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February 20

7 minutes ago, JAKAMY said:

Thanks, It makes sense to use the console version instead. I have no idea what or if there are any differences between them but just the feeling of limited time/continue for a game alter its gameplay appeal. In the end I guess most collectors don't play but just keep the past living on in case the internet ends 😄 So much is lost to time just looking at Mame mechanical games with no way to recreate them even if their software side lives on T_T
Cheers

Yes I understand the sound of the small coins falling: it's priceless!😎

February 20

It's also one of the only arcade systems that I've covered entirely via game themes and icons and 2 intros

February 20

February 20

22 hours ago, JAKAMY said:

Just setup namco system 2x6 on my end.
For emulator settings these are the correct ones in the screenshot:

When importing the platform choose scrape as arcade check use mame metadata and uncheck all skips beside clones.
I made some rough device pic using AI upscale and found a logo I attached here.
For roms instead of converting the chds to fit Play one by one in your mame non-merge set, you can find a ready version on Archive "namco-system-2-x-6" the big file there.

I don't use a video theme as my custom modded theme mix of pulse x mini consoles prefer using fullscreen background game videos as platform themes but it's here:

Cheers

Thanks for the recommendations! As I said in a previous post, I’m not too picky about this. I created a playlist, and I’d even say I went a step further to save space (purists will probably say it’s unacceptable!😅).

I integrated the PS2 version into the paths, and apart from the title screen—where we’re supposed to insert a coin, but nothing happens—I find it a bit ridiculous to include an arcade version alongside a PS2 version, given that the differences are relatively minor (at least to me).

I did the same for Teknoparrot,( since almost all Tekno titles were released on PS3). This avoids long setup processes. It’s just a little trick, but I completely understand why some people prefer the arcade version!

By the way, I have an interesting anecdote! The arcade version of SoulCalibur 3 was actually ported by a fan to emulators, which makes me think that some people might share my perspective.

February 10

Bien pris pour le moment je termine je suis sur la finition qui m'aura occupé pendant presque 6 ans et dont je viens de terminer l'intro :

Pourquoi est-ce différent ?

La philosophie de Nostalgic Bedroom consiste à redonner vie à votre ancienne étagère de jeux dans un monde où les disques, les cartouches et les boîtes en plastique disparaissent peu à peu. Il s'agit de capturer la magie des collections physiques, ce petit frisson lorsque vous touchez, organisez et admirez vos jeux, mais dans un environnement numérique. L'objectif est de vous donner l'impression de posséder une collection tangible sans remplir votre maison de piles de CD.

C'est une interface soignée avec une touche de modernité , garantissant que ce voyage dans le passé reste fluide et agréable. Nostalgic Bedroom est l'âme d'un collectionneur dans un monde 2.0 , avec un peu d' ambiance des années 80, de confort et de nostalgie en plus !

Dans un monde où la distribution numérique devient la norme, préserver les jeux physiques et faire évoluer vers des expériences interactives est devenu crucial. En créant des vidéos dynamiques, des collections complètes et des expériences autonomes , je voulais aller au-delà de ce que les éditeurs eux-mêmes ont proposé. Un bon exemple est Zelda , pour lequel j'ai conçu une collection virtuelle complète que même Nintendo n'a pas réalisée , en ajoutant du contenu multimédia et une expérience immersive .

Au-delà des vidéos, j'ai créé des collections complètes et des expériences autonomes pour des franchises emblématiques comme Zelda, Castlevania, Metal Gear, Resident Evil et Final Fantasy .

Je fais ça depuis 7 ans sans m'arrêter .

Ces cinq projets majeurs sont désormais entièrement intégrés, adaptés et portés dans Nostalgic Bedroom.

Les détails :

15 CATÉGORIES DE PLATEFORMES

Nostalgic Bedroom comprend environ 15 catégories de plateformes , où vous trouverez :

🎮 30 listes de lecture d'arcade (par éditeurs et fabricants), comprenant des classiques comme Capcom , mais aussi des uniques comme Namco 256 et Sunsoft Classics .

🖥️ 4 systèmes informatiques (contre 1 dans NB V7).

🎮 40 consoles (contre 15 dans NB V7), dont :

Atari 2600, 5200, 7800, Jaguar
Colecovision, Commodore Amiga CD32, Magnavox Odyssey 2, Mattel Intellivision
Microsoft Xbox 360, PC Engine, CD PC Engine, NEC PCFX, NEC TurboGrafx-16
Nintendo 64, 64DD, NES, GameCube, Switch, Virtual Boy, Wii
Panasonic 3DO, Philips CDI, Pico
SEGA 32X, CD, Dreamcast, Genesis, Master System, Mega Drive, SC-1000
Neo Geo AES, Sony PlayStation, PS2, PS3, PS4
Super Nintendo NES, Super 10

🕹️ 10 consoles portables (contre 7 dans NB V7) :

Atari Lynx, Bandai Wonderswan et Wonderswan Color
Nintendo 3DS, DS, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Game Boy Color
Consoles de jeux SEGA, SNK Neo Geo Pocket et Pocket Color, Sony PSP

🕶️ VR nostalgique pour des expériences immersives, associée à une configuration RetroArch active et à des salles VR uniques et fabriquées à la main .

