Repost from the CEO
We look for the following extensions inside a zip (we’ll likely add more):
{ “nes”, “smc”, “a26”, “a52”, “a78”, “sfc”, “gb”, “gba”, “gbc”, “sgb”, “md”, “gen”, “z64” }
This is what im using in my RetroCores.xml at the moment
Mapping platform=“Arcade” core=“mame2010_libretro”/
Mapping platform=“Atari 2600” core=“stella_libretro”/
Mapping platform=“Atari 5200” core=“atari800_libretro”/
Mapping platform=“Atari 7800” core=“prosystem_libretro”/
Mapping platform=“Nintendo Entertainment System” core=“quicknes_libretro”/
Mapping platform=“Super Nintendo Entertainment System” core=“bsnes2014_performance_libretro”/
Mapping platform=“Nintendo 64” core=“parallel_n64_libretro”/
Mapping platform=“Game Boy Advance” core=“mgba_libretro”/
Mapping platform=“Sega Master System” core=“smsplus_libretro”/
Mapping platform=“Sega Game Gear” core=“smsplus_libretro”/
Mapping platform=“Sega Genesis” core=“genesis_plus_gx_libretro”/
Mapping platform=“Sega 32X” core=“picodrive_libretro”/
N64 no run so good. mostly because of the way n64 works, not really a plex issue
If library scans are running it can also muck up playback so be sure to have your library up fully and restart plex server after changing the romcores.xml just to be safe.
I keep the original one as a .old and then mod my copy in the same folder jik.
You should be able to play the .zip/.7z file however,…
Uncompressing and loading the raw file into the library has also helped performance
IE: H:\Plex Arcade\Game Roms\Sega\Genesis\Arcade Classics (USA, Europe).md
In plex i just added a single library to start with and pointed it to my folder H:\Plex Arcade\Game Roms\
The contents of my Game Roms folder are
Sega\genesis, Sega\32x, Sega\Master System etc.
so far my biggest issues have been with arcade, old stuff that comes with, works with the default game core, however, newer 90s arcade like the simpsons or x-men.
i had to switch to mame2010_libretro, making the old arcades stop working.
(wish there was a way to distinguish different types of arcades, like arcade classics vs newer ones) mame, mame 2003, mame 2010
still getting transcoder not closing when a game is closed, so playing on my phone locally, still have to manually kill the game transcoder, if i don’t i cant play movies either.
still a work in progress but i love it so far
