Arcade needs better browse or scroll features
Asked by wetware0 on September 26, 2026 - 2 replies
G'Day Rick,
Loving the improvements.
I'm starting to look closer at the Arcade.
One initial issue I've found is that anyone with a big library of games has to scroll through a page at a time.
It would be great if the Arcade had the same rich scrolling features as Music, etc.
I.e.
- The "start with" guide on the side. I.e. A-Z.
- Favorites, so the host could save their games for the event.
- Thumbnail Images for the games. They all look the same. I have a few thousand just for MAME. A filter by archade type, (Maybe this already exists, I've only installed Arcade at this time.). Others, like space, western, cars, etc?
Keep up the great work.
Kind Regards
Peter
2 replies
wetware0 - September 26, 2026
G'Day,
Scratch the thumbnail.
I found it in the Media Manager.
I was too trigger-happy.
Kind Regards
Peter
Rick - September 26, 2026
Hi Peter,
Thanks for the kind words, and for taking such a close look at the Arcade. Great feedback, and you're right: with a few thousand games, scrolling one page at a time isn't good enough.
Here's where we are:
- A-Z bar: We're building it now, the same one you know from Music. It will be in the next release, so you can jump straight to any letter.
- Favorites: Also on the way, soon after. The host can star the games they want for an event and bring up just those, which works nicely as a hand-picked selection for the night.
- Filter by game type: Nothing like this exists yet. We're looking into sorting games by type, such as shooters, racing, fighting and sports. We'll let you know once we know whether it can be done properly.
- Themes like space or western: Unfortunately there's no reliable information about a game's theme, only about how it plays. So we won't promise that one. Favorites should cover most of that need, though, since the host can hand-pick exactly the games that fit the event.
And no worries about the thumbnails, glad you found the cover search in the Media Manager.