Megadrive to Genesis: the new way

herb_fargus

@ohmycommodore the samba shares for the config folder maps to /opt/retropie/configs

ohmycommodore

@herb_fargus Thanks. I don't really understand that yet (however simple you've tried to make it), but over time bits and pieces like that will help me connect dots.

obsidianspider

I just tried it by creating the file based on the instructions from the Wiki and restarting EmulationStation. I was still seeing MegaDrive artwork in EmulationStation, even though I was on 4.1.6, so I ran a RetroPie Update, since the instructions said:

Once this is done, please update any of the currently installed megadrive emulators from RetroPie-Setup and Emulation Station will now use the Genesis logo.

That seemed to do something behind the scenes to tell EmulationStation to use the Genesis artwork. I'm now on 4.1.6 (b0db60b) and EmulationStation is now calling it Genesis.

Also, the Wiki says

Scraping from within Emulation Station should also return Megadrive artwork.

Should that say

"should also return Genesis artwork." (emphasis mine)

I did notice that within EmulationStation the Scraper was still identifying the system as "Sega Megadrive" in my list of systems.

When using the EmulationStation scraper it does appear to be pulling in the Genesis box art.

mediamogul

Does this technique also work to replace the graphics for PCEngine with TuroGrafx-16 and VideoPac with Odyssey2?

ohmycommodore

@obsidianspider Yes i assumed that was a typo in the wiki - should have mentioned it earlier.

ohmycommodore

@mediamogul I haven't tried, but as an owner of an O2 and all my old carts (my original system had died so i replaced it many years ago), I suppose it's worth an attempt. Since I'm still learning and exploring... I'm not sure if there's a similar "twin" in there for odyssey2, in the same way there's megadrive/genesis.

BuZz

It's a mistake in the wiki probably by me.

you can override the name, extensions, platform (used by es for scraping), and the theme for any of the systems with this method.

ohmycommodore

@BuZz Thanks, good to know. In the O2 case, based on the genesis/megadrive tweak, I suppose the change would be this?

videopac_theme="odyssey2"
videopac_platform="odyssey2"

Is there a naming convention (odyssey2, odyssey_2, etc.) so a scraper would be looking for the desired box art, other files, etc?

BuZz

@ohmycommodore see ~/RetroPie-Setup/platforms.cfg for default values (where there is no _theme or _platform it uses the system name - eg snes/nes etc

mediamogul

@BuZz said in Megadrive to Genesis: the new way:

you can override the name, extensions, platform (used by es for scraping), and the theme for any of the systems with this method.

C'est swanky! Thanks to all involved.

Trapr

I can not get this to work. I did exactly as the Wiki says and no luck. I even updated all installed packages and nothing. I have created the platforms.cfg file in /opt/retropie/configs/all and rebooted several times, nothing will change Videopac to Odyssey2 on the menu. Does anyone have any other suggestions.

BuZz

@Trapr post your config (put it in a codeblock)

Do you have a file /opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation/es_systems.cfg ?

Also - as you agreed when registering - Please do not post a support request without first reading and following the advice in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

Trapr

I do have the file /opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation/es_systems.cfg , but the file I am talking about is the mentioned on the wiki page https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/VideoPac-Odyssey-2. i have created the file /opt/retropie/configs/all/platforms.cfg

videopac_theme="odyssey2"
videopac_platform="odyssey2"

I was under the understanding that is wasn't good to edit the es_system.cfg as it would get changed with any updates. Is this not correct.

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BuZz

@Trapr if you have the file /opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation/es_systems.cfg then you should remove it - that file only exists if you have created it manually (eg to customise the systems). it overrides the retropie-setup managed one which is in /etc/emulationstation. It is not touched by retropie-setup so the platforms.cfg changes wont affect it.

Trapr

Thanks for the help, that did the trick.

ohmycommodore

Having started this thread I'll speak up again, because I don't think I managed to ever get the O2 change (though I did get the Genesis change just fine).

So there's technically two files in two different locations where this kind of thing can be changed, and the preferred location is in /etc/emulationstation, and in the other location mentioned, that cfg file can be safety removed / deleted?

I'll have to revisit this :)