Adding Retro Games

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Adding a New Retro Game

Where to find Retro Games

Retro are found at public/assets/data/retros.js Games are not provided due to legal reasons.

Game Format

Follow this format for adding a retro game.

{
    id: 'Id goes here',
    title: 'Name goes here',
    url: 'Link to game file goes here.',
    image: 'Game cover image link goes here.',
    cover: 'Background image/game art link goes here.',
    core: 'RetroArch core goes here.'
},

• You can also use the example provided in public/assets/data/retros.js
• Ids should always be lowercase with no spaces, dashes, and underscores.
• If mame games don't work, try using the core 'fbneo'.

Format Explanation

• The URL should lead to a zip file or a known emulator format.
• The cover is the Background/game art that appears behind the game.
• The cores are the emulator backend used to run the games. For example, core: 'gba' should be used when running a Game Boy Advance game.

Hosting Your Own Retro Games Server

• Use either Node.js or Nginx to host the games server.
• This guide assumes you're using Node.js and that you don't have a dedicated server.
• This guide is lazily explained.

Node.js

• Create a directory to hold your zip/game files in there.
• Start the server
• On your router settings, set a port fowarding rule to port 80.
• Make the server script run everytime you turn on your computer.
• Use a service like FreeDNS.afraid.org to give your IP address a domain name. [NOTE: It takes very long for FreeDNS to register the domain name (about an hour.)]

Compiling Cores

Follow this guide: https://emulatorjs.org/docs4devs/buildingraw