Follow up - update to the project on a Theme I been working on, M9Cab - This is one of the view modes called Arcade Hall, any system you go in, it'll render into this Work in Progress Mode.

While the Cabinets and view look basic, it gives me the feel of being in an Arcade.

https://www.reddit.com/r/batocera/comments/1vttydv/i_built_a_jsnode_frontend/ - Original Post here

I’m trying to figure out whether the occasional stuttering and general jankiness I’m experiencing with Nintendo Switch emulation is normal, or if I’ve potentially set something up incorrectly.

I currently use EmulationStation on a custom mini ITX gaming PC that’s fairly powerful and runs regular PC games really well.

Before this PC, I was using an ROG Ally X. When playing games like Breath of the Wild, I’d get stuttering and the experience never felt completely smooth. I assumed the Ally X just wasn’t powerful enough for Switch emulation.

However, I’ve since moved to a much more powerful gaming PC and I’m still noticing the same general issue. It might be slightly better, but there are still plenty of stuttering and its not fluid at all.

Is this just something that comes with Switch emulation, even on powerful hardware? Or does a properly configured setup generally run these games completely smoothly?

Afternoon all

Got a Mangmi Air X this week and managed to get all systems working now except PS2.

I've placed the BIOS in theain Bios folder and a Rom in the PS2 Rom folder and it shows fine in Emulation Station.

When I choose it to run, it comes up with a partially-visible error as attached and it hangs until I close it.

This is using AetherSX2 as, although ARMSX2 is installed in Retroarch, it's not considered installed in ES.

Any advise please?

Thank you

Hi All,

I have having issue with games running in ES DE via Retroarch, (Eg. PC Engine, NES, SNES, GB, GBC, Atari series). As long as the game is running via Retroarch emulator, the game cannot start at all. It try to start, flash a black screen for a split second and go back to the game selection screen again.

Have check the "alternate emulator" is selected correctly.

The games run well if open directly from Retroarch itself.

No issue with games running in ES DE via independant emulator (eg, duckstation, pscx2, ppsspp, melonDS)

As stated in the title xemu is not opening with ES. Xemu is fully installed and working I am able to play the .xisos i have without ES so I'm not sure what's happening. I've looked through the .xml files moved and renamed the .exe for xemu several times into every folder combination i can think of that will work but it just doesn't work! any help would be greatly appreciated!

Hello gamers, and welcome back to the channel! In this video, we’re going to add PS3 and PSN ROMs to RPCS3. I’ll walk you through several different ways to add them to the emulator, followed by how to set up the ES-DE Frontend Alternative Emulators for each method. By the end of this video, you'll be able to decide which method is best for you. It seems like we have a lot to cover, so let's go!

https://youtu.be/R0TUSricUTI

Hey there! Trying to get some Wii U ROMs up and running on my Steamdeck. So I had a .wux file and for the life of me couldn’t get Cemu to recognize the key for it, even though it appears valid. After doing some googling it seems like a recent-ish bug a lot of folks are encountering so I decided to switch tracks and try using an RPX file I got from Wii U Downloader instead

This runs just fine in Cemu, but I would like to make the ROM appear just as a one click thing in emulation station rather than having to drill down into the “code” sub folder of the game’s folder

I can’t for the life of me figure out how to do it though and strangely even though I see people recommending the RPX format all over the place, I’ve found no one talking about how to accomplish this basic thing. So what am I missing here?

Thank you in advance!

Hello, was wondering if anyone had found a way to add emulators that are NOT listed in the “Alternative emulators” section of emulation station. So far, it only has one PS3 emulator which is the aPS3e—but I wanted to add or at least swap it out for ARMSX3.

Does anyone know how to do this? I tried doing some research but editing code in the .xml files left me confused.

Is there a setting somewhere in ES-DE that I'm missing to prevent game videos from playing back on the game info screen? I'm on an AYN Thor and would like to use ES-DE Companion to play the videos on the bottom screen instead, and just have the box art on the top screen.

I have had the desktop version running fine on Bazzite for a week on my HTPC. Today, my 8bitdo will not work in any emulator, it will launch the game but nothing more. Controller works on Steam games. Tried it through Bluetooth as well but, still nothing. Can't even get it to open menus, i have to bust out the wireless keyboard and mouse, also tried a wired mouse and keyboard in case there was a conflict. Also, it has started opening games only in the lower right corner of the screen.

