{"id":1687,"date":"2022-10-17T14:59:03","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T14:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mgalaxy.com\/helpcenter\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=1687"},"modified":"2023-01-28T16:00:12","modified_gmt":"2023-01-28T16:00:12","password":"","slug":"step-by-step-installation-mgalaxy-and-retroarch","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/mgalaxy.com\/helpcenter\/docs\/step-by-step-installation-mgalaxy-and-retroarch\/","title":{"rendered":"Step by step: mGalaxy and Retroarch"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1687\" class=\"elementor elementor-1687\" data-elementor-post-type=\"docs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-19069d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"19069d7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8af28f8\" data-id=\"8af28f8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-407999a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"407999a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This article is complementary to this one: <a href=\"https:\/\/mgalaxy.com\/helpcenter\/docs\/getting-started\/\">Getting started<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mgalaxy.com\/helpcenter\/docs\/creating-a-system\/\">Creating a system<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dcc962 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8dcc962\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Download<\/h2>\n<ul>\n \t<li>Download and install mGalaxy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mgalaxy.com\/download\/\">(Download)<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li>Download and install Retroarch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.retroarch.com\/?page=platforms\">(Download)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbbad1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbbad1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Retroarch Configuration<\/h2><p>The navigation in Retroarch can be done by the mouse or by the keyboard. The keys used are:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24e0e56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"24e0e56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Moving through the options<\/td>\r\n<td>Cursor keys<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Selection<\/td>\r\n<td>Enter key<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Back<\/td>\r\n<td>Backspace key<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Quit<\/td>\r\n<td>ESC key<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b65cf7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b65cf7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li>Launch the &#8216;retroarch&#8217; application<\/li>\n \t<li>Be sure that you are in &#8216;Main Menu&#8217; and click\/select &#8216;Load Core&#8217;\n<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1720\" src=\"https:\/\/mgalaxy.com\/helpcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/StepByStep_Retroarch_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"962\" height=\"772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mgalaxy.com\/helpcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/StepByStep_Retroarch_1.jpg 962w, https:\/\/mgalaxy.com\/helpcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/StepByStep_Retroarch_1-768x616.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mgalaxy.com\/helpcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/StepByStep_Retroarch_1-360x289.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 962px) 100vw, 962px\" \/><\/li>\n \t<li>Click\/select &#8216;Download a Core&#8217;\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1722\" src=\"https:\/\/mgalaxy.com\/helpcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/StepByStep_Retroarch_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"962\" height=\"772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mgalaxy.com\/helpcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/StepByStep_Retroarch_2.jpg 962w, https:\/\/mgalaxy.com\/helpcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/StepByStep_Retroarch_2-768x616.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mgalaxy.com\/helpcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/StepByStep_Retroarch_2-360x289.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 962px) 100vw, 962px\" \/><\/li>\n \t<li>Choose the system that you want to emulate (with sometimes several choices of emulators for the same system) and click\/select it.\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1724\" src=\"https:\/\/mgalaxy.com\/helpcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/StepByStep_Retroarch_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"962\" height=\"772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mgalaxy.com\/helpcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/StepByStep_Retroarch_3.jpg 962w, https:\/\/mgalaxy.com\/helpcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/StepByStep_Retroarch_3-768x616.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mgalaxy.com\/helpcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/StepByStep_Retroarch_3-360x289.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 962px) 100vw, 962px\" \/><\/li>\n \t<li>ATTENTION: Note that some emulated systems require a BIOS to work.\nIn this case, the BIOS file(s) must be placed in the &#8216;system&#8217; folder of Retroarch.\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1742\" src=\"https:\/\/mgalaxy.com\/helpcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/StepByStep_Retroarch_4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"962\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mgalaxy.com\/helpcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/StepByStep_Retroarch_4.jpg 962w, https:\/\/mgalaxy.com\/helpcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/StepByStep_Retroarch_4-768x390.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mgalaxy.com\/helpcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/StepByStep_Retroarch_4-360x183.