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* The device text flickered in GuiDetectDevice when configuring a controller
* The selector bar was not aligned correctly during menu scale-up animations
## Version 1.2.4 (in development)
## Version 1.2.4
**Release date:** TBD
**Release date:** 2022-05-27
### Release overview
v1.2 maintenance release. Support has been added for multiple systems such as arcade LaserDisc (Daphne) and OpenBOR. A number of default emulators have been changed, some standalone emulators have been added and a number of bugs have been fixed. Some low-level functionality has also been implemented to enable more advanced emulator launch options and quite a number of missing theme assets have been created for the default rbsimple-DE theme.
v1.2 maintenance release. Support has been added for multiple systems such as Daphne (arcade LaserDisc) and OpenBOR. A number of default emulators have been changed, some standalone emulators have been added and numerous bugs have been fixed. Some low-level functionality has also been implemented to enable more advanced emulator launch options and quite a number of missing theme assets have been created for the default rbsimple-DE theme.
### Detailed list of changes
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## Known issues
**The issues below are relevant for ES-DE v1.2.3**
**The issues below are relevant for ES-DE v1.2.4**
* On Windows when using high DPI displays, if not running ES-DE on the primary monitor and the display where it runs does not have the same scaling percentage as the primary monitor, then the ES-DE resolution will not be properly set. The application will still work and if running in fullscreen mode it may not even be noticeable. This issue is probably caused by a bug in SDL where the primary display scaling is always used for calculating the display bounds. If using the same scaling percentage across all monitors, or if not using high DPI monitors at all, then this issue is not relevant.
* On Windows installing DS4Windows will break controller input in ES-DE for unknown reasons. Uninstalling this software should resolve the issue. On Windows 11 both DualShock 4 (PS4) and DualSense (PS5) controllers have been tested wired and via Bluetooth and both work fine in both ES-DE and RetroArch without any special drivers or configuration.
* On Windows the special characters &()^=;, can't be used in filenames executed by cmd.exe (applicable for the desktop, epic, kodi, ports and steam systems). This issue will be resolved with the 1.2.4 release.
* There could be problems with Chinese characters under some circumstances which may cause them to not get rendered properly in the gamelist view. This issue will be resolved with the 1.2.4 release.
* On macOS, the RetroArch setting "Start in Fullscreen mode" must be enabled or ES-DE will not be able to switch to the emulator window when a game is launched. Possibly it's the same issue with other emulators as well.
* On Raspberry Pi OS 10, Sony DualShock 4 controllers have problems with some button presses that don't register correctly. The issue appears resolved in Raspberry Pi OS 11.

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`%STARTDIR%` - The directory to start in when launching the emulator. Must be defined as a pair separated by an equal sign. This is normally not required, but some emulators and game engines like standalone MAME and OpenBOR will not work properly unless you're in the correct directory when launching a game. Either an absolute path can be used with this variable, such as `%STARTDIR%=C:\Games\mame` or the `%EMUDIR%` variable can be used to start in the directory where the emulator binary is located, i.e. `%STARTDIR%=%EMUDIR%` or the `%GAMEDIR%` variable can be used to start in the directory where the game file is located, i.e. `%STARTDIR%=%GAMEDIR%`. If an absolute path is set that contains blankspaces, then it must be surrounded by quotation marks, for example `%STARTDIR%="C:\Retro games\mame"`. If the directory defined by this variable does not exist, it will be created on game launch. The variable can be placed anywhere in the launch command if the %EMULATOR_ variable is used, otherwise it has to be placed after the emulator binary.
`%INJECT%` - This allows the injection of launch arguments stored in a text file on the filesystem. This is for example required by Hypseus Singe (arcade LaserDisc) games. The variable must be defined as a pair separated by an equal sign, for example `%INJECT%=game.commands`. The `%BASENAME%` variable can also be used in conjunction with this variable, such as `%INJECT%=%BASENAME%.commands`. By default a path relative to the game file will be assumed but it's also possible to use an absolute path or the tilde ~ symbol which will expand to the home directory. If a path contains spaces it needs to be surrounded by quotation marks, such as `%INJECT%="C:\My games\ROMs\daphne\%BASENAME%.daphne\%BASENAME%.commands"` The variable can be placed anywhere in the launch command and the arguments will be injected at that position. The specified file is optional, if it does not exist or if there are insufficient permissions to read the file content, then it will simply be skipped. For safety reasons the arguments file can only have a maximum size of 4096 bytes and if it's larger than this it will be skipped.
`%INJECT%` - This allows the injection of launch arguments stored in a text file on the filesystem. This is for example required by the Hypseus Singe (arcade LaserDisc) emulator. The variable must be defined as a pair separated by an equal sign, for example `%INJECT%=game.commands`. The `%BASENAME%` variable can also be used in conjunction with this variable, such as `%INJECT%=%BASENAME%.commands`. By default a path relative to the game file will be assumed but it's also possible to use an absolute path or the tilde ~ symbol which will expand to the home directory. If a path contains spaces it needs to be surrounded by quotation marks, such as `%INJECT%="C:\My games\ROMs\daphne\%BASENAME%.daphne\%BASENAME%.commands"` The variable can be placed anywhere in the launch command and the arguments will be injected at that position. The specified file is optional, if it does not exist or if there are insufficient permissions to read the file content, then it will simply be skipped. For safety reasons the arguments file can only have a maximum size of 4096 bytes and if it's larger than this it will be skipped.
`%EMUPATH%` - Replaced with the path to the emulator binary. This variable is used for manually specifying emulator core locations, and a check for the existence of the core file will be done on game launch and an error displayed if it can't be found. Normally %EMUPATH% should not be used as the %CORE_ variable is the recommended method for defining core locations.

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<command>%RUNINBACKGROUND% bash %ROM%</command>
<!-- The equivalent configuration as above, but for Windows.
The optional %HIDEWINDOW% variable is used to hide the console window, which would otherwise be visible when launching games. -->
<command>%HIDEWINDOW% %RUNINBACKGROUND% cmd.exe /C %ROM%</command>
The optional %HIDEWINDOW% variable is used to hide the console window which would otherwise be visible when launching games
and %ESCAPESPECIALS% escapes the characters &()^=;, that cmd.exe can't otherwise handle. -->
<command>%HIDEWINDOW% %ESCAPESPECIALS% %RUNINBACKGROUND% cmd.exe /C %ROM%</command>
<!-- The platform(s) to use when scraping. You can see the full list of supported platforms in es-app/src/PlatformId.cpp.
The entry is case insensitive as it will be converted to lower case during startup.
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`%BASENAME%` - Replaced with the "base" name of the path to the selected ROM. For example, a path of `/foo/bar.rom`, this tag would be `bar`. This tag is useful for setting up AdvanceMAME.
`%STARTDIR%` - The directory to start in when launching the emulator. Must be defined as a pair separated by an equal sign. This is normally not required, but some emulators like standalone MAME will not work properly unless you're in the correct directory when launching a game. Either an absolute path can be used with this variable, such as `%STARTDIR%=C:\Games\mame` or the `%EMUDIR%` variable can be used to start in the directory where the emulator binary is located, i.e. `%STARTDIR%=%EMUDIR%`. If an absolute path is set that contains blankspaces, then it must be surrounded by quotation marks, for example `%STARTDIR%="C:\Retro games\mame"`. If the directory defined by this variable does not exist, it will be created on game launch.
