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Configure and build the RetroBat Setup
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support for Xbox Live Arcade titles #122

Closed udance4ever closed 1 month ago

udance4ever commented 1 month ago

In Batocera Linux, this is done through the addition of a .xbox360 file containing the path to the XBLA file and uses this code in configgen:

https://github.com/batocera-linux/batocera.linux/blob/9032219691eb724ed76c39f75907a2a9237f3a0c/package/batocera/core/batocera-configgen/configgen/configgen/generators/xenia/xeniaGenerator.py#L147-L163

I’m poking around Retrobat source code and I don’t get the sense Retrobat is executing full-blown Python.

I found an easy workaround that might be acceptable - use a .xbla extension.

It required me to change one line in es_systems.cfg and I just created a symlink to the data file - for example for Ilomilo:

Ilomilo.xbla -> D2BAC6E5571A96D5BB3CEF0F1A3F4F25709C951358

ES finds the file either location:

roms\xbox360\Ilomilo.xbla
roms\xbox360\Ilomilo\58410A1B\000D0000\Ilomilo.xbla

In this way, both implementations (.xbox360 and .xbla) can co-exist in a dual boot RetroBat and Batocera Linux setup.

Tartifless commented 1 month ago

Hello, What is the problem you have with xbla games ? https://wiki.retrobat.org/systems-and-emulators/supported-game-systems/game-consoles/microsoft-consoles/xbox-360#adding-xbla-xbox-live-arcade-games

udance4ever commented 1 month ago

this is great! thank you for the pointer to your wiki - I can see it is a rich resource.

I will give creating a .m3u a shot.