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Hi everyone, A new beta round has commenced! Thanks to everyone helping us test the latest beta builds! Your feedback is super valuable — please include the following info when reporting any issues: 📝 When submitting feedback, include: Your Windows version A clear description of the issue Whether the issue can be consistently reproduced The steps to reproduce it 🎮 How to Join the Beta To opt into the beta: In LaunchBox, go to Tools > Options > General > Updates Enable Update to Beta Releases When a beta is available, you'll be prompted at startup or can check manually via Menu > Help > Check for Updates 🔌 A Quick Note on Plugins Some beta builds include early versions of official plugins that aren’t yet live in the Plugin Manager. Because of this: You may see update prompts for plugins that are actually newer in the beta. Please avoid updating plugins while using a beta if you're planning to provide feedback — this helps us get accurate data and avoids breaking improvements. Beta 1: New Feature: LaunchBox can now auto-login to RetroAchievements for supported emulators like RetroArch, Dolphin, and PCSX2 New Feature: Added a quick-access RetroAchievements login and status option under Tools > Achievements New Feature: Supported emulators now have a RetroAchievements section with login options, hardcore toggle, and manual credential injection New Feature: Big Box now supports a Random Game action for keyboard and controller inputs to quickly jump to a random game New Feature: Added a new hybrid view in Big Box that combines platform and game views for smoother transitions and theming potential Improvement: Completed checkmark has been replaced with a customizable Progress field (e.g., In Progress, Beaten, Completed) Improvement: RetroAchievements now display detailed achievement types-Progress, Win Condition, and Missable-directly in both LaunchBox and Big Box default themes Improvement: RetroAchievements beaten status is now tracked and automatically updates the new Progress field Improvement: Videos are now properly centered again when using the WMP engine in Big Box Fixed: Improved WHDLoad parsing for Commodore Amiga game imports, fixing multi-version naming issues Fixed: Big Box transitions in platform views now animate in the correct direction consistently Fixed: Video transition animations in some Big Box default theme platform views were not triggering properly Fixed: Bulk editing date fields was not showing the correct value on the confirmation page Fixed: ScummVM Integration plugin updated to handle upstream changes that broke download functionality Fixed: Dolphin Integration plugin now correctly detects the latest version after changes to Dolphin's versioning system Fixed: MAME Import filtering logic no longer incorrectly marks some Music games as Non-Arcade, ensuring they're properly included during import Fixed: Game Details view text binding issue resolved, so "no achievements available" no longer shows incorrectly 🛠️ Beta 1: Features Still in Progress Beta 1 lays a lot of groundwork — but a few things are still evolving. When giving feedback, we’d love your take on how things work today, even if they’re not fully complete. Current WIP Areas: RetroAchievements: More features and polish are coming in future betas Hybrid View: Only one view is available now in the Default theme; expect more layouts, tweaks, and performance updates Progress Field: Early version — more statuses and integrations are on the way Beta 2: Improvement: The RetroAchievements options page will now prompt you if your credentials are incomplete or invalid when attempting to leave the page Improvement: Added support for importing VR compatibility data from Steam; Steam VR-supported games are now auto-tagged with a PC-VR controller in the VR Support category Fixed: Hybrid Views now load game items more efficiently than in Beta 1 Fixed: Custom Themes no longer falsely indicate that Hybrid Views are available Fixed: Horizontal wheels in Hybrid View now properly support the alpha-numeric index Fixed: Search and filter buttons on the alpha-numeric index now function correctly in Hybrid Views Fixed: Resolved a crash that could occur in Hybrid View when navigating with a controller Fixed: Game Completion data now migrates more reliably into the new Progress field Fixed: Opening List View no longer causes a crash Fixed: "no achievements available" no longer incorrectly shows on some LaunchBox theme's Game Details pane (for real this time) Fixed: Release Date field no longer stores time zone data, which could cause the date to shift based on user location Fixed: Rare crash that could occur when rapidly clicking the Favorite or Completed buttons under certain conditions Fixed: Game description could occasionally get stuck on a previous game instead of updating properly Things to keep in mind: For anyone that experienced the issue in beta 1 where your completed status didn't migrate properly to the new Progress field, you will need to close LB and open the settings file and change the HasMigratedToProgress setting to false. Then open LaunchBox back up and report back to us on how it went. The List View should be fixed, but if you are using a custom theme, an update to the theme will be required to see the new field as a column. The Big Box default theme only has Hybrid View 1 currently available. Expect more updates to the Hybrid View, including theming changes, extra views, and performance passes The new game Progress field will be undergoing a major revision that is slated to come in beta 3

