# PocketSNES standalone build **URL:** \ **Category:** Emulators\ **Tags:** emulator\ **Created:** [June 24, 2019, 10:12am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/pocketsnes-standalone-build/3876 "2019-06-24T10:12:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cjv123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@cjv123](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/cjv123)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2019, 10:12am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/pocketsnes-standalone-build/3876/1 "2019-06-24T10:12:10Z")
> **[zfteam/PocketSNES-gameshell](https://github.com/zfteam/PocketSNES-gameshell)** > > PocketSNES-gameshell. Contribute to zfteam/PocketSNES-gameshell development by creating an account on GitHub. ![QQ%E6%88%AA%E5%9B%BE20190624180832](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/clockworkpi/original/2X/1/1d5caf517bd0331441a22493e0dcd7d04a59a2af.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Rebusmind](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/rebusmind/32/2713_2.png) [@Rebusmind](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Rebusmind)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2019, 10:37am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/pocketsnes-standalone-build/3876/2 "2019-06-24T10:37:10Z")
Haha, this is perfect! Thanks a lot for this, can’t wait to get home and try them out! ---
**Author:** ![Rebusmind](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/rebusmind/32/2713_2.png) [@Rebusmind](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Rebusmind)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 3:58am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/pocketsnes-standalone-build/3876/3 "2019-06-25T03:58:45Z")
Okay, the emulator is running fine now, but I can’t seem to load a game, it always starts in a menu that says “Return to game” at the top. Do they have to be in a specific location? ![IMG_20190625_054958](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/clockworkpi/original/2X/f/fcc5028b207f87c1d6a34b8f5937068714c5889d.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![cjv123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@cjv123](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/cjv123)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 4:23am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/pocketsnes-standalone-build/3876/4 "2019-06-25T04:23:50Z")
according to your directory edit the file /home/cpi/launcher/Menu/GameShell/20\_Retro Games/SFC/action.config like this: ROM=/home/cpi/games/SFC ROM\_SO= EXT=sfc,SFC,smc,SMC LAUNCHER=/home/cpi/apps/Menu/25\_psnes/PocketSNES TITLE=SFC Roms SO\_URL= and you can run it in the game list ---
**Author:** ![Rebusmind](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/rebusmind/32/2713_2.png) [@Rebusmind](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Rebusmind)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 6:24am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/pocketsnes-standalone-build/3876/5 "2019-06-25T06:24:51Z")
Thanks, I’ll try that when I get home. ---
**Author:** ![Rebusmind](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/rebusmind/32/2713_2.png) [@Rebusmind](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Rebusmind)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/pocketsnes-standalone-build/3876/6 "2019-06-25T16:58:43Z")
Mh, after I did that it goes back into the main menu when I try to execute the action file. Also did the chmod thing, but it didn’t change anything. ---
**Author:** ![stepea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/71c47a/32.png) [@stepea](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/stepea)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 5:14pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/pocketsnes-standalone-build/3876/7 "2019-06-25T17:14:47Z")
Do I just download the zip file from github and copy that to the gameshell. ---
**Author:** ![Rebusmind](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/rebusmind/32/2713_2.png) [@Rebusmind](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Rebusmind)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 6:00pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/pocketsnes-standalone-build/3876/8 "2019-06-25T18:00:10Z")
You can unzip it and put it on your GS, but you also have to set the correct permissions by going into the folder through SSH and entering “chmod +x psnes.sh” and “chmod +x PocketSNES”. Confirm both lines with enter and you should be able to start the emulator, but I still have the problem that I can’t open roms with it. EDIT: Someone in the Discord told me that action files are only used by RetroArch and cannot be used by standalone emulators. Is that correct? ---
**Author:** ![stepea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/71c47a/32.png) [@stepea](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/stepea)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/pocketsnes-standalone-build/3876/9 "2019-06-25T20:25:06Z")
Do I put these files in one folder. If so where ? ---
**Author:** ![stepea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/71c47a/32.png) [@stepea](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/stepea)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/pocketsnes-standalone-build/3876/10 "2019-06-25T21:17:32Z")
I got it working. Not sure how ---
**Author:** ![Rebusmind](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/rebusmind/32/2713_2.png) [@Rebusmind](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Rebusmind)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 3:53am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/pocketsnes-standalone-build/3876/11 "2019-06-26T03:53:57Z")
But did you get it to actually load a game? ---
