Arcade - video game demo while selecting game.
Asked by wetware0 on September 27, 2026 - 1 reply
G'Day Guys,
Having a great time with the Arcade center.
It would be cool if the second monitor could display a short gameplay video while selecting a game. Of cause that is unless it is busy playing a song or video.
The Title tiles for most of the games don't really show enough to allow the punter to decide if the game is the one they remember in their misguided youth. 😁
Kind Regards
Peter
1 reply
Rick - September 29, 2026
Glad you're enjoying the Arcade center - and great minds think alike! This is already built and will be in the next update.
While guests browse the games, the second screen will show a picture from the game itself, big, with the cover beside it. So no more guessing from a title tile. If a song or video is playing, the screen shows that instead, just as you described.
For gameplay videos, you add your own. Put a video next to the game with the same name, e.g. Pac-Man.mp4 next to Pac-Man.zip, or place them in a folder called videos inside your games folder (.mp4, .webm or .mkv). When a guest rests on a game for a moment, its video plays silently on a loop. The game pictures are fetched automatically when Find covers automatically is switched on under Administration → Arcade, and you can also add your own.