Current new themes are sitting at 7 Handhelds 14 Consoles 12 Arcade 34 Computers = 67 total new themes I have to look through the Launchbox database list and see what's missing still...aiming to cover every single system in the database As far as custom platforms,I am not dealing with those until the database is covered I also plan on Video themes and animated marquees to match every current and future theme in refried Edit: Looked over the DB and I need to do 6 more that are missing,then the entire DB so far will be covered PICO-8 Oric Atmos Nintendo Switch 2 Bandai SuperVision 8000 Fujitsu FM Towns Marty Microsoft Xbox Series X/S

Beta 2 is out with the following changes: Improvement: The RetroAchievements options page will now prompt you if your credentials are incomplete or invalid when attempting to leave the page Improvement: Added support for importing VR compatibility data from Steam; Steam VR-supported games are now auto-tagged with a PC-VR controller in the VR Support category Fixed: Hybrid Views now load game items more efficiently than in Beta 1 Fixed: Custom Themes no longer falsely indicate that Hybrid Views are available Fixed: Horizontal wheels in Hybrid View now properly support the alpha-numeric index Fixed: Search and filter buttons on the alpha-numeric index now function correctly in Hybrid Views Fixed: Resolved a crash that could occur in Hybrid View when navigating with a controller Fixed: Game Completion data now migrates more reliably into the new Progress field Fixed: Opening List View no longer causes a crash Fixed: "no achievements available" no longer incorrectly shows on some LaunchBox theme's Game Details pane (for real this time) Fixed: Release Date field no longer stores time zone data, which could cause the date to shift based on user location Fixed: Rare crash that could occur when rapidly clicking the Favorite or Completed buttons under certain conditions Fixed: Game description could occasionally get stuck on a previous game instead of updating properly Things to keep in mind: For anyone that experienced the issue in beta 1 where your completed status didn't migrate properly to the new Progress field, you will need to close LB and open the settings file and change the HasMigratedToProgress setting to false. Then open LaunchBox back up and report back to us on how it went. The List View should be fixed, but if you are using a custom theme, an update to the theme will be required to see the new field as a column. The Big Box default theme only has Hybrid View 1 currently available. Expect more updates to the Hybrid View, including theming changes, extra views, and performance passes The new game Progress field will be undergoing a major revision that is slated to come in beta 3

The Star Wars Trilogy and Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

MicroChess, MicroMan, Mickey in the Great Outdoors, Microx, Microsailing and Midway.

Melt-Down, Megalegs, Memory Manor, Memory Match and Meltdown.

The question is interesting, but it's more akin to a technical challenge or compulsive completionist syndrome!" Let's be honest: you all know that one lifetime will never be enough to play through all these games. We're no longer really in a collecting mindset, but rather in a sort of quest for self-satisfaction, even a frantic accumulation. Because a real collection—whether physical or digital—is something to be browsed, admired, returned to, and taken the time to get a little lost in it. Worse: it's not even certain you'll reopen this collection once it's completed... Let's be honest: between us, the goal isn't really to play all these games anymore, is it? We're talking about thousands of titles piled up in a corner of a hard drive, carefully sorted, carefully categorized... and never launched. We click, we download, we mentally check a box: "This one's good, I've got it. Next one!" But at what point did we start confusing collecting with compulsion? And the worst part? The more we have, the less we play. Because we don't even know where to start anymore. Because quantity kills desire. Because pleasure has been lost in the labyrinth of "having it all." A real collection, whether physical or digital, is something you experience. You contemplate it. You browse it, a bit like an old library. You open a box, you remember a theme song, a cover, a startup sound... You stop, you explore. You feel something. What we're seeing more and more are folders filled to the brim with gems... that we haven't even taken the time to look at once. Games that are sleeping in a corner of the frontend, like books we've never opened but are showing off in the window for show. What if we got back to basics? A console, a few games, a video theme that immediately sets the mood. It's not the quantity that matters. It's the story you tell with your collection. The one you tell yourself. So yeah, install your games. But above all: experience them. Admire them. Rediscover them. Because a frontend, a collection, isn't an Excel spreadsheet. It's a living work of art. And you are its guardian.

Request: B-17 GUNNER - AIR WAR OVER GERMANY logo B-17 Gunner: Air War Over Germany Images - LaunchBox Games DatabaseB-17 Gunner: Air War Over Germany Images - LaunchBox Games Database

Professor Layton and the Spectre's Call

Misja, Miniature Golf plus, Millipede and MINDWHEEL.

