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  1. After some more experimenting I came up with a workaround for these issues that (I think) requires the least amount of work. In summary: Do not use the LaunchBox scraper during import (causes the problems mentioned above). Manually download and place desired art packs from EmuMovies into Images/<Platform>/<Image Type>/<Region> (note: some are only available through sync). Sort the platform by region, then add each region to a playlist (i.e. NES US / NES Japan / NES Europe). Highlight all items within a playlist, then download any missing media for those items (will vary by platform). Navigate to the images folder for the platform, and manually move them into the region for that playlist (since we only download one region at a time, you can just select them all, much faster!). Visually scan the playlist for any remaining issues (most common problem: name mismatch). Repeat steps 4-6 for each playlist as necessary. The key detail I discovered through all of this, is that LaunchBoxs' Region Preferences feature depends on the artwork being in a subfolder matching the name of that region. By default, when LaunchBox downloads assets from EmuMovies, it dumps them all into the root folder for that particular image type, which results in the region preferences failing to apply. Although I didn't fully test this, it looks like it does correctly sort any art downloaded from the LaunchBox DB, which might suggest that the EmuMovies API doesn't provide the information required to do the necessary sorting. Either way, I believe this is the cause of the "random region" artwork problem that myself and others have encountered after importing a set. The alternative to this method was to manually scroll through each image folder and Ctrl-click all images for a certain region, and then manually move them into the correct region folder, which took many hours and was error-prone. Since LaunchBox removes the region info in its file naming convention, I had to select them based on their thumbnail preview rather than using search. For systems that had no visual difference in region art, this was even worse. By using this workaround, I ended up with a near-perfect configuration that required almost no "scrolling/clicking" through long lists, which was my desired goal.
  2. I tried to get this working recently and couldn't quite get it as responsive as I prefer (although it was close). Most of your options for this are in the Steam Client under In-Home Streaming. Some things that helped my setup: Use Ethernet and not WiFi (this made a significant difference). Use the "Balanced" profile (Fast looked really bad and Beautiful was too slow). Leave Limit Bandwidth to "Automatic" (a lot of debate online about this setting) Use NVFBC for Nvidia GPU (didn't seem to make a huge difference for mine) Try a lower resolution, like 720p (optional) If your framerate problem only happens when launching a game, I would suspect a RetroArch Video setting. You might check the following: Make sure you set "Vertical Refresh Rate" to the Estimated Screen Refresh Rate just below it, once the estimation has completed (this was not at all obvious). If the numbers are way off, you can do it faster by editing the config file. Threaded Video -> Off VSync -> On VSync Swap Interval -> 1 (setting this to 2 would cut your framerate down to 30fps from 60fps) Hard GPU Sync -> On In the end, I ran a 40' HDMI cable around the room, which works flawlessly. Although the Steam Link didn't work out for me, I've read several reports of success with it. Hope this helps you make some progress with it.
  3. I had this same problem recently on some other platforms, and in my case I discovered that they had been incorrectly combined into some other titles during import. If you can find the item they were combined with, you can right-click on it and choose "Expand Selected Games" and this will break them all apart into individual items again. Then, you can manually combine them however you want. Finding them can be a little trickier, but if you right-click on games with similar titles you can see a list of all the files associated with that title. Hope this helps.
