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@@spencercaserta344 Hopefully someone else in the comments can shed some light for ya, I know it is definitely a different process for Android. It may require something special, I have a handheld Miyoo Mini Plus and it required having specific folders created with all of the thumbnails, so maybe something like that. I get a lot of people asking about Android so in the future I might try to do a video on this. Good luck

Unfortunately I do not know how it works on Android. I have a handheld Miyoo Mini Plus that uses a custom version of RetroArch and in order to get thumbnails to work with that, I had to create a specific folder and place all of my properly labeled images inside of it. So it may require doing something like this but I do not want to speculate. I have had a lot of people ask about Android so In the future I might do a video specifically on RetroArch and Android. if I find a good video or source in the meantime I will let you know. Sorry I am not of more assistance.

@@WatsonatorTV thanks for taking the time to answer, i'll be waiting for the video

Hmmm this is very interesting. The first thing I was going to ask was if you were able to load up the disc individually, and since you can that basically confirms nothing is wrong with the actual file itself. So just to confirm, have you already created an M3U file and you are able to do a disc change in the menu and load disc 2 (of course you can't do anything without the save but it at least works from here). Or is just disc 2 on its own that you are able to load? (like you still have each file individually in your playlist, Disc 1 and Disc 2)? If you have already made the M3U file and both Disc 1 and Disc 2 can load up individually FROM THE SINGLE M3U FILE but it ONLY has an issue when it says "Insert Disc 2" I have not experienced anything like this. When this prompt comes up are you going in the menu where it says "Disc Control -> Eject Disc -> Change Current Disc Index from Disc 1 to Disc 2 -> Insert Disc"? I will sometimes have RetroArch crash on me or freeze when I load up disc games or swap discs but usually after a restart or a second or third try it works. If you are definitely following these steps exactly, one other thing you can try is to see if it will work with a different core. Sometimes I have had strange issues that I can't explain with PS1 games that are not present when I load it up with another core. So for example if you are using Beetle PSX, try out PCSX ReARMed or vice versa (or maybe even SwanStation, though I have never used this one before, maybe worth a try just to troubleshoot and see). Beyond this I am not really sure beyond double checking the obvious things like updating RetroArch, making sure that your m3u file is definitely typed out correctly (maybe it was formatted in such a way that it can access each disc individually and read each individual file, but it doesnt want to "swap" discs or so to speak, though I am not sure if this is even possible, just double check everything to be safe). I will continue to think about this and update if I come up with any more ideas. Good luck, sorry I am not more help.

@@WatsonatorTV Thank you for the reply! I learned what was happening was embarrassingly simple, so all is good. What was going on was I was attempting to instantly swap over from disc 1 to disc 2, but it seemed like my game needed me first to eject both- and wait for the prompt to change to "Press Start after inserting disc 2." So basically all I had to do was kick both discs out until that changed. Thank you so much for the reply though!

Yes that should be fine as it should re-save it in the correct folder within RA.

Sorry you had trouble following. To be honest though, if anyone says anything about the speed, they are usually saying I am going too slow and to speed up haha (unless your comment was sarcasm of course xD) In the near future I am going to be doing a more up to date version of this video and perhaps that will make things a bit more clear. If you need help with anything specifically in the meantime though, I would be glad to try and assist you. Cheers!

When you plug in your UN/PW in the settings, it's not going to log into anything initially, it's just set up to then enter those credentials every time you load a game that is compatible. So is it not popping up for you with the notifications after a game is launched at all? If this is the case there are a few things to check: First off go to the Settings Column -> User Interface -> On-Screen Notifications and make sure that the setting "On-Screen Notifications" is ON. Next go to Settings Column -> Achievements and double check that it is saving your UN/PW and then go to "Visibility" and make sure that "Unlock notifications" is set to ON. If you checked both of these areas and it looks like all of the settings are in order how they should be, exit out of RetroArch and find the RetroAchievements config file like I did in the video around 5:27 and make sure your credentials are saved in there and CORRECT. Double check you can login with your UN/PW on the website just fine. Beyond this I am not sure, if you aren't seeing anything popup though it really sounds to me like the notifications are jsut turned off. Also if you arent on the newest version on PC there is a good chance it's not going to work. I have no idea how it works with Steam or on consoles as I strictly use this on PC, I have heard these versions are very different though and don't have all of the same features as the PC one.

@ idk what i did but the acheievemtns popped out again. Do i have to login everytime for a new game or for a game i already played before? Do i have to login through achievements or user?

@ the acheievemtns notifications is fine i just dont know whther im actually logged in or not unless im in a actual game. It sucks. Is there a way to know if im logged on without entering a game? Becsuse idk soemtimes if its a particular game that doesnt have acheievemtns or if im just not logged on.

