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Karellen at 10:15, 19 July 2020

2020-07-19T10:15:34Z

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	== Developers (programmers) ==		== Developers (programmers) ==
	If you are a C/C++ developer and like to help then great! Please checkout the [[Compiling Kodi-Game]], and [[Porting Libretro cores to Game Add-ons]] articles to get started. Currently this build instruction is for Linux operating-systems on x86/x86-64 based hardware only.		If you are a C/C++ developer and like to help then great! Please checkout the [[Compiling Kodi-Game]], and [[Porting_Libretro_cores_to_game_add-ons\|Porting Libretro cores to Game Add-ons]] articles to get started. Currently this build instruction is for Linux operating-systems on x86/x86-64 based hardware only.

	You should be proficient in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programming_language C/C++ programming language], and although not really required knowledge of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenGL OpenGL] or other [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multimedia multimedia] programming is a plus, as well as prior [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-platform cross-platform] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porting porting] development experience.		You should be proficient in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programming_language C/C++ programming language], and although not really required knowledge of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenGL OpenGL] or other [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multimedia multimedia] programming is a plus, as well as prior [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-platform cross-platform] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porting porting] development experience.
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	== Game add-ons ==		== Game add-ons ==
	* [[Game ~~Add~~-ons\|Existing ported Game Add-ons]]		* [[Game add-ons\|Existing ported Game Add-ons]]
	* [[Porting Libretro cores to Game Add-ons]]		* [[Porting_Libretro_cores_to_game_add-ons\|Porting Libretro cores to Game Add-ons]]
	** [[Libretro]]		** [[Libretro]]

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	=See also=		=See also=
	* [[~~Kodi Game~~\|Gaming in Kodi]] - Index of game related articles		* [[Games\|Gaming in Kodi]] - Index of game related articles
	** [[Game management]] - A guide to managing game files for and in Kodi		** [[Game management]] - A guide to managing game files for and in Kodi
	*** [[Game playback controls]] - A guide that describes the player controls and menus for gaming in Kodi		*** [[Game playback controls]] - A guide that describes the player controls and menus for gaming in Kodi

Ronie at 23:31, 12 July 2020

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	This page is about Kodi-Game branch of Kodi which tries to implement a gaming environment for Kodi. The goal is to start, stop and play video games like you can currently play video files. Kodi-Game constist of several addons and subsystems which should be described on this page to minimize confusion. The current [[development builds]] are based on Kodi 17 (Krypton) and introduces a lot of changes, and for this reason the information you can find on the forum and here in the wiki might be outdates and may not apply. Official repository is on [https://github.com/kodi-game github].		This page is about Kodi-Game branch of Kodi which tries to implement a gaming environment for Kodi. The goal is to start, stop and play video games like you can currently play video files. Kodi-Game constist of several addons and subsystems which should be described on this page to minimize confusion. The current [[development builds]] are based on Kodi 17 (Krypton) and introduces a lot of changes, and for this reason the information you can find on the forum and here in the wiki might be outdates and may not apply. Official repository is on [https://github.com/kodi-game github].

	~~A related topic is [[Game OSD skinning]].~~

	== End-users (non-programmers) ==		== End-users (non-programmers) ==

Karellen at 06:04, 18 May 2020

2020-05-18T06:04:08Z

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	== Developers (programmers) ==		== Developers (programmers) ==
	If you are a C/C++ developer and like to help then great! Please checkout the [[Compiling Kodi-Game~~]], [[Compiling Game Add-ons~~]], and [[Porting Libretro cores to Game Add-ons]] articles to get started. Currently this build instruction is for Linux operating-systems on x86/x86-64 based hardware only.		If you are a C/C++ developer and like to help then great! Please checkout the [[Compiling Kodi-Game]], and [[Porting Libretro cores to Game Add-ons]] articles to get started. Currently this build instruction is for Linux operating-systems on x86/x86-64 based hardware only.

	You should be proficient in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programming_language C/C++ programming language], and although not really required knowledge of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenGL OpenGL] or other [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multimedia multimedia] programming is a plus, as well as prior [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-platform cross-platform] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porting porting] development experience.		You should be proficient in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programming_language C/C++ programming language], and although not really required knowledge of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenGL OpenGL] or other [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multimedia multimedia] programming is a plus, as well as prior [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-platform cross-platform] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porting porting] development experience.
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	== Game add-ons ==		== Game add-ons ==
	* [[Game Add-ons\|Existing ported Game Add-ons]]		* [[Game Add-ons\|Existing ported Game Add-ons]]
	* [[Compiling Game Add-ons\|Compiling existing Game Add-ons]]
	* [[Porting Libretro cores to Game Add-ons]]		* [[Porting Libretro cores to Game Add-ons]]
	** [[Libretro]]		** [[Libretro]]
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	** [[Game development]] - A guide to developing games for Kodi		** [[Game development]] - A guide to developing games for Kodi
	** [[Compiling Kodi-Game\|Compiling Kodi with RetroPlayer]]		** [[Compiling Kodi-Game\|Compiling Kodi with RetroPlayer]]
	** [[Compiling game add-ons\|Compiling existing game add-ons]]

