[Guide+script] Add all your scummvm games to Emulationstation

[whise]

Here is a guide plus a script i made to get all your scummvm games to show in emulationstation (which is usually a pain).

Ok first unpack all you games to a location (lets say /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/scummvm)

Now go to console and start scummvm (type scummvm ENTER)

OK now Browse to your game directory /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/scummvm
You will see a bunch of directories with your games, now put the mouse over the “Add game” button and presh shift (keyboard). The button will change to “Mass Add” , just it ok.

Ok now your games are in scummvm press quit.

Download the script i provide to your /home/pi

Run it with : python ES-scummvm.py /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/scummvm

The script will generate dummy .svm files so they can be read by emulationstation.

Now in es_system.cfg make shure your scummvm section looks like this (notice the %BASENAME% instead of %ROM% and the .svm for the dummy files):

DESCNAME=ScummVM
NAME=scummvm
PATH=/media/usb0/scummvm
EXTENSION=.svm
COMMAND=scummvm -f –joystick=0 %BASENAME%
PLATFORMID=99

Thats all

MAKE SHURE YOU DOWNLOAD ES-scummvm11.rar, the other is brocken

[petrockblog]

Thanks a lot for that!
I have put that guide also into the wiki at the repository, https://github.com/retropie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/ScummVM.

[whise]

Thanks, now I will try to uptate ES-scraper so it can scrape these games

[morias]

I am really keen to get this to work but it is not working for me. I believe I have followed the instructions correctly.

If I use:

PATH=/media/usb0/scummvm

Nothing shows up in emulationstation.

If I use:

PATH=/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/scummvm

I see the titles in emulationstation but they don’t load.

If I go back to default settings I can load the games, but need to go through the menu using a keyboard to do it.

[morias]

I figured it out:

There was a typo in the joystick command. It needs 2 dashes not 1. Also the path looks like it is setup for running off usb, not the internal SD Card. I have changerd the entry in Emulation Station to the following and it is working. Might also want to update the wiki.

DESCNAME=ScummVM
NAME=scummvm
PATH=/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/scummvm
EXTENSION=.svm
COMMAND=scummvm -f –joystick=0 %BASENAME%
PLATFORMID=99

Thanks for making the script. It is very useful.

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[macbenoit]

hello thx for the tuto but …. i have no ES_systems.cfg file !!! aqnd if i create one it crashes my es !
i have the log file wich says it has no game in it, the svm files are well created at 0kb

please help

[d3rax]

I’m not able to run the script. I get an error that .scummvmrc is missing.

I’m able to start scummvm form Emulationstation, by adding a start.exe in the scummvm rom folder.

I noticed that my settings in scummvm are not saved though (like games I added and save pads I changed).

When I exit scummvm I get the following error:

WARNING: FSMode::createReadStream: ‘ .scummvmrc’ does not exist!
Default configuration file missing, creating a new one
Using joystick: Generic X-Box pad
Home directory /home/pi not ours.

How can I fix this? Tried creating a folder .scummvmrc in /home/pi/ but it did not work?

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