I am using system (directory) names different from those offered by Recalbox/Batocera/Retropie or I want to add a system and scrape the game images. How do I do this?

By default ARRM associates the names of the systems (directories) with their equivalent on Screenscraper (or TheGamesDB). This association is made via the file:

• systemes_screenscraper.txt (for screenscraper)
• systemes_tgdb.txt (for TheGamesDB)
• systemes_hfsdb.txt (for HFS-Db)
• systemes_launchbox.txt (for LaunchBox)
• systemes_igdb.txt (for IGDB)
• systemes_gamesdatabase.txt (for Games Database used only for music)
• systemes_mobygames.txt (for MobyGames)

which is in the directory %appdata%\nexouille soft\arrm\database\

Access to this file can be done via the icon to the right of the button Screenscraper, Thegamesdb.net, HFS- DB, IGDB, LaunchBox, GamesDatabase

Let's take the Master System as an example, by default the roms directory name for the Master System is 'mastersystem' for Recalbox/Batocera and Retropie.

Example

Let's take an example with your Master System directory called for example sega master system, you will have to modify certain files:

You will need to add a line in the 'systemes_screenscraper.txt' file:

sega master system|2

For information, the Screenscraper system number can be found by searching for your system on the screenscraper.fr website. When you have found your system, its number appears (platform) in the url of the site: https://www.screenscraper.fr/systemeinfos.php?plateforme=2&alpha=0&numpage=0

which will give in the file 'systemes_screenscraper.txt'

...
mastersystem|2
sega master system|2
nes|3
family_computer|3
snes|4
...

You will need to add a line in the 'systemes_tgdb.txt' file:

sega master system|35

For information the TheGamesDB system number can be found by searching for your system on thegamesdb.net site. When you have found your system, its number appears (id) in the site URL: https://thegamesdb.net/platform.php?id=35

which will give in the file 'systemes_tgdb.txt'

...
sega_pico|4958
segacd|21
sega master system|35
sfc|6
sg-1000|4949
...

You will need to add a line in the 'systemes_mobygames.txt' file:

sega master system|sega-master-system

For information the name of the MobyGames system can be found by searching for your system on the mobygames.com site. When you have found your system, its name appears in the site url: https://www.mobygames.com/game/sega-master-system/alex-kidd-in-miracle-world

which will give in the file 'systemes_mobygames.txt'

...
mame|arcade
mastersystem|sega-master-system
mega-cd|sega-cd
mega-play|arcade
...

You will need to add a line in the 'systemes_hfsdb.txt' file:

mastersystem|82166

For information, the HFS-DB system number can be found by searching for your system on the HFS-DB site. When you have found your system, its number appears (id) in the site URL: https://db.hfsplay.fr/systems/82166-sega-master-system?lang=fr

the ID will be here: 82166

or via the file %appdata%\nexouille soft\arrm\database\systemes_hfs_original.txt

which will give in the file 'systemes_hfsdb.txt'

...
loopy|36407
lynx|240842
mastersystem|82166
mega-cd|83493
mega-play|74735
...

You will need to add a line in the 'systemes_launchbox.txt' file:

mastersystem|Sega Master System

For information the name of the LaunchBox system can be found by searching for the system on the list of systems on the site LaunchBox .

Here the system is called: Sega Master System

which will give in the file 'systemes_launchbox.txt'

...
mama|Arcade
mastersystem|Sega Master System
mega-cd|Sega CD
mega-play|Arcade
...

You will need to add a line in the 'systemes_igdb.txt' file:

mastersystem|64

For information the code of the IGDB system can be found in the file %appdata%\nexouille soft\arrm\database\systemes_igdb_original.txt .

Here the system is called: Sega Master System and has the system code 64

which will give in the file 'systemes_igdb.txt

...
mom|52
mastersystem|64
megacd|29
megadrive|29
...

This file is used to retrieve music and manuals from the site Gamesdatabase

It will be necessary to add a line in the file 'systemes_gamesdatabase.txt' by locating on the site, the name of the system 'sega master system' used in the url. For shinobi on Sega master system, the url on gamesdatabase is: https://www.gamesdatabase.org/game/sega-master-system/shinobi

It is therefore necessary to add in this file the line:

sega master system|sega-master-system

which will give in the file 'systemes_gamesdatabase.txt'

...
sega32x|sega-32x
sega_pico|sega-pico
segacd|sega-cd
sega master system|sega-master-system
sfc|nintendo-snes
sg-1000|sega-sg-1000
sg1000|sega-sg-1000
...

In order to associate the right extensions to this new system, it will also be necessary to modify the extensions file: systemes_extensions.txt located in %appdata%\nexouille soft\arrm\database\systemes_extensions.txt

Access to this file can be done via the button 'Modify the extensions authorized by system' in the tab Parameters then 'tab Configuration files

Example with this modified file:

...
sega32x|.32x;.smd;.bin;.zip;.md;.7z
segacd|.cue;.iso;.chd;.bin
sega master system|.sms;.zip;.bin;.7z
sg1000|.sg;.zip;.bin;.7z
sg-1000|.sg;.zip;.bin;.7z
...