`%STARTDIR%` - The directory to start in when launching the emulator. Must be defined as a pair separated by an equal sign. This is normally not required, but some emulators and game engines like standalone MAME and OpenBOR will not work properly unless you're in the correct directory when launching a game. Either an absolute path can be used with this variable, such as `%STARTDIR%=C:\Games\mame` or the `%EMUDIR%` variable can be used to start in the directory where the emulator binary is located, i.e. `%STARTDIR%=%EMUDIR%` or the `%GAMEDIR%` variable can be used to start in the directory where the game file is located, i.e. `%STARTDIR%=%GAMEDIR%`. If an absolute path is set that contains blankspaces, then it must be surrounded by quotation marks, for example `%STARTDIR%="C:\Retro games\mame"`. If the directory defined by this variable does not exist, it will be created on game launch. The variable can be placed anywhere in the launch command if the %EMULATOR_ variable is used, otherwise it has to be placed after the emulator binary.
`%INJECT%` - This allows the injection of launch arguments stored in a text file on the filesystem. This is for example required by the Hypseus Singe (arcade LaserDisc) emulator. The variable must be defined as a pair separated by an equal sign, for example `%INJECT%=game.commands`. The `%BASENAME%` variable can also be used in conjunction with this variable, such as `%INJECT%=%BASENAME%.commands`. By default a path relative to the game file will be assumed but it's also possible to use an absolute path or the tilde ~ symbol which will expand to the home directory. If a path contains spaces it needs to be surrounded by quotation marks, such as `%INJECT%="C:\My games\ROMs\daphne\%BASENAME%.daphne\%BASENAME%.commands"` The variable can be placed anywhere in the launch command and the arguments will be injected at that position. The specified file is optional, if it does not exist or if there are insufficient permissions to read the file content, then it will simply be skipped. For safety reasons the arguments file can only have a maximum size of 4096 bytes and if it's larger than this it will be skipped.
`%EMUPATH%` - Replaced with the path to the emulator binary. This variable is used for manually specifying emulator core locations, and a check for the existence of the core file will be done on game launch and an error displayed if it can't be found. Normally %EMUPATH% should not be used as the %CORE_ variable is the recommended method for defining core locations.
`%EMUDIR%` - Replaced with the path to the emulator binary. This is a general purpose variable as opposed to %EMUPATH% which is intended specifically for core locations.
`%GAMEDIR%` - Replaced with the path to the game.
`%ESPATH%` - Replaced with the path to the ES-DE binary. Mostly useful for portable emulator installations, for example on a USB memory stick.
`%EMULATOR_` - This utilizes the emulator find rules as defined in `es_find_rules.xml`. This is the recommended way to configure the launch command. The find rules are explained in more detail below.
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`%HIDEWINDOW%` - This variable is only available on Windows and is used primarily for hiding console windows when launching scripts (used for example by Steam games and source ports). If not defining this, the console window will be visible when launching games. The variable can be placed anywhere in the launch command.
`%ESCAPESPECIALS%` - This variable is only available on Windows and is used to escape the characters &()^=;, for the %ROM% variable, which would otherwise make binaries like cmd.exe fail when launching scripts or links. The variable can be placed anywhere in the launch command.
Here are some additional real world examples of system entries, the first one for Unix:
```xml
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## Custom event scripts
There are numerous locations throughout ES-DE where custom scripts will be executed if the option to do so has been enabled in the settings. You'll find the option on the Main menu under `Other settings`. By default it's deactivated so be sure to enable it to use this feature.
There are numerous locations throughout ES-DE where custom scripts can be executed if the option to do so has been enabled in the settings. You'll find the option _Enable custom event scripts_ on the Main menu under _Other settings_. By default this setting is deactivated so make sure to enable it to use this feature.
The approach is quite straightforward, ES-DE will look for any files inside a script directory that corresponds to the event that is triggered and will then execute all these files.
The approach is quite straightforward, ES-DE will look for any files inside a script directory that corresponds to the event that is triggered and will then execute all these files. There are up to four parameters that will be passed to these scripts, as detailed below:
| Event | Parameters* | Description |
| :----------------------- | :------------------------------------------------- | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| startup | | Application startup |
| quit | | Application quit/shutdown |
| reboot | | System reboot (quit event triggered as well) |
| poweroff | | System power off (quit event triggered as well) |
| config-changed | | On saving application settings or controller configuration |
| settings-changed | | On saving application settings (config-changed event triggered as well) |
| controls-changed | | On saving controller configuration (config-changed event triggered as well) |
| theme-changed | New theme name, old theme name | When manually changing theme sets in the UI Settings menu |
| game-start | ROM path, game name, system name, system full name | On game launch |
| game-end | ROM path, game name, system name, system full name | On game end (or on application wakeup if running in the background) |
| screensaver-start | _timer_ or _manual_ | Screensaver started via timer or manually |
| screensaver-end | _cancel_ or _game-jump_ or _game-start_ | Screensaver ends via cancellation, jump to game or start/launch of game |
***)** Parameters in _italics_ are literal strings.
We'll go through two examples:
* Creating a log file that will record the start and end time for each game we play, letting us see how much time we spend on retro-gaming
* Changing the system resolution when launching and returning from a game in order to run the emulator at a lower resolution than ES-DE
The following examples are for Unix systems, but it works the same way on macOS (which is also Unix after all), and on Windows (although .bat batch files are then used instead of shell scripts and any spaces in the parameters are not escaped as is the case on Unix).
The following examples are for Unix systems, but it works the same way on macOS and Windows (although .bat batch files are used on Windows instead of shell scripts and any spaces in the parameters are not escaped as is the case on Unix and macOS).
The events executed when a game starts and ends are named `game-start` and `game-end` respectively. Finding these event names is easily achieved by starting ES-DE with the `--debug` flag. If this is done, all attempts to execute custom event scripts will be logged to es_log.txt, including the event names.
As can be seen in the table above, the events executed when a game starts and ends are named _game-start_ and _game-end_
So let's create the folders for these events in the scripts directory. The location is `~/.emulationstation/scripts`
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~/.emulationstation/scripts/game-end/set_resolution_4K.sh
```
Don't forget to make the scripts executable (e.g. "chmod 755 ./set_resolution_1080p.sh").
Don't forget to make the scripts executable (e.g. "chmod 755 ./set_resolution_1080p.sh").

