It is advised to choose something short and descriptive, e.g. This is the short name used by ES internally as well as the text used in the EmulationStation UI unless replaced by an image or logo in the theme. The simplest way of adding a new system in your custom es_systems.cfg file is to open it in a text editor, copy an existing system and replace the contents of each tag. Before you make any changes, you should exit EmulationStation first by pressing F4 on a keyboard or using the Quit EmulationStation option in the start menu.

To add a new system to EmulationStation, you will need to create a new entry beginning with a tag and ending with a tag in /opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation/es_systems.cfg. opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh 0 _SYS_ nes %ROM% You can create a custom copy with the following command: Remember if you do make any updates to RetroPie then you should add any updates to /etc/emulationstation/es_systems.cfg to the custom version in the /opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation folder. The default version will be overwritten whenever you make updates to your RetroPie system so any manual changes such as a new system will be lost. It is recommended that you make a copy of this file into the /opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation folder. The default version resides in the /etc/emulationstation folder. Edit es_systems.cfgĮach system in EmulationStation is defined in the file es_systems.cfg. If you are looking to create a favourites lists within a system, then you may wish to consider the child-friendly version of EmulationStation which has this feature.īefore you begin, it is recommended that you back up your image, at least making a copy of the /opt/retropie/configs folder.

For example if you are looking to create a system for favourite games across different platforms or a separate system for roms hacks. This tutorial is intended for those who wish to add a new system in EmulationStation. Launch roms with the shell scriptsĬonvert RetroPie SD Card Image to NOOBS Image Universal Controller Calibration & Mapping Using xboxdrv Validating, Rebuilding, and Filtering Arcade ROMs

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