Johnny85

Update: I created a new ini file without excluding clones this time, initial search count was 3695 games, LB count was 3374 games and playlist came out with 976 games so definitely an improvement. TMNT 1 & 2 are both in the playlist now. I'm not sure how many more games I can get working but almost 1000 games is a pretty good start. Thx for your help.

Hey JoeViking245, so I created the ini file using arcade Italia search and export function and it found 1600 games initially. And yes, I did click the Exclude Clones options maybe that's part of the issue. When I loaded the ini file in LB it recognized about 1100 games or so i.e. the count number. However when I create the playlist with a count number of 1100+, the actual playlist comes out with only 700+ games in the end, excluding games I know I have in my Arcade folder like TMNT. I did not use any additional filters within LB as it didn't even give me the option. I do have other separate arcade platforms (Naomi 1+2, Atomis Wave, MP2, etc) but only one 'Arcade' platform with 2916 Mame games that I'm trying to create the playlist from. I'm not looking for games from any other platforms or any 3D games, just 2 button arcade games with 1-4 players in Mame as that's what the cabinet I'm trying to mod is setup for. I will have to double check the file names on my TMNT roms and the ini file and report back. Any help would be much appreciated, thx for the quick reply.

So I am trying to create a playlist of two button arcade games (upto 4 players), for my buddies Arcade 1up TMNT cabinet using an ini file and I'm having issues with some games not adding. When I exported the ini file from Arcade Italia, it said it found 1600+ arcade games using the search criteria of 1-4 player games that only use two buttons. I made sure to select the matching Mame version of my set when exporting 0.215. When I tried to make a playlist in LB it pickups exactly 1500 games, which I figured maybe 100+ games that aren't in my library or named differently, clones or possibly a cap on how many games per playlist or something. No big deal. But then when I create the playlist, it only adds about 700+ games. I have 2916 games in my arcade folder and from what I've read online the majority of them are only two buttons so 1600 seemed about right to me. But when I make the playlist only 700 or so, less than half of the 1600 appear. Am I just missing that many games or is there some other reason they're not populating? Because some games like TMNT I definitely have but they're just not adding to the playlist? Anyways that's my issue, any help would be much appreciated. This thread has been helpful to me I'm hopeful someone can assist. Thx.

Question; I recently put all my PS2 games onto a separate internal drive thats much larger for space reasons and successfully imported them into LB but when I try to launch a game I get "An error occurred while trying to launch the game: access is denied". I've tried changing access permissions for the folders and clicking 'Share Folder' options but i'm still getting the error. The same games work when inside the Launchbox/Games folder but not from a different drive? Any ideas?

Can confirm it works! Just got CD-i games up-and-running in Mame 215 and Launchbox using the above tutorial and whatever else I could scrounge up around the net. They definitely need to make an updated video for this, took me hours to figure it out with bits and pieces of outdated info from several different sources. The key take-aways for CD-i emulation in Mame are; 1: Import your Phillips CD-i roms into Launchbox (CHD format is preferred for your roms, bin/cue files don't seem to work well. If you already have bin/cue files you can convert them to CHD). 2: Make sure you have correct CD-i bios file (cdimono1) in your Mame > roms folder. 3: Set Mame as your emulator. Make sure to uncheck the three boxes in the 'Emulator edit' tab. 4: Under 'Associated Platforms' tab add the platform name (Phillips CD-i) and check 'Default Emulator' box. 5: Under 'Default Command-Line Parameters' type 'cdimono1 -cdrm' Hopefully that's helpful to somebody