lr-scummvm doesn't start games directly

mcpat

First of all, I use the official image!

I read a lot of topics here, e.g. this topic but I don't know how to solve. Everytime I load a game, I come to the GUI and the game doesn't start directly...

What I have tried so far:
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/scummvm/gamelist.xml

<game>
		<path>./monkey.svm</path>
		<name>Monkey Island: The Secret of Monkey Island</name>
		<sortname>Monkey Island 1</sortname>
		<desc>xxx</desc>
		<image>./boxart/monkey.jpg</image>
		<video>./snaps/monkey.mp4</video>
		<rating>0.85</rating>
		<releasedate>19900101T000000</releasedate>
		<developer>Lucasfilm Games</developer>
		<publisher>Lucasfilm Games</publisher>
		<genre>Adventure</genre>
		<playcount>5</playcount>
		<lastplayed>20240125T012659</lastplayed>
	</game>

/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/scummvm/monkey.svm

The Secret of Monkey Island (Unofficial SE Talkie v1.02/DOS/English)

I have a folder The Secret Of Monkey Island (Talkie - CD Audio) with all files in there.

/home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/scummvm.ini

...
[monkey]
description=The Secret of Monkey Island (Unofficial SE Talkie v1.02/DOS/English)
extra=Unofficial SE Talkie v1.02
talkspeed=85
path=/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/scummvm/The Secret Of Monkey Island (Talkie - CD Audio)
engineid=scumm
gameid=monkey
language=en
platform=pc
guioptions=ega vga gameOption4 lang_English
...

I read, maybe I am wrong, the svm files should be in the game folder? Some are speaking to use the "short id" , e.g. "monkey" instead the long name. I also read to use *.scummvm files.

So long story short, how to start games directly without GUI in lr-scummvm?

sirhenrythe5th

@mcpat didn´t you state "i got an retropie image with many roms." in your closed thread from yesterday?
i still doubt that you we are talking about the official image here...

mcpat

@sirhenrythe5th Yes I got the image, but I only copied the games! And I was looking in this image to get an idea why it is not running on my pi. I saw there also this svm files, but they are not different to mine. So I dont have any idea whats going wrong.

So maybe it was not clear said, but the topic was closed right after the comment and I was not able to clarify the situation. So hopefully now it's clear.

windg

Create this file : The Secret Of Monkey Island (Talkie - CD Audio).svm and inside add the monkey. Put this into the game folder. Don't forget to choose the lr-scummvm from runcommand menu. Does it work?

mcpat

@windg said in lr-scummvm doesn't start games directly:

The Secret Of Monkey Island (Talkie - CD Audio).svm

yes it works, but then I see a folder in the gamelist, I have to enter the folder, and then click on the game... Not the solution I expected.

I have a workaround:

rename the folder to The Secret Of Monkey Island (Talkie - CD Audio).svm
add the monkey.svm to the folder with the content The Secret of Monkey Island (Unofficial SE Talkie v1.02/DOS/English)
change the entry in the gamelist.xml to

<game>
		<path>./The Secret Of Monkey Island (Talkie - CD Audio).svm</path>
		<name>Monkey Island: The Secret of Monkey Island</name>
		<sortname>Monkey Island 1</sortname>
		<desc>The Monkey Island saga is known throughout the gaming world as one of the best point and click adventures, and The Secret of Monkey Island is the game that started it all. Play as Guybrush Threepwood as he tries to become a pirate. Meet the lovely Elaine Marley, the evil ghost pirate LeChuck, a three headed monkey, and more! Have Guybrush engage in insult sword fighting, look for buried treasure, evade deadly piranha poodles, and attempt to discover The Secret of Monkey Island!</desc>
		<rating>0.85</rating>
		<releasedate>19900101T000000</releasedate>
		<developer>Lucasfilm Games</developer>
		<publisher>Lucasfilm Games</publisher>
		<genre>Adventure</genre>
		<players>1</players>
		<image>./boxart/monkey.jpg</image>
		<video>./snaps/monkey.mp4</video>
		<origin>Insanium</origin>
	</game>

change the path in scummvm.ini

A lot of work to change all games, but then its corretly shown in emulationstation and it starts directly without gui.

Lolonois

@mcpat sounds cumbersome.

I guess you have looked at the right places initially. But my instructions weren't accurate. You may try these now: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/post/275199

With that branch you just have to have a file structure like this in the roms/scummvm/ folder:

...
├── Monkey-Island-1--The-Secret-of-Monkey-Island/
├── Monkey-Island-1--The-Secret-of-Monkey-Island.svm
├── Monkey-Island-2--LeChucks-Revenge/
├── Monkey-Island-2--LeChucks-Revenge.svm
...

The actual folder and .svm filename do not matter per game, they just need to be matching like above. The .svm can also be empty initially, the game id will be filled in.

Start a game with the native ScummVM once, then you may switch at the second launch to the libretro ScummVM. And switch back and forth. :)

HTH

mcpat

@Lolonois Thank you!