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 962px) 100vw, 962px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e4080c 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class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTIP\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When you enter the path to one of the folders, mGalaxy will automatically inspect the neighboring folders and try to find the other folders that have not been filled in yet and enter them automatically.<\/p>\n\n<p>The keywords that mGalaxy will search for are:\n<ul>\n<li>\"rom\" or \"game\", for the Roms folder.<\/li>\n<li>\"snap\" or \"screen\", for the Screenshots folder.<\/li>\n<li>\"cover\", \"box\" or \"marquee\", for the Covers folder.<\/li>\n<li>\"art\", \"back\" or \"illus\", for the Arts folder.<\/li>\n<li>\"movie\", \"video\" or \"vids\", for the Videos folder.<\/li>\n<li>\"logo\", for the Logos folder.<\/li>\n<li>\"medium\" or \"media\", for the Media folder.<\/li><\/ul><\/p>\n<p><b>So, if for a system you have 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elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8c43de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8c43de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li>Launch the &#8216;mGalaxy_Runway&#8217; application<\/li>\n \t<li>Click on the &#8216;Add system&#8217; button\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1798 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mgalaxy.com\/helpcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/StepByStep_Retroarch_mg_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mgalaxy.com\/helpcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/StepByStep_Retroarch_mg_1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mgalaxy.com\/helpcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/StepByStep_Retroarch_mg_1-768x451.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mgalaxy.com\/helpcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/StepByStep_Retroarch_mg_1-360x211.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/li>\n \t<li>Scroll to find the desired system\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1800 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mgalaxy.com\/helpcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/StepByStep_Retroarch_mg_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mgalaxy.com\/helpcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/StepByStep_Retroarch_mg_2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mgalaxy.com\/helpcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/StepByStep_Retroarch_mg_2-768x451.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mgalaxy.com\/helpcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/StepByStep_Retroarch_mg_2-360x211.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/li>\n \t<li>&#8230;or use the &#8216;filter&#8217; field to limit the search to a keyword\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1800 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mgalaxy.com\/helpcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/StepByStep_Retroarch_mg_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"601\" \/><\/li>\n \t<li>Click on the &#8216;Add&#8217; button\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1800 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mgalaxy.com\/helpcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/StepByStep_Retroarch_mg_4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"601\" \/><\/li>\n \t<li>Select the Retroarch emulator\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1800 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mgalaxy.com\/helpcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/StepByStep_Retroarch_mg_5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"601\" \/><\/li>\n \t<li>mGalaxy_Runway will detect that the path to the emulator has not been specified yet and will suggest you to do it now. Click the &#8216;Yes&#8217; button.\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1800 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mgalaxy.com\/helpcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/StepByStep_Retroarch_mg_6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"601\" \/><\/li>\n \t<li>mGalaxy_Runway will automatically switch to the &#8216;Emulators&#8217; tab and select the emulator in question.\nClick on the &#8216;Application&#8217; button to open the dialog box that will allow you to select the &#8216;Retroarch&#8217; application\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1800 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mgalaxy.com\/helpcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/StepByStep_Retroarch_mg_7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"601\" \/><\/li>\n \t<li>Go back to the &#8216;Systems&#8217; tab and click on the &#8216;Roms&#8217; button to open the dialog window that will allow you to specify where the folder containing your &#8216;Roms&#8217; (game files) is located\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1800 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mgalaxy.com\/helpcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/StepByStep_Retroarch_mg_8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"601\" \/><\/li>\n \t<li>If you have created folders with certain keywords (as explained in the &#8216;Tip&#8217; box above), you should find that the other folders have been automatically selected!\nThis might also be a good time to think about saving everything that has been achieved so far.\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1800 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mgalaxy.com\/helpcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/StepByStep_Retroarch_mg_9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"601\" \/><\/li>\n \t<li>We will now create the database for this system.We can use mGalaxy without a database, but the database will allow us to enter information about the game, such as a description, its genre, its year of release, its multiplayer compatibility,&#8230;Go in the tab &#8216;DB Update&#8217;, and click first on the button &#8216;Update&#8217; in the block &#8216;Roms &#8211; Data Update&#8217;.\nThis action must be done only once and then every time you add new game files to this system. 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