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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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                                          fallenturtle
                                          last edited by

                                          Is it just a matter of following the build instructions here?
                                          https://github.com/jrassa/EmulationStation

                                          I'm trying to development a theme for retropie but there seems to be no way to test it on Windows.

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                                          • mituM
                                            mitu Global Moderator @fallenturtle
                                            last edited by

                                            @fallenturtle The build instructions on Windows should be ok, though it may take some time to build with vcpkg. You can download a ready made build from here.

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