CadetStimpy

Yeah, it's "old school", that's for sure. I actually have 2 of them, back from my ol' DEC (Digital Equipment Corporation) days! I started workin' there in 1977, after Uncle Sam released me. Anyway, I should just donate them to a computer museum, or something ('course, a museum might not even want those over-sized paper-weights). It's not as if I'm using 'em, but I can't give 'em away - a 4-year-old would turn their nose up at those antiques. I should probably just ditch 'em, but nostalgia is holding me back. P.S. Did I mention no USB, either?

Ah, yeah, I might not be too clear. This probably wouldn't be the way to do it, but how 'bout this? I have the icon in LaunchBox, Sam & Max: Season 1. When I launch that, it just 'spawns' another mini-LaunchBox (so to speak), that I could add the 6 episodes as 6 regular games, as I would in the main LaunchBox. But, of course, those would be the only games in that mini-LaunchBox. Does that make sense?

Oops! Sorry. Thanks for the link, DOS76.

As I add more games, the ones near the end of the alphabet are getting a good ways down, as I only display 5 titles per row. It made me think of the way most Web forms work when you're putting in your state. When ya get to that field, if you type an "m", it goes right to Maine (no need to bring up the scroll-bar and scroll down). If you type "m" again, it goes to Maryland, and so forth. When I open LaunchBox, the "a" titles are first, of course. From there I'd like to be able to, say, type a "w", and it'd go right to my first "w" title. Maybe it could go 'backwards', too? If I had Witcher 2 selected, and then typed a "b", it'd go right to BioShock (or whatever). Would you consider that feature for LaunchBox?

Thanks for the quick reply, guys. It sounds as if I may abandon this mission, but wait! Check this out - it may be my solution! From days gone by, I remembered I still have this... No Ethernet port (just for a phone-line), no CD/DVD Drive, a whopping 5x7 screen, and more!

This issue has always pretty much stumped me. Apparently, it easily exceeds my technical 'know-how'. I have many of the old Sim games from Maxis, and would like to install some of them on my Windows 8.1 64-bit system. Of course, when I attempt to install SimCity, e.g., I get the "Unsupported 16-bit Application" error. I've researched it somewhat, and it appears I may have to install something such as VirtualBox, and then run Windows 3.1 within there, so I can install and run the games within that. I actually have a copy that's still in the shrink-wrapped box! Would I even be able to install Windows 3.1 on my system? Anyway, could anyone step me through this (if it's the best way to go), or direct me to a Website that has a thorough explanation of how to install and run these old games? The easiest method would be preferable. Maybe good ol' DOSBox will come into play. Just hopin' someone out there has already accomplished this and has a workable plan. Thanks.

I have some older games (such as The Neverhood (Chronicles)) that need the CD inserted in order to play it. I found a Website (Game Copy World) that has work-arounds for many older games (including The Neverhood) that have this issue. It's usually just a small executable you run. Does anyone know any other sites, or Registry hacks, that will enable me to do this? I'd rather do Registry hacks (although they're surely different for every game, but maybe the basic principle is the same), as executables off the Internet can be spooky (despite my Anti-Virus protection).

The Game Series feature sounds interesting, but while waiting for the Beta release, I tried the 'Additional Apps' solution. I can't get that to work, though, because (I think) Sam & Max: Season 1 doesn't really point to anything. Comment for S&M 1.jpg: Season 1 doesn’t have its ‘own’ executable. Comment for S&M 3.jpg: I can’t really do anything with two check boxes at the bottom, because I’m not running a ‘Main Application’, as there isn’t one. Season 1 doesn’t have its own program, as it’s just a shell (for lack of a better term), in appearance only, I guess, for the actual six episode executables. So, is there a way I can get this to work as I'd like, or is it 'not doable' at this time? P.S. S&M.jpg? LOL, 'cause in this case, it stands for Sam & Max, not what may come to mind initially.

Is there a way to have 'sub-games' under a 'main game'? Case in point: "Sam & Max: Season 1" The actual 'season' is comprised of 6 episodes (6 separate games). Season 1 doesn't have is own game launcher for the 6 separate episodes; you have to launch each episode individually. Is there a way in LaunchBox I could just have one icon for Season 1, and when clicking on that, it'd open another window that contained the 6 icons for the individual episodes? Granted, this scenario isn't common, so it may not be worth the effort to incorporate it into LaunchBox, but I'd consider it a cool feature.

Thanks, guys. Guess I'll just Back-Up the whole thing.

Reply to Brad: In the top-level directory I have 2 xml files - LaunchBox and License (I have Premium). In the Metadata sub-directory, I have one large one. In the Backup sub-directory, I have 25 files with names like this: LaunchBox.xml.backup-635628852809969171 So you're saying I only need the LaunchBox.xml and License.xml files (or I can back-up the entire LaunchBox directory)? Reply to Jason: Well, since I have a semi-insane amount of disc space on my system (14Tb), backing-up the entire LaunchBox directory wouldn't be an issue. Perhaps I'll just Back-Up the whole thing (it's about 330Mb at this point), although just Backing-Up those 2 xml files is a space-saver. What do you recommend between these 2 choices?

I doubt this is in the correct Forum, but I didn't know which one to pick. Anyway, which directories and/or files should I Back-Up, so I can re-install LaunchBox (e.g., PC rebuild) without having to manually add all my games in again?

I have a game (Simutrans) that isn't in TheGamesDB. When I try to add it to LaunchBox, it only finds "[TheGamesDB] Smithereens (Magnavox Odyssey 2) (1/1/1981)". Is there a way to add it to TheGamesDB, so if others try to add it to LaunchBox, it'll be there? Websites: Simutrans or Simutrans at SourceForge

Most of my games show artwork from the game itself in the background when they're selected. However, some of them (such as Antichamber, Sid Meyer's Civilization: Beyond Earth, Grim Fandango Remastered, and Tropico 5, to name a few) show random artwork in the background, from my own 'desktop backgrounds', instead of artwork from the game itself. What's up with that? Any assistance in how to get the 'games in question' to show their own artwork in the background when selected would be appreciated. Thanks.