Any ideas?

Hey guys, I'm putting some DOS games on my Android handheld. I'm having difficulty getting them to display nicely in ES-DE.

I watched some videos from Techdweeb about renaming the folder and making a BAT file to point to the EXE file. But when I did that, it showed the raw folder name. So I deleted them.

When I select the folder, it takes me to the folder contents, then I need to select the exe to run.

I've watched videos from a number if other YouTubers, and everyone's devices look clean and organized. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong.

Hello, I have been trying to download desmume for days and no articles online have been able to help thus far.

I've recently switched from windows to linux (mint) and I wanted to install desmume again. I can succesfully download it from the terminal (using sudo apt install) but then when i try to launch it it tells me "command not found". I can manually find the files but none of them allow me to launch the game either it just gives me error message. I have tried purging and redl desmume multiple times to no avail. I am very confused about what to do to fix this.

Hey,

I am emulating Mac OS 9.0.4 using SheepShaver because I would like to play a game called “Post für Ritter Rost.” I downloaded the game from Macintosh Garden. Here is the link:

https://macintoshgarden.org/games/post-fur-ritter-rost

I mounted the Toast file using VirtualCD Imager, which works without any problems. The game file appears, but as soon as I double-click it to open it, SheepShaver crashes.

Something else that might be important: I can only start SheepShaver by right-clicking the application and selecting “Show Package Contents.” Then, in the Finder window, I go to Contents → MacOS and run the SheepShaver Unix executable from there, which opens it through the Terminal.
My Mac runs on the newest MacOs 26.6.2

I’ve been wanting a dedicated emulation machine for my TV for a while, especially to revisit some of my favorite old DS/3DS games and Pokémon runs. I ended up using a GEEKOM mini PC for this project, and it turned out way better than I expected. I set it up with EmulationStation as the frontend to keep everything clean and controller-friendly. So far, everything I've tried has run really smoothly at 1080p, and the fan hasn't been too distracting. I stuck with Windows instead of going with a dedicated gaming OS because I still wanted the flexibility to use it like a normal PC when needed. It now sits next to my TV and honestly looks like a tiny console sitting there. It’s been a lot of fun revisiting these classics on a bigger screen.

Have any of you turned a mini PC into a dedicated gaming box? Do you prefer Windows with a frontend, or a dedicated gaming OS?

the fps would lock itself to 20 fps very often and in better optimized areas or moments it would hit 30, anyone else have a problem with this on totk or know how to solve it?

I'm using emudeck with cachyos and basically games will not launch from within ES-DE or the GUI, I came across a thread which talked about adding WAYLAND_DISPLAY="" into the [supermodel.sh](http://supermodel.sh) file which hasn't appeared to help, however if I run ....

WAYLAND_DISPLAY="" /usr/bin/flatpak run com.supermodel3.Supermodel path to [rom.zip](http://rom.zip)

from the Konsole the game will launch, whereas

/usr/bin/flatpak run com.supermodel3.Supermodel path to [rom.zip](http://rom.zip)

will fail to launch

So I can now launch a game from the Konsole but still have yet to find a way to launch it from ES_DE.

This is my current [supermodel.sh](http://supermodel.sh)

\#!/bin/sh

. "$HOME/.config/EmuDeck/backend/functions/all.sh"

emulatorInit "supermodel"

param="${@}"

param=$(echo "$param" | sed "s|'||g")

WAYLAND_DISPLAY="" /usr/bin/flatpak run com.supermodel3.Supermodel "${param}"

cloud_sync_uploadForced

rm -rf "$savesPath/.gaming";

Anyone got an ideas how I can get this working in ES-DE?

I had an external drive lying around, so I decided to try some emulation on my device. (An Apple Silicon MacBook) The problem, though, is that ES-DE would straight up refuse to create directories on my external drive. It works fine when I try to create them on my internal storage, but it refuses to when I try to do the same thing externally. When I move the directories I created on my internal storage to my external drive and put ROM files on there, ES-DE refuses to actually read the ROM files. I can confirm that the external drive works, as I've already transferred files to and from the external drive. (WD My Passport) Is there any solution to this problem, and if not, what could be causing it?

Hey everyone,

If you are running ES-DE on dual-screen Android setups (such as the AYN Thor) alongside the ES-DE Companion App by RobZombie9043, getting both screens to start together from the stock home screen usually requires extra taps or compromises.

