Daijisho Setup Made Simple: A Quick Guide for Beginners

[@KeiRetroGaming]

Make sure to pause as you go along. What's your favorite features about Daijisho and what do you think needs work?

[@harishvenayak3018]

Platform doesn't show

[@danielesignoriello485]

Hi, I am using Citra MMJ. Daijisho does not start 3DS games. Do you have a solution?

[@PTFWWDB]

there needs to be an autodetect for cores so you don't have to try one then have to completely scroll down to select the next one

[@suryakumars]

Excellently put and it's to the point. Thanks for a great guide and good luck with the channel.

[@cho-v4n]

Nice. Glad you made this. Daijisho is my jam. It's my home launcher for my rp3+. I'm still sour that I wasted money on launchbox. It doesn't work nearly as well as this and this is free!

[@KeiRetroGaming]

I haven't used Launchbox either since trying Daijisho, it's amazing this free frontend can easily compete with paid alternatives.

[@cho-v4n]

@@KeiRetroGaming 100%

[@TheFps12]

Extremely helpful as a new user of this software. Thank you for your work on this video!!

[@hotmintchoco]

great work ! will be setting this up on my spare galaxy phone soon.

[@TeneT_O.V.B.]

Thanks for sending me here via the retroid pocket discord. Great video

[@edwinlue-shing7430]

fantastic, this has to be the best quick guide I've come across for retro android for Daijisho set up...5*'s sir....ve got a GPD XP Plus and was really having problems setting it up, im all new to this retro scene and became really frustrating as there were no guides i could understand. This came to my rescue and i now am enjoying it.

[@KeiRetroGaming]

Great to hear, have fun. Welcome to the community!

[@postplays]

I really love this frontend. I hope they add an option to put menu music. It's what I loved about Emulation Station.

[@KeiRetroGaming]

That would be a great addition!

[@KyleRuggles]

I love it! I only wish we could sort the games by year, star rating, etc, or simply when in the list, have the favorites up top instead of in a separate tab. It's just such a quick frontend, I got Launchbox last year but it's so slow in comparison.

[@KeiRetroGaming]

Sorting by star rating would be a great addition on Daijisho. Definitely needs some work but glad to see so many people in the community enjoying it as their go to front end launcher.

[@AfaqDraw]

Thank you for the detailed video :D Will be following it soon!!

[@KeiRetroGaming]

I hope you find the guide helpful. If you have any questions or encounter any issues while trying to set it up on your device, feel free to let me know. Take your time as you go through the guide, as it's designed to be a quick and condensed video.

[@Shackleford96]

Excellent setup guide. I think the scraping process could be a little more automated. Just a small nitpick though, I like Daijisho pretty good

[@satej4952]

Where to get the roms and bios files from

[@itszmanyzz]

How do I make the game have a cover, my game doesn't have a cover at all

[@KeiRetroGaming]

Try this here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fGialHeqbcuJo9k

[@itszmanyzz]

@@KeiRetroGaming Thank You

[@fable2830]

8:44 I'm sorry the voice crack has me dying 😭

[@joshuasavoy7443]

Great tutorial! Thanks!

[@mikejordan7994]

damn i wasnt expecting this to be THIS difficult 😂

[@KeykLOA]

Do you have a guide for linking vita3k games to daijisho?

[@Dydimoshn]

behind the information of each game you can see a video.... is there any way to see that video better or that it appears instead of the cover on that information screen?

[@rhonemeister]

You Sir are awesome!!!!

[@brandenprateek273]

Is there anyway to view a folder/subfolder in the library? like NES/platform? it usually shows all the games in the list, which is quite confusing and overwhelming

[@andril]

Thank you for this

[@wesleynederpel]

what are those bios files. How'd you acquire those

[@rhandee08]

How do you sync PS Vita games on Daijisho?

[@scoobykerr77]

Can all of this be stored on the sd card? I have limited space on the android device?

[@jetwishart49]

Just got one question i accidentally turned my tablet into the emulator device how do u get it back

[@KeiRetroGaming]

All you have to do is just set the default home launcher back by either uninstalling Daijisho or setting your default home launcher back to the stock one on your device. Searching "Launcher" or "Home" in the settings on your device usually brings up the option to swap it back. Hopefully, that helps.

[@jetwishart49]

Thanks 4 the help it worked my dad helped me with it

[@muhammadmuftiariefhermawan3512]

hey why im getting player error permission denial im playing 3ds on daijisho pls answer it

[@denodan]

How do you get back and see the wallpaper packs you downloaded

[@DarthTurk]

Thank you for the guide. I have an issue with my device, the controller buttons do not work as intended for the n64 or gamecube. I have the on screen controllers (which I did turn off the overlay and saved config) the buttons on my powkiddy x28 are not syncing at all with the android gaming pad or any new profile setting I do can you help me out please?

