@djdiabolik
I haven't looked at this for a long time but IIRC I just removed the feature altogether from /opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation/themes/pixel/pixel.xml
<!--
theme name: Pixel -Metadata-
version: 1.4
author: Eric Hettervik
license: PLEASE DO NOT MODIFY or use graphics in other projects.
-->
<theme>
<formatVersion>3</formatVersion>
<view name="system">
<image name="logo">
</image>
<helpsystem name="help">
<pos>0.012 0.962</pos>
<textColor>acacac</textColor>
<iconColor>acacac</iconColor>
<fontPath>./art/font.ttf</fontPath>
<fontSize>0.033</fontSize>
</helpsystem>
<carousel name="systemcarousel">
<pos>0 0.62</pos>
<size>1 0.22</size>
<color>00000000</color>
<logoSize>0.16 0.09</logoSize>
<logoScale>2 2</logoScale>
</carousel>
<text name="systemInfo">
<pos>0.0 0.895</pos>
<color>ffffff80</color>
<fontPath>./art/font.ttf</fontPath>
<fontSize>0.027</fontSize>
</text>
<image name="background" extra="true">
<tile>false</tile>
<pos>0 0</pos>
<origin>0 0</origin>
<size>1 1</size>
<path>./art/systems_select.png</path>
</image>
<image name="console_overlay" extra="true">
<tile>false</tile>
<pos>0.5 0.31</pos>
<origin>0.5 0.5</origin>
<maxSize>0.45 0.45</maxSize>
</image>
<image name="system_front" extra="true">
<tile>false</tile>
<pos>0.0 0.0</pos>
<origin>0 0</origin>
<size>1 1</size>
<path>./art/systemfront.png</path>
</image>
</view>
<view name="basic">
<image name="logo">
<pos>0.5 0.105</pos>
<origin>0.5 0.5</origin>
<maxSize>0.315 0.125</maxSize>
</image>
<image name="background" extra="true">
<path>./art/systemback.png</path>
</image>
<image name="Border Overlay" extra="true">
<path>./art/border_simple.png</path>
<size>1 1</size>
<pos>0 0</pos>
<origin>0 0</origin>
</image>
<helpsystem name="help">
<pos>0.012 0.960</pos>
<textColor>ffffff</textColor>
<iconColor>ffffff</iconColor>
<fontPath>./art/font.ttf</fontPath>
<fontSize>0.033</fontSize>
</helpsystem>
<text name="md_lbl_playcount">
<pos>0.676 0.580</pos>
<fontSize>0.03</fontSize>
</text>
<text name="md_playcount">
<pos>0.829 0.574</pos>
<fontSize>0.03</fontSize>
</text>
<textlist name="gamelist">
<pos>0.034 0.235</pos>
<size>0.933 0.647</size>
<alignment>center</alignment>
<horizontalMargin>0.01</horizontalMargin>
<fontPath>./art/font.ttf</fontPath>
<fontSize>0.04</fontSize>
<selectorImagePath>./art/selector-basic.png</selectorImagePath>
<selectorImageTile>false</selectorImageTile>
<selectorOffsetY>0.0</selectorOffsetY>
<selectorHeight>0.06</selectorHeight>
<selectorColor>ffffff</selectorColor>
<selectedColor>bc14ff</selectedColor>
<primaryColor>ffffff</primaryColor>
<secondaryColor>871F78</secondaryColor>
<forceUppercase>1</forceUppercase>
<!--<scrollSound>./art/flipper.wav</scrollSound>-->
</textlist>
</view>
<view name="detailed, video">
<helpsystem name="help">
<pos>0.012 0.960</pos>
<textColor>ffffff</textColor>
<iconColor>ffffff</iconColor>
<fontPath>./art/font.ttf</fontPath>
<fontSize>0.033</fontSize>
</helpsystem>
<image name="logo">
<pos>0.274 0.114</pos>
<maxSize>0.418 0.115</maxSize>
<origin>0.5 0.5</origin>
</image>
<image name="background" extra="true">
<tile>false</tile>
<pos>0 0</pos>
<origin>0 0</origin>
<size>1 1</size>
<path>./art/background.png</path>
</image>
<image name="Border Overlay" extra="true">
<tile>false</tile>
<pos>0 0</pos>
<origin>0 0</origin>
<size>1 1</size>
<path>./art/border.png</path>
</image>
<textlist name="gamelist">
<pos>0.034 0.258</pos>
<size>0.483 0.63</size>
<alignment>left</alignment>
<horizontalMargin>0.027</horizontalMargin>
<!-- <lineSpacing>2.02</lineSpacing> -->
<fontPath>./art/font.ttf</fontPath>
<fontSize>0.03</fontSize>
<selectorImagePath>./art/selector.png</selectorImagePath>
<selectorImageTile>false</selectorImageTile>
<selectorOffsetY>0.0075</selectorOffsetY>
<selectorHeight>0.0295</selectorHeight>
<selectorColor>${themeColor}20</selectorColor>
<selectedColor>ffffff</selectedColor>
<primaryColor>ffffff</primaryColor>
<secondaryColor>871F78</secondaryColor>
<forceUppercase>0</forceUppercase>
<!--<scrollSound>./art/flipper.wav</scrollSound>-->
</textlist>
<!-- Start Meta Data -->
<text name="md_lbl_rating, md_lbl_releasedate, md_lbl_players, md_players, md_lbl_developer, md_developer, md_lbl_publisher, md_publisher, md_lbl_genre, md_genre, md_lbl_players, md_players, md_lbl_playcount, md_playcount, md_description">
<pos>1 1</pos>
<size>0.192 0.030</size>
<color>ffffff</color>
<forceUppercase>0</forceUppercase>
<fontPath>./art/font.ttf</fontPath>
<fontSize>0.025</fontSize>
</text>
<datetime name="md_releasedate">
<color>ffffff</color>
<pos>0.566 0.465</pos>
<forceUppercase>0</forceUppercase>
<fontPath>./art/font.ttf</fontPath>
<fontSize>0.025</fontSize>
</datetime>
<text name="md_developer">
<pos>0.566 0.524</pos>
</text>
<text name="md_genre">
<pos>0.566 0.568</pos>
</text>
<text name="md_lbl_players">
<pos>0.774 0.477</pos>
</text>
<text name="md_players">
<pos>0.845 0.477</pos>
</text>
<text name="md_publisher">
<pos>0.774 0.523</pos>
</text>
<rating name="md_rating">
<pos>0.774 0.568</pos>
<size>0.192 0.030</size>
<filledPath>./art/star_filled.svg</filledPath>
<unfilledPath>./art/star_empty.svg</unfilledPath>
</rating>
<text name="md_description">
<pos>0.567 0.663</pos>
<size>0.400 0.209</size>
</text>
</view>
<view name="detailed">
<image name="md_image">
<pos>0.771 0.219</pos>
<maxSize>0.384 0.322</maxSize>
<origin>0.5 0.5</origin>
</image>
</view>
<view name="video">
<video name="md_video">
<pos>0.771 0.219</pos>
<maxSize>0.384 0.322</maxSize>
<origin>0.5 0.5</origin>
<delay>2</delay>
<showSnapshotNoVideo>true</showSnapshotNoVideo>
<showSnapshotDelay>true</showSnapshotDelay>
</video>
<image name="md_marquee">
<pos>0.57 0.035</pos>
<origin>0 0</origin>
<maxSize>0.3 0.1</maxSize>
</image>
</view>
</theme>
feel free to backup your pixel.xml and try mine - I really can't remember the details of what I did
