• Added static marquees only option in settings (will skip video marquees)
• Lookup cache auto-refreshes on uploads with manual refresh button
• Added Favorites and slideshow feature (includes video marquees)
• Added copy button to log
• /list handler for third party integration
• Fixed intermittent ‘not connected’ boot screen
• Changed video icon indicator
• Ability to delete user-added system/console names
• Fixed wifi reconnect issue on some networks
• Fixed intermittent sports scoreboard not configured message
• USB formatting for a blank thumb drive fixed and works from mobile app too
• Added bulk upload support from Custom Upload in Companion, takes around 10 minutes to process 2000+ marquees and shows a progress update
• Fixed intermittent marquees showing up without images in Companion
• Browse marquees in Pixelcade Companion is much faster now
• Added variations filter in Companion so by default we don’t show all the rom name variations, mainly for MAME
• User added systems in Companion will show up in a different color and sorted at the top
• Time zone can be set in settings which is needed for log time stamps and clock widget
• MP4 video will now upload to the right location in the mp4marquees folder
• Device info in Companion shows total number of marquees in system, internal, and USB storage
• USB marquees are now found immediately during boot even while cache is still scanning
• Marquee info page in Companion shows more details including if from USB or internal storage
• The uploader in Companion now shows the progress and activity for each file
• Some users were getting WiFi connected but no Internet
• Files uploaded to internal storage weren’t getting picked up
• Browse marquees sorting always alphabetical
• Can now delete user added video marquees
• New header logo so easier to tell the difference between Pixelcade Companion LCD and LED
• Added app based WiFi setup with hotspot when no WiFi configured
• Added WiFi password validation so we don’t kill existing WiFi if wrong password entered
• Adding option to forget WiFi connection which reverts to HotSpot setup mode
• Favorites changed to playlist — you can add widgets, drag and drop order, and control each item duration
• Fixed new USB formatting issue when hot swapping a new USB drive without a reboot
• Added clear button to log
• If no connectivity, show the QR code for the mobile apps to setup WiFi on startup
• Added eject button for safe USB eject
• Added attract mode option to playlist that if on will prevent interruption during arcade scrolling and game launches
• Added drag icons to playlist items
• Added plumbing for arcade front end Attract Mode/screen saver integration
• Added YouTube channel stats widget
• Added Google Calendar widget
• Added Google Tasks widget
• Added AI marquee generation widget that generates an AI marquee from the last selected game
• Added Spotify now playing widget with album art for music, podcasts, and audiobooks
• Added Google Photos widget with ability to select photos
• Playlist drag indicator — visual drop indicator shows exactly where items will be placed when reordering the playlist
• Widget settings now open as full-screen pages instead of modals for better mobile experience
• Widgets were not stopping consistently when other widgets or arcade marquees are sent
• Added Custom Mappings to LCD Companion which auto redirects to the local Pixelcade Companion UI
• Spotify widget can now be added to your playlist
• Added Last.fm widget which can also be added to your playlist
• Note that the Spotify widget currently requires a manual whitelist — DM on Pixelcade Discord to get added
• Note that Last.fm does not require a whitelist but you do need a Last.fm account
• Added Last.fm stats widget that shows most played artists, albums, recent tracks, discoveries, or a calendar view
• Added stats for DOFLinx in-game events
• Added share button for logs on mobile devices (requires version 2.5+ of the iOS and Android apps)
• Custom artwork upload works now from the Pixelcade Android app (requires version 2.5+ of the app)
• Fixed bug with Playlist on dual Pixelcade LED and LCD setups where the LCD playlist was getting multiple widget calls at the same time
• Added text param to /arcade handler, will scroll the game title or alt text if the dot matrix display is connected
• Added ?nomini, ?clearmini, and ?minilcdonly options to /arcade handler
• New widgets: Plex Now Playing, Yahoo Fantasy, Daily Horoscope, Commute Traffic, Netflix Top 10, World Clock
• Added missing 1player and 2player marquees for LCD Only DOFLinx in-game effects users
• Fixed bug where Google Photos widget was not always loading photos
