dosbox interface in emulationstation

alexxx

I finally setup my DOS games collection, as directories under /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/pc

Since now it is possible to launch directly BAT/COM/EXE's from ES, I configured the gamelist.xml with the program names, together with image&description, and setup ES to show just the items in the gamelist file.

I have just an aesthetic issue: when in ES I enter the DOS menu, the directory names are shown. Also, when I enter a directory, the program name defined in the gamelist is shown - but until now no icon, no description: nothing is selected yet. I have to press up or down on the controller to select it and make the image visible.

So, there is a way to 1) give the directories an icon/description corresponding to the item contained inside, or at least 2) make so that entering a directory the pre-defined program is selected by default, so that the image/desc are shown...

thanks for any help!

pjft

@alexxx You can add the directories to your gamelist.xml and add the relevant metadata (images, description, etc).

8bitkid

Hi I had the same issue tryna make my does games look slick eventually I just created a .sh file for each and moved the dos games out of the roms/pc and into a new directory I added roms/dos and added the .sh to roms/pc leaving me with titles that link to games instead of whole directory's hears a guide http://dosonthepi.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/run-dos-games-in-retropie_15.html?m=1#add-dosgames

P.S. you don't have to keep the .sh in dos I added all my favorite fps games to their own system ;)

alexxx

@pjft said in dosbox interface in emulationstation:

@alexxx You can add the directories to your gamelist.xml and add the relevant metadata (images, description, etc).

I'm at work now - but was thinking of taking sick leave and run home for testing it...

pjft

@alexxx Haha. Well, no need to hurry home :)

By the way, @8bitkid 's suggestion is spot on - I actually did the same, only I didn't remember as I only have one game. But yes, I moved all the games to ~/roms/pcdata or something, and I only keep the launching scripts in the /pc folder.

alexxx

@pjft said in dosbox interface in emulationstation:

@alexxx You can add the directories to your gamelist.xml and add the relevant metadata (images, description, etc).

damn, I just got home & tried to make it work, but failed...
can you spot in this snippet from gamelist.xml what I did wrong?

    <game>
            <path>./CircuitsEdge/</path>
            <name>Circuit's Edge</name>                                <desc>Circuit's Edge is a computer game developed by Westwood Associates and released by Infocom in 1989. It is based on George Alec Effinger's 1987 novel When Gravity Fails.</desc>
            <image>/home/pi/.emulationstation/downloaded_images/pc/CircuitsEdge.jpg</image>
    </game>
    <game>
            <path>./CircuitsEdge/EDGE.EXE</path>
            <name>Circuit's Edge</name>
            <desc>Circuit's Edge is a computer game developed by Westwood Associates and released by Infocom in 1989. It is based on George Alec Effinger's 1987 novel When Gravity Fails.</desc>              <image>/home/pi/.emulationstation/downloaded_images/pc/CircuitsEdge.jpg</image>        </game>

thank you!

alexxx

(there are newline issues but I just posted it wrong here, in the gamelist.xml file they're ok)

alexxx

never mind, I found the answer here https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/9461/sub-folder-icons/5
For future reference, the code to add is like this:

    <folder>                
	<path>pc/Civilization</path>
            <name>Civilization</name>
            <thumbnail>~/.emulationstation/downloaded_images/pc/Civilization.jpg</thumbnail>
            <rating>0</rating>
    </folder>

alexxx

nope, sorry: the link mentions using the tag <thumbnail> but it doesnt work.
Use the usual <image>, and it does the trick!!!