[Marquee images for platforms?]

Hi everybody

I have trouble finding marquee images for platforms, have you guys found the right place?

[Key bindings in DosBox games]

Hi everybody

I have been avoiding this problem for years, but now I want to try and figure it out. 🙂

I would like to play Commander Keen on my arcade machine. But with all the old games you have to push Y when it asks if you are sure you want to quit the game etc.

What is the best way to make these games playable on my arcade setup where the buttons are preconfigured to my keyboard encoder to "other" keys on the keyboard?

 hope you understand my question.

/Thomas

[Playing Softwarelist games from MAME]

Regarding the Commodore 64, I load the cassettes just fine by inserting the "c64 -cass" commandline. But when the rom runs, I get to the blue prompt screen where you used to type in "Run" to start the game... but is there a command to get the rom loaded and then afterwards to the the MAME64 emulator to "run" the game?

[Playing Softwarelist games from MAME]

On 11/5/2020 at 8:19 PM, sundogak said:

@ThomasOEM If you are speaking about MAME software list there are a few threads running around on LB if do a search. This website (click "All Systems" button at left and then look under Name column) has comprehensive list of what you put in for the "name" in the Default Command-Line Parameters along with any options (usually computer based emulation) as well as media type name (for those that have multiple like cassettes, floppies).  But in general, software lists work similarly in either one of two setups mentioned (i.e., with the "use file name only..." checked or not checked.  Most I have encountered work with same settings as MAME arcade (no check boxes).

As Neil9000 mentioned, for most part I don't use MAME for anything other than arcade and a few "oddball" platforms where there are no emulators or working Retroarch cores.  As LB currently is setup, software list import is not the easiest and for cart based systems (or CD) I found easier to Retroarch or standalone dedicated emulator versus MAME.  But in MAME, SNK Neo Geo AES is the only other one that wouldn't work using arcade setup.  A few examples I have that run via normal MAME arcade setup:For computer based emulation in MAME where you have floppies (like Apple II or Atari 800) I have found that can use either (with the box checked or no). When used without the media type (i.e., flop1) and the "Use file name only.." checked  if there are multiple floppy images in the zipfile, then MAME will auto load the floppies into appropriate slots (i.e., flop1, flop2). It uses the HASH file information to tell it how to load things, which is handy.

 

Ah ok, thank you for the clarification regarding the emulators and the commandline-parameters.

The reason why I use the MAME64 emulator, is that it was suggested to me and since I use the merged rom set.. but is emulators such as Retroarch faster and better, or just easier to set up?

[Playing Softwarelist games from MAME]

15 hours ago, sundogak said:

@ThomasOEM

I assume you were over at PD asking this. This is one of those platforms that requires a checkbox checked versus what is in the Arcade setup. So make an additional MAME emulator entry. I called mine "MAME_MESS" but you can call whatever. 

Then under that emulator, check the box "Use file name only..."  Note this isn't checked in the normal MAME arcade setup.

Example with 1942 game in software list for NES

Then for NES platform input the nes -cart setting like normal (this is platforms only for my "MAME_MESS" emulator:

Basically, one "MAME" version for those that require "Use file name only...." checked and others that don't.

AH YEEEEEES!!!! IT ALIVE!!! IIIIIITS ALIVE! 

Thank you SOOO much, I have been waiting after years of trying (on and off)!!! You saved my week!

Regarding which Platform works in what way i Launchbox, is there a list where you can see which platforms requires what checkmarks in settings and Application Command-line Parameters?

Again thank you SOO much Sundogak!

[Playing Softwarelist games from MAME]

Hi everyone

I'am using Launchbox and have gotten the Atari 5200 games to work - just had to write "a5200 -cart" in the commandline parameter in the MAME settings i Launchbox... but when I try with other systems ex. the NES I can't get it to work?

What am I doing wrong?