed that line from the set-noclone-noconsole.csv and ran it again, and it got passed where it was freezing. It then froze again on another rom so I removed the one after that from from the set-noclone-noconsole.csv, which I am also missing, and it got passed that.

It seems it freezes while copying roms using a .csv if the next rom in the .csv is not in the full rom set.

lilbud

Does this work over network with SSH? Or do the roms have to be on a flash drive?

cosmo0

@cloudlink said in Arcade Manager: install overlays and manage roms in a user-friendly, fast and cross-platform GUI:

First off, this tool is great! Thank you for all your work on it!

I'm having an issue with it freezing while copying roms using a .csv file.
I used the app to download a set-noclone-noconsole.csv for a MAME 0.78 set and am trying to use it to copy roms from a full MAME 0.78 set to a different directory. It always freezes on "bmaster (2 MB)". I'm using Windows 10.

I checked in the set-noclone-noconsole.csv I'm using and the next rom after the one it freezes on is "bmcompm2", which happens to not be in my full rom set I'm copying from. I removed that line from the set-noclone-noconsole.csv and ran it again, and it got passed where it was freezing. It then froze again on another rom so I removed the one after that from from the set-noclone-noconsole.csv, which I am also missing, and it got passed that.

It seems it freezes while copying roms using a .csv if the next rom in the .csv is not in the full rom set.

Yeah, sorry, I noticed this bug yesterday evening, too, and didn't had the chance to release a new version. I'll try to release one ASAP.

@lilbud said in Arcade Manager: install overlays and manage roms in a user-friendly, fast and cross-platform GUI:

Does this work over network with SSH? Or do the roms have to be on a flash drive?

The roms and config have to be accessible through your file explorer. So, through \\retropie\roms on Windows, /Volumes/romson MacOS, and whatever mount point your flavor of Linux has.

cosmo0

New release : v4.2

Fixes the rom copy (sorry...)

https://github.com/cosmo0/arcade-manager/releases

cloudlink

Thanks again @cosmo0!
I tried this again today but it keeps encountering an error:

Error: Uncaught Unable to download file /cosmo0/retropie-overlays-arcade-realistic/master/overlays/configs/msh.cfg

File: C:\arcade-manager\resources\app.asar\src\downloader.js
line: 24 ; column: 17

Although it says it is erroring on msh, I believe it is actually erroring on the next file, mshvsf.

cosmo0

@cloudlink woops sorry ! I updated the overlay pack with OrionsAngel's pack 38 yesterday, and I made a mistake. It should be fixed now.

cosmo0

New realistic overlays

I integrated pack 38 and 39 of OrionsAngel's overlays : https://forums.libretro.com/t/my-realistic-arcade-bezels/10604/182

New or updated overlays : alcon, archrivl, arknoid2, armorcar, avsp, bootcamp, bsktball, bwidow, centiped, dino, dkong, dkong3, dkongjr, dspirit, elevator, frontlin, hbarrel, hyperspt, indytemp, kram, kurikint, mp_gaxe2, msh/mshu, mspacman, pacman, pbillrd, powerdrv, psychos, skyshark, superbug, tndrcade, zwackery

cloudlink

Thanks @cosmo0!
I can't believe how great the Realistic overlays look and how awesome your Arcade Manager is!

cosmo0

@cloudlink Thanks! ^^
I'm glad if at least one person enjoys it :)

If you like the realistic overlays, I encourage you to go to OrionsAngel's thread at the libretro forums (there is a link just above) and tell him you like them, I'm sure he'll be glad to hear it :)

cloudlink

@cosmo0
Do you know of a good way to install realistic overlays for consoles?

cosmo0

@cloudlink said in Arcade Manager: install overlays and manage roms in a user-friendly, fast and cross-platform GUI:

@cosmo0
Do you know of a good way to install realistic overlays for consoles?

What do you mean, realistic console overlays?
I have made a consoles overlay pack, maybe that's what you're looking for?
https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/16430/
No automatic install but you can just copy and paste.

If you want a TV screen with scratches and reflection it can easily be done, I can add that to my existing ones.

mitu

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cloudlink

@cosmo0
A TV screen with scratches and reflection would be awesome!

markwkidd

Can your tool be used to create "Full Non-Merged" romsets, where the BIOS is added to the game romset zips?

To do this in ClrMamePro you go to the Advanced button and uncheck "Separate BIOS Sets"