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. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZWogp6ih8tlaqs

@@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!

Yes it can take a little while if you have hundreds of games in your list, that is pretty normal. One thing you can do, if you go over to the "Settings" column and scroll down to "Playlists," you can find a setting at the very bottom called "On-Demand Thumbnail Downloads." If you turn this setting on it will then try to search for a game's thumbnails as soon as you select it in your playlist, I usually have this on myself and can help if you ever don't want to do a scan or if it missed something in the past, or if new thumbnails are added. It's important to make sure when you get giant romsets that they are in the correct "no-intro" naming format, that way it should pull in the majority of game titles correctly without you having to manually name dozens or hundreds of them. Whenever I pull in a new romset, I also like to make sure that I import it using "manual search," being sure to correctly enter the file path, file types, platform, etc. Doing it this way will make sure that it directly uses the exact names of your files.

@@ecstakeen1359 MOST OF THIS INFORMATION IN THE VIDEO IS OUTDATED DUE TO IT PERTAINING TO AN EARLY ACCESS BUILD OF THE GAME. YOU WILL NO LONGER FIND ENGINE.INI AT THE LOCATION IN THE VIDEO, INSTEAD YOU SHOULD LOOK FOR "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Session\SessionGame\Config\UserEngine.ini" AND TRY TO PASTE THE TEXT STRING HERE. I CAN'T GUARANTEE IF IT WORKS YET.

Hmmm. Do you happen to be using RetroArch through steam or on a console or handheld? I only use the stand-alone version on Windows. The other ones seem to lack functionality and settings and have different file back-ends that might require a different approach. If you are definitely using the most up-to-date Windows version then I am at a loss, I have never seen that before.

@@WatsonatorTV I have this exact same problem. Using Retroarch on android and for some reason the option just isnt there. You can scan the entire directory of course but its odd that its missing that option.

Hey there, so this video was created a while back before some of the newer patches and content. The way it works now is that when you are on Stage 5, Sky Meadow, you will have a unique teleporter called the Primordial Teleporter. You can interact with the outside rings to shift its alignment. If you align the teleporter with the moon, you will go to Commencement and fight the boss in the final area. If you instead align it with the planet you will continue to loop.

Also Do it does need the region like (USA)

@@SlightlyBurntToast5689 It does need the tag, exactly like it has it on the database, BUT there is a setting in RetroArch to turn them off once you have them all in your list so that you dont have to see things in parenthesis or brackets. You can find some good stuff on "The Archive" which would be this: archive.org/ There is the reddit main rom thread too that will likely link back to some things on archive: www.reddit.com/r/Roms/comments/m59zx3/roms_megathread_40_html_edition_2021/ If I am looking for one offs I go here a lot: cdromance.org/ and sometimes: vimm.net/

Hmmm, I am not sure I have ever come across this. For the most part I am using CHD files now anyway since they are easier to work with and are always in just a single file per disc (also works for multiple different systems, I will likely make an updated video in the near future). Just curious which game is it? I have a pretty large collection and I kept all of my old bin/cue files so I could see if mine is like that too if I happen to have it. I would probably try to find another source if it was me. This is from the reddit roms megathread page here: r-roms.github.io/ and a large CHD library here from archive dot org: archive.org/download/chd_psx/CHD-PSX-USA/

I personally have very little experience myself but I am fairly certain that the android version does indeed have support for m3u files and as far as I know you should be able to swap discs the same way as in the example. The overall file structure and locations and everything might work slightly different though and you may need to create the m3u file somewhere else and import it possibly and keep all of the files together when moved to the android device. I personally have a Miyoo Mini handheld emulator that runs on a custom version of RetroArch and it has m3u support but it requires a very round about way to work and I had to get creative with the file pathways and make sure I had everything in a very specific location, I don't THINK you will have to go through all of that but maybe. I will let you know if I hear more about this. I will try to make a video example in the future.

Unfortunately I haven't played around with Retrobat so I am not entirely sure how the disc swap process works, but I do know that they have support for M3U, so I would guess that there is definitely SOME way to swap, you might just have to explore the menus. I also saw this randomly: wiki.retrobat.org/advanced-features/batgui Which is a tool that can generate m3u files for certain platforms and do some other stuff, there might be some more info there about it. I will get back to you if I hear anything more about Retrobat and multi disc stuff.

where was the location of the file? Mine isn't showing in the steamapps way of doing it.

@@Kyzer_val If you bought the game on steam, it has to be there.

Yes it should because it uses RetroArch cores I do believe. I've noticed a lot of other programs making sure they can use it too like Duckstation. I don't know the details but Batocera should be good to go, saw some others in the comments mention that too.

That is a great question, I am unsure off the top of my head but I will look around and check the forums and let you know if I find out anything.

Nope, once you have everything together in a single folder you can get rid of the others.

@@WatsonatorTV thank you, I had troubleshooted last night and found that out

@@ironcheese4736 it sure does! I have since changed most of my files to .chd myself.