• Shuffle default option for news ticker and Google Photos so they don’t always start from the same sources
• Faster load time for news feed
• Added widget that simply shows the marquee of the current/last selected game
• Fixed crash when there is an invalid news feed, added buffer spacing for the first news scroll
• Last game widget will display when Attract Mode is in no interrupt mode
• Weather widget UI and load time improvements
• Artwork update with 1,500+ new marquees
• Added incremental artwork updates so only new or changed artwork is downloaded vs. the whole repo every time
• Fixed bug where weather in Attract Mode wasn’t using the settings
• Fixed AI marquee widget
• Added default attract mode playlist and widget usability improvements
• Added ?nogif and ?novideo params to /arcade handler to prevent sending video marquees for that call
• Added settings option to support BitLCD hardware using the external HDMI input
• Added progress bar in the Pixelcade app and Companion during firmware updates
• USB search fix for large number of files on USB (thousands)
• Added video only filter on browse marquees
• Added more clock types: Pac-Man, Space Invaders, Tetris, Pong, Retro CRT, Donkey Kong, Frogger, Arkanoid, Galaga, Street Fighter, Dig Dug, and Rectangle
• Multiple clock types can now be added to Attract Mode
• Minor clock face improvements and you can change the clock face from Attract Mode
• Added additional resolutions in Companion settings including for 14.9 1280×390 screens
• Added &nocomma param to the score display, removes comma automatically if score is over 1,000,000
• Added user defined Google API key for commute traffic widget
• Score display comma fix
• Shuffle option added to Attract Mode
• Added support for Orange Pi Zero 3 boards
• Pre-rendering for sports, news, and stocks widgets now much faster
• Fixed score formatting on sports scoreboard when running in 1280×390 mode
• Removed pop up message when updating marquees from Companion, instead each marquee turns grey briefly as it is updated
• Added error message for Netflix Top 10 widget if API times out
• WiFi setup fix for Orange Pi Zero 3 boards
• Added user messages during startup when no Ethernet or USB connectivity
• Network detection startup optimizations for Orange Pi Zero 2 boards
• Fixed bug where clock settings (24-hour or second hand) weren’t being saved
• You can now add multiple sports tickers, each with different leagues, to Pixelcade Attract Mode
• WiFi setup hotspot will not appear if USB is connected (but will not appear if Ethernet is connected)
• Adding LCD explosion and other effects for DOFLinx in-game
• More LCD explosion and other effects for DOFLinx in-game and naming convention match to LED effects
• Explosions will overlay when explosions are back to back
• Fixed /stats handler to use the right resolution
• Improved retroachievements effects with a random animation and cleaner achievements text
• Added tabs to settings in Companion for better organization and easier navigation
• Fixed bug where uploading a new network was requiring a reboot — now immediately available
• Added a new artwork theme selection that will change the default system & console marquees
• Improved marquees for: Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Game Gear, Game Gear Japan, and Sony PSP
• System marquee thumbnails now shown in Companion’s Browse Marquees console list; marquee display no longer blocked by thumbnail loading
• Added settings links to relevant Pixelcade LED settings pages (in-game effects and custom system mappings)
• Marquee download and alias bug fixed from Companion
• Added MAME output coin and start button effects for DOFLinx users
• Adding an alias now does not require a restart and is immediately available in the system; alias can also be deleted
• Added support for custom system names in aliases, so you can have an alias for a game that is different than the system marquee name
• User added marquees can now be deleted and will fall back to the system marquee if it exists
• Individual marquees can be replaced from the individual marquee info dialog
• /arcade endpoint now supports a queue system with looping, just like LED does
• Settings tabs in Companion easier to see
• Added Support tab in Settings which gives information about current setup in one page
• Bug fix when uploading a marquee with a hyphen in the name from Companion
• Logging clean up and system info box added to the Log page in Companion

• Faster boot up time

• USB connectivity support
• Set the default marquee from Pixelcade Companion
• Log file exposed in Pixelcade Companion
• DOFLinx in game effects
• Real time mini stats for mini OLED and mini LCD sub-display

General Video of New V6 Features