📀 34 collections nostalgiques avec des interfaces personnalisées.

Que sont les collections nostalgiques ?

Considérez-les comme une élégante boîte à souvenirs numérique . Chaque collection comporte entre cinq et dix vues ultra-variées , toutes plus uniques les unes que les autres. Vous serez totalement immergé dans l'histoire des jeux comme jamais auparavant, avec des visuels qui vous transporteront directement dans l'atmosphère de chaque univers. C'est un véritable voyage dans le temps , avec des vues qui vous feront sourire à chaque tournant.

🕹️ FrançaisLes collections incluent :
Collection Aliens, Collection Crysis, Collection Bioshock, Collection Castlevania, Collection Contra, Collection F-Zero, Collection Final Fantasy, Collection Forza, Collection God of War, Collection Halo, Collection KingFighter, Collection Kirby, Collection Legacy of Kain, Collection Mario, Collection Mario Kart, Collection Mass Effect, Collection Megaman, Collection Metal Gear, Collection Metroid, Collection Mortal Kombat, Collection Need for Speed, Collection Prince of Persia, Collection Resident Evil, Collection Saint Seiya, Collection Star Wars, Collection Silent Hill, Collection Street Fighter, Collection Soul Calibur, Collection Sonic, Collection Tomb Raider, Collection Cowabunga des Tortues Ninja, Collection Uncharted, Collection Zelda.

🦸 Une nouvelle playlist regroupant 30 collections de licences dormantes mais inoubliables (comme Les Simpsons, Monster Hunter, Aliens, etc. ), intitulée « Héros et Licences Inoubliables » .

📽️ Pour les cinéphiles , la section Films nostalgiques est comme un magasin de vidéos classiques des années 80 , où vous pouvez ajouter vos propres films préférés ! Et s'il vous plaît, soyez gentils, rembobinez !
Comprendre :
🎞️ Classiques des années 80 et 90
🎃 Films d'horreur des années 80
🎌 Anime japonais

Et pour couronner le tout...

🏪 La section Storefront rassemble toutes vos boutiques virtuelles préférées en un seul endroit :

Epic Games, Nintendo eShop, Nintendo WiiWare et Steam
Vous permettant de rassembler tous vos magasins au sein de Nostalgic Bedroom .

🔻 En bref, Nostalgic Bedroom n'est pas seulement une interface. C'est une capsule temporelle, une lettre d'amour aux collections de jeux physiques et un terrain de jeu pour les jeux rétro et

February 3

Music / sound design / Fx & image: When all these elements match together and in concert even though you didn't even do it on purpose, I think we can say that it's successful?! 😛

January 19

@KlopjeroI gave you 2 examples just so you can see

January 19

On 1/16/2025 at 9:14 AM, Klopjero said:

The one thing I sometimes miss in BB are the Transition animations that HS has between bespoke game themes, those were awesome. the dropping bombs or just the HS logo swishing in and out.

What I dont miss :

XML based databases
Gatekeeping
Snobbery
Elitism

You can make transitions without problem via the CTC and more
Nothing prevents you from borrowing them to integrate them into your configuration if you are nostalgic
It is completely feasible.

January 19

For my part I didn't bother I integrated the ps4 on my custom by cheating and integrating the pc exe lol
Most of the big hits are out in pc version and enhanced.

(remains last guardian and the remake of shadow of collosus see maybe medievil in addition maybe and it's be perfect)

Remains to be seen how it will evolve!

but it makes me want to try what I'm going to do right away,

thanks for the info and the tutorial

January 19

The kind of life I love to build! Surprise the players and break the 4th wall
basically here (the plant speaks to you and asks you questions!) We agree it's useless but it's always an extra and original touch that makes things more fun!

some screen of my genre in work in progress ((Everything is animated from the title to the visuals))

2 news view among thirties created this week (yes yes 30) lol:

January 19

Frankly Really nice of you to share your assets! I'm going to need them very soon because I promised Exodos fans to offer them a theme that matches the scale of the project.

If all goes well I should get started in the middle of the year so any help is welcome

of course I'll share everything here! thanks again!

January 17

Hi guys on the 2024 version I have a rom loading window that now appears at launch

I never had that before anyone knows how to remove it?

