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There's also a third program. InputMapper https://inputmapper.com/ I use InputMapper myself and everything works completely fine.

I just looked at the PS1 xml and it appears that it doesn’t include normal CRC values at all (what would be impossible anyway since most CD games are a .cue + .bin file(s) combination) Instead it looks like this: SCUS94601, 3D_LEMMINGS Am I right that the parser would crash as well because the values don't have 8 digits? If that’s the case I would find it very great if you could include the option to just skip the first line. It wouldn’t break the parser because if a game hasn’t a CRC value listed then the line is still there, but only blank.

I thought that the CRC could be the problem because it caused already trouble in a synopsis file. But I honestly don’t know where the problem exactly is because all I get is this unclear error message: I tried it with a SNES, NES, N64, PS1 and Genesis synopsis file. The only file that was working was Genesis. At all the others I get the same error. I also uploaded the SNES one so you can test it yourself.

Or skip the CRC lines completely. Some systems like the N64 have almost no CRC values in it but I would still like to import all the other information’s from the synopsis file.

I love this tool of yours. With the feature to scrap from synopsis files I have finally an easy way to get the numbers of local players in LaunchBox. Now I really would love to see an updated version with better error handling. I have many synopsis files which just give me an ‘invalid synopsis file’ error and I really don’t know in which line I could fix the errors.

Oh sorry, I kinda missed that your games are zipped. I’m using RocketLauncher to launch all my games. It extracts all of my games before the game starts so that was never a problem for me. Sorry for the confusion.

I'm using NeoRaine for NeoGeo CD games and I don't had to struggle with TXT files or such. Some games have, besides the better music quality, additional features like the Combat School in Metal Slug 1 & 2 in their CD version. On the other hand some games are missing frames and animations compared to their cart version. Here's a list which features some games and their differences of the various versions: http://www.gamefaqs.com/neogeocd/916662-neo-geo-cd/faqs/51773

What about an extra section in Retro Style Spotlight? I mean emulation news would fit perfectly fine with the other retro news, especially if it’s on a channel for a product like LaunchBox which is designed for using emulators. But I also would say there’s no need to cover it weekly, just throw it in when a huge release did come out.

I’m sorry you feel that way. I LOVE the early 3D era of gaming. The look and feel of many of these games is such unique and has its own interesting experimental style, graphical and gameplay wise. Maybe I’m too nostalgic about it because I grew up with it and the N64 was my first console ever. But nonetheless the PS1 is still my favorite console of all time and I love to play games for it still today.

My method to do this is with the tool 'Rom Folder Cleaner' and the current HyperSpin MAME database. But it requires having RocketLauncher installed and MAME already set up in it. If you don’t use RocketLauncher could this method be a little bit too much work for such a minor task but if you want I could write a tutorial how to do it. The much easier method would be to just import your whole MAMEset in LaunchBox, then using the genre filter, go to the genres you don’t want and then delete all the games in this genre.

There are programs like ROMlister which can filter your MAME romset. I don't use it myself but it should be worth to check it out.

Haha, I have to admit that for two or three seconds I was really confused to see here a German word.

It’s exactly the same. Typically you update your ROMs and CHD together in the whole process. But if you want to only update your CHDs it’s absolutely no problem, it’s just a checkbox to uncheck.

Guess we have to wait for Mobygames then. But what about Giantbomb and Arcade-History? The first one already has an API and the second one is a database file designed to get scraped from. It would be nice to have some info on what is worked on at the moment. Sorry if I sound too pushy but with Arcade-History integrated I could finally start to set up my LaunchBox and import all of my arcade systems.

Oh ok. I only looked in their wiki and there was nothing about this topic.

Most trackers don’t like proxys but I couldn’t find any rules against it on their site.

If you want the most recent MAME set it is indeed the best option to go. The MAME sets are even 'free' so you don't need to build up any ratio to download them. Just register there and grab it. But again, if you don't want to download the 300 to 400GB CHD set each time it is easier to learn how Clrmamepro works and just update the set you already have. And I also think that Jason don't want to see here any links to ROM sites even if they are private trackers with strict rules that don't allow any current systems.

I'm using Microsoft Security Essentials and never got any warnings. And Clrmamepro is one of the most common programs in the MAME community so it should be definitely clean.

You can update from 161 to 170 in one step but you will still need all update packs from 161to162 till 169to170 to do that.

For starters I would recommend the offical Clrmamepro tutorial: http://www.mameworld.info/easyemu/clrmameguide/clrmame-guide.html If you need help just ask. I used that program so many times I could rebuild and update a romset while I’m sleeping.

Yeah, it's the same.

If you need help with Clrmamepro than just ask, I'll be glad to help. Once you figured out how that program works it will be so much faster to just update your romset than downloading a completely new set. Especially if you want CHD games you don’t really want to download 300 to 400 GB again.

That’s odd. The official FAQ still says: Can two users share a library and both play at the same time? No, a shared library may only be accessed by one user at a time.

Honestly, the easiest way would be just to download a complete set for the newest version. The regularly way would be to download all Romupdates from your current MAME version till the newest one and then use a Rommanager like Clrmamepro to rebuild your Romset to the newest version. At the beginning it’s a little tricky to learn how Clrmamepro works because it’s not really self-explanatory. But with the right tutorials and little help from here it should be no problem to get it the job done.

The only real downside is that only one person at the same time can use the game library. If one of your friends or family members plays a game of yours and you want to play yourself (it doesn’t matter if it’s the same game or a completely different one) they would have to exit the game. And of course games which need a second launcher (like Uplay) won’t work either without sharing your account information’s.