Main Menu

Configure Retrobat

The MAIN MENU is accessed by pressing START (ENTER on the keyboard).

From there you will have access to:

• Game Settings

• User Interface Settings

• Controller Settings

• Sound Settings

• Game Collection Settings

• Scraper

• Updates & Downloads

• System Settings

Game Settings

Section	Setting	Description
Tools	Update Gamelist	Retrobat will refresh gamelist by looking for added ROMs, new scraped media...
Global Options	Shader Set	Choose from a selection of predefined shaders to apply on your system.
Global Options	Decorations	Choose the default decoration for your system.
Global Options	Video Mode	Define the Windows resolution and frequency when using Retrobat.
Global Options	Game Aspect Ratio
Global Options	Integer Scaling	Tick to activate Pixel Perfect emulation for compatible systems.
Global Options	Smooth Games	Tick to apply Bilinear Filtering globally
Global Options	Autoconfigure controllers	Tick to disable controller autoconfiguration globally
Compression	Decompression	Define how the system should managed decompressed folders after decompressing a zipped ROM.
RetroArch Options	Video	Video parameters related to RetroArch
RetroArch Options	Screen Sync	Parameters such as VSYNC...
RetroArch Options	Audio	Audio parameters related to RetroArch
RetroArch Options	Emulation	Enable or disable REWIND
RetroArch Options	Latency Reduction	Several settings to reduce frame drops
RetroArch Options	AI Game Translation	Activation and configuration of Game Translation service
RetroArch Options	User Interface	user Interface settings (notifications, show menu elements...)
RetroArch Options	Drivers	Selection of video, audio and controller drivers
Savestates	Auto Save/Load	Enable automatic saving and loading of saved data in game.
Savestates	Incremental Savestates	Configure how automatic saving manages save files.
Savestates	Show Savestate Manager	Display Savestate Manager before launching a game.
System Settings	Per System Advanced Configuration	Link to the Individual System Settings (see related wiki section for more details)
System Settings	Retroachievements Settings	Enable and configure RetroAchievements
System Settings	NetPlay Settings	Enable and configure NetPlay
System Settings	Missing BIOS check	Shows the list of missing BIOS in the /bios/ folder.
System Settings	Check BIOS before Running a Game	Enable or disable BIOS check when running a game.

User Interface Settings

Section	Description
Appearance	Select Theme and configuration of the theme.
Display Options	Several display options (transitions, show clock, Screensaver settings, ...)
Gamelist Options	General Settings related to the Gamelist View (Favorites on top, icons, Filenames instead of game name...)

Controller Settings

This menu item is used to configure a new controller or to reconfigure a controller.

You can also activate/deactivate screen icons (battery level, controller activity) and assign default controllers to players.

Sound Settings

This menu item is used to manage Retrobat sounds :

• Music volume

• Activation and configuration of music in Retrobat interface

• Activation of Navigation Sounds

Game Collection Settings

Section	Description
Collections to display	Select the Systems and Game Collections to display in Retrobat.
Create Custom Collection	Add a Game Collection to Retrobat
Options	Several display options: sorting, show hidden systems...

More information on Game Collections is available in the dedicated wiki section.

Scraper

This menu item is used to configure Scrapers and launch game scraping.

More information on Scrapers is available in the dedicated wiki section.

Updates & Downloads

This menu item is used to:

• Download content such as Free Games, Bezels, Themes

• Update Retrobat

Retrobat does not provide ROMs, only Games that are not licenced and free-to-use are available in the Download section.

System Settings

Section	Setting	Description
System	Information	Display system information
System	Language	Select Retrobat interface language
System	Show Clock in 12-Hour Format	Select whether the clock should be in 12h or 24h format
System	Power Saving Mode	Choose Power Saving Mode
System	Screen Reader	Enable or disable "Text to Speech"
System	User Interface Mode	Choose between Full, Kid or Kiosk
Advanced	Video Options	VRAM size, Framerate display and Vsync options
Advanced	Tools	Developer Tools such as log activation, etc.
Advanced	Data Management
Advanced	User Interface
Advanced	Optimizations