RetroFX - petrockblock

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06/15/2015 at 11:11 #99888

retrofx
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Hello Everybody,

Im a passionate java programmer and retro console fan. Im working on an own retro system frontend for raspberry pi (early stage) based on javaFX and I would like to ask what people think about this project.

My goals are:
* retroarch only emulators (keep it simple)
* pure console feeling (no console logs on starting, switching emulators)
* raspberry pi configuration out of the box (WLAN, Screen-settings, etc…)
* Unique bluetooth controller support
* themeable gui
* automatic scraping/resizing covers form gamesdb

As I sad, the project is on eary stage but it is already running on raspberry and it really looks good so far. I would love to hear what you people think and I’m waiting for feedback.

06/15/2015 at 13:37 #99893

karloss
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Nice idea, love the theme, what advantage do you have over what we already have? could you not port that theme to es? :)

06/15/2015 at 14:51 #99896

retrofx
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I think RetroFX will be good for people who like an out of the box system. I hope the main advantages will be:

* complete hidden raspberry stuff
* automated configuration (screensize, controllers, wlan, etc…)
* baked in website to configure roms
* beautiful UI with JavaFX
* less emulators but better integrated

It is more fun and easier for me to write my own frontend instead of configuring ES

06/17/2015 at 14:21 #99992

retrofx
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OK,

I’ve finished my concept art:

What works:

* RetroFX starts and shows SNES Roms with cover
* Liberto cores integrated and can be start from RetroFX (thank you retropie)

TODO:
* Reimplement JavaFX GUI (Concept Art)
* Automatic scraping (covers)
* Menu Dialog:
– WLAN Konfiguration Dialog
– Controller Setup Dialog
– etc…
* On Screen Keyboard for Menu-Entries (like WLAN, evtl. rom search)

NEXT:
* Reimplement JavaFX GUI (Concept Art)

PROPOSALS:
* What about a rom search Dialog? Platform wide?

You guys are not excited at the moment but you will.

06/17/2015 at 17:10 #99999

karloss
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Sounds very good, Im not not sure creating something to live “alongside” emulationstation isn’t going to pick up for awhile as everyone is used to this and it works…

I will try your builds when they are available, as i can put on a second pi..

I wonder if covers is a design that can be implemented into emulation station…hmmmm

06/18/2015 at 02:36 #100042

matthewjosephcordova
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Could you make hot key equal multiple button presses? Like select, start, and trigger?

06/18/2015 at 23:10 #100105

retrofx
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Screenshot of current state:

07/13/2015 at 02:08 #101958

fireslayer26
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Look pretty cool! Any updates? Any videos of it working?

Thanks

07/23/2015 at 13:34 #102575

fistfull95
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Looking very cool! I am looking foward to test this if you plan to release this.

07/27/2015 at 12:30 #102832

Anonymous
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Me too!

This looks really nice, great work. :)

08/13/2015 at 21:47 #103909

thejbone
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Omg, having a console-less boot screen would be amazing. When I show my retropie off to others it is a turn off to people when they see the console on boot up.

Btw, I love the layout of the emulators. I can’t wait til this is a full thing. :D

09/09/2015 at 04:06 #105677

tardis
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i love the way this looks so far, Great job

09/09/2015 at 07:02 #105693

herbfargus
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One thing I would be interested to see with your build is how it handles multiple systems. Emulationstation has limitations when it comes to too many ROMs/emulators. Does your build provide more system options without the limitations of emulationstation?

01/21/2016 at 17:52 #114650

netmare
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I would use this is a hot second!! Updates?!

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03/23/2016 at 14:05 #121253

kapteinknutsen
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Loving the look of this! Reminds me of OpenEmu, which is my current favorite due to its simple elegance.

Would be great if you could add a couple of “smart collections”, for example: showing all games that are 2-player, favorite games and kids games. Also it can be nice being able to see games for all emulators, sorting them by alphabet or year.

03/28/2016 at 07:26 #121719

scrummel
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[quote=100105]Screenshot of current state:

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That’s killer, looking. I really do love the look. Will this support the GPIO Control Block, as for me, this is my favorite method of hooking up arcade style controllers.
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