SentaiBrad

Open up LaunchBox, go to Tools -> Manage Platforms, and check the images manually for each platform. You can click the image spot to add images, then click the name right above them to change their category. See if that takes effect. I've had some trouble swapping images for platforms in the folders, this makes sure it takes hold.

I don't want to say no, but that's something that's been brought up before and Jason hasn't shown much interest in it. We're not under the impression that any one of the set makers has it right to begin with. Sure we love the No-Intro set the most, but we still deviate. Alternate Names is a good way to get this across, though it's mostly for multi-regions. However, it can easily be used for this too, I just think some different classifications are needed like specifying it as an "Alternate". LaunchBox also doesn't currently read the alternate names on the Database, though that is something Jason should be working on here soon.

So, because you're changing the names after the fact means the folders on the backend aren't being changed over. You need to go in to your LaunchBox folder, then go in to the Images, Video, Music, and Manuals folders. Rename the old platform to the new platform, and all of the images will re-attach automatically. In fact, now you have duplicated all your images. If you want to use custom platform names that's fine, this is what Scrape As is for. When you import a platform, and you type in a custom name, then a box will pop up and let you set the proper platform to scrape it as. Be careful too, because there is a Windows platform as is, and some metadata might get over written. You can also set the Scrape As up after import by going to Tools -> Manage Platforms and editing existing platforms.

In LaunchBox, on the left, go to the top drop down and select Playlists. On the right, right click and select "Add Playlists". From here you can set them up based on certain rules, and set their category. Once a Playlist is made you can edit them as well. If you already have MAME set up, then you can go to Tools -> Create Missing MAME Playlists. This will just create playlists based on the games you have imported. As long as things imported correctly in LaunchBox, then the games that were imported should be put in to their proper playlists.

That's why I always repeat making sure the names are the same.

The names are off. Your platform is "3DO Interactive Multiplayer", but in the associated platform you called it "3D0 Interactive Multiplayer". You replaced the letter O, for the number 0. It should be the letter. Monkus is also still correct in that the command lines shouldn't be necessary (for full screen you certainly don't need it in RA), but otherwise try changing that.

What did you to solve this just in case someone else comes across this?

Yes, but most people don't want to add on an extra step that complicates things.

No that's correct. Anything in brackets is ignored for when determining a games name, but it's used for identification of various things. So when a game, in that system, has the same name but different stuff in the brackets, it will automatically be combined. It's assuming "Disc 1", "Disc 2", or even "Rev A", "Rev B" type situations. You can also uncheck the box to not have it automatically combine if you don't want.

All the games do have a dedicated ID on the database, but the problem comes in when games should have been identified but weren't. There's also the potential issue of duplicates, and games being attached to ID's that were later removed.

I might suggest watching the SNES beginner tutorial too, as it explains importing and LaunchBox in a more step by step manner as well. However, you'll need to find your games online, download them, and then import them in to LB. Like monkus said, we can't tell you where, but Googling will give you the results you want. I generally prefer rom sets, like No-Intro, Trurip, Redump, TOSEC and Darkwater, but I'm not sure there is one for GameCube or Wii games yet. Just don't download them from the website with Paradise in the title; they're more than likely bad rips. Between torrents, rom sets and download sites with quality assurance (not the paradise single download section (they do have No-Intro rom sets in the Full set section and decent downloads on their forums though)), you'll find it easily enough.

Yes, you can do this. Ctrl Click the entries you want (Ctrl Click a game, then Ctrl + Shift Clicking a game on the end will highlight everything from the first click to the last click). From there, right click the games and select "Combine". You can also right click a combined game and expand it.

Jason actually just worked on LaunchBox and Big Box performance today on the live stream, and that beta should be out soon. However, there are still a few things that you can do. In the end, it comes down to how powerful your machines is, and the older it is the slower it will load things.

The Associated Platform you saw those commands in is where you tell RetroArch what core to load. Make sure the platform names in the Associated Platforms page matches your system names in LaunchBox, make sure the command is correct, and make sure your games are using RetroArch as their emulator (the default check box doesn't change this at all).

You go in to the LB or BB options menu and set Controller Automation (Just Automation in LB). The feature requires LaunchBox Premium.

When I emulated Wii more normally, I would set everything to Wii Classic Controller mode. A lot of games can use GameCube / Wii Classic Controllers, so that's not too bad. For something that has to use a wiimote and nunchuck, I use my controller and mouse. The mouse was the Wii Mote, Left Click was A and Right Click was B. I then used the control stick, L1, L2 and L3.

