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When you start a mame game you will get a gameinfo screen and a warning screen (Nag screen). It's no big deal, it'll prompt you to press left then right on the joypad to clear it. I guess you can skip the game info screen via cli command. To skip the nag screen, you have to download a version of mame compiled for no-nag.

It's even worse than that Autumn. It isn't even that people are thinking crimes and violence might take place. It's that they'd would rather marginalize thousands of people rather than take the the chance they might have to see something that makes them uncomfortable. Having said that, we have our problems as country, but at least we're having a national dialogue about it. When you ask 300 plus million people their opinion, you're going to hear stuff you don't like. :D

Just a heads up, I read that MAME 173, the emulator, has noticeably worse performance than 172, and I'm guessing this extends to its forks. It may be advantageous to wait for 174.

You can search the forums too, plenty on this. It all depends on what you want to emulate, and personal preference. If you're going the wireless route, I don't know of anything that beats the PS4 controller for the Dpad and in terms of ease of use with windows (the software you use will trick windows into thinking its an xbox controller, and that makes life easier.) If you're doing wired, I mean, the sky is the limit. You can use anything, but I'd really recommend using something that will at least mimic xbox controller functionality in windows. It really is a lifesaver. I personally splurged on an xbox elite controller and for a wonder the Dpad is pretty good. I wouldn't say its the end all be all. I'd give that title to some of the wii pro controllers. (These would be the ideal solution for anything dpad related, but even with the mayflash dolphin bar I had a lot of problems and eventually gave up.) For me, a couch potato, the xbox one controller's dpad made it a no no, but with the elite, I use it for everything. From nes right up to wii. Launchbox + RetroArch + Xbox (Or mimicked) controller is probably the easiest way to emulate dozens, maybe even over 100 systems, and, bonus, autosync with steam big picture and a lot of pc games. I also use Kodi, and I have front ends launching front ends sometimes, haha. It really is a sickness.

Haha, I forgot actually be forthcoming: even factoring in my computer which I didn't buy for this purpose, expenditures aren't even a candle in the wind to the value of what I actually have both monetarily and personally. Anyway, I'm off of work all day and its making me sappy, haha. I haven't worn anything other than a black hanes T with a cheap button up over it in years. Google Wallet is a workable alternative for donation, but having said that, I think there's something to be said for .... advertising a bit on the forum with your users. So maybe if you buy a license you get a tag "Premium" or something under your name on the forum and your profile, and if you donate you get another tag like "Contributor" (although that might be misleading in terms of what was contributed. I think people who are on the fence or even just coming here for help with LaunchBox will see the people helping them with those tags, and it might make a difference.

Being forthcoming.... I mean... really.... when I think of the amount of stuff I have to put in launchbox that I got for free.... and I compare that to the dollars I've spent... Lets put it this way, I've donated multiple times to RocketLauncher (every time a new feature that I love comes out) and I kept a month by month EmuMovies subscription so long that Circo himself was like "Dude, you've already paid well over a lifetime subscription, let me give it to you". I actually told him no, then bought one a while later. On flip side, one of the best parts about this hobby is the community of people who just like the same shit you like, and you get to ask for help and be helpful there. In summation, you should certainly accept donations, and I'm glad you're taking the stance you have on piracy.

So I keep my video library separate from Launchbox. A while ago I figured out how to set the video path to the different directory and all was well. Today, not really thinking, and its been a while since I did it, I instead selected all my SMS (Sega Master System) games, Bulk Edit, Video Path, wasn't paying attention and when I clicked my video folder in Browse I figured why not and went ahead and clicked Ace of Aces.mp4. (The bulk video editor for some reason is looking for a file, not a folder). At any rate, now the Ace of Aces.mp4 plays for every SMS game I have. :( Hahaha. I went in through manage platforms, edited the actual video path, but nothings changed. I tried restarting Launchbox and Refreshing All Media. I don't mind reimporting, but will that fix it? Thanks!

Still not able to replicate the error. Changed a few mame games over to RA and launched fine. I do suspect this may have something to do with RocketLauncher launching a different config file. Launchbox defaults to the standard RA config, but it's definitely a quandary.

