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    • ZenjiroZ
      Zenjiro @Mydriaze
      last edited by

      @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 SpiggottG
              George Spiggott @mitu
              last edited by

              @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
                last edited by

                @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
                  last edited by

                  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
                      last edited by

                      @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
                        last edited by

                        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
                          last edited by

                          @george-spiggott I sent a PR for various systems to be updated, including Nintendo Switch.

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                          • George SpiggottG
                            George Spiggott @mitu
                            last edited by

                            @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
                              last edited by

                              @george-spiggott You can always use Skraper for scraping, I think it supports the Nintendo Switch.

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                              • George SpiggottG
                                George Spiggott @mitu
                                last edited by

                                I've been editing the Gamelist file manually. When the update happens I'll be sure to add any data that Screenscraper is missing to their database so everyone can benefit.

                                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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                                • George SpiggottG
                                  George Spiggott @George Spiggott
                                  last edited by

                                  Is there a good guide to the capabilities of the <command> function? I've been using BetterJoyForCemu but it doesn't play well with Retroarch or Xemu. I've been trying to point Emulationstation to a script that will load BetterJoyForCemu when it launches a game and then ideally closes it again when the game closes. Is this possible?

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

                                    A new version arrived today. ES now supports Nintendo Switch. Thanks to @jdrassa and @mitu.

                                    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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                                      VultureStreet
                                      last edited by

                                      Anyone know why this can't be downloaded anymore?

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                                      • mituM
                                        mitu Global Moderator @VultureStreet
                                        last edited by

                                        @VultureStreet I think there's an issue with the automatic build action in @jdrassa's repository and the binaries are not created anymore.

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                                          hrhnick
                                          last edited by

                                          Since the automated builds are still broken, does anybody have a recent build they could share?

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                                          • George SpiggottG
                                            George Spiggott @hrhnick
                                            last edited by

                                            I've just been checking out the new EmulationStation DE. I don't know what the relationship is with Retropie Emulation Station but it has a few new features. Is there crossover between the two?

                                            I don't have a recent build, but I would be interested in checking it out as this is my emulation front end on my PC.

                                            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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