It caches more than just images, and Big Box and LaunchBox have different caches.

PSU is more likely to be carried over, and same with your GPU. The RAM might be a bit harder, it depends on it's frequency and if it's DDR3 or DDR4. If it's DDR3, then upgrade to DDR4 anyways as it's much faster. It depends on your motherboard, so you're gonna want to look up what sockets it uses. If it's only capable of running the one socket type (I believe most Motherboards are like this now days), then yes, you'll need to upgrade the motherboard. There are some i7's from within that socket that are more powerful, but they're stupid expensive for not much of an increase. The last I checked they were $600 to $1k, and upgrading to a newer generation at just $200-400 would provide a much bigger performance increase. You can find CPU and Motherboard combination sales on NewEgg, so you might be able to luck out. If your case is still good, then that helps too. It really just depends on what you want to do. If Wii U games are your only issue, then completely skip on building a new PC right now. The emulation is no where near perfect (it wont be for several years). If you do other more modern gaming, you want to do Wii U and PS3 games down the line, or you require your PC for other laborious tasks, then all the more reason to upgrade. How much you need to upgrade just depends on what you can and should keep. I would keep the GPU, case and PSU (if it's got enough wattage). Try PC Parts picker to spec out a machine if you're curious.

Yea, letting us know whats going on is the only way things get resolved. If no one reports it, we don't know it's an issue. Even if it ended up turning out not to be a bug, us knowing about something is much better than keeping us in the dark; Rincewind is totally correct.

Upgrading will help, but no you can't just upgrade to another i7. I had a 930 too, and when it was time to upgrade I ended up building a whole new PC, because the socket on my motherboard was maxed out. The 930 was the top of that sockets list, so there was no where else for me to go. In order to go higher, I needed a new motherboard, which meant I was just building a new PC. I carried over my 970, but that was it. Even that I'm looking to upgrade bad. In terms of Wii, you can not compare what worked over there, to what works over here. GameCube and Wii emulation are very close, they used the same architecture. The Wii is actually like two duct tapped GameCubes. The Wii U carries that same architecture, hence why it's as far as it is so fast, but it's still extremely early. The Wii also wasn't even HD, the Wii U is and thus the insides are much more sophisticated compared to a Wii. Emulation is not apples and oranges, there are usually very little comparisons. Dolphin has had a ton of work done on it, but when it was new at the time it didn't run well for 95% of the GameCube's and Wii's library. Over time, PC's got a bit more powerful, they made progress on the emulator and reduced the power requirements, and things got better. CEMU still needs to go through that growth phase, they're impressive but still very early. I have an i7 6700 @ 3.4Ghz, 32GB of DDR4 RAM and a GTX 970 and CEMU doesn't run anything perfect still. Some games run better than others, but just because one game runs ok, doesn't mean the rest will. Even from game to game they have wildly different requirements, they used the hardware in different ways and require different levels of power.

I'll send that over to Jason and see what he thinks.

For a system to be properly emulated, the host system needs to be almost 3-5x more powerful than the system you're emulating. For example, For the SNES to be fully emulated at a 100%, it requires a 3Ghz CPU, and the 930 is 2.8GHz. Granted, there are other cores in RetroArch (like Bsnes Balanced and Performance), that have lower requirements, but the Accuracy core does require 3Ghz and that is considered perfect emulation. CEMU is also in a very early state, meaning it also has a higher requirement of the host PC. Over time they can get requirements down, but right now that's not their worry, it's a very Alpha emulator. Any video you watch where someone doesn't state that (this does for PS3 and Wii U), and they say it runs perfectly is literally lieing to you. It runs shockingly well, but not perfect, and requires a very strong PC currently.

The Codec pack was an example, I didn't say that was the solution here. Even if you have a new PC, there are still a ton of things you can do. Pretty much everything still on that list.

Once everything caches it will help. If you're willing to go through a few steps, and you've already let everything cache (the names need to cache too), then check out these posts with info: Edit: As small as some of these things seem, I've seen reports of Big Box lagging out, but installing even the K-Lite Codec pack and letting it fix things solved someones lag.

Putting stuff on an SSD wont actually make it faster. The seek times will be faster from an SSD, but LaunchBox doesn't really take advantage of an SSD the same way. If you load up the Windows Performance monitor, you'll see how much Hard Drive speed it's taking, and the speeds are no where near maxed on a regular drive, so they would be even farther from an SSD. The only benefits are going to be small.