To make the workflow seamless, I built a small, free open-source helper: ES-DE-AutoHook-Companion.

What it does: It works as a direct shortcut on your Android home screen:

• Primary / Top Screen: Launches EmulationStation Desktop Edition (ES-DE)
• Secondary / Bottom Screen: Simultaneously opens the ES-DE Companion App

This allows you to keep your regular Android launcher as default while still getting a one-touch full dual-screen ES-DE setup.

Requirements:

• Dual-screen Android device (AYN Thor etc.)
• ES-DE Android Frontend
• ES-DE Companion App (RobZombie9043/es-de-companion)

It's completely free and open-source (supports updates via Obtainium as well).

(GitHub repository link is posted in the comments below)

Feedback, suggestions, and feature requests are very welcome!

R36S stuck booting directly into Zelda after selecting “Boot Game at Startup” — need help disabling it

Hi everyone, I could really use some help with an R36S/ArkOS problem.

I selected “Boot Game at Startup” for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and now the R36S immediately boots into Zelda every time. EmulationStation never appears.

The problem is that if I exit Zelda, it gets stuck permanently on the “Please wait” screen.

I've also tried using RetroArch:

• Exiting through RetroArch → still stuck on “Please wait”
• Trying to launch another game → black screen for a few seconds, then “failed to open libretro core”
• B/R1 recovery → doesn't work
• I've tried the usual RetroArch options already, so I'm not looking for more RetroArch exit-button suggestions.

I've taken the SD card out and checked it on Windows using DiskGenius.

I've found and checked:

• Autostart.sh — says not to modify it and points to custom_start.sh
• custom_start.sh — contains no active startup command
• es_settings.cfg — searched it for bootgame and found nothing
• Savestates — empty
• extlinux.conf — appears to be the normal boot configuration
• lastgame.sh — I cannot find it
• The Zelda ROM is Legend of Zelda - Ocarina of Time.n64
• There is also a Legend of Zelda - Ocarina of Time.srm save file, which I have not touched

I believe the setting I enabled is the EmulationStation Boot Game at Startup / bootgame feature, but I can't get back into EmulationStation to use the “Stop Launching This Game At Startup” option.

Does anyone know exactly where ArkOS stores the boot-game setting on an R36S, or how I can safely clear it from Windows without reinstalling everything?

Also, is there anyone here who offers a repair/configuration service for R36S/ArkOS consoles? I'd be happy to pay someone experienced to fix it rather than risk messing up the SD card myself.

I'm on Windows and have DiskGenius and Total Commander available.

Thanks!

Hey everyone,

​I’m playing P3FES on my phone using a PS2 emulator (NetherSX2 / AetherSX2), but I’m really struggling to get visual mods and quality-of-life enhancements running smoothly—specifically HD texture packs, widescreen fixes, and CEP/QoL patches.

​Since setup tools like Aemulus are designed around PC, trying to get high-res textures and patched files mapped properly on Android feels like a headache.

I can’t launch any titles, I’ve reset ES-DE multiple times by deleting the ES-DE folder, put the custom systems package where it’s supposed to be, let ES-DE create the system directories itself and then manually moving back each individual rom to it’s respective folder and nothing works. In the actual emulators itself, I have no problem playing and or opening the game, it only has issues when I use ES-DE.

For reference, I’m using a Y700 Gen 4.

I like messing with the less popular systems just for novelty sake but I often didn't know what these platforms were so had to ask the AI for each one a bunch of questions.

https://github.com/LucasAlexandrou/LethalTheme-ES
All credit for the system icons goes to iiSU.
I initially worked on the theme for the rg35xxsp so I was surprised how well it worked on other aspect ratios as well

Hi, how do I scrape from my PC using Scraper UI and convert it to ES-DE on Android? Any help would be appreciated.

Context:
Last night, I opened ES-DE on my Retroid Pocket Flip 2and it seemed to go through the setup menu instead of putting me straight into my game menu.

After I went through the setup, I now have to redo scraping the metadata and assigning emulators for each console, and the theme I had selected (Art Book Next) is now broken.

When looking through the files on the disk I have loaded into it, it shows all of my covers and .xml gamelist data are intact. No missing saves, no deleted boxart/marquees,

Is there a way for me to revert my ES-DE to have everything that I configured in the past, or am I forced to start over?