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### Download
The latest version is 1.2.3 (released 2022-05-04)
The latest version is 1.2.4 (released 2022-05-27)
| Package | Operating systems | Architecture | Download link |
| :------------------- | :------------------------------------------------------ | :----------- | :------------- |
| Windows installer | Windows 11, 10 and 8.1 | x64 (x86) | [EmulationStation-DE-1.2.3-x64.exe](https://gitlab.com/es-de/emulationstation-de/-/package_files/36880279/download)|
| Windows portable | Windows 11, 10 and 8.1 | x64 (x86) | [EmulationStation-DE-1.2.3-x64_Portable.zip](https://gitlab.com/es-de/emulationstation-de/-/package_files/36880305/download)|
| macOS DMG installer | macOS 10.14 "Mojave" to 12 "Monterey" | x64 (x86) | [EmulationStation-DE-1.2.3-x64.dmg](https://gitlab.com/es-de/emulationstation-de/-/package_files/36880259/download)|
| macOS DMG installer | macOS 11 "Big Sur" to 12 "Monterey" | arm64 (M1) | [EmulationStation-DE-1.2.3-arm64.dmg](https://gitlab.com/es-de/emulationstation-de/-/package_files/36880205/download)|
| Debian DEB package | Ubuntu 20.04 to 22.04, Linux Mint 20, possibly others | x64 (x86) | [emulationstation-de-1.2.3-x64.deb](https://gitlab.com/es-de/emulationstation-de/-/package_files/36880232/download)|
| Fedora RPM package | Fedora Workstation 35, possibly others | x64 (x86) | [emulationstation-de-1.2.3-x64.rpm](https://gitlab.com/es-de/emulationstation-de/-/package_files/36880315/download)|
| Windows installer | Windows 11, 10 and 8.1 | x64 (x86) | [EmulationStation-DE-1.2.4-x64.exe](https://gitlab.com/es-de/emulationstation-de/-/package_files/40175966/download)|
| Windows portable | Windows 11, 10 and 8.1 | x64 (x86) | [EmulationStation-DE-1.2.4-x64_Portable.zip](https://gitlab.com/es-de/emulationstation-de/-/package_files/40176096/download)|
| macOS DMG installer | macOS 10.14 "Mojave" to 12 "Monterey" | x64 (x86) | [EmulationStation-DE-1.2.4-x64.dmg](https://gitlab.com/es-de/emulationstation-de/-/package_files/40175816/download)|
| macOS DMG installer | macOS 11 "Big Sur" to 12 "Monterey" | arm64 (M1) | [EmulationStation-DE-1.2.4-arm64.dmg](https://gitlab.com/es-de/emulationstation-de/-/package_files/40175605/download)|
| Debian DEB package | Ubuntu 20.04 to 22.04, Linux Mint 20, possibly others | x64 (x86) | [emulationstation-de-1.2.4-x64.deb](https://gitlab.com/es-de/emulationstation-de/-/package_files/40175731/download)|
| Fedora RPM package | Fedora Workstation 35, possibly others | x64 (x86) | [emulationstation-de-1.2.4-x64.rpm](https://gitlab.com/es-de/emulationstation-de/-/package_files/40176214/download)|
| Arch User Repository | Arch Linux, Manjaro, possibly others | x64 (x86) | [https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/emulationstation-de](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/emulationstation-de)|
| Linux AppImage | Most Linux distributions | x64 (x86) | [EmulationStation-DE-x64.AppImage](https://gitlab.com/es-de/emulationstation-de/-/package_files/36880344/download)|
| Linux AppImage | Current Linux distributions with libc 2.34 or later | x64 (x86) | [EmulationStation-DE-x64_Current.AppImage](https://gitlab.com/es-de/emulationstation-de/-/package_files/36880370/download)|
| Linux AppImage | Steam Deck / SteamOS 3.0 specific | x64 (x86) | [EmulationStation-DE-x64_SteamDeck.AppImage](https://gitlab.com/es-de/emulationstation-de/-/package_files/36880401/download)|
| Debian DEB package | Raspberry Pi OS (Raspian) | ARM 32-bit | [emulationstation-de-1.2.3-armv7l.deb](https://gitlab.com/es-de/emulationstation-de/-/package_files/36880216/download)|
| Debian DEB package | Raspberry Pi OS (Raspian) | ARM 64-bit | [emulationstation-de-1.2.3-aarch64.deb](https://gitlab.com/es-de/emulationstation-de/-/package_files/36880165/download)|
| Linux AppImage | Most Linux distributions | x64 (x86) | [EmulationStation-DE-x64.AppImage](https://gitlab.com/es-de/emulationstation-de/-/package_files/40176382/download)|
| Linux AppImage | Current Linux distributions with libc 2.34 or later | x64 (x86) | [EmulationStation-DE-x64_Current.AppImage](https://gitlab.com/es-de/emulationstation-de/-/package_files/40176633/download)|
| Linux AppImage | Steam Deck / SteamOS 3.0 specific | x64 (x86) | [EmulationStation-DE-x64_SteamDeck.AppImage](https://gitlab.com/es-de/emulationstation-de/-/package_files/40176752/download)|
| Debian DEB package | Raspberry Pi OS (Raspian) | ARM 32-bit | [emulationstation-de-1.2.4-armv7l.deb](https://gitlab.com/es-de/emulationstation-de/-/package_files/40175649/download)|
| Debian DEB package | Raspberry Pi OS (Raspian) | ARM 64-bit | [emulationstation-de-1.2.4-aarch64.deb](https://gitlab.com/es-de/emulationstation-de/-/package_files/40175605/download)|
Version 1.2.0 (released 2021-12-28) will be the last legacy release for macOS

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Also in this case the directory will be displayed as a regular game file inside ES-DE and when launching the game the directory is passed as the game ROM argument to RPCS3.
### Folder flattening
**This functionality is experimental and may cause all sorts of issues including corrupting your gamelist.xml files, so make sure to have backups of your data prior to attempting to use this.**
ES-DE works according to the filesystem paradigm used on most operating systems, meaning the file and directory structure of your ROMs directory is reflected inside the application. So if you create a directory on the filesystem and place some games in there, it will be reflected inside ES-DE as a folder that you can enter and launch games from.
A slight exception to this is the _Directories interpreted as files_ functionality where you can display a folder as a single entry. But even then, the basic directory structure is retained.
However, some users have a setup where they have separated games inside their systems into folders but would still want to see these as a flat structure in ES-DE. While this is possible to accomplish, it's discouraged as it will cause multiple issues:
* It completely disables folder support for the system
* Any identically named files will be added only once in a semi-random fashion, meaning you could miss some games
* If there is metadata available for multiple games with the same filename (which could happen if scraping was done prior to flattening the folders) then the behavior is undefined and metadata from the wrong game may get used
* Some systems like MS-DOS and ScummVM may be completely broken
* The setup may cause confusion when reorganizing your collection and similar as what you'll see inside ES-DE will not reflect what you see if navigating the ROM directory in your operating system's file manager
Only enable this functionality if you know exactly what you're doing and understand the adverse side effects mentioned above. If you have any name collisions in your directory structure then make sure to rename each file to have a unique name. Also delete your gamelist.xml file and rescrape the entire system after fixing any collisions as it's otherwise random which metadata will be used for those games.
If you still want to go ahead and enable folder flattening, then place an empty file named `flatten.txt` in the root of each system where you would like to have this applied.
Here's an example setup:
```
~/ROMs/nes/EU/Kid Icarus.zip
~/ROMs/nes/EU/Metal Gear (EU).zip
~/ROMs/nes/USA/Kid Icarus.zip
~/ROMs/nes/USA/Metal Gear (USA).zip
~/ROMs/nes/Contra.zip
~/ROMs/nes/Recca.zip
~/ROMs/nes/flatten.txt
```
For this example the following entries will show up inside ES-DE:
```
Contra
Kid Icarus
Metal Gear (EU)
Metal Gear (USA)
Recca
```
Note that _Kid Icarus_ will only show up once since there is a name collision present and in this case only the first file processed will be added and any other identically named files will be ignored. Also note that in this case it's random whether metadata from _EU/Kid Icarus_ or _USA/Kid Icarus_ will be used.
### Special game installation considerations
Not all systems are as simple as described above, or there may be multiple ways to do the configuration. Specifics for such systems will be covered here. Consider this a work in progress as there are many platforms supported by ES-DE.
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If emulating Sega Model 2 games using _Model 2 Emulator_, then you need to change the ROM directory path in the EMULATOR.INI file to point to your Model 2 ROMs. This file is found in the emulator installation directory.