[@SuperStrykerBoy]

I am going crazy to remap my button where do I find that in daijisho???

[@jamiesmith5848]

The only issue I'm running into is that my device is an Anbernic. Dolphin won't recognize the controller at all, so I'm stuck using the control layout on screen. Any tips for this?

[@Ch-ew9tm]

I’m getting anti-piracy adds on KZbin now 💀

[@Cj-the-goobie]

How

[@MrDiegoM1978]

Great video! I am having some trouble launching arcade games (both NeoGeo and Mame). Core is provided by Retroarch, where all of my roms work. Any idea? Cheers!

[@minecraft200]

Is there a way to keep game details permanent? when i turn off my wifi on my Odin, it disappears. anyway to keep it permanent and save it?

[@KeiRetroGaming]

I haven't had that happen on any of my devices fortunately. There was a big update though in the last few days so I'd recommend updating and seeing if that fixes it.

[@aftertheshowmoviepodcast]

Any idea how you can reorder platform pages in Daijisho?

[@nec85]

Can you install this app on an android tablet?

[@KeiRetroGaming]

Yep, you can install the app on any Android device, including tablets. Should look great on a bigger screen!

[@nec85]

@@KeiRetroGaming This is why I'm asking :)

[@Draxooo]

perfect guide 🙂👍

[@skccharan]

Thank you

[@KeiRetroGaming]

Welcome!

[@SupaaManix]

Nice work, straight to the point, I live it. Is it possible to have in-game capture instead of art box? I hate the ones for Mame Arcade.

[@KeiRetroGaming]

You could always try a new theme maybe? Not sure if you can swap the system art for screenshots though without editing the themes manually.

[@avivmizrachi4382]

Love the video, love intro a d background music. Wondering: can this become a frontend for an amazon firestick? Same process? Make it the default frontend when turned on? This is for a firestick 4k, not max version. I think PS1 will run best on pcsx emulator, can this be the default emulator within this app and expect the same performance ?

[@KeiRetroGaming]

This should work fine on an Amazon Firestick. Process should be similar but likely gonna have to sideload it.

[@alexswartz8645]

Is it possible to do this without loading to SD card? My phone doesn't have a sd slot

[@KeiRetroGaming]

Yep! Just create a game folder followed by each system under that in your local storage on your phone and set daijisho to link to those directories.

[@alexswartz8645]

@@KeiRetroGaming thx

[@hotplugin]

thanks 🎉

[@denodan]

No one mentions, if you download wallpaper packs, were are they stored? Have a Retroid pocket 3 plus. Downloaded a few packs, bit cannot find were they are and how to redownload them

[@KeiRetroGaming]

I think they override each other when you download a new one. You can only have one on the device at a time... I could be wrong though. You can redownload a new one through in daijisho whenever you want to change it.

[@PTFWWDB]

my settings dont have all these options

[@123alega]

what is bios files i dont get it

[@TopOnePer]

Will this work on Amazon fire tv cube?

[@KeiRetroGaming]

Since Fire OS is a fork of Android, it should work with the app. However, you might need to sideload it onto your device.

[@sm4krani]

Hi @KeiRetroGaming I followed every step you showed in the video, but whenever I try to launch a game from daijisho, the screen just goes black and nothing happens. Please help me, I am not able to find any solution on this. I would really appreciate it.

[@KeiRetroGaming]

Which system causes a black screen?

[@sergiorenanable]

When I open a DS game on Daijisho it goes to the Drastic home screen rather than game I'd selected. How can I fix this?

[@KeiRetroGaming]

I launched the game first in Drastic then it seemed to boot from Daijisho into the game automatically the next time I went to play it. Not sure if it's changed at all since the new update hit on Daijisho though.

[@sergiorenanable]

@@KeiRetroGaming I was using an older version of Drastic. Updating it fixed the issue. Thanks!

[@KeiRetroGaming]

Perfect! Lucky a simple update fixed it.

[@thunderlipz]

My “Highlights” tab has gone missing, any ideas how to get it back guys??

[@-BarathKumarS]

same here,i think the newer build removed that tab.

[@thunderlipz]

@@-BarathKumarS ahh figured it out, favorites is now apart of “genres”

[@LongPham-lj6hg]

When i launched game in Daijisho, it just open the emulator and then i must launch game manual in that emulator. How can i launch game straight? Thanks

[@KeiRetroGaming]

Certain emulators need to be setup first before starting a game from Daijisho. Start up the emulator, launch a game within it first, then try it on Daijisho.