January 13

On 2/15/2019 at 11:35 AM, Myrrhe said:

Hi guys im trying to load a custom theme named city hunter 2 and im getting an error message.

Ive attached an image, please help.

How did you unzip ??? Systematically when you unzip a new custom you have to right click properties and you check unlocked this way you unlock the dll files when there are any !!

Try it could come from there !! According to the message it corresponds

it says that it can't find the main theme and that it puts you back in default so that must be it

January 13

Accept now ! lol

We can easily imagine why it's complicated for moderation and why it hasn't been done before! Having to filter images hot média between 2 Mario wheels and Opening the tap for erotic games is complicated!

Nevertheless I think there's a card to play here for the staff!

Nobody does it!

Who would want to stick to it on the other hand it's another story! lol

I wouldn't say that I have a certain experience in the matter but for those who don't know I develop ohlalala games on Vam (vitua mate) so I have a little experience!

So I have a little knowledge but in my opinion I must not be the only one given the demand ...

There are some really cool things to discover that are highly creative to varying degrees, but once again, it's all very subjective!

After There is also the historical dimension of arcade games as I said @3lc3z4rat the time, we can start there! It's very wise

After all it's part whether you like it or not of the lewd / playful video landscape

😅

January 12

On 4/30/2024 at 7:10 PM, Syrinx said:

Hi medi,

I just got Play! setup to play some arcade games myself. You want to use the command line parameters "--fullscreen --arcade" then check the box for "remove file extension and folder path" and you need to make sure the file name is the one associated with the game in the emulator i.e. fateulc for Fate: Unlimited Codes or soulclb3 for Soul Calibur 3.

Hope this helps.

On 2/8/2024 at 12:32 PM, medi said:

I have tried to play namco 2x6 on launchbox but when I click the game it opens the emulator not the game.

Can anyone help me how to import namco 2x6 to launchbox and make it work.

Thanks a lot

You're going to cry sacrilege but I kept it simple for the arcade and I cheated a lot regarding the versions

in fact I didn't bother for example for namco 256 I simply put the ps2 ports
1) saving space it avoids you having duplicate games (or in almost identical versions).
2) you win a lot some arcade games are really hard to configure
3) Sometimes you find arcade versions converted on ps2 this is the case of the version of soulcalibur 3 that we find on ps2 but in arcade version
I put the icon here!

https://www.deviantart.com/pademonium/art/SoulCalibur-III-Arcade-Edition-01-1140279409

On the other hand, the trick can be used endlessly! and it works even better on PS3 for teknoparrot games! all tekno games are released on PS3 (or almost) or have had the honor of a port! (almost identical to the arcade version)

and the intro here :

January 10

The Power of The mood ...;)

January 10

16 minutes ago, zugswang said:

Tease people ? 🤣

I am an oldie who has been a member on Launchbox for 8 years and has contributed plenty.

When I seen people crying about the new Hyperspin 2.0 I just jumped in and added my points.

That's what this forum is for isn't it ?

If Launchbox had the speed of Hyperspin there would be no contest between them like you say ... but it doesn't.

You can have all the bells and whistles you like, but if it lags and takes forever to do even the simplest command that to me becomes irrelevant.

You've always been teasing or rather pragmatic lol when we know you it's okay but take it easy anyway if i've learned one thing here over the years is that we don't really like drama (even when there isn't any)

you can quickly find yourself on an ejection seat and that's even when you have 10 years of contribution under your belt!

I say that (from experience) and for you afterwards you do what you want ^^

January 10

24 minutes ago, Jabb3rJaw said:

Wow! Long time Hyperspin user that finally had to switch to Bigbox because of all the updated features and controller support. My Bigbox looks just Hyperspin like most but the two things that really bother me about Bigbox is the wheels that sometimes take a bit to load and sometimes the start up videos just show black. If Hyperspin 2 is as smooth as the first one I would probably switch back. I’m sure it won’t be perfect either but there’s nothing worse than showing off your collection and the game wheels are blank.

Blacks Screens ? Try the codecs HEVC

I'll send it to you by pm

For your speed I give some advice here it's worth what it's worth but for me that it works

January 10

58 minutes ago, zugswang said:

We both know exactly what you meant.

i am Coke you are Pepsi , that’s fine.

I guarantee once Hyperspin 2.0 is up and running the masses will all be drinking Coke.

You seem sure of yourself... And yet you haven't seen or tested it and you were still in doubt a few lines above.. Personally I would stay with Pepsi 😛

I have too much experience with Launchbox and starting from scratch doesn't tempt me at all!

(which does not prevent me from sharing in all communities)

I would like it for sure: more flexible and fluid performance but we know that the team is on the warpath to make sure that it improves!

And it will happen for sure!