#### Vintage systems emulated using MAME
**Bally Astrocade:**
Place the ROMs in the astrocde directory, the files must have the short MAME names such as _astrobat.zip_ and _conan.zip_. If using MAME standalone then no further setup is required and the games should just launch. But if using the _MAME - Current_ RetroArch core, then a hash file must be added inside the RetroArch system directory at this location:
```
mame/hash/astrocde.xml
```
The hash file is available from the MAME GitHub repository: \
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mamedev/mame/master/hash/astrocde.xml
#### Nintendo Switch
The Nintendo Switch emulator Yuzu is distributed as a Snap package, Flatpak package or AppImage on Linux and as a regular installer on Windows. At the moment there is unfortunately no macOS release of this emulator and it's unclear if it can run on BSD Unix.
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To greatly simplify this setup, automatic Steam library import is planned for a future ES-DE release.
#### Hypseus Singe (Daphne)
Hypseus Singe is a fork of the Daphne arcade LaserDisc emulator that is still maintained. The setup is very particular so make sure to read this section thoroughly to get it to work.
The first step is to even get the emulator to run. On Windows it's straightforward, just download the win64 release from [https://github.com/DirtBagXon/hypseus-singe](https://github.com/DirtBagXon/hypseus-singe) and unpack it and you're good to go.
For Linux there does not seem to be any precompiled release that is working reliably so you will need to compile it yourself. If running a distribution with access to the AUR, there is a Hypseus Singe release available but this seems to be broken somehow and does not seem to be usable. If the AUR release doesn't work for you, then make sure to uninstall it as it will otherwise be tried first and you'll never get LaserDisc games to work.
Fortunately compiling Hypseus Singe is easy, just make sure that you have the necessary dependencies installed and then follow these steps:
```
git clone https://github.com/DirtBagXon/hypseus-singe.git
cd hypseus-singe/src
cmake .
make -j
mkdir -p ~/Applications/hypseus-singe
cp -r ../fonts ~/Applications/hypseus-singe
cp -r ../roms ~/Applications/hypseus-singe
cp -r ../sound ~/Applications/hypseus-singe
cp -r ../pics ~/Applications/hypseus-singe
cp hypseus ~/Applications/hypseus-singe/hypseus.bin
```
Although there is an official Hypseus Singe release available for macOS M1 this appears somehow broken so you may need to compile it yourself. This is a bit more involved than compiling code on Linux so it's beyond the scope of this document to describe it. For this reason macOS is not listed as supported but the configuration is still bundled so if you're persistent and manage to get the emulator to work, it will hopefully work from within ES-DE as well.
After the emlulator is installed, copy the required BIOS ROMs into `Hypseus Singe\roms\` on Windows or `~/Applications/hypseus-singe/roms/` on Linux.
There are two types of games supported by Hypseus and these are _Daphne_ and _Singe_. It's beyond the scope of this document to describe these game formats in detail but there are many resources available online for this. The setup differs a bit between these two types however, and you need to use an alternative emulator entry in ES-DE to launch Singe games.
**Daphne games**
For Daphne games the structure will look something like the following, which is for the game _Dragon's Lair_:
```
~/ROMs/daphne/lair.daphne/
~/ROMs/daphne/lair.daphne/lair.dat
~/ROMs/daphne/lair.daphne/lair.m2v
~/ROMs/daphne/lair.daphne/lair.m2v.bf
~/ROMs/daphne/lair.daphne/lair.ogg
~/ROMs/daphne/lair.daphne/lair.ogg.bf
~/ROMs/daphne/lair.daphne/lair.txt
```
The directory name has to keep this naming convention with the name consisting of the Daphne game type (_lair_ for this example) followed by the .daphne extension. This name logic with a short name per game is similar to how it works in MAME and ScummVM. A list of available games can be found here: \
[http://www.daphne-emu.com/mediawiki/index.php/CmdLine](http://www.daphne-emu.com/mediawiki/index.php/CmdLine)
In order to get the games to work, simply create an empty file named _\<game\>.daphne_ inside the game directory, for example `lair.daphne` in this case. The _Directories interpreted as files_ functionality will then allow the game to be launched even though it shows up as a single entry inside ES-DE.
There is also the option to add command line parameters for each game which is somehow important as different games may require different DIP switches to be set and you may also want to apply general options like fullscreen mode.
To accomplish this, create a file named _\<game\>.commands_ such as `lair.commands` for this example. The content of this file could look something like the following:
```
-fastboot -fullscreen
```
The -fastboot option is recommended in particular since it leads to a much shorter startup time for those games that support it. All command line options are described at the daphne-emu.com URL posted above.
With these files in place, the game directory should look something like this:
```
~/ROMs/daphne/lair.daphne/
~/ROMs/daphne/lair.daphne/lair.commands
~/ROMs/daphne/lair.daphne/lair.daphne
~/ROMs/daphne/lair.daphne/lair.dat
~/ROMs/daphne/lair.daphne/lair.m2v
~/ROMs/daphne/lair.daphne/lair.m2v.bf
~/ROMs/daphne/lair.daphne/lair.ogg
~/ROMs/daphne/lair.daphne/lair.ogg.bf
~/ROMs/daphne/lair.daphne/lair.txt
```
**Singe games**
Singe games work a bit differently compared to Daphne games. They come packaged with a lot of files and the game directories normally just consist of the game names, such as:
```
~/ROMs/daphne/fireandice/
~/ROMs/daphne/mononoke/
```
To make these games work, rename the directories by appending the .singe extension, such as:
```
~/ROMs/daphne/fireandice.singe/
~/ROMs/daphne/mononoke.singe/
```
You could optionally create a .commands file as well to specify some additional command line parameters, as described above in the Daphne section.
The next step is to modify the _\<game\>.singe_ file to point to the exact game directory.
So for example on Unix, modify the file `~/ROMs/daphne/mononoke.singe/mononoke.singe` by changing the following line:
```
MYDIR = "singe/mononoke/"
```
To this:
```
MYDIR = "/home/myusername/ROMs/daphne/mononoke.singe/"
```
Note that the tilde ~ character can not be used inside this file to point to your home directory, you have to set the absolute path. And you should of course replace _myusername_ with your own username. The forward slash at the end of the path is also required.
If on Windows, it could look like the following instead:
```
MYDIR = "C:\\Users\\myusername\\ROMs\\daphne\\mononoke.singe\\"
```
You have to put double backslash characters as shown above (including at the end of the path), otherwise the game won't start.
The last step to get Singe games to work is to assign the alternative emulator _Hypseus [Singe] (Standalone)_ to these games. This is done via the _Alternative emulator_ entry in the metadata editor. Attempting to launch a Singe game using the default emulator will not work.
#### OpenBOR
The Open Beats of Rage (OpenBOR) game engine is available on Windows and Linux. Unfortunately the macOS ports seems to have been abandoned.
These games are often but not always distributed together with the game engine as specific engine versions may be required for some games. The setup is slightly different between Windows and Linux so they are described separately here.
**Windows:**
There are two different OpenBOR setup methods supported on Windows, either to place the game directories directly inside the ROMs\openbor directory or to place the games somewhere else on the filesystems and create .lnk shortcuts and place these inside the ROMs\openbor directory.
