Manage Game Saves like PS2?
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I've looked around on Google, Reddit, and this forum and can't seem to find any examples of a PS2 like game save management system for Retropie. Can someone point me in the right direction?
Though data management isn't an issue, it'd be nice to view the game saves as individual icons along with some data on the game saves themselves. Maybe even send them via wifi to a computer or other data management tools?
Has anyone made this?
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You'll have to explain a bit - what does 'PS2 like save management' mean ?
If you want to see game saves for each game in the front-end (EmulationStation), then it's not something that's implemented. -
That's what I was afraid of.
Here's an example of what I'm talking about:
(Example at 1:51)Is there a way to customize Emulation Station or would it be easier to build a python app that can be selected through Emulation Station (IE like Steam Link or other ports)?
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the closest thing we have is using the file browser and erasing the .srm files in the roms folder. But its clunky and kind of requires a keyboard. Or you can log into the pi over your network and manage form there. But in reality, Most games that retropie emulates, from that era, allow you to saves in game. Or in cases of the ps1, over write a save.
If you want to back up your saves, just log in over the network and copy back and forth from there. -
The file browser is definitely clunky.
Kind of related question, but are game saves from systems like SNES, Gameboy, etc written into the rom or are they saved separately in the rom folder?
Back on topic:
How difficult is it to make an app that Emulation Station can launch? I'm assuming it can be made through python?
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@soten355 said in Manage Game Saves like PS2?:
Kind of related question, but are game saves from systems like SNES, Gameboy, etc written into the rom or are they saved separately in the rom folder?
They are saved separately.
Back on topic:
How difficult is it to make an app that Emulation Station can launch? I'm assuming it can be made through python?For RetroPie, there is one already - Runcommand.
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@mitu said in Manage Game Saves like PS2?:
For RetroPie, there is one already - Runcommand.
Thank you. I'm still a little confused, though.
If I were to build up a python app that can manage the game saves like I described above with a GUI, will Runcommand then launch that app as a system?
Can you point me in the right direction for doing so?
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@soten355 said in Manage Game Saves like PS2?:
If I were to build up a python app that can manage the game saves like I described above with a GUI, will Runcommand then launch that app as a system?
Runcommand is just a script, when it's launched EmulationStation is paused and no longer active, so it's up to your program (launched from Runcommand) to show a 'system' like interface.
As mentioned in the Doc page, you can run your own program from the launch menu, including a state/save managing application. -
Got it, thank you!
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