[@LongPham-lj6hg]

@@KeiRetroGaming i tried but only psp worked. Ps2, 3ds, gba has no luck

[@KeiRetroGaming]

What emulator are you using for GBA? 3DS and PS2 both require a setup first as mentioned. Just check your launch commands to see if everything is selected correctly. I had the one system set to the wrong version of Retroarch but swapping that immediately fixed the issue.

[@LongPham-lj6hg]

@@KeiRetroGaming im using Pizza Boy for GBA. Can you guide me setup ps2 and 3ds? Tks

[@jadenstone1124]

Get guide but I was wondering if there is a way to import custom box art? Because it will not get the box art for pokemon emerald no matter how hard I try AND I have some rom hacks that I don't like how they're blank

[@privateprivate31337]

For some cps2 games I don't have audio, do you know why? On PC they sound fine but on Android there no audio. Super sf2 and puzzle fighter are two examples. What audio setting do you have on Android for retro arch?

[@venom-ahmedzayed776]

Where can I download these files?

[@KeiRetroGaming]

Daijisho is available directly on the play store: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.magneticchen.daijishou&hl=en_CA

[@venom-ahmedzayed776]

@@KeiRetroGamingNo, not the app I am talking about games that I cannot download because I do not know where I can download them from, such as Nintendo and PlayStation 2 games I am talking about the library that is inside the app, where can I download it?.

[@KeiRetroGaming]

I'm sorry you'll have to provide your own games.

[@venom-ahmedzayed776]

@@KeiRetroGamingCan you explain please? I know, but where can I download it? In short, where did you download your games from? So that I can understand how to download games similar to these games into the emulator

[@bodman8935]

Still can't figureout how to edit a specific path for a standalone emulator outside retroarch or playstore outside the giving list some standalone apks it can't read them as an example it can't read citra canary mainline apk but it can read citra mmj apk and it cant read yuzu early access apk for some reason even if you choose it from list , Instead of the limited list they should make you choose the app you want directly will save alot of time

[@가인-o2v]

Bro! Thank you for this video. Is there a way to set up the artwork without changing the name of the game? I ordered RG353m. I want to install DAIJISHO!

[@KeiRetroGaming]

I'm not sure if there's another way to search for missing artwork. Usually, it automatically picks up most of it, so there's no need to worry. On my devices, I'm usually only seeing about 1-5 games per system usually require manual correction due to naming issues.

[@estupedude21]

Question why do some CPS arcade games work correctly? They're Neo-Geo, MAME, etc

[@fredm2144]

Help! I'm having a huge problem here with Daijisho on my RP3+ : I followed every step, but there is NO pencil icon on the screen to setup the cores... regardless of the theme, I only have LIBRARY / RANDOM / +PATH... Is there another way to select the cores for each system? Everything else is set up but I can't play anything :(

[@KeiRetroGaming]

That's pretty odd I don't think I've ever seen that before.. which device is this on?

[@fredm2144]

I found out what was wrong, it was because of the kiosk mode! the pencil icon re-appeared when I turned the kiosk mode off :)

[@KeiRetroGaming]

That's good to know thanks. I had no idea why it would've disappeared so thanks for letting me know too.

[@enoclugo5679]

How do i setup Daijisho to not go back to the original emulator but insted go back to the frontend of Daijisho? Am having and issues with redream the stand alone emulator. 😢

[@KeiRetroGaming]

If you press the home button it should take you directly back to Daijisho if you set it as your default launcher. What's going on with Redream?

[@vzdutch]

When you close a game by pressing on the home button and select another game, it says killing package processes. Is this the right way to close a game with saving data? I don’t understand how to close a game the right way.

[@KeiRetroGaming]

As long as you save in game or use a save state before, then it should be saved properly. You can disable that warning in the Daijisho settings I believe (if it's the warning I think you're talking about).

[@vzdutch]

@@KeiRetroGaming yes it’s warning but the options are, no killing cancel and confirm. I have another question, I’ve got super Mario bros Wii, I’ve played it a couple of times and now it’s says it doesn’t exist anymore, but when I played it, it was very pixelated. I googled it but I can’t find the solution. Do you know what the problem is?

[@RetroRecall973]

Question:can I use retroarch ra32?cuz I have 32 bit device and also do I need the BIOS folder too?

[@KeiRetroGaming]

You can use the 32 bit version of RetroArch, the 64 bit just has a few extra cores but you don't need them all. Nearly every system runs in RetroArch without a BIOS so you should be fine there as well.

[@RetroRecall973]

Thank you sooo much

[@metalaras999]

Doesnt daijisho get updates from google store ?

[@KeiRetroGaming]

It does, yep.

[@misoglodny]

I am using an android 13 rog phone 6 and samsung galaxy s8. Daijsho does not start any my games (ps2, Dreamcast..). I am always getting an "player error unable to find activity class" ... What can i do?