  4. While importing No-Intro ROM sets into Launchbox I have found that, for each platform, most games will match with the correct box art automatically but many will not. For those that do not, there are a variety of problems and solutions, but each requires manual effort in some way. A few relevant details about my setup: I am using LaunchBox premium, latest version (7.16 as of now) I am using a premium EmuMovies account to download art assets. I have configured my region priorities to always give preference to US/NA art over JP art. This is specifically for Box-Front art (typically the Box-Back is correct for the ones I've checked) I attempted to document each game that had an issue to isolate the problem, but I've already found over 50 after finishing the B's, and it would take many more hours to complete the entire list. However, I think every type of problem is covered here, so I'm hoping that this might be enough to figure out how to fix them. I have identified the following unique issues: LaunchBox downloads both the US and JP box art, but chooses the wrong one by default. LaunchBox will only download the JP box art, even though US art exists. LaunchBox will not download any box art during import (still downloads videos, manuals, music, and screenshots). For each of these issues, I have discovered manual workarounds: Hit F5 to refresh the title until the correct box art is shown (may have to refresh 5+ times before it switches). Manually download the US art from EmuMovies, and manually place into the correct Image folder. Edit the entry and manually click the "Download Media" button (for games that are not Beta or Proto). I also discovered one game (Adventures of Lolo) that simply will not import into LaunchBox at all. Unsure if this is related or a separate issue. I've seen several other folks having issues with automatic box art selection and region preferences, so I'm hoping that this may help LaunchBox reach 100% automatic correctness. As I mentioned earlier, I see this problem across all platforms, but it's the same set of problems, so maybe if we can fix these, it will fix the others as well. Here is an (incomplete) table of titles and their specific problems: Name LaunchBox DB ID Problem Solution 1943: The Battle of Midway 1018 NA-01 available, JP-02 default Refresh game until NA-01 displayed 8 Eyes 316 NA not downloaded Manual download and placement Addams Family, The 1048 No art downloaded Edit -> Download Media Addams Family, The: Pugsley's Scavenger Hunt 1502 No art downloaded Edit -> Download Media Adventure Island 3 1509 NA-01 available, JP-02 default Refresh game until NA-01 displayed Adventure Island II 1023 NA-01 available, JP-02 default Refresh game until NA-01 displayed Adventures of Bayou Billy, The 327 No art downloaded Edit -> Download Media Adventures of Dino Riki 1511 NA-01 available, JP-02 default Refresh game until NA-01 displayed The Adventures of Dr. Franken 25939 No art downloaded None (Proto) Adventures of Lolo 2 1610 NA not downloaded Manual download and placement Adventures of Lolo ? Will not import ? Adventures of Rad Gravity, The 1611 No art downloaded Edit -> Download Media Adventures of Tom Sawyer 1612 NA-01 available, JP-02 default Refresh game until NA-01 displayed After Burner 2963 NA not downloaded Manual download and placement Air Fortress 1373 NA not downloaded Manual download and placement Airwolf 329 NA not downloaded Manual download and placement Al Unser Jr. Turbo Racing 1027 NA-01 available, JP-02 default Refresh game until NA-01 displayed Alien 3 996 No art downloaded Edit -> Download Media Alien Syndrome 1614 NA not downloaded Manual download and placement Arcadia VI ? No art downloaded None (Proto) Arkanoid 2153 NA not downloaded Manual download and placement Athena 1621 NA not downloaded Manual download and placement Athletic World 1622 NA-01 available, JP-02 default Refresh game until NA-01 displayed Atlantis no Nazo (Super Pitfall II) 26391 NA not downloaded None (Proto) Bad Dudes 332 NA-01 available, JP-02 default Refresh game until NA-01 displayed Balloon Fight 333 NA not downloaded Manual download and placement Bandit Kings of Ancient China 1630 NA-01 available, JP-02 default Refresh game until NA-01 displayed Bard's Tale, The 334 No art downloaded Edit -> Download Media Bard's Tale, The 334 NA not downloaded Manual download and placement Bard's Tale, The: Tales of the Unknown N/A No art downloaded None (Beta) Baseball 335 NA not downloaded Manual download and placement Baseball Simulator 1.000 1634 NA-01 available, JP-02 default Refresh game until NA-01 displayed Baseball Stars 1635 NA-02 available, JP-01 default Refresh game until NA-02 displayed Batman Returns 2765 NA-02 available, JP-01 default Refresh game until NA-02 displayed Batman: Return of the Joker 1034 NA-01 available, JP-02 default Refresh game until NA-01 displayed Battle of Olympus, The 385 No art downloaded Edit -> Download Media Battletoads 2770 NA not downloaded Manual download and placement Battletoads-Double Dragon 2774 No art downloaded Edit -> Download Media Big Nose and the Witchdoctor 24924 No art downloaded None (Beta) Bio Senshi Dan: Increaser Tono Tatakai ? No art downloaded None (Proto) Black Bass, The 1650 No art downloaded Edit -> Download Media Black Bass, The 1650 NA not downloaded Manual download and placement Block Out ? No art downloaded None (Proto) Blue Marlin, The 1652 No art downloaded Edit -> Download Media Blue Marlin, The 1652 NA not downloaded Manual download and placement Blues Brothers, The 1039 No art downloaded Edit -> Download Media Bonk's Adventure 1654 NA-01 available, JP-02 default Refresh game until NA-01 displayed Boulder Dash 1041 NA not downloaded Manual download and placement Bucky O'Hare 1044 NA not downloaded Manual download and placement Bugs Bunny Birthday Bash ? No art downloaded None (Beta) Bugs Bunny Fun House ? No art downloaded None (Beta) Burai Fighter 1659 NA not downloaded Manual download and placement BurgerTime 205 NA not downloaded Manual download and placement Buzz & Waldog ? No art downloaded None (Proto)
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