Let's use the game _Knights & Dragons The Endless Quest_ as an example. When the game archive has been uncompressed it looks like the following:
```
~\ROMs\openbor\D&D - K&D - The Endless Quest LNS\
~\ROMs\openbor\D&D - K&D - The Endless Quest LNS\Logs\
~\ROMs\openbor\D&D - K&D - The Endless Quest LNS\Paks\
~\ROMs\openbor\D&D - K&D - The Endless Quest LNS\Saves\
~\ROMs\openbor\D&D - K&D - The Endless Quest LNS\ScreenShots\
~\ROMs\openbor\D&D - K&D - The Endless Quest LNS\OpenBOR.exe
```
Starting ES-DE with this setup actually works fine, you can enter the game folder and launch the OpenBOR.exe file which will run the game. But to make it a bit tidier you can rename the OpenBOR.exe file to the name of the game, such as:
```
~\ROMs\openbor\D&D - K&D - The Endless Quest LNS\The Endless Quest.exe
```
This will make the game show up with that name inside ES-DE and it will also make it easy to scrape. A further improvement is to use the _directories interpreted as files_ functionality to display the game as a single entry instead of a directory. To accomplish this, simply rename the game directory to the same name as the .exe file, for example:
```
~\ROMs\openbor\The Endless Quest.exe\The Endless Quest.exe
```
Doing this will make the game show up as if it was a single file inside ES-DE and it can be included in automatic collections, custom collections and so on.
The second option on Windows is to unpack the game somewhere outside the ROMs directory tree and make a shortcut to the OpenBOR.exe binary. Just right click on this file in Explorer and select _Create shortcut_. You can then rename this .lnk file to the name of the game and move it to the ROMs\openbor directory, for example:
```
~\ROMs\openbor\The Endless Quest.lnk
```
**Linux:**
On Linux you need to supply your own game engine binary as few (if any) games are distributed with the Linux release of OpenBOR. Download the .7z archive from the [https://github.com/DCurrent/openbor](https://github.com/DCurrent/openbor) repository. The file you want is _OpenBOR_3.0_6391.AppImage_ which is located inside the LINUX/OpenBOR folder. If you need an older engine for some specific game, then you may need to download an earlier release instead.
Copy this file to the game directory and make it executable using the command `chmod +x OpenBOR_3.0_6391.AppImage`
Using the same game example as for the Windows instructions above, the directory structure should look like the following:
```
~/ROMs/openbor/D&D - K&D - The Endless Quest LNS/
~/ROMs/openbor/D&D - K&D - The Endless Quest LNS/Logs/
~/ROMs/openbor/D&D - K&D - The Endless Quest LNS/Paks/
~/ROMs/openbor/D&D - K&D - The Endless Quest LNS/Saves/
~/ROMs/openbor/D&D - K&D - The Endless Quest LNS/ScreenShots/
~/ROMs/openbor/D&D - K&D - The Endless Quest LNS/OpenBOR_3.0_6391.AppImage
~/ROMs/openbor/D&D - K&D - The Endless Quest LNS/OpenBOR.exe
```
You can delete the OpenBOR.exe file since you don't need it, and it's recommended to rename the OpenBOR_3.0_6391.AppImage file to the name of the game, such as:
```
~/ROMs/openbor/D&D - K&D - The Endless Quest LNS/The Endless Quest.AppImage
```
Starting ES-DE and launching the game should now work fine, but a further improvement is to use the _directories interpreted as files_ functionality to display the game as a single entry instead of a directory. To accomplish this, simply rename the game directory to the same name as the .AppImage file, such as:
```
~/ROMs/openbor/The Endless Quest.AppImage/The Endless Quest.AppImage
```
Doing this will make the game show up as if it was a single file inside ES-DE and it can be included in automatic collections, custom collections and so on.
## Scraping
Scraping means downloading metadata and game media files (images and videos) for the games in your collection.
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For CD-based systems it's generally recommended to use CHD files (extension .chd) as this saves space due to compression compared to BIN/CUE, IMG, ISO etc. The CHD format is also supported by most emulators. You can convert to CHD from various formats using the MAME `chdman` utility, for example `chdman createcd -i mygame.iso -o mygame.chd`. Sometimes chdman has issues converting from the IMG and BIN formats, and in this case it's possible to first convert to ISO using `ccd2iso`, such as `ccd2iso mygame.img mygame.iso` or in the case of BIN files `ccd2iso mygame.bin mygame.iso`.
MAME emulation is a bit special as the choice of emulator depends on which ROM set you're using. It's recommended to go for the latest available set, as MAME is constantly improved with more complete and accurate emulation. Therefore the `arcade` system is configured to use _MAME - Current_ by default, which as the name implies will be the latest available MAME version. But if you have a really slow computer you may want to use another ROM set such as the popular 0.78. In this case, you can either select _MAME 2003-Plus_ as an alternative emulator, or you can use the `mame` system which comes configured with this emulator as the default. There are more MAME versions available as alternative emulators, as you can see in the table below.
MAME emulation is a bit special as the choice of emulator depends on which ROM set you're using. It's recommended to go for the latest available set, as MAME is constantly improved with more complete and accurate emulation. Therefore the `arcade` and `mame` systems are configured to use _MAME - Current_ by default, which as the name implies will be the latest available MAME version. But if you have a really slow computer you may want to use another ROM set such as the popular 0.78. In this case, you can select _MAME 2003-Plus_ as an alternative emulator. There are more MAME versions available as alternative emulators, as you can see in the table below.
There are also other MAME forks and derivates available such as MAME4ALL, AdvanceMAME, FinalBurn Alpha and FinalBurn Neo but it's beyond the scope of this document to describe those in detail. For more information, refer to the [RetroPie arcade documentation](https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Arcade) which has a good overview of the various MAME alternatives.
