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The first time a game is played, a help message is shown:
<section begin="intro" />In Kodi, game playback can be controlled similar to movies. Pause, rewind and fast-forward are possible if supported by the emulator.<section end="intro" />


[[File:Game_help_message.png|800px|The help dialog]]


This message shows the button combo to open the in-game menu. Press the buttons on your controller that best match Select + X on the SNES controller.
== Button combo reminder ==
Kodi uses button combos inspired by RetroPie (see [https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/RetroArch-Configuration#user-content-hotkeys RetroPie documentation]). A reminder is shown the first time a game is played:


If your controller doesn't have a Select button (such as Sega Genesis controllers), you can hold start for 1 second.
[[File:Game_help_message.png|720px|The help dialog]]


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To open the game menu, press the buttons on your controller that best match <b>Select + X</b> as they appear on the SNES controller. On modern controllers, the <b>Select</b> button is called <b>Back</b> (Xbox), <b>View</b> (Xbox One), <b>Share</b> (PS4) and various others.
 
 
== Button combos ==
Games in Kodi can be controlled with the following button combos:
 
{| class="wikitable"
!Button combo !! Player action
|-
|<b>Select + X</b> || Pause/resume
|-
|<b>Select + Start</b> || Exit
|-
|<b>Select + Left trigger</b> || Rewind
|-
|<b>Select + Right trigger</b> || Fast-forward
|-
|<b>Select + Right stick</b> || Change volume
|-
|<b>Hold Start</b> || Pause/resume
|}
 
 
== In-game menu ==
The in-game menu allows for some basic playback controls and shows the button combos.
 
[[File:In-game_menu.png|720px|The in-game menu]]
 
 
== Gameplay settings ==
The Settings menu lets you control video, audio, input and emulator tweaks.
 
[[File:Game_settings_menu.png|720px|The game settings menu]]
 
 
=See also=
* [[Kodi Game|Gaming in Kodi]] - Index of game related articles
** [[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 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
** [[Compiling Kodi-Game|Compiling Kodi with RetroPlayer]]
** [[Compiling_Kodi-Game|Compiling existing game add-ons]]
 
 
 
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Latest revision as of 20:26, 8 February 2023

Home icon grey.png   ▶ Games ▶ Game playback controls

In Kodi, game playback can be controlled similar to movies. Pause, rewind and fast-forward are possible if supported by the emulator.


Button combo reminder

Kodi uses button combos inspired by RetroPie (see RetroPie documentation). A reminder is shown the first time a game is played:

The help dialog

To open the game menu, press the buttons on your controller that best match Select + X as they appear on the SNES controller. On modern controllers, the Select button is called Back (Xbox), View (Xbox One), Share (PS4) and various others.


Button combos

Games in Kodi can be controlled with the following button combos:

Button combo Player action
Select + X Pause/resume
Select + Start Exit
Select + Left trigger Rewind
Select + Right trigger Fast-forward
Select + Right stick Change volume
Hold Start Pause/resume


In-game menu

The in-game menu allows for some basic playback controls and shows the button combos.

The in-game menu


Gameplay settings

The Settings menu lets you control video, audio, input and emulator tweaks.

The game settings menu


See also


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