0. Installation - zach-morris/plugin.program.iagl GitHub Wiki

To use IAGL, you will need:

1. Kodi

Download and install Kodi from here.

"RetroPlayer" is a player available for Kodi. RetroPlayer is similar to the video and audio players, but it plays games instead of movies and music. See here for more info. Kodi v20 or newer is recommended. The newest stable version always has the best compatibility for playing games. Retroplayer is not provided or a part of the IAGL addon, it's a separate addon provided by team Kodi.

The following addons should be installed from the official Kodi repository (in Kodi, select Settings / Addons / Install from Repository / Kodi Add-on Repository. These should also be automatically installed if available when installing IAGL):

2. IAGL Addon

NOTE

The addon in my repository is for Kodi v20 now (which includes python > v3 along with updated python functionality). Users of earlier versions of Kodi have to manually install earlier versions of the addon from here (the older versions aren't maintained in the repository).

  • Do NOT use a third party installer, build, TVA Link, fusion installer, or other non-official means to install IAGL. Doing so is akin to clubbing baby seals.

Preferred Install Option

Download the repository zipfile from here to install the addon, addon dependencies, and to get automatic updates.

Manual Install Option

  1. Install the dependency script.module.archive_tool from here. This is auto installed if you install from the repository (see preferred install option)

  2. Download the latest version zipfile from here to install by zipfile.

  • Note: To download the zip file, select the zip file link from github and then hit the download button on the right to download the file correctly - github is weird that way.

  • Don't know how to install Kodi addons? See info here on how to install a repository or an addon in Kodi.

3. (Optional, for external launching) Retroarch

In addition to launching games in Kodi, IAGL can also use the external application Retroarch to launch games. Retroarch installation is optional if you plan on using Kodi to play the games directly. You can also use both Kodi and Retroarch (or any other emulator of choice), and mix and match how the games will be launched (this is the best method since some games work better with an external emulator).

  • Download and install Retroarch from here
    • Android users: Retroarch is available from the Play store.

Other emulators you can use that are optional:

4. Setup

Now that you've installed everything you need, move on to setup of IAGL.