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Okay! BigBox it is once I get the initial setup, you've all convinced me. I am definitely considering getting Kodi to launch on Boot with the BigBox addon. I'll have all of my favorite things in one place! Finally, the media center of my dreams haha

SentaiBrad said In the other thread I talk about a bit why we currently don't have a trial too. (I love the tutorials if you're the guy who did them thank you) Everyone has given me excellent feedback. The hotkey shortcuts I'll have to check out! I understand why there's no free trial and I respect the honesty. Based off what I've read and watched, BixBox should be exactly what I need. Is it wonky at all with the controls or is there any additional basic setup I may need? All I want is to turn on my computer, pick PS2 or N64 and start playing, and everything I've followed on other sites gives conflicting information. This is the first forum where I've gotten clear answers, so thank you, community.

Is there a way to test out BigBox before purchasing?

Just an update! I got the computer up and running, hooked to the TV, and SNES through Retroarch working. I'm using my Xbox 1 controller (god is the D-pad awful) and it automapped it pretty well for me. I think the next steps are as follows: 1) Figure out how to exit Retroarch using the controller as I won't have a mouse/keyboard when build is finished 2) Map controller to mouse/keyboard for selecting games in what will eventually be BigBox mode Does Launchbox support point 2 at all? Where I can avoid using a mapper? If I can figure out how to do everything using the controllers I'd be happy, even if it means manually setting configurations for each emulator... it's the actual selecting/launching/exiting a game that I struggle with. Years ago I mapped something to my Dualshock 3 and it was horrible to set up so I'm trying to see the easiest route.. Thank you @fromlostdays and @CADScott !! I'm only looking to get one controller set up for now, I'll worry about two later ha

I will report back by Friday :)

The tweaking is what worries me :( I'm not so knowledgeable on emulator settings even after having used them in forever. Basically, everything I'm doing is so new - I need to learn how to change startup programs, kodi, set up a mapper for my controller, tweak individual settings for each and every emulator. The good news is that I have multiple internal drives I can use for this haha My specs are as follows:

CADScott said ... For interest, what level of system are you trying to emulate? If it is just the lower end stuff, up to N64 and Playstation, then you should be able to do nearly everything with Retroarch as your emulator, which makes the setup even easier, because you can use the controller for changing all your settings on the fly. If you are wanting the higher end machines like Gamecube, Wii and PS2 then you will need separate emulators, and a keyboard and mouse to get everything running perfectly, but when it is done you shouldn't need anything but a controller. Everything through Gamecube, Wii and PS2. I'm hoping my old computer can handle it - I believe I actually tried the PS2 emulator and Dolphin on it years ago and they worked okay. I can always hook up a mouse and keyboard to play with the settings and such but the majority of the time I would just like it to sit next to my TV. EDIT: Using Windows 7, yes

SentaiBrad said CADScott said The advantage with using Kodi is that it has nice shutdown commands for the PC, and also a file manager that works with a controller. BigBox has shut down commands for the PC as well now, so if a user just wants to boot straight in to LB/BB there is no need to add Kodi, unless of course the user wants Kodi functionality. Thank you everyone for your responses!! Very very helpful. I'm not familiar with Kodi - since apparently BigBox now has the shutdown options, does this mean the additional functionality isn't necessary? I'm trying to keep the programs I use to a minimum. Also, in regards to Xpadder, is this convenient to set up and such? Will this have any effect when I'm playing games and the mouse is not needed?

Hi! I'm new here, but I've decided on Launchbox as being my front loader for emulation. First, if there is a great thread that dumbs it down to the basics for me regarding the below please link it and I'll remove this thread. Didn't find anything that answered my questions clearly enough. I own a large collection of older games that I want to revisit, but it is just too many systems and wires for me. So, I repurposed the first computer I ever built (untouched for 6 years!) to become a dedicated console equivalent. I've been researching how to have Launchbox load on startup, hiding the Windows interface completely, and I want to leave my computer connected to the TV. 1) What program should I use for controller navigation? I will ONLY be using a controller, no mouse or keyboard 2) What guide can I follow that clearly states how to boot straight into Launchbox's interface? The guides I found range from modifying shell commands or something to simply replacing files in the Startup folder 3) Has anyone done this successfully? How did it work out? Thanks!!