JoeViking245

It depends on what the notification is for. If it's for a LaunchBox app update, disable updates. Tools < Options < General < Updates If it's an update for an integration plugin, Tools < Manage < Plugins... and update the plugin showing that it has an update available. Though you may never use these plugins, updating them will stop those particular notifications. Doing these particular updates will not affect your collection nor emulators. Well, unless you click Update under Tools < Manage < Emulators.... Then it will (correctly, since it got updated) update the emulator to its current release. Otherwise, the only effect updating them will have is removing those dang notifications. Fortunately, they don't need updating very often.

Try importing some games into the platform 1st. If the platform doesn't have any games in it, it won't show up.

One option is to import the various media type types (e.g. cassette, cartridge...) into their own Platform. Then when you setup the emulator, you can have different Command-line Parameters for the different Platforms. From there (continuing with this "option"), you can create a Platform Category (e.g. BBC Micro) and nest these Platforms (e.g. BBC tapes, BBC Carts...) under that Category. You can read more about Organizing Your Library here: Organizing Your Library: Platforms, Categories, Playlists, Favorites, and Filters - LaunchBox

I never use them, so don't know for sure. But... ummm.... if they aren't compatible (not on the supported list), I'm inclined to say no. Because they're "not supported". You can however put in a Feature Request to add more (specific?) supported emulators [if there isn't one there already]. Top of this page (Help & Support - Request a Feature)

In you enable Automated Imports (Tools < Options < General < Automated Imports), LaunchBox will create platform folders under ../LaunchBox/Games/[platform_name]/ for you to place your games. You can read more about Automated ROMs imports here: Automated ROM Imports - LaunchBox When you enable Save Management (Tools < Options < General < Save Management) and create backups from there, LaunchBox will create save folders under ../LaunchBox/Saves/ for you. You can read more about Saves here: Managing Save Games and States - LaunchBox So yes. Those would be excellent locations to place those.

@TekkamanBlade To clarify: The bezel starts out filling the window (3840×2160) It then resizes to a slightly smaller size (e.g. 3825x2145) so it's no longer filling window Even though your 'live inspection' is [still] showing it as being 3840x2160 Is that correct? Is your "live inspection" using something like WindowSpy.ahk? (Doesn't really matter. Moreso curious what others use. ) When the bezel (overlay) resizes is when you're seeing part of (all of?) the taskbar? And it's here you're seeing the app on the taskbar flash orange? Or are you seeing that happen on a 2nd monitor? I don't know what the "window Switcher" is. Are you trying to switch apps (like alt+tab) while the game is running? When all this is going on, are you still able to actually play the game? e.g. insert coin(s), start then shoot or drive or whatever [based on the game]. Do you see the resizing of the bezel happen with other platforms/emulators? (Supermodel, PCSX2, DEmul, Flycast, Dolphin) Or just the Model 2 emulator? I tested here and it all worked fine. But my monitor is only 1920x1080.

LaunchBox does not have videos available. Only EmuMovies. If you use the Bulk Download Media Wizard, it will only download the highest quality one available of the video types (HD, HQ, LQ) you have selected. When you manually edit a game, it will download all video types you have selected. Note, in edit game you'll only see the video types that are available. In the bulk wizard, it will show all 'possible' video types, even if none are available. I'm not sure how LaunchBox handles you selecting the same image type from the database and EmuMovies. Also, not sure what others do, but for images I only select the ones from LaunchBox and Select None from EmuMovies. Later, if I see a particular game that's missing an image type or has one I don't like, I'll manually edit the game and see what EmuMovies has available. But that rarely, if ever, happens.

The LaunchBox Games Database doesn't have an available API. However, you can access your local copy of the database in ..\LaunchBox\Metadata\LaunchBox.Metadata.db using SQLite. It holds all the same metadata.

Start with checking that it's enabled in the VPX emulator. Next make sure that it's not in Exclusive Fullscreen.

https://www.launchbox-app.com/celebrate

Is it (the script) at least "pressing" F11 to make it automatically switch to fullscreen? Did you try increasing the delay between Send {F11} and Send {F1}?

Email support@unbrokensoftware.com with your details and they can sort it out for you.

I've found the 1st time-of-the-day you load a game using MAME, it takes a while. Maybe not 45 seconds. Then subsequent launches of MAME load quicker. Note, if you restart your computer, the next load (of MAME) counts as the 1st time-of-the-day. There is [now] also a v14.01-beta available. It's sort of a "hot fix" for 14.0. Though not sure if it will change what you're seeing, it does address several other issues.

Ok. So change the Associated Platforms name to match exactly.

Does the one on the left say "Sony Playstation" (lowercase "s")? vs. "Sony PlayStation" (uppercase "S")?

[For future] another option is to edit the platform and set the Sort Title. I set mine to "ninendo eo" (because "o" comes after "n") so it shows after NES.

Instead of putting the text against the box art, how about putting the box art against the text?

Those platforms missing platform icons are not included in the default Media Pack or are named differently than normal. e.g. If you renamed "sega32x" to "Sega 32X", a [default] icon would appear. You can look inside ..\LaunchBox\Images\Media Packs\Platform Clear Logos\Nostalgic Platform Clear Logos\Platforms\ to see what default images [and their naming conventions] are available. If you have LaunchBox Premium, you can create your own images and add them for "the other" platforms. For information about adding them, go to the LaunchBox Strategy Guide and scroll down to and click on the article Creating Platform Icons Media Packs for LaunchBox and Big Box. Be sure to check out (or at least glance through) and see what other articles are available in the Strategy Guide [for potential future referencing].

In the Associated Platforms section for your SNES9X emulator, is the "SNES" platform ('Super Nintendo Entertainment System'?) spelled the exact same as your actual platform's name? Is the Default Emulator box checked? If you edit one of your SNES games, in the Emulation section, is Use Emulator checked and is SNES9X selected?

Can you screenshot that message? 'you could skip them, but not recommended'? Is it giving you another option that to "skip them"? What happens if you select that?

No. Just reinstall over the top of the existing install. Yes. If you do what I said.

That should fix it. No, it will not. Just make sure when running the installer, you select the drive location above your LaunchBox folder. e.g. C:\users\tiger\ Before clicking the final install button, verify the path so that it doesn't have dual /LaunchBox/ folders. So you want to see C:\users\tiger\LaunchBox\. Not C:\users\tiger\LaunchBox\LaunchBox\

If it helps any and you have Advanced Search enabled, you can filter it down by platform. This can be exported to Excel (or your spreadsheet app of choice) which should be a lot faster. Otherwise, I don't believe there is another built-in way to do so.

And if you use the Default startup theme, games launch fine in BB?