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    • mituM
      mitu Global Moderator @Imgema
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      @Imgema said in Updated EmulationStation for Windows:

      I'm using this build https://github.com/fabricecaruso/EmulationStation

      I see - I think @f-caruso said they're not going to support it here anymore, and use Discord to contact them. Look into their posts, you may be able to find the link.

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        ccollomb
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        This windows version is a god send, thanks so much for the amazing work.

        I have two issues that I would like to report:

        1. The VideoComponent on Windows when using showSnapshotDelay displays the static image properly and then replaces it by the video as expected BEFORE launching a game. However when you exit a game, it returns to the static image as it should EXCEPT the aspect ratio is completely wrong.

        2. The VideoComponent scaling does not seem to be filtered and seems to be using point sampling when downsizing videos which creates unpleasant aliasing.

        What is the best way to get those confirmed? I want to add them to the github list of issues but they recommend posting it here first.

        Thanks for your help

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          VultureStreet
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          Hi @jdrassa the windows continuous master isn't there to download, any ideas?

          Cheers

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            SP
            last edited by

            No binary to download?

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            • MydriazeM
              Mydriaze
              last edited by

              I'm really sorry to update an old thread but I think this is exactly the place where I should ask for help.

              Windows users here, I've installed EmulationStation from their website. It's not uptodate. So I found that @jdrassa was updating EmulationStatiuon with automated script.

              Short question: how to download it? I'm searching for a .exe file to double clik like every program on windows, but I'm unable to understand "how" to install it. Any help would be great.

              Have a nice day and take care.

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              • dankcushionsD
                dankcushions Global Moderator @Mydriaze
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                @mydriaze as you can see from the last few replies, it is not currently building correctly so there is no download to be had, until further notice.

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                • MydriazeM
                  Mydriaze @dankcushions
                  last edited by

                  @dankcushions oh, ok. I really appreciate the fact that your taking time to help me. Have a nice day!

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                  • ZenjiroZ
                    Zenjiro @Mydriaze
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                    @mydriaze If you are interested there is another Windows EmulationStation updated by fabricecaruso which can be found here. Just click the little arrow next to assets to see the downloads. There are two; one is a continuous-stable and the other is continuous-master. Stable is what I use. Do note that it is drastically different than jdrassa's build so you may want to keep them separate to avoid possible conflicts with your setup. Always back things up is a good practice.

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                      jdrassa
                      last edited by jdrassa

                      I have fixed the automated build and the latest version is available for download again. Sorry for the delay.

                      Get latest build of EmulationStation for Windows here

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                      • George SpiggottG
                        George Spiggott @jdrassa
                        last edited by George Spiggott

                        Hi I am trying to use Nintendo Switch with the Windows version of EmulationStation. It brings up the following error in the log:

                        lvl1: Unknown platform for system "switch" (platform "switch" from list "switch")

                        Is there something I have to modify to correct this. Also Nintendo Switch is available in the scraper but it is deselected by default and does not scrape. Could you shed any light on this? Not sure if this is a scraper issue or an EmulationStation one.

                        Thanks

                        Currently running:
                        Retropie 4.8.9 on a Pi Zero 2W (Overclock Settings: CPU 1400Mhz)
                        ES-DE on a GMKtec K6 (Windows 11, 32GB RAM)

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                        • mituM
                          mitu Global Moderator @George Spiggott
                          last edited by mitu

                          @george-spiggott said in Updated EmulationStation for Windows:

                          lvl1: Unknown platform for system "switch" (platform "switch" from list "switch")

                          This is harmless, it means the scraper doesn't have the 'switch' platform mapped to a known system.

                          Also Nintendo Switch is available in the scraper but it is deselected by default and does not scrape. Could you shed any light on this? Not sure if this is a scraper issue or an EmulationStation one.

                          There's no support for Nintendo Switch in the scraper in ES, hence the warning message. You can find the list of supported systems here.

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                            George Spiggott @mitu
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                            @mitu Thanks. I see this list uses different terminology to es_systems.cfg e.g. Playstation_3 is accepted as ps3. Is it planned to add Switch?

                            Currently running:
                            Retropie 4.8.9 on a Pi Zero 2W (Overclock Settings: CPU 1400Mhz)
                            ES-DE on a GMKtec K6 (Windows 11, 32GB RAM)

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                            • mituM
                              mitu Global Moderator @George Spiggott
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                              @george-spiggott said in Updated EmulationStation for Windows:

                              Is it planned to add Switch?

                              No, but everyone can add send a PR to add it, as long as it's supported by the scraping source (ScreenScraner and/or TheGamesDB).

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                                thenamesfang
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                                Ideally, I would like a portable version of EmulationStation for Windows.

                                I have figured out that one of the locations ES will search for a .emulationstation folder is actually in the root ES folder.

                                Within the es_systems.cfg file, I also found that the "~" points to the root ES folder, and it works well. However, I don't think this applies for the <command> element.

                                I've taken a look around, and it seems like the most sustainable approach is to rely on this Windows build as other builds aren't continuously updated. Also, for some reason Retrobat didn't work well for me (laggy).

                                Is there no way to have a portable version that is ready "out of box"?

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                                • PittStoneP
                                  PittStone @thenamesfang
                                  last edited by PittStone

                                  @thenamesfang I made a .txt and renamed it to .bat insert with Notepad++
                                  for Fullscreen:

                                  set HOME=%~dp0
                                  emulationstation.exe

                                  Or for Windowed:

                                  set HOME=%~dp0
                                  emulationstation.exe --windowed --resolution 1280 720

                                  You can use a .bat to .exe Program to made a Portable EXE

                                  To start windows games portable i use another .bat files with this:

                                  cd .emulationstation\roms\indiegames\Journey
                                  .\Journey.exe

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                                    thenamesfang @PittStone
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                                    @pittstone
                                    Thanks for the response! My problem really has to do with the es_settings.cfg file and how the <command> field cannot run my emulators with a relative path.

                                    Using a batch file was an interesting idea and I did explore using it, but couldn't figure it out. Ultimately I found an accidental solution with the way Onedrive works - I was looking for a cloud-enabled setup that could be used on multiple Windows devices.

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                                    • George SpiggottG
                                      George Spiggott
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                                      It's been a while but I'm coming back to this since I made some progress with Yuzu the Nintendo Switch emulator. I'd like to get Emulationstation to support Switch scraping. I need to send Pull Request to the Github, are there any good guides to doing this?

                                      Currently running:
                                      Retropie 4.8.9 on a Pi Zero 2W (Overclock Settings: CPU 1400Mhz)
                                      ES-DE on a GMKtec K6 (Windows 11, 32GB RAM)

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                                      • mituM
                                        mitu Global Moderator @George Spiggott
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                                        @george-spiggott I sent a PR for various systems to be updated, including Nintendo Switch.

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                                          George Spiggott @mitu
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                                          @mitu Thanks Mitu, I'll look out for that.

                                          The new 75% and 50% screen modes have really upped the playability for Switch games on lower spec machines.

                                          Currently running:
                                          Retropie 4.8.9 on a Pi Zero 2W (Overclock Settings: CPU 1400Mhz)
                                          ES-DE on a GMKtec K6 (Windows 11, 32GB RAM)

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                                          • mituM
                                            mitu Global Moderator @George Spiggott
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                                            @george-spiggott You can always use Skraper for scraping, I think it supports the Nintendo Switch.

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