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    c128 Platform problem

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    • R
      Retro Arcade Fan
      last edited by

      Hi all,

      Raspberry pi4 self-made custom image from original. I added c128 and the games work fine. But when I try to scrape the system from Retroarch, it tells me that the platform isn't set and I'll get unexpected results. I copied the info below from https://github.com/intoinside/retropie-stuff/blob/master/configs/all/emulationstation/es_systems.cfg for the es_systems.cfg file. Is it something simple that I'm missing here because I'm stumped. Appreciate the help. Thank you.

      <system>
      <name>c128</name>
      <fullname>Commodore 128</fullname>
      <path>/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/c128</path>
      <extension>.crt .d64 .g64 .prg .t64 .tap .x64 .zip .vsf .CRT .D64 .G64 .PRG .T64 .TAP .X64 .ZIP .VSF</extension>
      <command>/opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh 0 SYS c128 %ROM%</command>
      <platform>c128</platform>
      <theme>c128</theme>
      </system>

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      • mituM
        mitu Global Moderator
        last edited by mitu

        But when I try to scrape the system from Retroarch...

        You mean EmulationStation ? Set the platform to c64, there's no c128 platform defined in EmulationStation.

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          Retro Arcade Fan @mitu
          last edited by Retro Arcade Fan

          @mitu Yes, scrapping from ES. When I change the platform line in the es_systems.cfg file for both the Commodore C128 and Plus4 to c64, it says no games match. Because those games aren't written for the c64. They're written for the separate systems C128 and Plus 4. I've seen different websites change this line to c128, plus4 and c16. Unfortunately, none of those seem to come up with any results when scrapping.

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          • mituM
            mitu Global Moderator @Retro Arcade Fan
            last edited by mitu

            @Retro-Arcade-Fan said in c128 Platform problem:

            @mitu Yes, scrapping from Retroarch.

            EmulationStation. RetroArch is the emulator and has no scraping function.

            When I change the platform line in the es_systems.cfg file for both the Commodore C128 and Plus4 to c64, it says no games match.

            Which games are you trying to scrape (filename) and what scraper source are you using ?

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              Retro Arcade Fan @mitu
              last edited by

              @mitu Correct. ES. I tried both thegamesdb and screenscraper (the only two choices there are). And I scrapped the entire system, not one game in particular. Some examples are A Mind Forever Voyaging, Beyond Zork, Thai Boxing, Rocky Horror Picture Show, etc.

              I suppose I could make a back-up of the image first, then let it run and see what scrapes it comes up with. But if, like you said, c128 isn't a supported platform, I wouldn't expect it to find anything.

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                WhiteT982 @Retro Arcade Fan
                last edited by

                @Retro-Arcade-Fan
                Maybe try Skyscraper if you’re not already. According to this Commodore 16/64/128 are supported systems.

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                  Retro Arcade Fan @WhiteT982
                  last edited by

                  @WhiteT982 I didn't think that was supported anymore. Since it's not built into ES, I forget about it. I'll have to try that one again. Thanks!

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                    WhiteT982 @Retro Arcade Fan
                    last edited by

                    @Retro-Arcade-Fan
                    Last I looked it was still part of the setup script. Can’t remember if it’s an experimental/optional package though. But it does work. Just scraped with it the other day.

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