So I made some progress showing the rom list directly on the first page. This time the list is dynamic (e.g. you dont have to list each one). Code is still far from ready for a pull request but if you're interested I can share what I've done so far.
It's working for me locally I use it... I haven't made it generally available or posted it anywhere yet. Would it be best to do a pull request for PiPlay or just fork it?
As a point of feedback I think what I have works great for people (like me) who just want to have 30-50 roms not 100s.