	=External Links=		=External Links=

Garbear: Removed extra nav bar - Kodi Game redirects to Games

2018-10-26T15:14:07Z

Removed extra nav bar - Kodi Game redirects to Games

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	{{mininav\| [[Games]] {{l2\| [[Development]] }} }}		{{mininav\| [[Games]] {{l2\| [[Development]] }} }}
	~~{{mininav\| [[Kodi Game]] }}~~

	This page is about Kodi-Game branch of Kodi which tries to implement a gaming environment for Kodi. The goal is to start, stop and play video games like you can currently play video files. Kodi-Game constist of several addons and subsystems which should be described on this page to minimize confusion. The current [[development builds]] are based on Kodi 17 (Krypton) and introduces a lot of changes, and for this reason the information you can find on the forum and here in the wiki might be outdates and may not apply. Official repository is on [https://github.com/kodi-game github].		This page is about Kodi-Game branch of Kodi which tries to implement a gaming environment for Kodi. The goal is to start, stop and play video games like you can currently play video files. Kodi-Game constist of several addons and subsystems which should be described on this page to minimize confusion. The current [[development builds]] are based on Kodi 17 (Krypton) and introduces a lot of changes, and for this reason the information you can find on the forum and here in the wiki might be outdates and may not apply. Official repository is on [https://github.com/kodi-game github].

Gamester17: /* See also */

2018-10-26T12:54:19Z

Gamester17: /* Game add-ons */

2018-10-26T07:45:38Z

Game add-ons

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	* [[Compiling Game Add-ons\|Compiling existing Game Add-ons]]		* [[Compiling Game Add-ons\|Compiling existing Game Add-ons]]
	* [[Porting Libretro cores to Game Add-ons]]		* [[Porting Libretro cores to Game Add-ons]]
			** [[Libretro]]

	== Communication: ==		== Communication: ==

Gamester17 at 07:44, 26 October 2018

2018-10-26T07:44:41Z

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	{{mininav\| [[Games]] {{l2\| [[Development]] }} }}		{{mininav\| [[Games]] {{l2\| [[Development]] }} }}
			{{mininav\| [[Kodi Game]] }}

	This page is about Kodi-Game branch of Kodi which tries to implement a gaming environment for Kodi. The goal is to start, stop and play video games like you can currently play video files. Kodi-Game constist of several addons and subsystems which should be described on this page to minimize confusion. The current [[development builds]] are based on Kodi 17 (Krypton) and introduces a lot of changes, and for this reason the information you can find on the forum and here in the wiki might be outdates and may not apply. Official repository is on [https://github.com/kodi-game github].		This page is about Kodi-Game branch of Kodi which tries to implement a gaming environment for Kodi. The goal is to start, stop and play video games like you can currently play video files. Kodi-Game constist of several addons and subsystems which should be described on this page to minimize confusion. The current [[development builds]] are based on Kodi 17 (Krypton) and introduces a lot of changes, and for this reason the information you can find on the forum and here in the wiki might be outdates and may not apply. Official repository is on [https://github.com/kodi-game github].
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	Kodi Game branch includes a wrapper for [http://www.libretro.com/ libretro] to emulate multiple systems via emulator cores for its common libretro API. The current support matrix can be found in the [[Game add-ons]] wiki article.		Kodi Game branch includes a wrapper for [http://www.libretro.com/ libretro] to emulate multiple systems via emulator cores for its common libretro API. The current support matrix can be found in the [[Game add-ons]] wiki article.

	==See also==		=See also=
	* [[~~Compiling~~ Kodi-Game]]		* [[Kodi Game\|Gaming in Kodi]] - Index of game related articles
	* [[~~Compiling~~ Game ~~Add~~-~~ons~~]]		** [[Game management]] - A guide to managing game files for and in Kodi
	** [[~~Porting Libretro cores~~ to Game ~~Add-ons~~]]		*** [[Game playback controls]] - A guide that describes the player controls and menus for gaming in Kodi
	* [[~~HOW~~-~~TO:Configure controllers~~]]		*** [[Game controllers]] - Guides for configuring gamepads and jooystick controllers in Kodi
	* [[~~Development\|General Kodi Development~~]]		** [[Game development]] - A guide to developing games for Kodi
	** [[~~Linux development~~]]		** [[Compiling Kodi-Game\|Compiling Kodi with RetroPlayer]]
			** [[Compiling game add-ons\|Compiling existing game add-ons]]
			** [[Porting Libretro cores to game add-ons]]
			*** [[Libretro]]

