New ICONS that start games in one click from the MENU - clockworkpi/GameShellDocs GitHub Wiki

STEP 1:

Make a new .sh file in:

/home/cpi/apps/launcher/Menu/GameShell

and name that eg.:

Galaga.sh

then edit that file and put this command line in:

retroarch -L /home/cpi/.config/retroarch/cores/fb_alpha_libretro.so /home/cpi/games/MAME/galaga.zip

In my example I use the: fb_alpha_libretro.so core to play GALAGA so the first /home/cpi/.config/retroarch/cores/fb_alpha_libretro.so is just a link to the desired core to play your favorit game

GALAGA is located in the folder: /home/cpi/games/MAME/galaga.zip so this links to the game that you're directing to

Hope this explanes the commandline so everybody can use it with there own favorite games

STEP 2:

make an icon for the launch menu and place that in :

/home/cpi/apps/launcher/skin/default/Menu/GameShell

Name it (in my example given): Galaga.png

Similarly, if you would like to make folders do the following:

  1. Add a folder to launcher/Menu/GameShell/20_Retro Games/ (example SNES with snes9x2010 core)
  2. In that folder create a file called action.config
  3. In that file it should contain: (this is an SNES example)
ROM=/home/cpi/games/SNES
ROM_SO=/home/cpi/apps/emulators/snes9x2010_libretro.so
EXT=sfc,smc,zip
LAUNCHER=retroarch -L
TITLE=SNES
SO_URL=http://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/linux/armhf/latest/snes9x2010_libretro.so.zip

Then place your thumbnail in launcher/skin/default/Menu/GameShell/20_Retro Games/ (example SNES.png)