Toukidenshou - Angel Eyes mame arcade bezel tkdensho.zip

Time Tunnel mame arcade bezel timetunl.zip

Time Traveler mame arcade bezel timetrv.zip

Hi Folks. I wrote an app as an add-on to Zombeaver's excellent C64Dreams project. Features: Makes installation into existing (or indeed vanilla) Launchbox installations a lot easier (fully automated). Automates adding other C64 games to the C64Dreams collection without having to mess about with .bat, .vbs, .ahk files. Also automates adding to the Launchbox database (not having to add it manually). Lets you search the C64Dreams collection for specific games in-app rather than having to launch Launchbox each time. Fixes broken Images for Platforms, Platform Categories and Playlists. Also lets you use your own images and automates the installation to launchbox process (GIMP template attached to this post for convenience). The C64Dreams Project: C64DreamsTool Pics: C64DreamsTool video: C64DreamsTool Downloads: Github: https://github.com/stigzler/C64DreamsTool/releases/tag/Release Images XCF: PlatformLogos.xcf

Thunder Hoop mame arcade bezel thoop.zip

The Hand aka Got-Ya mame arcade bezel gotya.zip thehand.zip

I updated and expanded my C64Dreams sister App. It adds the following features: Makes installation into existing (or indeed vanilla) Launchbox installations a lot easier (fully automated). Automates adding other C64 games to the C64Dreams collection without having to mess about with .bat, .vbs, .ahk files. Also automates adding to the Launchbox database (not having to add it manually). Lets you search the C64Dreams collection for specific games in-app rather than having to launch Launchbox each time. Fixes broken Images for Platforms, Platform Categories and Playlists. Also lets you use your own images and automates the installation to launchbox process. Details here:

MIG Alley Ace, Midway Campaign, Miecze Valdgira, Miecze Valdgira II: Wladca Gor

Target Panic mame arcade bezel tgtpanic.zip

Ten Up mame arcade bezel tenup.zip

TeddyBoy Blues aka Teddy Boy Blues mame arcade bezel teddybb.zip

New updates and improved logging if anyone still uses this. Tested as of latest Launchbox release 13.21 Updated original post as well. Docs https://github.com/ptmorris1/RPCS3-ISOLauncher-Launchbox

Thunder Ceptor mame arcade bezel tceptor.zip

The Block Kuzushi mame arcade bezel tblkkuzu.zip

MAX, Matta Blatta, Maze of Death, Maxwell's Demon and Memory Mania, Match Up! and Match Wits.

Fixed it! PCSX2 Has an enhanced dualsense function to get vibration and LED colors, but it seems it also aggressively takes over the controller. Turn it off in the settings and it acts as normal!

Thanks! Was able to replicate this to an extent - switching to Images View fixes the error popup and LB works normally. But switching back to List View shorts everything out again - the popups return, and the game details do not show up. So maybe a problem with the list view specifically. I'm still having the same issues upon relaunch, but I probably haven't restarted as much as you. (Also, running Windows 11, if that's helpful.) Overlooked to include the entire error message as you pointed out - entire error listed below:

The entire error message would probably be most helpful for the developers. When you have the message box in focus (selected), you should be able to press Ctrl+C to copy it to the 'clipboard'. Then you can press Ctrl+V here, in your reply. Try switching to Images View [Ctrl+Alt+A] (vs. List View). That's what seemed to fix it for me. At least until it's resolved in the next beta release. However, for me... [doing some "stress-testing"] after switching the views back and forth several times (and needing to close the error messages in between, but ONLY when switching to List View) , restarting LaunchBox into the different views [several times], it seems to "have fixed itself". Running Windows 10. Error 1 (taken from Logs) 2025-05-23 12:23:14 PM FIRST CHANCE EXCEPTION: The DisplayIndex for the DataGridColumn with Header 'System.Windows.Controls.Border' is out of range. DisplayIndex must be greater than or equal to 0 and less than Columns.Count. (Parameter 'displayIndex') Actual value was 35. Error #2 (taken from Logs) 2025-05-23 12:23:14 PM DISPLAYED EXCEPTION: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.

Thanks. I’m pretty sure I sorted this out and I’m good now but this is good info. Appreciate it.

I can confirm that the Steam version is working now just like my other Steam games!, thank you soooo much for the assistance! I was going a little crazy thinking it was just me. Other games in my Steam library work perfectly but i just could not get this one to work! I cannot thank you enough!