	==External Links==		=External Links=
	* [http://www.libretro.com/ Libretro]		* [http://www.libretro.com/ Libretro]

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2018-10-26T00:14:13Z

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	This page is about Kodi-Game branch of Kodi which tries to implement a gaming environment for Kodi. The goal is to start, stop and play video games like you can currently play video files. Kodi-Game constist of several addons and subsystems which should be described on this page to minimize confusion. The current [[development builds]] are based on Kodi 17 (Krypton) and introduces a lot of changes, and for this reason the information you can find on the forum and here in the wiki might be outdates and may not apply. Official repository is on [https://github.com/kodi-game github].		This page is about Kodi-Game branch of Kodi which tries to implement a gaming environment for Kodi. The goal is to start, stop and play video games like you can currently play video files. Kodi-Game constist of several addons and subsystems which should be described on this page to minimize confusion. The current [[development builds]] are based on Kodi 17 (Krypton) and introduces a lot of changes, and for this reason the information you can find on the forum and here in the wiki might be outdates and may not apply. Official repository is on [https://github.com/kodi-game github].

			A related topic is [[Game OSD skinning]].

	== End-users (non-programmers) ==		== End-users (non-programmers) ==

Gamester17: /* Libretro API */

2018-10-25T13:32:28Z

Libretro API

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	=== Libretro API===		=== Libretro API===
			:{{Main\|Libretro}}
	Libretro is a C-based interface between user-facing frontends and emulator backends. This frontend and backend concept allow several different (non-Kodi) frontend projects to use the same Libretro core emulators.<ref>http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=292270</ref>		Libretro is a C-based interface between user-facing frontends and emulator backends. This frontend and backend concept allow several different (non-Kodi) frontend projects to use the same Libretro core emulators.<ref>http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=292270</ref>

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	==== Libretro Cores ====		==== Libretro Cores ====
	An Emulator Core for Libretro API ([http://www.libretro.com/ www.libretro.com]) that does the actual work of emulating a system. Due to the common Libretro API interface it is possible to re-use good working and well tested emulators for the RetroPlayer platform. Every emulator that supports libretro will be relatively easily to integrate once the project matures.		An Emulator Core for Libretro API ([http://www.libretro.com/ www.libretro.com]) that does the actual work of emulating a system. Due to the common Libretro API interface it is possible to re-use good working and well tested emulators for the RetroPlayer platform. Every emulator that supports libretro will be relatively easily to integrate once the project matures.

	=== Peripheral API ===		=== Peripheral API ===

Garbear: Update mininav

2018-10-05T20:45:05Z

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	{{mininav\| [[Development]] }}		{{mininav\| [[Games]] {{l2\| [[Development]] }} }}

	This page is about Kodi-Game branch of Kodi which tries to implement a gaming environment for Kodi. The goal is to start, stop and play video games like you can currently play video files. Kodi-Game constist of several addons and subsystems which should be described on this page to minimize confusion. The current [[development builds]] are based on Kodi 17 (Krypton) and introduces a lot of changes, and for this reason the information you can find on the forum and here in the wiki might be outdates and may not apply. Official repository is on [https://github.com/kodi-game github].		This page is about Kodi-Game branch of Kodi which tries to implement a gaming environment for Kodi. The goal is to start, stop and play video games like you can currently play video files. Kodi-Game constist of several addons and subsystems which should be described on this page to minimize confusion. The current [[development builds]] are based on Kodi 17 (Krypton) and introduces a lot of changes, and for this reason the information you can find on the forum and here in the wiki might be outdates and may not apply. Official repository is on [https://github.com/kodi-game github].

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	*** [[Game playback controls]] - A guide that describes the player controls and menus for gaming in Kodi		*** [[Game playback controls]] - A guide that describes the player controls and menus for gaming in Kodi
	*** [[Game controllers]] - Guides for configuring gamepads and jooystick controllers in Kodi		*** [[Game controllers]] - Guides for configuring gamepads and jooystick controllers in Kodi
			**[[Game add-ons]]
			*** [[Porting Libretro cores to game add-ons]]
			**** [[Libretro]]
	** [[Game development]] - A guide to developing games for Kodi		** [[Game development]] - A guide to developing games for Kodi
	** [[Compiling Kodi-Game\|Compiling Kodi with RetroPlayer]]		** [[Compiling Kodi-Game\|Compiling Kodi with RetroPlayer]]
	** [[Compiling game add-ons\|Compiling existing game add-ons]]		** [[Compiling game add-ons\|Compiling existing game add-ons]]
	** [[Porting Libretro cores to game add-ons]]
	*** [[Libretro]]

	=External Links=		=External Links=