@@WatsonatorTV Thanks! JUST got finished getting a game set up :)

Hey there, I will try my best to help you out. 1) If you created a save in RetroArch you will want to look in your RetroArch Install Directory and then locate both the "saves" folder and the "states" folder (for me this is E:\Programs and Games 2\RetroArch\saves and E:\Programs and Games 2\RetroArch\states but for you it might be on your C drive in program files or something along these lines). If you are trying to convert a memory card save, you need to find the corresponding .SRM file in the "saves" folder and if you are trying to convert a state save then you need to find the corresponding .state file. If you created a save in a different program, possibly on android or in DuckStation or another standalone emulator, it should also be compatible, you will just have to find wherever the save file is. So you shouldn't be needing to change the name of any bin files, this could be where the issue here is. So for example if you made a save in RetroArch, there should be an SRM file in the "saves" folder called something like "Final Fantasy VII [Disc1of3] [U] [SCUS-94163].srm" and you just need to change that to be whatever the new M3u title is and make sure to keep the file extension the same on the end. (might end up being something like "Final Fantasy VII (USA).srm" or whatever the new m3u title is called). 2) As long as the files were correctly together when the rom was created it shouldn't matter what the actual names are. So I would go into each zip and pull out all the of the bin and cue files from each zip archive and put them all together next to one another in a folder like this: i.imgur.com/CI3rwbr.png . Make sure that inside the m3u that it has all of the cue files listed, not the bin files, like so: i.imgur.com/iwtqDUD.png It is okay if yours are long titles and look different, as long as everything is copied correctly and spelled right. 3) You want to put it in order of Disc, remember that folder order can change all the time based on how you decide to sort it (alphabetical, or by size, or by file type, etc). If i was in your shoes I might look to download a new copy just so you know for a fact that it works together. You can get another in the bin/cue format if you want, but a good file type I have been using for disc games is .CHD because it is just a single file for each disc and usually the file types are smaller. You can find it here: archive.org/download/chd_psx/CHD-PSX-USA/ If you end up getting the CHD version, you should still be able to bring in your old save file using the method above. You will create the m3u the same way but the folder will look something like this: i.imgur.com/Mp9QrHd.png and the actual m3u will look like this: i.imgur.com/EoeLrlR.png I wish I had done this video using CHD as examples because that is what a lot of people are starting to use instead of bin/cue but the process is the same either way. Hope this helps, I will try to respond in a timely matter if you still need help.

@@WatsonatorTV Thank you for the feed back, I finally got it to work! After downloading new iso folders and making sure the srm file was the same name as the m3u file, the second disk loaded up and I can now continue the game! Very helpful video!

Nevermind! It was because instead of a space in between the CUE and m3u files I used a comma and retroarch did not like that lol. Just leaving the comment up and this reply so someone does not make the same mistake as me! Thanks for the video good sir!

Hey there, as of a couple of years ago DuckStation does indeed have support for M3U files. I have a large list of M3U files that are linked to a bunch of CHD file roms and DuckStation did a great job of pulling all of those in for me when I scanned my PSX folder. This was on PC though. I will say that I do not have any experience using DuckStation on android but I have heard that this does indeed work. You might want to check out some other sub reddits or discords because I personally haven't used it on android. I would start by just creating the m3u files on a PC and then see if you can create a stand alone folder that houses all of our m3u and rom files, but again I'm not too certain. Good luck, sorry I wasn't of more assistance.

THANK YOU for that response because I always get tons of iOS questions and that is something I have very little experience/knowledge.

Thank you for your feedback.

Hey there, I wish I had a solution for you but unfortunately I have no experience with that device. I will say though, I do have a Miyoo Mini Plus which uses the Onion OS and it requires a very specific method that I had to research and figure out. it took asking around the miyoo mini sub reddit to learn everything and I would guess that your device might be in a similar boat. Basically I had to configure the m3u files on my PC and then move all of the files onto the SD card into a very specific folder location. I also had to completely change the way I typed the file pathway within each and every m3u file and use a backslash instead of a forward slash to denote levels (or maybe it was vice versa). I can post the thread that explains everything but it will likely not help for your specific device and I would recommend seeing if you can find a sub reddit or discord dedicated to your OS or your device (at least that is likely what I would do in this situation).

@@WatsonatorTV Thank you so much for answering so quickly. There are many suggestions on reddit on how to do it but there's a lot of variation. What's strange is that by changing my theme it has changed the number of visable files so the issue I'm having fixes in that regard. I'll have to play around it seems. There's other file extensions to try. CHD, PBP. I guess I'll have to learn as I go. Thank you so much. I did learn a lot from your video and it worked for some files. Peace.

@@WatsonatorTV The strange thing is that both devices use retroarch and both are using emulation station. It's so odd. I've also noticed that some themes show all the files but some show only one. The RG556 is very new and is android based and the RG35xxh is linux. I'm still a novice but I'm learning more all the time. Thank you for your suggestions and advice. Your video did help me with some of my files.

@@WatsonatorTV I think I figured it out. I wasn't naming the folder properly. naming it [game].m3u did the trick. Thanks for the insight.

Hmm. it depends what you mean exactly. Keep in mind that there is both the rom DISPLAY NAME that you will see in RetroArch AS WELL AS the file name that you will see when you look up the rom in windows file explorer. SOMETIMES these are the both one in the same depending on how you have imported your roms. If you do a manual scan to import your roms, it will usually try to pull in the exact file name, in this case you can just change the rom name outside of RetroArch in Windows. If you do a "Scan Directory" method instead to pull in your roms, it will try to do a search and match up the rom to known rom names. So in this case the RetroArch display name might be separate from the actual file name. So I am not sure exactly where you are running into issues but I would start over by checking your rom lists outside of RetroArch, just in Windows and see if the filenames HERE match up with the database names, if they do not, I would recommend downloading a new rom list that is of the "no intro" naming type. Once you have an accurate "no intro list" you can import your files with a manual scan and it should bring in the correct names without having to change anything anyway. Check here for some good rom sets: archive.org/details/ni-romsets