I just tested the Steam version and it seems that the window focus issue at start is caused by the splash screen. You can fix it by disabling the splash screen. To disable the splash screen, right click the game on Steam, select Properties..., in LAUNCH OPTIONS. add the following: -NoSplash It should look like this: If for some reason you're not launching it through Steam and you're launching the game's exe directly, add the previous code "-NoSplash" to the Application's Command Line parameters on LaunchBox. It should look like this: (Right click the game on LaunchBox, select Edit > Edit Metadata/Media, then go to the Launching section on the left panel) Alternatively you can disable the splash screen by just renaming or deleting the splash image located within the game's files (".\TEKKEN 8\Polaris\Content\Splash\Splash.bmp").

New Release: (May 16, 2025) beta version 0.0.9 Requires LB 13.19 or newer Rewritten for .NET 9 New look. New feel. Same features Except you no longer have the option to NOT import clones If clones exist in the xml, either import them as Additional Apps or import them separately (default) @paQ @mamizoune @dukdukgoos

Target Hits mame arcade bezel targeth.zip

Tao Taido mame arcade bezel taotaido.zip

Neither I nor the project are dead. Anyone who says otherwise has no idea what they're talking about and does not speak for me. Work has not stopped since the last version. It has slowed at points because of significant IRL issues which I've neither the obligation nor the inclination to share because they're frankly no one's business but my own. What I can say is that, despite that, I've continued to work on it. The reason that the next version hasn't been released yet is a combination of those issues and, more significantly, that there are major changes/improvements that will be coming in the next version that require massive amounts of time to complete. There have been significant feature additions in the past like manual swapping that caused delays and the changes in this version require multiple times more work than that. It's a process, a tedious and time consuming one, but it's a process that needs to be done. Again and again and again and again and again and again... and eventually I'll come out of the hole, blink at the sun, and be done. But I'm not there yet. And I won't compromise the quality or standards of the project for anyone, just because they want it sooner. If that's too much to ask, that's unfortunately, as they say, tough shit. I don't report to or work for anyone. I have a vision that will be maintained. I have not dedicated years of my life to this project to either throw it away or let anyone else dictate how I should use my own skills and my own efforts and my own time. Gamebase64 has been around for 20+ years. CSDb.dk has been around for 30+ years. The library itself spans 40+ years because they're still being made and released to this day. I have to take all of that, gather it all in my arms, dump it in a pile, and turn it into something manageable, into something presentable, and into something usable, while maintaining the high standards that I hold myself to. And I have to do that, essentially, by myself. There are a number of very significant contributors in this space that this project would not be what it is were it not for their efforts - that cannot be overstated - and I am immensely grateful to those people. I try to name them by name - people like StatMat, sonninnos, the Ultimate Tape Archive team, everyone at GB64 and CSDb and more - and thank them as often as I can because I know firsthand the tedium and the effort that is required for these sorts of projects. But C64 Dreams, itself, is largely a one-man show. That can of course be a disadvantage at times because it means that it takes longer because 99.7% of the work is on my shoulders, but it also means that the end result is exactly what I want it to be. And people are, thankfully, generally pretty positive about that. Even people that have no idea what all work it actually entails (which is to say, essentially everyone), often one of the first things they say is "Wow... this must have been a lot of work." That would be an accurate assessment. I've worked on a number of emulation-related projects over the years that I've released to the public (C64 Dreams of course being the most significant of these) and, in every single case, they were endeavors that I undertook, ultimately, for myself - because I wanted things to be a certain way, because I wanted the experience to be better. But I decided hey, you know what, I'm putting in all this work for things that others might also appreciate, I might as well put this out into the wild. But the other part of that statement is the fact that I've also not released things publicly numerous times over the years for no other reason than just not wanting to deal with everything that entails. When I read comments like this, I feel completely justified in that decision. Not only is it not helpful in any way, not only does it actively undermine your own stated intent of seeing faster progress given the fact that it aggravates the one person that's actually putting in that work, but it also discourages anyone else that might consider for a moment whether or not they should publicly release projects like this. Why would anyone want to deal with that? Why would anyone see this kind of entitled attitude and say to themselves "Yeah, I want to use my time, my money, my mental energy, my sleep, my skills, and the cost of not using those things over the course of years of my life for myself, my family, and my friends... for this guy." When it's done, it'll be released. Until it is, it won't be. Period.

You can't make LaunchBox remember how they were expanded before, but you could alter the theme so that the items all start expanded instead of starting collapsed.

+1 and I've allready made that suggestion under Help > Suggest a feature.