libretro / libretro/RetroArch

[Feature request] Reading Thumbnails from Zip archives

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Description

It would be really nice to have just one zip archive per one system instead of thousand files in thumbnails/ folder. When game is selected, the program would seek inside of platform's archive and extract and show desired thumbnail set.

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Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points; start by locating the thumbnail-loading and archive-handling paths in RetroArch. Done means a platform can use one ZIP archive instead of many files, with the selected game's requested thumbnail set extracted and displayed.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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