Hi bite_your_idols,
I'm planning for a fresh re-install of LE 8 testbuild including Gamestarter on my Pi3. Would you be able and issue a version 2.0.3 of Gamestarter with the fixes included since 2.0.2 version? I'd be happy to report on any findings during the re-install...
done! I included in github repo so it will be included in next release.
Great! Thank you very much for this nice piece of work!
Next to my love of MSX games I'm also keen of NDS and Nintendo Game & Watch games. I found the first to be supported by desmume and the second one by gw-libretro emulators. Unfortunately I could not find builds though on http://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/linux/armhf/latest/, yet Retropie supports them if I understand correctly. So I guess the Pi would be potent enough to run these kind of games? Any chance you could add these emulators to Gamestarter too?
Cool !
off / on topic ... i'm pretty desparate to get "River Raid" game working on the Raspberry Pi for my Mum
She loved the Colecovision version of the game years ago ... and the MSX version looks exactly like it
(i got the Atari2600 version working ... but it wasn't quite the same look or feel)
Here's the MSX Version on Youtube
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Yeah! River Raid! I saw it on your youtube link! Brings back memories I didn't realize I had LOL!
I found the game rom and I can run it fine on fMSX. One thing though... in the main menu I need to choose one or two player option, using keypress of a number... I have never figured out how to map the number keys in libretro type of emulators. So I'm getting stuck in the main menu of this great game (just like some of my other favourite MSX games) 
.... someone any idea how to map (at least) key numbers 1 to 4? This is used a lot in MSX games to choose between 1) 1 player keyboard, 2) 2 player keyboard, 3) 1 player joystick, 4) 2 player joystick
If someone can give us a hand here then we'll make Sevren68's mum very happy!
To be precize some keys do work in fMSX (arrow keys), others not (A, B, X, Y). Where should I look for the config file(s) that may be the culprit?
Found it! I replaced the default fMSX core (fmsx_libretro.so) of Gamestarter plugin 2.0.2 by the one on http://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/linux/armhf/latest/ and now all works fine! Can you include this version (217.342 bytes files size) in next Gamestarter version?
For amiga emulator we are using a binary compiled for openelec by an user, and also I needed to get some required libraries... I made the effort because it is a system I used when I was a child, but now I am using libretro-uae4arm in my installation, because I don't like to use keyboards and complex configs, that's another reason why I choose retroarch.
It is strange that fmsx doesn't work with keyboard... I preffer bluemsx because it remaps basic keys to gamepad, but when I tried fmsx with a keyboard I remember it worked... also, if it works in lakka it must work here, as you say, maybe is something related with input or core configs inside retroach, you can take a look...
To be precize some keys do work in fMSX (arrow keys), others not (A, B, X, Y). Where should I look for the config file(s) that may be the culprit?
I'd like to play MSX games with a keyboard. I prefer fMSX core over blueMSX because the first supports save states. Yet the keymapping in fMSX is not passed though from RetroArch, so I cannot play games ?. In Lakka this does work perfectly, so I guess it should be possible with a small config change. Btw for blueMSX it is working. Any pointers how to make this work using fMSX core too?
Sorry, it has been my error, a silly typo error... try downloading again... sorry again...
Installed this latest version and copied all ROM files from a working fMSX installation from a Windows PC to the bios folder and started testing.
Found some issues:
- EmulationStation won't start
- From RetroArch:
- fMSX: Emulator does start, but games run way too fast and keyboard and xbox 360 controller keys are not mapped
- blueMSX: Emulator does not start
You are fast as lightning! Keen so see if it worked I:
- updated to LE8 Testbuild #0525
- uninstalled Gamestarter & AdvancedLauncer using Kodi add-on menu
- downloaded gamestarter-v2.0.2-LE8alpha.zip and installed it
- rebooted
- checked for biosses/roms. They were still there
- tried to start both RetroArch and EmulationStation using Gamestarter... both failed to start... 
I am preparing a kodi 17/LibreELEC 8 package of my addon. In the meanwhile you can replace your retroarch binary located in /storage/.kodi/addons/script.gamestarter/resources/bin/retroarch for this one (you have to rename it and chmod):
retroarch_1.3.4_kodi17
This retroarch version is compiled for Kodi 17/LE8About AdvancedLauncher, the bug you found I already posted in official forums thread and it is an addon error with Kodi17... The bad news are the developer does not exists no more and possibly kodi 17 will be advlauncher's end... The good news are you can make a new category based in adv launcher search options or something like that,and then, create a search for every system. Here is an example launcher.xml you can use:
launchers-kodi17.xmlAs I said, I am working in a package for LE8 for the next update...
Thanks. Tried new version of retroarch binary. I does start up now, yet RetroArch fails to do next items:
- Update any item (GUI starts to act strange when an updater is chosen from menu)
- Start any MSX games, using either fMSX or blueMSX core
- SNES games do work (with both pre-installed cores!), yet RetroArch fails to add an SNES console menu item
Any pointers? Or should I wait for LE8 package? I'm quite eager to learn when this version will come available 
First of all awesome initiative!
I have installed the add-on on latest LibreELEC Kodi 17.0 testbuild #0524, 24-May-2016 (LibreELEC Testbuilds for RaspberryPi (Kodi 17.0)).
Installation went okay, only needed to enable AdvancedLauncer post-installation.
So I copied the MSX bios files into the emulators/bios folder and some MSX 1 ROMs into emulators/roms/msx folder. Then started the RetroArch frontend... screen went blank and poof... back to starting the Kodi interface. Also tried EmulationStation frontend, which started okay. Emulationstation found the MSX games but refused to start any game.
Also tried some SNES games (put into emulators/roms/snes). Same results as for MSX games.
Next tried AdvancedLauncer. Went to MSX entry, added the items (found the games!). Starting the MSX entry raised the error "Advanced Launcer - Error. Target category not found". Then tried SNES entry, added the items (found the games!). Same error message.
Any pointers? Should it work at all on these cutting edge LibreELEC Kodi 17.0 testbuilds?
