Sort the gamelist.xml on different criteria

Under Batocera and Retropie, it is possible to sort the gamelist.xml via the Tag <sortname>. ARRM offers a database sorting module based on 5 possible criteria. When a sort is applied to the database, when saving the gamelist.xml, ARRM will create the tag <sortname> with an index (example: <sortname> 002 = - City Defender </sortname>) thus allowing display the sorted gamelist.xml in EmulationStation.

Here's how.

• Select the system (only one) then click on Display

• When the Database is filled with the Roms found,

• Click on the button ' Sorting Database '

• A form opens in which you can select your sorting criteria.

Click on ' OK ' to validate the criteria or ' Delete Criteria ' to delete them.

• Save your gamelist.xml by clicking on ' Create gamelist.xml '

Your gamelist.xml will then have a new <sortname> tag as in the example below:

 <game>
   <path> ./Berzerk.bin </path>
    <name> Berzerk </name>
    <sortname> 022 = - Berzerk </sortname>
    <desc> Berzerk is a video game developed by Stern Electronics, released in 1980 on an arcade machine.nnThe player controls a humanoid in multi-array labyrinthine environments when viewed from above. He must progress by eliminating an army of warlike robots. It is a precursor of run and gun, which notably influenced the conception of Robotron: 2084. The game presents innovative characteristics of gameplay (notably multi-directional shooting) and of realization with computer voices. </desc>
    <rating> 0.8 </rating>
    <releasedate> 20020101T000000 </releasedate>
    <developer> Stern Electronics, Inc. </developer>
    <publisher> AtariAge </publisher>
    <genre> action </genre>
    <players> 1-2 </players>
    <image> ./downloaded_images/Berzerk_screenscraper_mix_arrm.png </image>
    <thumbnail> ./downloaded_images/Berzerk_screenscraper_boxart_arrm.png </thumbnail>
    <marquee> ./downloaded_images/Berzerk_screenscraper_wheel_arrm.png </marquee>
    <video> ./videos/Berzerk_screenscraper_video_arrm.mp4 </video>
    <playcount> 0 </playcount>
  </game>