Android remote for RetroPie

[flattery]

Wanted to let everyone know about the program I found to use my Android Phone as a remote to my RetroPie emulationstation called Penguin Remote.

I found it at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=appinventor.ai_rob.PenguinRemote

I downloaded the Perl server program and modified it to run some bash scripts and code with my Android Phone remote and now I am able to Shutdown, Reboot, kill emulators, and mount xbox controllers if I plug a new one in after already booting up my RetroPie.

Trying to see what else I can plug into it. I want to try to swap controllers so like first and second player are swapped.

Has anyone tried the networking features in RetroPie? I see they are in the config, maybe something with that can be done on the remote. A lot of cool possibilities…

[karloss]

Hi Flattery,

This sounds very useful, esp mounting the xbox controllers, could you possibly give a guide, or share the work you have done?

Thanks

Karl

[Raygan Kelly]

Does anybody know an alternative for iOS?

[karloss]

Hey flattery,

I have brought the client app for my phone and installed the server on my pi, can you paste a copy of your penguin_remote.pl script please?

Thanks

[flattery]

I will post mine later on this week. I want to clean it up first as it is a little messy. I am using a lot of bash scripts and running the bash scripts from the perl server script using system();

[dylanh724]

[quote=1744]I will post mine later on this week. I want to clean it up first as it is a little messy. I am using a lot of bash scripts and running the bash scripts from the perl server script using system();
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I’ve been looking for this for ages man — please post your solution! If you make an Android app i’d even pay for it.

[Author]

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