@@jg2722 So you dont actually stay logged in when you arent in a game. The credentials that you input in the settings just sit there waiting to be input automatically when a game starts up. If you don't see anything that means the game isnt supported probably. You only need to login once and then you should be good forever. I have my info in there and whenever I launch a game that is supported it tells me im in and ready to go. If you have a game that is pretty popular or that you think should likely be included with achievements you can just check the website and see if it's supported or not. Edit: Sometimes it is just a matter of getting the correct version. Like maybe it's the Japanese file you need or rev 2 or something like that.

Unfortunately I haven't used it through Steam but I have heard that the steam version cuts out A LOT of stuff and the file structure is all different so I would avoid using it at all costs. There MIGHT be a way to get thumbnails working but I am not sure. If you are on a PC just use the standalone version, and a lot of other devices are compatible with the standalone one as well so if your device can use steam there is a good chance it can use RetroArch too.

Yeah I definitely can't disagree with you there, a lot of other programs seem to have better UI that makes a lot more sense, I've messed with it for years and there are still random things that amaze me about it all the time. I really like how programs like Dolphin, PCSX2, and Duckstation just immediately pop up with the games in a grid or list. Luckily there IS a lot of customization you can do and mostly anything you don't want to see you can just hide in the settings but you really shouldn't have to watch a video like this in the first place just to understand how it all works, it should be obvious.

Congrats on the upcoming Rog Ally X! I know I would love to have one of those! You should be able to add a custom wallpaper with that easily enough, just like I do in the video: The Rog Ally is going to use a similar version (if not the exact same) as I have, so all you need to do is enable the XMB menu theme (this is pretty much what you would call the "basic theme" as the stock one is grey and boring and doesn't do anything, so pretty much everyone changes it). From there all you have to do is go to Settings -> User Interface -> Appearance -> Background Image and you can pick any image you have on there for your background (just like in the vid). If you need any more information, here is a specific video that goes over RetroArch on the ROG Ally X: ruclips.net/video/ue8etKCRgLo/видео.html Cheers!

That is a great question, unfortunately my experience is mostly limited to just a Windows PC and occasionally some random handheld emulators that use RA so I don't want to speculate. If I hear of anything related to this I will be sure and update this comment. I also may eventually try and do a video covering RA on other devices. Sorry I can't be of more help in this matter. You may want to check out the RUclips channels: Retro Drive, Retro Game Corps, and ETA Prime. I believe they all have videos dealing with the nVidia shield and emulation, not sure how in depth they go though.

@WatsonatorTV Thank you for taking the time to reply it is very much appreciated.

Hey there, if you are referring to the icon set that looks like a wire-frame that you see when the video first starts, this is the set called "Automatic." So at around 8:40 in the video when I go over the icon theme packs, you would just pick the one called "Automatic" in this list (be sure to restart your RetroArch for it to take effect). If you don't see Automatic in the list, just make sure you have the newest RetroArch version (and you might need it for Windows too, I'm not sure what the other ones include). It should be included with RA though, no need to download anything extra.

If it's Linux then yeah, this is why I want to get the Rog ally X soon enough

You get some luck with it yet Orange_Pie?

Nah! I recently got a Series X and learned this stuff just like you and then go back to my old devices like crappy deck OLED trying to find similar settings and failing clearly but the curiosity in learning keeps me intrigued 😂😂

Thanks for the info, I haven't used that method in a while myself as I just do it all manually in the folders. I will likely make an updated version of this video in the coming months.

Hmm, not sure, that is weird, I appreciate you trying anyway though! Thank you

Not just any gem, a beautiful shining diamond at that!

Ah good catch, thanks for the correction, memories blurring together Edit: I think I also remember a friend of mine having a game genie code to turn the grey sweat to red, I am probably thinking of that honestly.

Hey there, if you are talking about just seeing the individual "download thumbnails" option for each game, I believe this has been changed in a recent update as I also no longer see it. It's okay though, I would just ignore that part and go for the Online Updater -> Playlist Thumbnails Updater to handle everything. Alternatively you could use the "On-Demand Thumbnail Downloads" option right below it which will do the same thing for an individual game when you hover over it in your list.

Hmm. So when you are on the desktop view mode the image appears just fine for an entry but as soon as you exit out of that and go back to the normal viewing area, that image doesn't show up anymore for that same entry? I have actually had this happen one time and I could not for the life of me figure it out, it was so strange. I've done literally thousands of these and it only happened once but it frustrated me because it clearly showed that it worked in desktop mode. I can't remember exactly what I did and I have no idea why this happens randomly. Are you only having it happen for one example or does it happen on multiple occasions? If it's more than one there could be something else going on possibly. I think I ended up just creating a new custom image for that example and overwriting the old one and this ended up working but I can't exactly remember. It might help to edit the dimensions or get an entirely new image to use. Try and re-save it as a PNG also. I am going to do a little research on this and see if I can get some more info. Sorry I'm not more help.

