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Hi Jason. I just discovered that the fields in LaunchBox (desktop mode) List View can now be moved about. However, if I switch to Image View and then return to List View, the fields are reset to their default order. The same applies if I exit and restart LaunchBox. I can't find a way to save the sorted fields.

My apologies Jason. I've just had 2 games accepted and they are now in the Database with all images intact. Many thanks for fixing this issue.

Hi Jason. I just checked my Changes Status in the Database and all metadata (Name, Platform, ReleaseYear etc.) for the rejected submissions has been reset to 0 with the fields all marked as Pending. However all associated images (Box Fronts, Screenshots etc) are still marked as Rejected.

I seem to be in the same boat. After having over 260 games accepted I suddenly have 9 games in a row being rejected. I take my submissions very seriously, often spending hours making sure I've got everything correct before uploading a submission. Yes, it can sometimes take a lot of research when dealing with games from the 8-bit era. Now, while I'm not here to complain about my rejections, I do think that the reason given is vague. The information just shows that posted in my attached image.

Hi djwar. A Beta release is a version of LaunchBox that is made available for testing by users before its official release. At the moment LaunchBox is at Version 6.4-Beta-2. When all the 6.4 Betas are done, then the official Version 6.4 will be released. You can set LaunchBox to notify you when a new Beta version is available for download by selecting (from within LaunchBox, not BigBox) Tools, Options, Updates and ticking the Update To Beta Releases box. Then, whenever you start LaunchBox or BigBox, if a new Beta release is available you will be given the option to download it. To delete the actual game from your computer when you remove it from LaunchBox just go to Tools, Options and tick the box on the main screen.

Just updated to the official 6.3. and it downloaded and installed just fine.

Hi Kirsten. Welcome to the forums and all the best with your role with the LaunchBox Team. I was about to suggest that you might take some of the pressure off of Jason and Brad, but those two work horses seem to thrive on it.

Hi angelo. Also bear in mind that Daphne is an emulator not a platform proper like Playstation, Arcade, N64 etc. You might try looking in the Arcade platform. I've seen laserdisc games like Space Ace, Cliff Hanger, Dragon's Lair and Astron Belt in there, so there might be many more also.

My top five in no special order. Doom Legacy of Kain Quake Repton Tomb Raider

I uploaded 2 new game submissions for the Enterprise platform on June 6th. Both currently have 33 Approvals and 0 Rejections and are still marked as Pending. Is this a record?. I think the issue may lie with the MaxPlayers field where I entered a combination of numbers and letters. Won't do that again!

Hi Expello. To add the Developer, click the game in the Database, scroll down to the Developers field and click the blue pencil like icon that appears on the right. Now sign in and edit. Deletion of duplicate entries is not yet possible.

Hi gizmo. Bios and Device packs are available for Mame173. Just keep looking and give torrents a miss.

Hi folks. I've noticed that if I attempt to submit a new game that's already on the database, then it notifies me that the game already exists. However, if I try to submit a new game that has already been submitted by someone else but is still in moderation, then no such warning is given. Just wondering if it would be possible to notify uploaders that the game has already been submitted and is in moderation. It would save submitters so much time and effort, as, as far as I'm aware, if the first submission should be accepted for the database, then the second one is automatically rejected.

Many thanks to Jason and Brad for sorting the problem. There are still a few issues, but as the LaunchBox Games DB page still has the ALPHA stamp then these are only to be expected until all is ironed out. For my uploads so far: BBC Microcomputer 63 of my games are now on the database 9 games are missing Countdown to Doom Mikie Omega Orb Plan B Plan B2 Psycastria Son of Blagger Super Invaders XOR Entex Adventure Vision 3 games are now on the database 1 game is missing Super Cobra Funtech Super A'Can all 3 games are now on the database Memotech MTX all 14 games are now on the database And now back to submitting!

Same here. I've got quite a few uploads that were assigned the green Accepted status on May 4th and they haven't appeared on the database yet. Perhaps there's another process they have to go through, or else maybe it all just takes time. They should put in an appearance soon.

Just curious. What is the normal time delay between having an upload marked as Accepted and seeing it in the GamesDB?

Hi Brad I've been adding games to the BBC Micro platform. Can you list the games which have Overviews containing cheats and answers to puzzles, so I can see if this involves any of my uploads.

Hi folks. This is asking me for an eMail address and a password. Can this password be anything, or must it be the password normally used with the eMail address? Also, what is a Gamer Tag? Is it a user name, e.g. scree?

Hi kerszr. WinKawaks will automatically open your games when launched from LaunchBox if you set it up using the example in the attached image.

Breakout is a TTL game like Pong and it uses the same Mame driver, pong.cpp. I remember playing it with DICE. It's classed as working in Mame since 0.161. It doesn't seem to be included in the full Mame 0.172 romset. At least I couldn't find it. However, If you run Mame itself and do a search for it, it appears as Breakout [TTL]. To play it via LaunchBox, make a dummy zip called breakout.zip and add this to Mame's roms folder and then the game can be set up and played using LaunchBox.

Hi Jason. I just grabbed the beta 15 and it's working fine except fot the VLC engine issue. The error will always occur whenever VLC is selected as the video option for either LaunchBox or BigBox. In LaunchBox, with the right sidebar (game details) open, the space for the video window just shows as the sidebar background. Right clicking the sidebar brings up the LaunchBox error I posted earlier. In BigBox the video window briefly shows part of the Desktop before the LaunchBox error appears. However, this is not a biggie, as the WMP option works perfectly for me in LaunchBox and BigBox. As I mentioned before, I'm running Windows Vista SP2 x86, which may be causing my issues.

I use those additional app settings to play many games including PC games and all work ok. As far as I'm aware other members use the same additional app structure for Xpadder. I did have issues with some PC games that could read my controller and would do their own thing. So when Xpadder said Shoot the game might also tell the character to jump. Disabling the game's own controller support and just leaving keyboard input support solved those issues for me.

You need to make 2 additional apps. One to start Xpadder before the game and the second to close Xpadder once you quit the game. See attached images for examples.

All the mentioned emulators will work fine with Neo Geo games through LaunchBox. On the WinKawaks issue with frontends. This emulator automatically opens games via LaunchBox provided the following two boxes are enabled in the Edit Emulator window. Don't use quotes etc. Use file name only without file extension or folder path etc. If you add a parameter to open WinKawaks in proper full screen, then you will most likely have an error on exiting the game. This is a WinKawaks and not a LaunchBox issue. It's best to run WinKawaks in full screen windowed mode. A niggling thing with WinKawaks is the need to pause emulation in order to quit. And WinKawaks limits you to CPS1, CPS2 and NeoGeo systems.

I'm also confused about the buying premades reference. I don't use RL, so I make lay files to use bezel artwork with MAME. If I can't find artwork then I make my own. For example, I couldn't find any backdrops for the games Chaos Heat and Alligator Hunt, so I went ahead and made my own. Also I totally agree with Drybonz. Making bezels for your own use is great fun.