Game Detail

Everything on the game detail page: info, media, navigation, and actions.

Box Art and Screenshots#

The top of the page shows box art with a screenshots gallery. Tap the box art to browse screenshots and title screens in a lightbox carousel.

Game Info Card#

A summary card displays:

• System and filename
• Storage size (KB/MB/GB)
• ROM capacity (Mbit/Kbit) for cartridge and ROM-chip systems where that historical unit is meaningful
• Developer, release year, genre
• Player count and co-op support
• A 🏆 RetroAchievements indicator when the game has a known achievement set. The match is by content, so it reflects the exact version you own. A short note appears when RePlay can’t actually award those achievements — for example on systems whose emulator doesn’t support them (PlayStation, PC Engine CD, arcade MAME). RePlayOS 2.0.53 and newer can also identify supported compressed disc images (.chd) for achievements; Jaguar CD CHD playback requires 2.0.59 or newer. Jaguar CD CHDs must also preserve the disc’s sessions: older flattened conversions may appear in the library but fail to launch. Reconvert those images from the original CUE/BIN files with a compatible converter.
• For arcade games, the hardware board with its manufacturer (e.g. “CPS-2 (Capcom)”) — a link to that board’s page. See Arcade Boards.
• For arcade games, a Mature category flag when the source category data marks the entry with * Mature *.

Launch on TV#

A “Play” button sends the game to RePlayOS for immediate launch on the connected TV. Available when the Pi is running RePlayOS with a supported core.

Launching requires a RePlayOS version that supports the system. When RePlayOS also reports it as an Insider-only feature, active Insider access is required. Launch buttons explain version and access restrictions; browsing, metadata, and artwork remain available. Replay Control checks access again before launching. If the RePlayOS version cannot be verified, version-dependent launches are unavailable until it can be checked.

GameCube, Wii, Triforce, and PlayStation 2 also need Vulkan. When RePlayOS reports that Vulkan is unavailable or that OpenGL ES is selected, Play is disabled with instructions to change the preferred renderer on the TV: RePlay Options → Video → Preferred Renderer. Vulkan is a device-wide setting, so it cannot be changed for one game or system.

While the game is running, its detail page also exposes RePlay-owned video and audio overrides. Ambiscan, gamma, monitor position, and volume can be changed for that game. Integer scaling and video filtering are LCD-only controls. Volume steps from 0% to 100%, then Default. Use Apply to save your changes; adjusting a control does not save it. Screen position moves in steps of two and supports press-and-hold, starting from the displayed value.

The panel has Game and System views. Game settings affect only the running game; System settings apply to that system. Both are saved for the current screen. RePlayOS uses one complete set of saved settings at a time: Game takes priority over Folder, then System. Even if every Game option says Default, saved Game settings still take priority; those values use the global RePlay settings. Each view offers a Remove action when that scope has saved settings. Removing settings deletes the entire saved file for that game or system and screen, including any emulator options, then restarts the game.

Reset all returns the visible Game or System video and audio settings to Default; use Apply to save the change. The System reset is highlighted when System settings have been saved. It preserves emulator options. Existing Folder settings can still take priority over System settings.

Replay Control checks that the same game is still running before applying settings. On RePlayOS 2.0 or newer, it also asks RePlayOS to check the target at the moment the settings are written. If the target changed, the save is rejected and the panel refreshes. On older versions, a game switch at the exact moment of application can still occur. A settings connection error stays inside this panel; the rest of the detail page remains available.

User Screenshots#

Screenshots captured on RePlayOS are matched to games by filename and displayed in a dedicated section. Tap any screenshot to view it in a fullscreen lightbox.

Videos#

Paste a video URL directly, or search for gameplay videos using privacy-respecting Invidious/Piped instances (no YouTube API or tracking). Replay Control also suggests video links imported from metadata providers such as LaunchBox when they match the game. Pin a result to save it for the game. Pinned videos appear on future visits without re-searching.

Game Manuals#

Manuals can come from several places:

• Bundled catalog suggestions – MiSTer Manual Downloader and Retrokit manual links are matched during library enrichment and shown without live index fetching
• Saved URLs – pasting a manual URL downloads the PDF/text manual into <storage>/.replay-control/manuals, validates the file type, and records it in user_data.db
• Uploaded manuals – PDF and plain-text files can be uploaded from the detail page and are stored under <storage>/.replay-control/manuals
• Legacy local manuals – existing manuals in <storage>/manuals or ROM-folder side files are displayed read-only when detected

Hand-placed manuals under <storage>/manuals are organized per system using the same folder names as the ROM folders (for example manuals/nintendo_snes), with two shared folders: manuals/arcade for all arcade systems and manuals/pc for DOS and ScummVM. Manuals placed under the older shorthand folder names (such as manuals/snes) are moved to the current names automatically on startup, so nothing needs to be reorganized by hand.

Language preferences from Settings are respected when multiple manual languages are available, but other languages can still be shown. Saved manuals can be removed from Replay Control later; read-only legacy files are left untouched.

Box Art Swap#

Browse alternate box art from libretro-thumbnails, typically region variants (US, EU, JP covers). Select any alternate to replace the current box art display.

Game Series#

Sequel/prequel breadcrumb navigation with play order position (e.g., “2 of 5”). Series siblings appear as a horizontal scroll of game cards. See Game Series for details on data sources and matching.

Alternate Versions#

Games identified as clones or region variants of the current game, grouped and displayed as cards. Useful for finding a specific region release or revision.

Also Available On#

Cross-system availability: the same game on other systems in your library. Tap to jump to that version’s detail page.

Variant Sections#

Collapsible sections grouping related ROMs by type:

• Regional variants – different region releases (USA, Europe, Japan)
• Translations – fan translations and language patches
• Hacks – ROM hacks and modifications
• Specials – unlicensed, homebrew, beta, prototype, and other special releases

Each section is collapsed by default and shows the count of variants.

Distribution Channel Tags#

Games distributed through special channels display a tag: SegaNet, Satellaview, Sega Channel, or Sufami Turbo. These tags appear as badges on the info card.

Related Games#

Genre-based recommendations: other games in your library that share the same genre. Displayed as a horizontal scroll of game cards at the bottom of the page.

For arcade games, a More on this board row also appears — other games on the same hardware board, with a “See all” link to the board page. See Arcade Boards.

Actions#

Available from the detail page:

• Favorite – toggle favorite status
• Rename – inline rename with extension protection (restricted for formats where renaming would break the game)
• Delete – confirmation dialog showing file count and total size, with smart multi-file handling (M3U + disc files, CUE + BIN, ScummVM data directories, SBI companions)