Xbox:XBMC-Emustation

XBMC-Emustation is a modification of XBMC made by Rocky5. The dashboard looks and acts like EmulationStation, being a front-end for many emulators and listing all games in one consistent theme. XBMC-Emustation is themeable, supports cover artwork and synopses, and has a built in downloader which acts as a way of updating the dashboard, and downloading apps and homebrew.

Controls

• A: Select or launch game
• B: Back
• X: Go to random emulator / ROM
• Y: Open emulator settings menu / show ROM preview video
• Start: Menu
• Back: Screensaver / Back
• White: ROM options (when ROM highlighted)
• Left Analog Stick press: Restart XBMC-Emustation
• Right Analog Stick press: Restart / Shutdown menu
• Left Trigger: Scroll up silently
• Right Trigger: Scroll down silently
• DPAD UP/DOWN: Navigate up/down one menu option
• DPAD LEFT/RIGHT: Navigate up/down one page

File manager

The file manager is a commander-style dual window manager. If you have another Xbox running the same version of XBMC-Emustation, it will show up in the file manager.

Controls

• A: Open folder or launch XBE / Script
• B: Back
• Y: Multi-select file/folder
• White: Show options for file/folder
• Back: Exit to main menu
• Left Analog Stick press: Refresh
• Right Analog Stick press: Restart/Shutdown menu
• Left Trigger: Scroll up quickly
• Right Trigger: Scroll down quickly

Installation

(Method 1) Download a Pre-Built Version

1. Download XBMC-Emustation and extract it.
2. Use FTP to transfer the XBMC-Emustation folder to your C:, E:, or F: drive.

• If you are using Rocky's Softmod, it will boot into XBMC-Emustation.
• If you are using another softmod, you may need to make a shortcut on C: with XBE Shortcut Maker to point to default.xbe inside of the XBMC-Emustation folder.
• If you are using a hardmod, you should be able to configure your BIOS to point to default.xbe inside of the XBMC-Emustation folder.

(Method 2) Build from Source

1. Download XBMC-Emustation and extract the XBMC-Emustation-master folder to your desktop.
2. Download the latest XBMC4XBOX-*****.zip and extract the XBMC folder that is inside the zip to your desktop \XBMC-Emustation-master\ folder.
3. Now double click the Build XBMC-Emustation.bat that's inside the XBMC-Emustation-master folder and wait. It will output a new folder named XBMC-Emustation
4. Use FTP to transfer the XBMC-Emustation folder to your C:, E:, or F: drive.

• If you are using Rocky's Softmod, it will boot into XBMC-Emustation.
• If you are using another softmod, you may need to make a shortcut on C: with XBE Shortcut Maker to point to default.xbe inside of the XBMC-Emustation folder.
• If you are using a hardmod, you should be able to configure your BIOS to point to default.xbe inside of the XBMC-Emustation folder.

ROMs and Emulators

Installation

Place your ROMs in .emustation\roms.

Place your emulators in .emustation\emulators.

You can customize these paths in the Other Settings menu.

Scanning ROMs

Press Start on the main screen and choose Other Settings > Auto Scan Roms (or Update Selected Systems to only update one system)

Updating Emulator List

Press Start on the main screen. Other Settings > Refresh Emulator list. This is automatically done if any of the Scan Roms Files options are run.

Customize Paths

Press Start on the main screen and choose Other Settings then scroll down. If you change any of these paths, a rescan of your ROMs is required.

Home Screen Customization

XBMC-Emustation is extremely customizable. You can either manually add your own art and themes as described below, or download packs through the Downloader section. You can access the customization menu by pressing Start on the main screen and choosing UI Settings > Home Screen Customization.

Themes

You can add your own custom themes by placing them in \XBMC-Emustation\.emustation\themes\

Cover Art / Screenshots / Videos

You can add your own cover art, screenshots, and videos by placing them in the respective folder in \XBMC-Emustation\.emustation\media\.

Synopses

While XBMC-Emustation includes many synopses, you can manually create and add your own by navigating to \XBMC-Emustation\.emustation\synopsis\ and placing a ZIP file in there containing your synopses. You can look at other ZIPs for the required formatting.

Downloader

• Located in the Options menu at the bottom, this will allow you to download application, homebrew, DLC and many more things.
• To update XBMC-Emustation, navigate to Options > Downloader > Updates > Install: XBMC-Emustation-update-files. It may ask to update the Downloader first.

Troubleshooting

• I can't boot into XBMC-Emustation!
  • Try holding White+Y while booting it up to enter recovery mode, which will allow you to FTP into it and fix it.

• The Downloader keeps failing
  • Try updating the Downloader itself first and/or XBMC-Emustation.