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| System name | Full name | Default emulator | Alternative emulators | Needs BIOS | Recommended game setup |
| :-------------------- | :--------------------------------------------- | :-------------------------------- | :-------------------------------- | :----------- | :----------------------------------- |
| 3do | 3DO | Opera | | | |
| 3do | 3DO | Opera | | Yes | |
| 64dd | Nintendo 64DD | Mupen64Plus-Next [UW],<br>ParaLLEl N64 [M] | ParaLLEl N64 [UW],<br>Mupen64Plus **(Standalone)** [UMW*],<br>sixtyforce **(Standalone)** [M] | | |
| ags | Adventure Game Studio Game Engine | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| amiga | Commodore Amiga | PUAE | PUAE 2021 | Yes | WHDLoad hard disk image in .hdf or .hdz format in root folder, or diskette image in .adf format in root folder if single-disc, or in separate folder with .m3u playlist if multi-disc |
| amiga600 | Commodore Amiga 600 | PUAE | PUAE 2021 | Yes | WHDLoad hard disk image in .hdf or .hdz format in root folder, or diskette image in .adf format in root folder if single-disc, or in separate folder with .m3u playlist if multi-disc |
| amiga1200 | Commodore Amiga 1200 | PUAE | PUAE 2021 | Yes | WHDLoad hard disk image in .hdf or .hdz format in root folder, or diskette image in .adf format in root folder if single-disc, or in separate folder with .m3u playlist if multi-disc |
| amigacd32 | Commodore Amiga CD32 | PUAE | PUAE 2021 | | |
| amigacd32 | Commodore Amiga CD32 | PUAE | PUAE 2021 | Yes | |
| amstradcpc | Amstrad CPC | Caprice32 | CrocoDS | | |
| android | Google Android | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| apple2 | Apple II | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| apple2gs | Apple IIGS | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| arcade | Arcade | MAME - Current | MAME 2000,<br>MAME 2003-Plus,<br>MAME 2010,<br>FinalBurn Neo,<br>FB Alpha 2012,<br>MAME **(Standalone)** [UMW*] | Depends | Single archive file following MAME name standard in root folder |
| astrocade | Bally Astrocade | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| arcade | Arcade | MAME - Current | MAME 2010,<br>MAME 2003-Plus,<br>MAME 2000,<br>MAME **(Standalone)** [UMW*],<br>FinalBurn Neo,<br>FB Alpha 2012,<br>Flycast,<br>Flycast **(Standalone)** [UMW*],<br>Model 2 Emulator **(Standalone)** [W*],<br>Supermodel **(Standalone)** [W*] | Depends | Single archive file following MAME name standard in root folder |
| astrocde | Bally Astrocade | MAME - Current | MAME **(Standalone)** [UMW*] | | Single archive in root folder |
| atari2600 | Atari 2600 | Stella | Stella 2014 | No | Single archive or ROM file in root folder |
| atari5200 | Atari 5200 | a5200 | Atari800 | | |
| atari7800 | Atari 7800 ProSystem | ProSystem | | | |
| atari5200 | Atari 5200 | a5200 | Atari800 | Yes | |
| atari7800 | Atari 7800 ProSystem | ProSystem | | Yes | |
| atari800 | Atari 800 | Atari800 | Atari800 **(Standalone)** [UMW*] | No | |
| atarijaguar | Atari Jaguar | Virtual Jaguar | | | |
| atarijaguar | Atari Jaguar | Virtual Jaguar | | No | |
| atarijaguarcd | Atari Jaguar CD | Virtual Jaguar | | | |
| atarilynx | Atari Lynx | Handy | Beetle Lynx | | |
| atarist | Atari ST [also STE and Falcon] | Hatari | | | |
| atarixe | Atari XE | Atari800 | | | |
| atarixe | Atari XE | Atari800 | Atari800 **(Standalone)** [UMW*] | No | |
| atomiswave | Atomiswave | Flycast | Flycast **(Standalone)** [UMW*] | | |
| bbcmicro | BBC Micro | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| c64 | Commodore 64 | VICE x64sc Accurate | VICE x64 Fast,<br>VICE x64 SuperCPU,<br>VICE x128,<br>Frodo | No | Single disk, tape or cartridge image in root folder and/or multi-disc images in separate folder |
| cavestory | Cave Story (NXEngine) | NXEngine | | | |
| cdimono1 | Philips CD-i | SAME CDi | CDi 2015 | Yes | Single .bin/.cue pair in root folder |
| cdtv | Commodore CDTV | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| cdtv | Commodore CDTV | PUAE | PUAE 2021 | Yes | |
| chailove | ChaiLove Game Engine | ChaiLove | | | |
| channelf | Fairchild Channel F | FreeChaF | | | |
| coco | Tandy Color Computer | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| colecovision | ColecoVision | blueMSX | | | |
| daphne | Daphne Arcade LaserDisc Emulator | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| colecovision | ColecoVision | blueMSX | Gearcoleco | | |
| daphne | Daphne Arcade LaserDisc Emulator | Hypseus [Daphne] **(Standalone)** [UW*] | Hypseus [Singe] **(Standalone)** [UW*] | Yes (Daphne games) | See the specific _Hypseus Singe (Daphne)_ section elsewhere in this guide |
| desktop | Desktop Applications | N/A | | No | |
| doom | Doom | PrBoom | | | |
| dos | DOS (PC) | DOSBox-Core | DOSBox-Pure,<br>DOSBox-SVN,<br>DOSBox Staging **(Standalone)** [UMW*] | No | In separate folder (one folder per game with complete file structure retained) |
| dos | DOS (PC) | DOSBox-Pure | DOSBox-Core,<br>DOSBox-SVN,<br>DOSBox-X **(Standalone)**,<br>DOSBox Staging **(Standalone)** [UMW*] | No | In separate folder (one folder per game with complete file structure retained) |
| dragon32 | Dragon 32 | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| dreamcast | Sega Dreamcast | Flycast | Flycast **(Standalone)** [UMW*],<br>Redream **(Standalone)** [UMW*] | No | In separate folder |
| epic | Epic Games Store | Epic Games Store application **(Standalone)** | | No | Shell script/batch file in root folder |
| famicom | Nintendo Family Computer | Nestopia UE | FCEUmm,<br>Mesen,<br>QuickNES | No | Single archive or ROM file in root folder |
| famicom | Nintendo Family Computer | Mesen | Nestopia UE,<br>Nestopia UE **(Standalone)** [U],<br>FCEUmm,<br>QuickNES | No | Single archive or ROM file in root folder |
| fba | FinalBurn Alpha | FB Alpha 2012 | FB Alpha 2012 Neo Geo,<br>FB Alpha 2012 CPS-1,<br>FB Alpha 2012 CPS-2,<br>FB Alpha 2012 CPS-3 | Yes | Single archive file following MAME name standard in root folder |
| fbneo | FinalBurn Neo | FinalBurn Neo | | Yes | Single archive file following MAME name standard in root folder |
| fds | Nintendo Famicom Disk System | Nestopia UE | FCEUmm,<br>Mesen | Yes | Single archive or ROM file in root folder |
| fds | Nintendo Famicom Disk System | Mesen | Nestopia UE,<br>Nestopia UE **(Standalone)** [U],<br>FCEUmm | Yes | Single archive or ROM file in root folder |
| gameandwatch | Nintendo Game and Watch | GW | | | |
| gamegear | Sega Game Gear | Gearsystem | SMS Plus GX,<br>Genesis Plus GX,<br>Genesis Plus GX Wide | | |