[@KeiRetroGaming]

Are you sure it's linking to the correct emulator/core? Try editing your player settings. Couple different versions of RetroArch in there (just as an example).

[@rushmore3927]

The one very odd thing though is you can not access the artwork directories in Daijsiho. The scraping (especially arcade games) in Daijsiho is not very good (regardless of choosing scrape sources), so was hoping to use the Launchbox artwork. Unlike Launcbox, you can't access it directly. Catch is Daijisho allows two arcade options (FBNEO and MAME), but Launchbox only allows one or the other. Both frontends have good features, but neither is well rounded. At least Daijisho is free.

[@BlackHoon]

How do you scrape?

[@KeiRetroGaming]

Tap sync and it should scrape the roms in the directory.

[@ajpee8841]

Hi im having problem with syncing. Im using android for setting this up. I followed the steps on clicking paths and locating the files on my SD card, then clicking sync but it doesnt sync my files with. What could possibly got wrong? I hope you can answer me. Thanks for the video by the way!

[@KeiRetroGaming]

Try using internal storage instead and see if it works. Depending on your version of Android you might have issues with permissions and accessing the SD card files in certain apps.

[@JM-wv4si]

Can you connect a wireless controller to the anbernic to play multiplayer ?? I’m not able to Sorry I’m new in this

[@jessragan6714]

Okay, here's my issue. I've got RetroArch and Daijisho on my Kindle Fire. RetroArch runs games perfectly well on its own, using the MAME 2000 core, but Daijisho will NOT run most of those games with the MAME 2000 core specified... I get a black screen for many of these games. MAME4All will work with Daijisho, but I'd prefer not to use that.

[@Aedhity]

I hope daijisho support portait mode

[@harishvenayak3018]

Platforms doesn't show

[@KeiRetroGaming]

Try disabling kiosk mode.

[@soulzod3362]

It isn't showing any platforms...

[@KeiRetroGaming]

You need to download platforms in the options menu on Daijisho to get them to show. It'll be blank until you add them.

[@81grand]

А где скачать игры

[@Chara-c4z]

I don't have a file transfer

[@Chara-c4z]

USB stick

[@KeiRetroGaming]

You need to swipe down on the top menu to access file transfer when it's plugged into your pc. Which unit are you setting this up with? Some handhelds might not support data transfer with a usb stick vita OTG adapter.

[@Chara-c4z]

@@KeiRetroGaming what i mean is i dont have a usb transfer can u give me a link for it?

[@KeiRetroGaming]

Sure, here's the link to the latest version of Daijisho: github.com/magneticchen/Daijishou/releases/download/v1.4.6/338.apk

[@Chara-c4z]

@@KeiRetroGaming i meant a link for a USB file transfer for dajijsho..

[@zedi2286]

Why i can't play citra in daijisho ;(

[@KeiRetroGaming]

Check the "default player" settings are correct in Daijisho for Citra. It might need changed depending on what Citra version you're using.

[@Rabbit420_7I0]

I can't get anything to play

[@grantos8276]

I don’t have all those settings for appearance or any thing about hot keys or buttons etc. was only able to get the artwork pack via SNES platform- then settings ??

[@KeiRetroGaming]

Which options are you looking to change in particular?

[@awttygaming2510]

PLease someone answer me im so lost so do i need an actual emulator like Lemuriod? to run them also do I need to get the consoles Bios file for each one I'm like so lost I cant find bios files online ik ppl are against that but honestly I don't care I do it any way..... ALSO its saying retroarch isn't avail for my device on google play cuz its meant for older devices??? can I still download it via the website???????????????? please respond!!!!

[@KeiRetroGaming]

You can get RetroArch through the website and a lot of cores in RetroArch don't require BIOS files at all.

[@awttygaming2510]

@@KeiRetroGaming like the only consoles I like to use are Nintendo64 which I don't think needs one but GameCube might idk

[@awttygaming2510]

@@KeiRetroGaming ty for fast response btw👍👍

[@KeiRetroGaming]

Dolphin for GameCube doesn't require a bios file and neither does N64.

[@awttygaming2510]

@@KeiRetroGaming k ty

[@DrGreenThumbNZL]

Saturn standalone doesn't launch games

[@danishahmedqazi]

maaaan very big process and harder 😢😢

[@publicnotice1199]

LMFAO pay for this emulator even though there is a free one available that works just fine 🙄

[@josephaltman460]

I download through play store. Did I break something? 😆

[@scoobykerr77]

Can all of this be stored on the sd card? I have limited space on the android device?

[@KeiRetroGaming]

The apps themselves need to be installed on the Android internal storage, but you can store all the ROMs on the SD card.

[@scoobykerr77]

Can all of this be stored on the sd card? I have limited space on the android device?

[@scoobykerr77]

Can all of this be stored on the sd card? I have limited space on the android device?