I understand why RL would change the boot from CLI to enabled. It uses a bunch of CLI options. What I don't understand is: A: Why that would break you're Launchbox launching? (Unless you're not using RL in Launchbox and using RA as your emulator) I use the exact same setup you do, CLI enabled, Launchbox to RL to RA, and I've never had any problems. B: RocketLauncher should not be changing the read config line at all. It doesn't on mine. I'm wondering if that's what broke the launch? C: There is no reason that anything would launch in RL and NOT in LB or HyperSpin (Using RL) except that they aren't communicating correctly to each other. Are you sure you're using RL through Launchbox correctly? I can pretty much assure you something else is afoot, as again, I have the same exact set up with no problems. If you're sure that launching a game through RL is changing the read config line, that's got to be a bug and should probably be reported on the RL forum, but I'm not convinced it is as I'm up to date on LB, RL, and RA and not having this problem.

Stimpy, Open jpg in paint, click File, Save As, and then save as png. Should do the trick. You may lose transparency? Not sure.

The Atari Jaguar CD, as far as I know, can only be emulated using project tempest, and furthermore, only like 2 of the games work at all. The regular Jaguar works well enough for me in RetroArch. No Bios required.

Way to make me FEEL BAD, Autumn. But no yeah it totally does. :D

Usually when I have a few minutes at work I'll check this forum, but today I finally got the dreaded "This site is filtered: Category Games" at my workplace. I think that means you guys are big time now :D or..... they been watching my computer haha. For the last couple of months, this websites Homepage was blocked, but the forum wasn't. Now, all is lost, at least during business hours. I have this program called Tapatalk on my phone, but I'm not too savvy with it yet and I can't seem to find the LaunchBox forum on it. Is this user error, or is it something you have to set up as part of the forum? Just curious. I know how difficult it will be for everyone to do without my rapier wit from 9-5.

Still use RocketLauncher here. I'll help you if you need any advice on how to set it up. They just did a massive update however and are still working out the kinks. Two new features: Bezel with embedded shader (how that works I have no idea), but more importantly to me, "Suspend Front End", which suspends the front end software you're running while emulating to free up some resources. Its hard for me to remember it as being difficult to set up, I just know that a lot of people think it is, but I've been messing with it for years at this point so I know my perception of this is askew. I will say if the features appeal to you, its very possible to use with LB and if you're meticulous and have time to dedicate, it'll do some awesome things to the look of your cab or htpc. Another thing the dev is all about: troubleshooting. He'll embed common errors in the modules which can often give you insight into why something isn't working as it should. It also does some interesting stuff for emulators. A prime example of this is what it does for RetroArch. You can organize your configurations per system, and if the config file is named the same as the system in RL, RL will automatically launch that config for you. So if a core emulates multiple systems, its no hassle to have it launch with different configs for each system. It also automatically creates a folder in your RA directory called SRM and then every time you use an in game save, creates a [System Name] folder in that directory to organize your saves for you. There's countless little back end perks like that. On the other hand, Launchbox handles launching pretty flawlessly as well, and with the new addition of zip support, is a strong back-end in its own right, and much easier and less time consuming. If all you're looking for is to control your xpadder profiles, it sounds like you might want to use the suggestions above.

So where do we get news for new CORE releases/updates? :D I have to be honest, I stay away from the RA forums

You shouldn't download a mame bios pack. You should use the bios present in the romset. Other than that, download the bios for a specific system one at a time and try them until you find one that works. I have mame working for all those systems. You guys can point out which emulators are better at what.... meanwhile I'm making sure I have ALL emulators working and I can use RL and/or LaunchBox to switch which emulator is launching which game any time I have a problem. :D

Is there a changelog you can post? :D I can't get on the Libretro site at work.

I have an unpopular setup with my shaders. I use them to smooth out visuals and remove pixel edges...i know it is terrible lol :). Anywho, even as a child of the 80's and being extremely nostalgic with games, i just dont get scan lines, but to each their own. I use a filter called sabr, really knocks the pixels out cold when ran at 2x, then i run a blur filter to take away some of the harshness, to me that is perfection, but it really is personal taste. Nothing terrible about it. I'm the same way. I ran Saber 3.0 Nearest X2 for a long time. Now I run Xbr + CRT (Its in the Xbr/Legacy folder) Nearest X2. For me this leaves no visible scanlines and it gives you the same cartoony look as Sabr, but looks overall better. For N64 (at 2x resolution) I find some straight Advanced AA X2 is pretty good. For PSX consider that XBR HYBRID is a series of shaders that combine XBR smoothing with Antialiasing. At 2X resolution I also add one pass of Sai. Also an unsung hero of shaders: Natural Vision, which really makes the colors pop.