@@WatsonatorTV it happens on multiple occasions unfortunately (thank you for the response)

@@samiRetro777 If you are talking about when a game has a long name in the database, you can click the link and then the title will be included in the current URL, you can copy it from there. Or if you are on a PC you can right click the image and click "save image as" and the full title will be shown and highlighted and you can copy it from there directly and then back out without actually saving anything

@@WatsonatorTV bro you'r amazing ! thank you very much :)

@@guyinthechat9533 Well to be fair if you have A LOT of roms that aren't labeled correctly you are probably better off just finding a new rom list that IS correct so you don't have do worry about that. This process is just for the pesky ones that didn't work for whatever reason or if you need to create a custom image for a rom hack or something. I've never had to do hundreds of roms for any reason and I have thousands of them displayed just fine.

Thank you so much for the kind words! Read on for some info on MAME: MAME is a bit trickier than with consoles for most stuff but I should be able to help you out. I am personally using MAME 2003+ as it is a good compromise between compatibility and not having to update the romset too often. Usually when I am setting up playlists I do a manual scan but I actually just did the normal "Scan Directory" for the MAME romset I downloaded (which has like 4,300 arcade games) and most of the roms showed up with thumbnails just fine (I'd say about 80% of them, though it showed more title screens than boxarts for arcade). After looking at the titles it seems like they all correspond to the thumbnail database which means it should work the same way as it does in this video. But read on because I think I understand what you are referring to (all arcade roms come with a shortened title). Check this out as an example, I am going to post a screenshot of my RetroArch MAME playlist selected on a game: i.imgur.com/ZvI8NOq.png That image shows my MAME playlist selected on Alien Vs Predator. You will see that the title is "Alien vs. Predator (USA 940520)" which is the same name as it has in the MAME libretro database that I linked in the video. Here is the MAME list: thumbnails.libretro.com/MAME/Named_Boxarts/ So in that sense it should just work the same way as I explained in the video. BUT it may get weird because when you download a Romset and you look at all of the individual roms you will notice that they have shortened Arcade rom names, for example my Alien Vs Predator USA ROM is labeled as something like "avspu.zip" in my MAME 2003 Plus reference set. Check out this screenshot of my Rom list that I scanned: i.imgur.com/gGhgfvu.png You can clearly see that the list of roms looks nothing like the the titles in the database, BUT all I had to do was a normal scan of this MAME reference set and RetroArch was smart enough to recognize the rom names and add it with it's full title that matches the database. Basically it is changing the display name to be different from the file name. So long story short, if you get a good reference set, RetroArch should automatically adjust the arcade titles to the proper full titles that you see in the database and thus it should be the same as it is in the video. I hope that made sense and I hope this is what you were referring to. If you would like to know the exact reference set I am using, it can be found here: archive.org/details/MAME_2003-Plus_Reference_Set_2018 Just make sure you are using Mame 2003 Plus core and do a scan of the roms folder.

@@WatsonatorTV I must have imported content wrong, letting it scan the directory worked this time and they have proper names, now the thumbnails are downloading correctly! This worked on my romset and the one from Archiveorg. Thank you soooo much for your help!

I mentioned it briefly towards the end but if it wasn't totally clear: you can rename any previous save files you might have had to the name of your new m3u file if you want to use your old save (should work with either regular saves or state saves). Cheers

@@WatsonatorTV Yes, I watched the end of the video, renamed the state file and it worked. I've already finished the game. thx 😁

@@Joao_Rodrigues404 Excellent! Such a classic, I recently played through Twin Snakes, the Gamecube remake of it, also really good!

Hmmm, when you say "load core" are you just referring to needing to have a core loaded within RetroArch? If so you might just need to check out my RetroArch setup guide to see how to get cores loaded and roms all setup. If you have rom playlists setup correctly it will automatically be assigned to the correct core that you have downloaded (this is all covered in that tutorial video). From there you just need to sign up with Retro Achievements, log in and play a compatible game. ruclips.net/video/sdEQklRf24I/видео.html

@@WatsonatorTV yes the load core within retroarch. I wish to play game cube games (more specifically Paper Mario the thousand year door) but i need the dolphin emulator so i download/installed it via Linux, but this ends my knowledge of what to do.

Also I created an account with retroachievements and gave retroarch my username and password etc.

Thank you for the kind words! I definitely regret not labeling those, especially when this video is about discovering new games haha, in order at 14:15: El.Viento RoadBlasters Zero Tolerance Elemental Master General Chaos Cheers!