@Jeck11 what he said :)

Just edit /etc/emulationstation/es_systems.cfg and remove the retropie section.

Ok I fixed this! :)

So for anyone that has this problem in the future this is what I have done:

Update the Retropie script in the retropie config menu Set the screen resolution & shader I wanted to use in the config menu Update from source the kid friendly emulation station add on (I tried uninstalling it first but that bricked the image) Test everything is working, Which for me it now appears to be :)

Rbaker, Thanks for your input.
The kiosk mode I refer to is a experimental emulation station that allows the retro menu and a few other things to be locked out to make them child friendly.
I will also look at getting a bigger PSU.
Thanks.

Hey, sorry to keep this issue open for so long.
I was working on a cleaner re-implementation of this, but got bogged down in debugging.
I got very frustrated with it all for a while, and decided to let this lie for a while.

Currently, I am working on theming the system carousel on the main screen. Once that is in reasonable shape, I will start working on this again. I am now able to build (and debug!) on windows which has revitalized my development process a bit, so there's still hope!

Thanks for holding out for such a long time.