**Author:** ![guu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7ab992/32.png) [@guu](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/guu)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 4:57am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/pocketsnes-standalone-build/3876/12 "2019-06-26T04:57:27Z")
action.config ```auto ROM=/home/cpi/games/SFC ROM_SO=/home/cpi/apps/emulators/PocketSNES EXT=sfc,zip LAUNCHER= TITLE=SNES Roms SO_URL=https://github.com/cuu/emulators/raw/master/PocketSNES.zip ``` ```auto mkdir ~/apps/Menu/48_PocketSNES/ ``` ---
**Author:** ![stepea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/71c47a/32.png) [@stepea](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/stepea)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 6:48am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/pocketsnes-standalone-build/3876/13 "2019-06-26T06:48:54Z")
Yes it creates a directory SFC in the games folder. I put a few SNES games in there and run the games from there. ---
**Author:** ![Dowdheur](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/dowdheur/32/1368_2.png) [@Dowdheur](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Dowdheur)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 10:07am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/pocketsnes-standalone-build/3876/14 "2019-06-26T10:07:20Z")
The only thing you need to know to run a game is you must give the file has an argument on the exec. Let’s say PocketSNES is in _/home/cpi/apps/emulators_ and your games in _/home/cpi/games/roms/snes_ So you need to execute : ``` ~/apps/emulators/PocketSNES ~/games/roms/snes/Final Fantasy II (USA) (Rev 1).zip ``` for instance. I use it with EmulationStation with this on system.xml : ``` snes Super Nintendo Entertainment System /home/cpi/games/roms/snes .smc .sfc .zip .SMC .SFC .ZIP ~/apps/emulators/PocketSNES %ROM% snes snes ``` I just tested on Starfox and oh my… this is a killer app ! We have fullspeed here ! 😄 ---
**Author:** ![Rebusmind](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/rebusmind/32/2713_2.png) [@Rebusmind](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Rebusmind)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 2:41pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/pocketsnes-standalone-build/3876/15 "2019-06-26T14:41:41Z")
It’s still not working for me. I tried the action.config that @guu suggested, but still it just returns to the main menu. This is how I modified the file: ROM=/home/cpi/games/SNES ROM\_SO=/home/cpi/apps/emulators/SNES EXT=sfc,SFC,smc,SMC LAUNCHER= TITLE=SNES Roms SO\_URL=https://github.com/cuu/emulators/raw/master/PocketSNES.zip I double checked that all the paths were correct. I also tried renaming my SNES folder in games to SFC, but it still won’t allow me to choose a game to play when I open the emulator without the action file. @Dowdheur But how would I do it when I wanted to start the emulator from the launcher without EmulationStation? ---
**Author:** ![cjv123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@cjv123](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/cjv123)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 3:21pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/pocketsnes-standalone-build/3876/16 "2019-06-26T15:21:44Z")
ROM=/home/cpi/games/SNES ROM\_SO= EXT=sfc,SFC,smc,SMC LAUNCHER=/home/cpi/apps/emulators/SNES/PocketSNES TITLE=SNES Roms SO\_URL= ---
**Author:** ![Rebusmind](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/rebusmind/32/2713_2.png) [@Rebusmind](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Rebusmind)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/pocketsnes-standalone-build/3876/17 "2019-06-26T16:30:48Z")
Have you got it to work? I tried everything with the action files, but nothing worked. Now I installed EmulationStation hoping that would finally enable me to use the emulator, but hey, it’s also crashing when I try to boot it. EDIT: Okay, got it to boot, but whenever I want to load a game, it shows a loading screen and then goes back to the rom list… ---
**Author:** ![stepea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/71c47a/32.png) [@stepea](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/stepea)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 5:37pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/pocketsnes-standalone-build/3876/18 "2019-06-26T17:37:04Z")
Have you done this through SSH chmod +x psnes.sh chmod +x PocketSNES ---
**Author:** ![Rebusmind](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/rebusmind/32/2713_2.png) [@Rebusmind](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Rebusmind)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 5:40pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/pocketsnes-standalone-build/3876/19 "2019-06-26T17:40:43Z")
I finally got it to work. I did forget to add the actual emulator file at the end of my path… Now it finally loads roms. ^^’ And it works much better than any of the SNES cores I tried with RetroArch! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Micro007](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/micro007/32/745_2.png) [@Micro007](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Micro007)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/pocketsnes-standalone-build/3876/20 "2019-06-26T21:09:12Z")
Could you do a favour and test Mario RPG on it vs other cores? I’ll go stand-alone if the improvement on that title is large enough. Appreciate your time! [Next page](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/pocketsnes-standalone-build/3876.md?page=2)