| gb | Nintendo Game Boy | SameBoy | Gambatte,<br>Gearboy,<br>TGB Dual,<br>Mesen-S,<br>bsnes,<br>mGBA,<br>mGBA **(Standalone)**,<br>VBA-M,<br>VBA-M **(Standalone)** | No | Single archive or ROM file in root folder |
| gamegear | Sega Game Gear | Genesis Plus GX | Genesis Plus GX Wide,<br>Gearsystem,<br>SMS Plus GX | | |
| gb | Nintendo Game Boy | Gambatte | SameBoy,<br>Gearboy,<br>TGB Dual,<br>Mesen-S,<br>bsnes,<br>mGBA,<br>mGBA **(Standalone)**,<br>VBA-M,<br>VBA-M **(Standalone)** | No | Single archive or ROM file in root folder |
| gba | Nintendo Game Boy Advance | mGBA | mGBA **(Standalone)**,<br>VBA-M,<br>VBA-M **(Standalone)** [UMW*],<br>VBA Next,<br>gpSP | No | Single archive or ROM file in root folder |
| gbc | Nintendo Game Boy Color | SameBoy | Gambatte,<br>Gearboy,<br>TGB Dual,<br>Mesen-S,<br>bsnes,<br>mGBA,<br>mGBA **(Standalone)**,<br>VBA-M,<br>VBA-M **(Standalone)** | No | Single archive or ROM file in root folder |
| gbc | Nintendo Game Boy Color | Gambatte | SameBoy,<br>Gearboy,<br>TGB Dual,<br>Mesen-S,<br>bsnes,<br>mGBA,<br>mGBA **(Standalone)**,<br>VBA-M,<br>VBA-M **(Standalone)** | No | Single archive or ROM file in root folder |
| gc | Nintendo GameCube | Dolphin | Dolphin **(Standalone)** [UMW*], PrimeHack **(Standalone)** [U] | No | Single .iso file in root folder |
| genesis | Sega Genesis | Genesis Plus GX | Genesis Plus GX Wide,<br>PicoDrive,<br>BlastEm,<br>BlastEm **(Standalone)** [U] | No | Single archive or ROM file in root folder |
| gx4000 | Amstrad GX4000 | _Placeholder_ | | | |
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| lutris | Lutris Open Gaming Platform | Lutris application **(Standalone)** [U] | | No | Shell script in root folder |
| lutro | Lutro Game Engine | Lutro | | | |
| macintosh | Apple Macintosh | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| mame | Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator | MAME 2003-Plus | MAME 2000,<br>MAME 2010,<br>MAME - Current,<br>FinalBurn Neo,<br>FB Alpha 2012,<br>MAME **(Standalone)** [UMW*] | Depends | Single archive file following MAME name standard in root folder |
| mame | Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator | MAME - Current | MAME 2010,<br>MAME 2003-Plus,<br>MAME 2000,<br>MAME **(Standalone)** [UMW*],<br>FinalBurn Neo,<br>FB Alpha 2012,<br>Flycast,<br>Flycast **(Standalone)** [UMW*],<br>Model 2 Emulator **(Standalone)** [W*],<br>Supermodel **(Standalone)** [W*] | Depends | Single archive file following MAME name standard in root folder |
| mame-advmame | AdvanceMAME | _Placeholder_ | | Depends | Single archive file following MAME name standard in root folder |
| mame-mame4all | MAME4ALL | _Placeholder_ | | Depends | Single archive file following MAME name standard in root folder |
| mastersystem | Sega Master System | Genesis Plus GX | Genesis Plus GX Wide,<br>SMS Plus GX,<br>Gearsystem,<br>PicoDrive | No | Single archive or ROM file in root folder |
@ -2301,18 +2535,18 @@ The **@** symbol indicates that the emulator is _deprecated_ and will be removed
| naomigd | Sega NAOMI GD-ROM | Flycast | Flycast **(Standalone)** [UMW*] | | |
| n3ds | Nintendo 3DS | Citra [UW],<br>Citra **(Standalone)** [M] | Citra 2018 [UW],<br>Citra **(Standalone)** [UW*] | No | Single ROM file in root folder |
| n64 | Nintendo 64 | Mupen64Plus-Next [UW],<br>ParaLLEl N64 [M] | ParaLLEl N64 [UW],<br>Mupen64Plus **(Standalone)** [UMW*],<br>sixtyforce **(Standalone)** [M] | No | Single archive or ROM file in root folder |
| nds | Nintendo DS | DeSmuME | DeSmuME 2015,<br>melonDS,<br>melonDS **(Standalone)** [UMW*] | | |
| nds | Nintendo DS | DeSmuME | DeSmuME 2015,<br>DeSmuME **(Standalone)** [U],<br>melonDS,<br>melonDS **(Standalone)** [UMW*] | No | |
| neogeo | SNK Neo Geo | FinalBurn Neo | | Yes | Single archive file following MAME name standard in root folder |
| neogeocd | SNK Neo Geo CD | NeoCD | | Yes | Single archive in root folder (which includes the CD image and ripped audio) |
| neogeocdjp | SNK Neo Geo CD [Japan] | NeoCD | | Yes | Single archive in root folder (which includes the CD image and ripped audio) |
| nes | Nintendo Entertainment System | Nestopia UE | FCEUmm,<br>Mesen,<br>QuickNES | No | Single archive or ROM file in root folder |
| nes | Nintendo Entertainment System | Mesen | Nestopia UE,<br>Nestopia UE **(Standalone)** [U],<br>FCEUmm,<br>QuickNES | No | Single archive or ROM file in root folder |
| ngp | SNK Neo Geo Pocket | Beetle NeoPop | RACE | | |
| ngpc | SNK Neo Geo Pocket Color | Beetle NeoPop | RACE | | |
| odyssey2 | Magnavox Odyssey2 | O2EM | | | |
| openbor | OpenBOR Game Engine | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| openbor | OpenBOR Game Engine | OpenBOR **(Standalone)** [UW] | | | See the specific _OpenBOR_ section elsewhere in this guide |
| oric | Tangerine Computer Systems Oric | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| palm | Palm OS | Mu | | | |
| pc | IBM PC | DOSBox-Core | DOSBox-Pure,<br>DOSBox-SVN,<br>DOSBox Staging **(Standalone)** [UMW*] | No | In separate folder (one folder per game with complete file structure retained) |
| pc | IBM PC | DOSBox-Pure | DOSBox-Core,<br>DOSBox-SVN,<br>DOSBox-X **(Standalone)**,<br>DOSBox Staging **(Standalone)** [UMW*] | No | In separate folder (one folder per game with complete file structure retained) |
| pc88 | NEC PC-8800 Series | QUASI88 | | | |
| pc98 | NEC PC-9800 Series | Neko Project II Kai | Neko Project II | | |
| pcengine | NEC PC Engine | Beetle PCE | Beetle PCE FAST | No | Single archive or ROM file in root folder |
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| pcfx | NEC PC-FX | Beetle PC-FX | | | |
| pokemini | Nintendo Pokémon Mini | PokeMini | | No | |
| ports | Ports | N/A | | No | Shell/batch script in separate folder (possibly combined with game data) |
| ps2 | Sony PlayStation 2 | PCSX2 [UW],<br>PCSX2 **(Standalone)** [M] | PCSX2 **(Standalone)** [UW],<br>Play! **(Standalone)** [UMW*] | Yes (No for Play!) | |
| ps2 | Sony PlayStation 2 | PCSX2 [UW],<br>PCSX2 **(Standalone)** [M] | PCSX2 **(Standalone)** [UW],<br>PCSX2 Qt **(Standalone)** [W*],<br>PCSX2 wxWidgets **(Standalone)** [W*],<br>Play! **(Standalone)** [UMW*],<br>AetherSX2 **(Standalone)** [M] | Yes (No for Play!) | |
| ps3 | Sony PlayStation 3 | RPCS3 **(Standalone)** [UMW*] | | Yes | In separate folder (one folder per game with complete file structure retained, renamed to the .ps3 extension) |
| ps4 | Sony PlayStation 4 | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| psp | Sony PlayStation Portable | PPSSPP | PPSSPP **(Standalone)** | No | Single .iso file in root folder |