Replace your old sata with a samsung m2 9800 pro: you will see it is already much better

After for the rest it is a shame to come and tease the old ones in a community that welcomed you with open arms..And to rekindle quarrels or false wars..

Peace man it is first of all the games and it must remain in the domain of passion

I think that everyone does not care who has the biggest ...or the most super feature!

Let's stay in respect and good humor if you want

there are no losers, only winners anyway, us:

the old retro gamers!

January 9

21 minutes ago, zugswang said:

🤣 Practically everyone who uses LB has one question when they get it .......

How can I make this look like Hyperspin !!

It doesn't surprise me at all: there is really something special with the feeling when you navigate between the wheels.

I did the test with a friend by advising him of unified which are nevertheless very close to hyperspin but he returned shortly after to Hyper.

Concerning the videos or the themes the content in general it wouldn't even surprise me if in a few months

and after having dissected the thing some smart guys find flaws and come out with things to make them compatible

we can imagine skins too given the community especially the Spanish and Brazilians who are on the ball on hyperpin

January 9

2 hours ago, Jhabers said:

A first look

It looks good!! I really like the clean style!
For features yes. After that it's complicated to stand out I imagine Today and to release a thunderous feature!

They go in the direction of the players and will necessarily take things that worked for others!

Difficult to make a definitive opinion and will have to test it for sure

but it's cool to see them come back!

January 9

I think that all the pirate exploitation of hyperspin has been going on for a decade

(to the point where in terms of referencing when you do a search for "hyperspin" you come across pirate sites first)

it must have really pissed them off (and we understand them)

We can complain about the paywalls here for the license or for a patreon but it puts up nice barriers and we see very few pirate launchboxes on the networks.

But for them it's impossible to go back, it's always
been free!

and it has to stay that way!

So in a nutshell, big means!

I think they absolutely want to protect both their content but also that of their contributor..

And I think it's developed largely in this direction... and keep the control

Wait and see!

January 9

1 hour ago, zugswang said:

I asked about video Themes and he said you can’t use them in the new Hyperspin 2.0 or all the current game themes 😱

No not possible! in 2024?😅😆😨
You mean it will only be compatible with standard zip themes with png and swf?

Why do some people think videos are superfluous?a well thought out video creates an immersive atmosphere.

It transmits the heritage and culture of the game. It's like Guardian of Culture..

It's really a shame! (if I translated and understood correctly)

January 8

Being able to offer both possibilities and have a kind of backward compatibility at least initially so that the old-timers can adapt to editing software would be great! and we would keep both the DNA of hyperspin and open up the field of possibilities.

But I think it's time to move on to "full video": there are many software; easy to access and we do so many more things in terms of production.

Many of us have made our first productions here on hyperspin and moved on to video and I'm sure that few would go back!

Edit:

And I'm not even talking about AI, they are capable of generating almost anything from a simple image. Today it's not very precise, but in a short time with the right prompts (and it's going fast) we will be able to make themes by prompting. An example of an image with a beautiful Amiga.

Look at the soldiers...

So coming back with png and animations from left to right is not possible for me...

@boizgregthe nail in the coffin no! Most of the historical "arcade" mame themes are available in video format in 4:3 in 16/9 and in HD! But only on 16 bits too!

So the stuff is already compatible. The guys have done an incredible job. It's the tools and habits of the users that have simply remained.

Concerning the way each system reacts, it's true that it's a bit of a sawtooth even if the team ido everything possible to to improve things, we are very far from the quasi-instantaneous hyperspin or retrobat or even a good coin ops on retro fe.

But launchbox has other assets!

After the quarrels between the "hyperpsin approved" and the launchbox supporters, there will always be some!

We had the same thoughts 30 years ago (Super nes vs megadrive) it's endless.

But I must admit that I didn't think I would see this kind of reaction anymore when we are old enough.

and in these cases competition is always beneficial especially for us :users!

January 8

I'm curious to see how it evolved. I spent my first year trying to create things on hyper spin and everything was complicated. When I think back on it, my brain is boiling lol.

I keep a good memories of it because I learned everything the hard way... I remember the xml list that had to be updated to the decimal point just to add a game...

I still use it, but mainly for my arcades, and retrobat still works just as well.

It's going to be interesting to see ... the tools they're going to propose to the creators, because they'll be the ones who'll make the software work or not, since the content will essentially come from there ...

For a few years now, launchbox's level has been very high, thanks to Y2guru's community creator tools.

But I imagine they've been curious and will make sure to offer an equivalent.

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Ces cinq projets majeurs sont désormais entièrement intégrés, adaptés et portés dans Nostalgic Bedroom.

15 CATÉGORIES DE PLATEFORMES

Que sont les collections nostalgiques ?

Et pour couronner le tout...