2016-02-01, 12:16
So, I know there are the two big addons (Advanced Launcher and RCB), however, each has its own problems:
1) AL no longer supported, many skins have support for it but not the ones I want.
2) RCB very few skins have support for it. Aeon MQ6 is pretty awesome and supports it, but it's like the only good one that does (it and Aeon Nox). Many good skins don't support it since RCB ships with its own skin files, forcing you to use Confluence in addon settings.
There are other choices but I feel they may not be that great either:
3) Steam, but I don't want to be reliant on Steam... I use it but not for ROMs.
4) Advanced Launcher + link to frontend of your choice. EmulationStation seems pretty good, configuration isn't difficult, but no resolution toggle in app, requires command line to set, and splash screen looks ugly and distorted. There's also a new one called Big Blue, looks nice.
5) There's this new Hyperspin addon I haven't checked out, but Hyperspin is a nightmare to configure and the cool metadata costs cash to get (legally, of course).
6) Retroplayer, still in infancy, doesn't support much stuff ATM.
7) RetroArch itself, but I believe it's not "general purpose", the new GUI is a frontend for RetroArch not games in general.
What us gamers can do to have a nice gaming setup within Kodi?
1) AL no longer supported, many skins have support for it but not the ones I want.
2) RCB very few skins have support for it. Aeon MQ6 is pretty awesome and supports it, but it's like the only good one that does (it and Aeon Nox). Many good skins don't support it since RCB ships with its own skin files, forcing you to use Confluence in addon settings.
There are other choices but I feel they may not be that great either:
3) Steam, but I don't want to be reliant on Steam... I use it but not for ROMs.
4) Advanced Launcher + link to frontend of your choice. EmulationStation seems pretty good, configuration isn't difficult, but no resolution toggle in app, requires command line to set, and splash screen looks ugly and distorted. There's also a new one called Big Blue, looks nice.
5) There's this new Hyperspin addon I haven't checked out, but Hyperspin is a nightmare to configure and the cool metadata costs cash to get (legally, of course).
6) Retroplayer, still in infancy, doesn't support much stuff ATM.
7) RetroArch itself, but I believe it's not "general purpose", the new GUI is a frontend for RetroArch not games in general.
What us gamers can do to have a nice gaming setup within Kodi?