| psvita | Sony PlayStation Vita | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| psx | Sony PlayStation | Beetle PSX | Beetle PSX HW,<br>PCSX ReARMed,<br>SwanStation,<br>DuckStation **(Standalone)** [UMW*] | Yes | .chd file in root folder for single-disc games, .m3u playlist in root folder for multi-disc games |
| samcoupe | SAM Coupé | SimCoupe | | | |
| satellaview | Nintendo Satellaview | Snes9x - Current | Snes9x 2010,<br>bsnes,<br>bsnes-hd,<br>bsnes-mercury Accuracy,<br>Mesen-S | | |
| saturn | Sega Saturn | Beetle Saturn | Kronos [UW],<br>YabaSanshiro [UW],<br>Yabause | | |
| saturnjp | Sega Saturn [Japan] | Beetle Saturn | Kronos [UW],<br>YabaSanshiro [UW],<br>Yabause | | |
| satellaview | Nintendo Satellaview | Snes9x - Current | Snes9x 2010,<br>Snes9x **(Standalone)** [UMW*],<br>bsnes,<br>bsnes-hd,<br>bsnes-mercury Accuracy,<br>bsnes **(Standalone)** [UW*],<br>Mesen-S | | |
| saturn | Sega Saturn | Beetle Saturn | Kronos [UW],<br>YabaSanshiro [UW],<br>Yabause | Yes | In separate folder interpreted as a file, with .m3u playlist if multi-disc game |
| saturnjp | Sega Saturn [Japan] | Beetle Saturn | Kronos [UW],<br>YabaSanshiro [UW],<br>Yabause | Yes | In separate folder interpreted as a file, with .m3u playlist if multi-disc game |
| scummvm | ScummVM Game Engine | ScummVM | | No | In separate folder (one folder per game with complete file structure retained) and with a .scummvm file for launching the game |
| sega32x | Sega Mega Drive 32X | PicoDrive | | No | Single archive or ROM file in root folder |
| sega32xjp | Sega Super 32X [Japan] | PicoDrive | | No | Single archive or ROM file in root folder |
| sega32xna | Sega Genesis 32X [North America] | PicoDrive | | No | Single archive or ROM file in root folder |
| segacd | Sega CD | Genesis Plus GX | Genesis Plus GX Wide,<br>PicoDrive | | |
| sfc | Nintendo SFC (Super Famicom) | Snes9x - Current | Snes9x 2010,<br>Snes9x **(Standalone)** [UMW*],<br>bsnes,<br>bsnes-hd,<br>bsnes-mercury Accuracy,<br>Beetle Supafaust [UW],<br>Mesen-S | No | Single archive or ROM file in root folder |
| sg-1000 | Sega SG-1000 | Gearsystem | Genesis Plus GX,<br>Genesis Plus GX Wide,<br>blueMSX | | |
| snes | Nintendo SNES (Super Nintendo) | Snes9x - Current | Snes9x 2010,<br>Snes9x **(Standalone)** [UMW*],<br>bsnes,<br>bsnes-hd,<br>bsnes-mercury Accuracy,<br>Beetle Supafaust [UW],<br>Mesen-S | No | Single archive or ROM file in root folder |
| snesna | Nintendo SNES (Super Nintendo) [North America] | Snes9x - Current | Snes9x 2010,<br>Snes9x **(Standalone)** [UMW*],<br>bsnes,<br>bsnes-hd,<br>bsnes-mercury Accuracy,<br>Beetle Supafaust [UW],<br>Mesen-S | No | Single archive or ROM file in root folder |
| sfc | Nintendo SFC (Super Famicom) | Snes9x - Current | Snes9x 2010,<br>Snes9x **(Standalone)** [UMW*],<br>bsnes,<br>bsnes-hd,<br>bsnes-mercury Accuracy,<br>bsnes **(Standalone)** [UW*],<br>Beetle Supafaust [UW],<br>Mesen-S | No | Single archive or ROM file in root folder |
| sg-1000 | Sega SG-1000 | Genesis Plus GX | Genesis Plus GX Wide,<br>Gearsystem,<br>blueMSX | No | |
| snes | Nintendo SNES (Super Nintendo) | Snes9x - Current | Snes9x 2010,<br>Snes9x **(Standalone)** [UMW*],<br>bsnes,<br>bsnes-hd,<br>bsnes-mercury Accuracy,<br>bsnes **(Standalone)** [UW*],<br>Beetle Supafaust [UW],<br>Mesen-S | No | Single archive or ROM file in root folder |
| snesna | Nintendo SNES (Super Nintendo) [North America] | Snes9x - Current | Snes9x 2010,<br>Snes9x **(Standalone)** [UMW*],<br>bsnes,<br>bsnes-hd,<br>bsnes-mercury Accuracy,<br>bsnes **(Standalone)** [UW*],<br>Beetle Supafaust [UW],<br>Mesen-S | No | Single archive or ROM file in root folder |
| solarus | Solarus Game Engine | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| spectravideo | Spectravideo | blueMSX | | | |
| steam | Valve Steam | Steam application **(Standalone)** | | No | Shell script/batch file in root folder (and .url files supported on Windows) |
| stratagus | Stratagus Game Engine | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| sufami | Bandai SuFami Turbo | Snes9x - Current | Snes9x 2010,<br>bsnes,<br>bsnes-hd,<br>bsnes-mercury Accuracy | | |
| sufami | Bandai SuFami Turbo | Snes9x - Current | Snes9x 2010,<br>Snes9x **(Standalone)** [UMW*],<br>bsnes,<br>bsnes-hd,<br>bsnes-mercury Accuracy,<br>bsnes **(Standalone)** [UW*] | | |
| supergrafx | NEC SuperGrafx | Beetle SuperGrafx | Beetle PCE | | |
| switch | Nintendo Switch | Yuzu **(Standalone)** [UW] | Ryujinx **(Standalone)** [UW*] | Yes | |
| symbian | Symbian | _Placeholder_ | | | |
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| to8 | Thomson TO8 | Theodore | | | |
| trs-80 | Tandy TRS-80 | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| uzebox | Uzebox | Uzem | | | |
| vectrex | Vectrex | vecx | | | |
| vectrex | Vectrex | vecx | | No | |
| vic20 | Commodore VIC-20 | VICE xvic | | | Single disk, tape or cartridge image in root folder |
| videopac | Philips Videopac G7000 | O2EM | | | |
| virtualboy | Nintendo Virtual Boy | Beetle VB | | | |
| wii | Nintendo Wii | Dolphin | Dolphin **(Standalone)** [UMW*],<br>PrimeHack **(Standalone)** [U] | | |
| wiiu | Nintendo Wii U | Cemu **(Standalone)** [W*] | | No | In separate folder |
| wonderswan | Bandai WonderSwan | Beetle Cygne | | | |
| wonderswancolor | Bandai WonderSwan Color | Beetle Cygne | | | |
| wonderswan | Bandai WonderSwan | Beetle Cygne | | No | |
| wonderswancolor | Bandai WonderSwan Color | Beetle Cygne | | No | |
| x1 | Sharp X1 | x1 | | | Single archive or ROM file in root folder |
| x68000 | Sharp X68000 | PX68k | | | |
| xbox | Microsoft Xbox | xemu **(Standalone)** [UMW*] | | Yes | Single .iso file in root folder |
| x68000 | Sharp X68000 | PX68k | | Yes | |
| xbox | Microsoft Xbox | xemu **(Standalone)** [UMW*] | | Yes | Single .iso file in root folder |
| xbox360 | Microsoft Xbox 360 | xenia **(Standalone)** [W*] | | No | |
| zmachine | Infocom Z-machine | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| zx81 | Sinclair ZX81 | EightyOne | | | |
| zxspectrum | Sinclair ZX Spectrum | Fuse | | | |
| zxspectrum | Sinclair ZX Spectrum | Fuse | | No | |

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es-app/assets/latest_steam_deck_appimage.txt
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# URL for the latest Steam Deck AppImage, used by EmuDeck (www.emudeck.com)
# ES-DE release 1.2.3
https://gitlab.com/es-de/emulationstation-de/-/package_files/36880401/download
# ES-DE release 1.2.4
https://gitlab.com/es-de/emulationstation-de/-/package_files/40176752/download