@mitu thanks i needed to add Pokemon Mini and Odyssey 2 since that is the only systems that are not in my emulation station but is on RetroArch. i ended up kinda getting my favorites problem solved. i just told it to only show my favorites and it showed the (USA, Japan, ect)

@mitu @GoldManSex778

I'm sorry for not getting back to you sooner! The information always seems accurate when you're the one typing it! 🤣🤣

The screensaver displays videos just fine - I don't have an issue with black/blank screens. It is the game information it won't display. On my 3B+ I have set "Show Game Info On Screensaver" - ALWAYS and it displays the game name and system. On Windows it does not.

I should also mention that I'm using the Showcase theme on both my 3B+ and Win10.

Can someone update this topic with a new, working command?

The solutions in this topic no longer work

@UDb23 said in Micro PC - i5: best OS & Launcher for emulation ?:

Update on windows testing: latest Dolphin version slightly improves performance (option to use multiple cores seems to help).
P.N.03 and Gauntlet Dark Legacy at 2xIR (720p) without any noticeable slowdown.

How does the original arcade version of GDL run?

Exagear which i didnt get a chance to try i believe runs off some custom WINE variants used for the project. Dont quote me on any of that.

For older games though including my main RetroPie install im using a x86 PC running Kubuntu at the moment, but specifically i use playonlinux within this.
I had absolutely no troubles creating a WINE container using this program to play some older games i have such as Gothic 1, 2, 3 (my personal favorites) as well as i even got warbirds running which i recall playing on w95 back in the day. Neverwinter nights 1 and 2 are also setup and had almost zero troubleshooting involved though i only played 1 briefly..Great game btw!

You said you're running windows so WINE isn't an option, but something to consider as maybe even a dual boot. You also don't need ZOMG hardware to get these older games running even if you did at the time such as integrated intel works well so does older Nvidia cards.

Also Neverwinter Nights is coming to the xbox one and i think PS4 here shortly...Im not sure how it will play with a controller, but its day one purchase easy for me! The Titan quest port worked pretty well with a controller so im optimistic.

very nice, saving for further reference. Thanks

@mediamogul said in Did Fix-It Felix ever happen?:

Seeing that Steam Link was merged just a few hours ago, this should allow the Windows version of 'Fix-it Felix Jr.' to be played on the Pi without much hassle. Granted it'll be streaming from a Windows PC, but in all likelihood it may be the only way this particular game and anything like it will ever be playable on the Pi.

Am very much looking to someone somewhere posting a "How to add Steam Link to Retropie for dummies" guide...

@mitu Nope, I'm using the dev build on my Pi as well. And the other two setups on my PC, which worked, used the same build. I assume it has something to do with my es_systems.cfg and/or the way I've set up the dummy files. Maybe I see if I can rework the setup but like I said, I currently don't care.

@grant2258 Correct. :)

It won't let me edit the post, and I have two text blocks with scroll windows. How the heck did that happen?!?

@spyork i have encarta running in windows 3.1 in dosbox on the pi. I believe it is the “designed for wondows 95” version

@enderandrew Hello. MAME is indeed a beast and before you begin even thinking about installing anything at all on anything, I recommend that you read read and read again. Here are some links to help you understand a bit about the MAME variants that are supported on Retropie...

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/7247/guide-arcade-games-and-how-to-play-them-a-non-technical-mame-fba-tutorial

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/2859/how-to-use-mame-with-retropie-help-guide

https://choccyhobnob.com/mame/demystifying-mame-roms/

Once you have read these, you should have good understanding of what you need to get. You will need to be comfortable in updating romsets over time to maintain functionality but personally, I build with the recommended emulators depending on the hardware I choose. I don't use windows so I cannot comment on that but all the links above stand true for Arcade emulation regardless.

Good Luck and....

Here is the compatibility list (second tab along the bottom)

and recommended MAME variants

...oh and there are sets with one rom / one game but come to that later - you will need to get your head around DAT files and filtering methods.

@orehruoy OK, I am really without options here, sorry. But, as I said earlier, if it's not working even launching directly from Retroarch.exe it's not a problem on the script itself or the config files from EmulationStation.

@mr-emu Thank you for sharing your solution.

Most everything in terms of desktop shell replacements died out around Windows 7's release.

@supernature2k
Thanks thats good to know... maybe I'll stick to manually customize the theme I already have working. Thanks for your themes, they are awesome

@n33k33 Please don't bump old topics, it's rude. @mediamogul hasn't been active in the forums for 1 year, so it's unlikely they're going to get a reply.
Perhaps opening a new topic and explaining your issue will get more replies.

@mrsanitycheck There has been many fixes the past weeks.
This particular issue is one I have not seen before, so without knowing which versions that worked, and which was broken, I can't really say what the fix was. Or who it was that fixed it.

hi all is this issue resolved as ive got the same problem with emulationstation windows the custom collections are not there when i shut down and reload

i have to go to setting and add them everytime