When you modify this file, remember to click on in order to take the changes into account without having to restart ARRM

If you use the 'Auto template' feature (automatic association of a template depending on the system), you must modify the file %appdata%\nexouille soft\arrm\database\template_association.txt and add your system.

Example with this modified file:

...
sega32x|Next_Pixel_1080_console\Next_Pixel_1080_console.xml
segacd|Next_Pixel_1080_console\Next_Pixel_1080_console.xml
sega master system|Next_Pixel_1080_console_old\Next_Pixel_1080_console_old.xml
sfc|Next_Pixel_1080_console\Next_Pixel_1080_console.xml
sg-1000|Next_Pixel_1080_console_old\Next_Pixel_1080_console_old.xml
...

If you use the 'Video Overlay' feature with the Auto template' (automatic association of a template depending on the system), you must modify the file %appdata%\nexouille soft\ arrm\database\template_association_video.txt and add your system.

Example with this modified file:

...
sega32x|mix_screenscraper_birthday\mix_screenscraper_birthday.xml
segacd|mix_screenscraper_birthday\mix_screenscraper_birthday.xml
sega master system|mix_screenscraper_birthday\mix_screenscraper_birthday.xml
sfc|mix_screenscraper_birthday\mix_screenscraper_birthday.xml
sg-1000|mix_screenscraper_birthday\mix_screenscraper_birthday.xml
sg1000|mix_screenscraper_birthday\mix_screenscraper_birthday.xml
...

If you use the 'Systems Sorter, Sort file es_systems.cfg' feature in the 'Tools' tab (which allows you to display the systems in the order you want on EmulationStation) , you must modify the file %appdata%\nexouille soft\arrm\database\systems_sorting.txt and add your system.

Example with this modified file:

...
sega32x;Mega Drive 32X;Sega;1994;console;0
segacd;Mega-CD;Sega;1991;console;0
sega master system;Master System;Sega;1986;console;0
sfc;Super Famicom;Nintendo;1991;console;0
sg-1000;SG-1000;Sega;1983;console;0
...

If you use export to an attractmode file, you must modify the file %appdata%\nexouille soft\arrm\database\attractmode_association.txt and add your system. The label of the system to add respects the denomination used in Hyperspin

Example with this modified file:

...
Sega Hikaru|Sega Hikaru
Sega Master System|Sega Master System
Sega Model 2|Sega Model 2
Sega Model 3|Sega Model 3
Sega Naomi|Sega Naomi
...

If this system must be treated, during scraping, as a folder and not a file (tree like for the windows system or dos (.pc)) you must add it to the file %appdata%\nexouille soft\ arrm\database\systemes_as_folder.txt and add your system. Remember to uncheck the 'PC/DOS: files mode' checkbox in the Scrape Options tab

Example with this modified file:

daphne
back
Mugen
pc
ps3
sega master system
windows

Since version 1917 Beta 9 this file can be modified via the Configuration files tab see: ARRM software settings

If a system should be treated as an arcade system, you can add it to the %appdata%\nexouille soft\arrm\database\arcade_systems_list.txt.

This file is of this form:

arcade;atari_classics;atomiswave;capcom;capcom_classics;capcom_play_system;capcom_play_system_2;capcom_play_system_3;cave;chihiro;cps;cps1;cps2;cps3;fba;fba_libretro;fbneo;gaelco;hbmame;hikaru;mame;mame-advmame;mame-libretro; mame-mame4all;model1;model2;model3;naomi;naomi2;naomigd;neogeo;neogeocd;neogeomini;neogeox;openbor;sega_classics;snk_classics;stv;taito_classics;tecmo;teknoparrot;triforce

Since version 1917 Beta 9 this file can be modified via the Configuration files tab see: ARRM software settings

If a system should be treated as a Daphne/Singe system, you can add it to the %appdata%\nexouille soft\arrm\database\daphne_systems_list.txt.

This file looks like this:

daphne;monkey

Since version 1917 Beta 9 this file can be modified via the Configuration files tab see: ARRM software settings

If a system should be treated as a PC/DOS system, you can add it to the %appdata%\nexouille soft\arrm\database\pcdos_systems_list.txt.

This file looks like this:

pc; back

Since version 1917 Beta 9 this file can be modified via the Configuration files tab see: ARRM software settings

If a system should be treated as a ScummVM system, you can add it to %appdata%\nexouille soft\arrm\database\scummvm_systems_list.txt.

This file looks like this:

scummvm;residualvm

If you want to modify it, you can also adapt the system logo that appears in the ARRM interface, by copying the file ' mastersystem.png ' in ' sega master system.png ' which is in the d directory 'installation of the application in the subdirectory 'logos'

These logos can be generated via the Systems Selected tab, Get Wheels Systems button

If the system you added did not exist in your frontend, then you will have to add it to the frontend's es_systems.cfg file.