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    • herb_fargusH
      herb_fargus administrators @doimus
      last edited by

      @doimus read the documentation before asking for things that already exist:

      https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/runcommand

      https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/Child-friendly-EmulationStation

      If you read the documentation it will answer 99% of your questions: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/

      Also if you want a solution to your problems read this first: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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      • RionR
        Rion @BuZz
        last edited by

        @BuZz said in emulationstation feature requests here:

        @Drakaen391 you can remove the files in ~/RetroPie/roms/SYSTEM which might be easier and they will not show. If editing es_systems.cfg copy it to ~/.emulationstation/ and it won't get overwritten (you will need to manually keep it in sync though)

        What if you just rename the folder foldername to foldername_notshow?

        That way you can easy switch back if you want without removing them?

        FBNeo rom filtering
        Mame2003 Arcade Bezels
        Fba Arcade Bezels
        Fba NeoGeo Bezels

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        • senkunS
          senkun @doimus
          last edited by

          @doimus said in emulationstation feature requests here:

          May I suggest maging the ES user interface more "kid friendly", ie. less confusing when navigating and starting games.

          Most importantly, not switching between systems with LEFT-RIGHT keys when already in particular system menu, ie. between NES, SMS, etc.

          Also, and I guess this is more of an Retropie issue - the "press a key for options" right after you launch a game is very confusing for kids, especially after they find themselves in a text environment. Changing that to "press a specific key for options" would improve the experience a lot, while still keeping the functionality.

          You can set them not to. It's all in the docs. As they used to say, RTFM ;-}

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          • senkunS
            senkun @Rion
            last edited by

            @Rion said in emulationstation feature requests here:

            @BuZz said in emulationstation feature requests here:

            @Drakaen391 you can remove the files in ~/RetroPie/roms/SYSTEM which might be easier and they will not show. If editing es_systems.cfg copy it to ~/.emulationstation/ and it won't get overwritten (you will need to manually keep it in sync though)

            What if you just rename the folder foldername to foldername_notshow?

            That way you can easy switch back if you want without removing them?

            Easier way, just set a hidden directory named let's say .hidden. then you move all the directories you don't want showing into it. Come the day you want this or that showing, just move em back out.

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              Lodan-Zark
              last edited by Lodan-Zark

              well I only used the native scraper once and it was awful, luckly we had the sselph scraper, yet would be nice integrate some sselphscrapper gui into emulationstation interface.

              The shutdown image it's an awesome idea but I presume that functionality relies on operation system and not on emulation station.

              Another cool feature would be adding an start menu for login in on retroachievements (cheevos) with features like login in, log out, change user.

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                movisman @senkun
                last edited by

                @senkun

                Yep, exactly, I just made a folder called .unused in each emulator folder I wanted to hide from the menu, and moved the files to that folder. I just means I can move them out later if I decide I want to use them.

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                  Wolfieee
                  last edited by

                  I'm guessing this is an Emulation Station issue but I'd like to see a simple way of setting up NAS servers. Having to docommand line changes is a pain. A nice interface that helps you setup a drive and config the emulators so they can see your ROMS would be great. I have some ROMS on my SD card and the larger sized ones on my NAS. Would be great to be able to set it up in one place instead of editing lots of config files

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                    kite @Wolfieee
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                    • RionR
                      Rion
                      last edited by

                      @administrators Can we make this thread a sticky?

                      FBNeo rom filtering
                      Mame2003 Arcade Bezels
                      Fba Arcade Bezels
                      Fba NeoGeo Bezels

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                      • BuZzB
                        BuZz administrators
                        last edited by

                        I don't see the need to make it a sticky.

                        To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                          pattaboy
                          last edited by

                          Autostart game

                          this would be helpful for those who made themed arcade systems featuring one game.
                          Or for those who want to use the retropie system for kodi use and when exiting playing games for the kids..

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                            batman @meleu
                            last edited by

                            @meleu You've got some good ones listed here. Particularly those listed under improved theming. I'm all for further customisation to keep things fresh.

                            I've listed my request here:
                            https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/608/customisation-over-metadata-additional-images-on-game-selection-screen

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                            • InsecureSpikeI
                              InsecureSpike
                              last edited by

                              i'd like to see those Theming requests, plus the ability of using boxart & system logos, etc, with in folders, so we can sub-categorise roms into regions/genre's and still have art for them

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                              RPi 3 - RetroPie + 32gb USB [computers] + Keyboard
                              both with AttractMode + FuzzBoxx Layout

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                                bmn001
                                last edited by

                                This is cool and all, but are we sure Emulation Station hasn't been abandoned? It hasn't received even the most minor of updates in over a year.

                                It looks beautiful so I'm glad it's the (stagnant) RetroPie launcher of choice, and it does have its problems, but maybe the best idea is to post these suggestions on its github page.

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                                • meleuM
                                  meleu @bmn001
                                  last edited by

                                  @bmn001 We are aware that Aloshi abandoned the upstream development. When I started this topic I was aiming at the RetroPie fork, but since then I realized that this fork isn't exactly at active development too.

                                  But there is a hope! :-) There is a guy who showed interest in play with emulationstation code focused on RetroPie. And, yes, we repeated these feature requests on his github repository.

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                                    alexis-puska
                                    last edited by

                                    I agree the idea to choose the controler for player X with a graphical interface. My pi is on a arcade box with 2 joysticks like a bartop, it's usefull to select other gamepad on external usb. Not need to open the box disconnect the arcade joysticks

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                                    • InsecureSpikeI
                                      InsecureSpike
                                      last edited by

                                      you could always try the AttractMode img, yeah your gamelists will be redundent, but it's a little more user friendly. each emu page is loaded separately, so much quicker ant each emu can have its own theme too! also you can have boxart, screen captures, MP4 clips or wheel art on most of the available themes
                                      these are all my opinions of course

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                                      • meleuM
                                        meleu @alexis-puska
                                        last edited by

                                        @alexis-puska said in emulationstation feature requests here:

                                        I agree the idea to choose the controler for player X with a graphical interface. My pi is on a arcade box with 2 joysticks like a bartop, it's usefull to select other gamepad on external usb. Not need to open the box disconnect the arcade joysticks

                                        At least you can do it for libretro/retroarch emulators:
                                        https://github.com/meleu/RetroPie-joystick-selection

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                                          silentq
                                          last edited by

                                          On the scraper optimization front, I think my biggest barrier with the scraper within emulationstation is the fact that it doesn't seem to ignore roms with (US) or [b1] basically any nonsense in the rom's filename. It would go a long way to being useful if it ignored these indicators when it scraped or at least gave you the option to ignore that.

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                                            backstander
                                            last edited by

                                            I like the idea of having different ways to sort the games instead of alphabetic only. I think it would also be helpful if it would have a way to show the last game you played on top or the last 3 games or even just automatically highlight the last game you played after a reboot. Also sorting by popularity would be nice like having the most played game on top and the least played game on the bottom of the list.

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