Alright so, update on this. I'm sorry to say that it seems like the technology doesn't exist to map the four paddle buttons to anything but another button on the controller. Not in windows, RetroArch, or Xpadder. So, if I map "Enable Hotkeys" to a paddle, its going to map it to another button on the controller as well. That's kind of a serious bummer. Here's the forum lamenting it. https://xbox.uservoice.com/forums/251650-console-hardware-accessories/suggestions/10452192-make-the-xbox-one-elite-controller-paddles-unique?page=7&per_page=20 In the spirit of not completely derailing this thread, my mappings will remain: L3 = Enable Hotkey So with L3 depressed: R3 = Open RetroArch Menus Start = Exit Emulator Select = Load State (again, if this isn't sort of awkward I found myself accidentally loading states while playing, which sucked) A = Save State X = Enable Cheat Y = Screenshot B = Record Video Right Bumper = Fast Forward Left & Right Triggers = Volume Dpad = Scroll through cheats Right stick= Scroll through Save States In the OP you don't seem to have mapped Fast Forward. Its a pretty awesome feature. You can fastforward through the menu, through the PS BIOS screen (if you don't turn it off in core), and also some long winded cut scenes, and grind type battles in RPGs. For PS games at least you can even fastforward to speed though loading screens and the in-game save loading bar.

Wow that thing looks insane very pricey though. Damn you I want one now. I haven't tested out the paddles yet (the four buttons on the back), cause yeah I was having too much fun playing with that d-pad. But I CAN tell you it is slightly awkward to have those four buttons back there. Could just be the way I play, but they are really easy to accidentally depress. I wound up taking them out. (they just slide out). I'm thinking that I could bind "Enable Hotkey" to one paddle and leave the rest out. The good news is you CAN turn them off really easily. (You just double tap the "sync" button to turn them on and off)so you can leave the paddles in and not worry about accidentally pressing them. It remains to be seen whether or not I can adapt to them being back there. Either way, though, that buyers remorse abated quickly. Whenever I land on a "final" configuration I'll post it here. Thanks for the shoutout! I'm glad people are as excited about the Enable Hotkey feature as I am.

I just bought one of these yesterday: http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-One-Elite-Wireless-Controller/dp/B00ZDNNRB8 I fully expected to regret this decision. I got home, fired up Mike Tysons Punch Out (My go to when I want to test Dpads) and I'm blown away. The circular D-pad peripheral is awesome. I went ahead and tested with Super Mario World and wound up just playing the game for like 2 hours (getting them RetroAchievements). I finally found a controller that does it all, at least for me. Plus, I swear it even seems to have reduced some input lag (my mind could be just trying to justify the purchase haha). I'll be having the RA Hotkeys binded to those 4 paddle buttons on the back real soon, though. Granted this is a shameful amount of money to spend on a controller that only does marginally better than other controllers which are like 1/2 to 1/4 the price. I also play a lot of Xbox though, a lot of FPS, and I use my Xbox controller for almost every game I play on PC (excluding like League of Legends and Starcraft 2). If you're like me in this respect, I recommend trying the Elite out.

You and I had similar childhoods, haha. Especially Battletoads. The few times I managed to get passed the jetski intestine part, I was so frazzled and had so few lives that I just couldn't perform anymore haha. Add to the list Marble Madness (NES), Ghostbusters (NES), Friday the 13th (NES), and lastly The Smurfs for my friends Atari 2600. That game... True story, I just picked The Smurfs back up recently and discovered YOU CAN DOUBLE JUMP. It all makes sense now.

Yeah Exo is a monster. Nice guy too. Put a post up on another forum and helped people troubleshoot with his set. I messed up, though haha. I got the EXO set and only kept the games since I have a launcher. I was reading somewhere on this forum that you can use Meagre or one of the other programs that comes with the set to autoimport the Exo set into LaunchBox. Now, it looks like I'd have to redownload the entire set to get that program haha. I honestly wasn't considering importing the entire set into launchbox until I saw some of the DOS box art people have been posting here. Its awesome. No Into does have most of the staples at this point, but if like me you're a system junkie, you'll be hard pressed to find a No-intro set for the Elektronica BK.

With No-Intro sets you get just the good version of the games instead of 3 bad rips, 2 good rips, 5 hacked / trainer rips, etc etc. Exactly, which also makes the naming scheme much more pleasing and easy to read. No Intro - Super Mario World (USA) Tosec - Super Mario World (1991) (Nintendo) (US) [b] or [h] or [!] or like 30 other possible tags. Somewhere on the net there is a full list of what they all mean. I think Brad is right though, [!] means good. Haha. So if you download a Tosec set, you'll wind up with 5-15 of the same rom. The lesson, go No Intro when you can. The only problem is, there are far fewer No-Intro sets than there are Tosec sets. Still, can't hate on Tosec too hard. They put in work.