ABeezy13

Hey thank you both for the information I really appreciate it! I decided to start with the SNES Tutorial like you suggested and I will admit I followed right there along with you - no problems until about the 18 minute mark of the video with all the RetroArch stuff. Following exactly what you did I am not getting the same outcomes and its becoming frustrating... this emulator is rough to get started on. For example I pressed F1 and it did not load my custom config file... also the X and Z on the keyboard do not work... only enter, back, and the arrow keys seem to work. After this step I also followed along with you and I do not see the quick menu on mine to click on (which X doesn't work anyways) so I am already stuck. Gosh I really hope I can learn this and figure it out and achieve my final goal. Hitting a road block already kind of sucks. While I type this one other random question I should of asked in my first post... (If I do get this 100% set up and running am I able to some how do like a "mass copy" and plug and play of all the files and directories to paste onto the second system, or will I have to reset up and config/download most things?)

Hey everyone, First post here... I may end up being all over the place with questions and pieces of information that pertain to what I am trying to do. So I would like to start by apologizing for anything that may be in the wrong section or already answered elsewhere. What I am looking to do is build a "console" so to speak that. What I would like to do to test this first is turn my gaming rig into a home emulation console free of any mouse and keyboard control after initial set up. If I can achieve what I am looking to do I would then eventually like to turn a small form factor pc into this retro "console. I am not worried about my gaming rig specs as its a beast of a machine that can handle all emulation with out problems. However if can achieve this successfully I am curious if I purchase this Alienware Alpha machine can I successfully achieve my goal? Here is the link to the build: http://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/productdetails/alienware-alpha/dkcwa05hbts?oc=dkcwa05hbts&l=en&s=dhs. With that being said I am NOT looking to emulate past Gamecube or PS2... I think this build would be capable of doing everything from NES, Sega, N64, PS1 & 2 as well as Gamecube. I have poked around and seen others say they were able to successfully get there windows PC to boot right into Big Box as their front end and navigate through and select consoles and roms with just a controller. So what I am asking here is all of the following: * Is there a tutorial that guide a HUGE noob step by step from the very beginning through the end. (Everything from installing and paying for Big Box to downloading all needed emulators and adjusting the settings? * Setting up complete controller configuration (For me I have bluetooth 8bitdo SNES controllers, PS4 controller for PS1 & 2, Bluetooth N64 controller that I would like to be able to use all of them with their respective systems and have them all be able to sift through the Big Box front end) * Setting up Windows to boot directly into Big Box * Other random tutorials for theme customization, game saves, controller shortcuts, etc. I basically just do not know the best way to start this project after the having the necessary hardware. Any tips, tricks, help, and/or support would be great! Thanks in advance everyone!