[Is there a proper documentation for Launchbox and BigBox somewhere? Besides lengthy youtube tutorials?]

A nice wiki database thing like the retroarch/libretro wiki

[TeknoParrot - Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Duel Terminal 6]

Here's what I found out when getting Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Duel Terminal 6 working. The full directory/file path cannot be more than 64 characters and cannot have any "special" characters. If it does it just closes. Once I corrected the file path problem the game loaded fine.

to import the game into LaunchBox and it match the GamesDB I created a folder with a name that matches the gamesdb. Inside I created a dummy file that matches TeknoParrot user profile xml.

[TeknoParrot (How I get it to work for me)]

my emulator settings. I use dummy files to make this work

Platform Settings.  I have the Games mainly separated into 2 folder one for Arcade and one for Taito Type X, When you look up TeknoParrot games on the GamesDB these are the 2 platforms you find them in.

Find the Game on the LaunchBox GamesDB

Name the folder to mimic the LBGDB

Then inside of the Game folder I create a dummy file that matches the TeknoParrot User profile file but with a .appid file extension.

The User profile file gets created after adding and setting up the game inside of the TeknoParrot UI.

Now to just import one game at a time just drag and drop the appid file into LaunchBox or Tools - Import - Roms - Add File and locate the appid file

If you would like to import a whole batch of games at once. For the TeknoParrot Arcade platform. Go to the TeknoParrot Arcade folder in File Explorer and search for *.appid. Wait for spinning wheel. Select All and drag and drop into Launchbox. If you have Launchbox open to the platform you are importing it makes it easier

Now we are in the Import Wizard in LaunchBox. Choose Rom Files. The Platform options. 

The Emulator Options. Use the files in their current location.

Keep going through the wizard. Choose the options you would like.

Emumovies options. Now on this next page make sure to check Use folder names instead of rom file names...

and the final of the import wizard. Single Game. Batch of Games

if the folder names match the GamesDB you get nicely added games and can match EmuMovies too.

If there are entries in the GamesDB and/or EmuMovies you'll have the metadata and artwork.

 

[Steam games - how to quit them properly and a couple more things]

Add a keyboard enter press to the game's AHK script 

[Steam games - how to quit them properly and a couple more things]

I just figure out if a key combination like ALT+F4 works to close the game. Then make sure the AHK lunchbox script is good/matches what I figured out. The close active window script works well to.

[Dolphin controller issues and Big Box]

How are you using the controller? USB or wireless? What apps/programs are you using for the PS4 controller? Steam input, ds4, rewasd, etc?

[Dolphin controller issues and Big Box]

Maybe dolphin is changing the controller order? Hence the color change. Does input work in dolphin for your controller? There is also the setting in big box to allow all controllers to control big box, not just player 1.

After all that I think dolphin is re initializing the controller in sdl mode, the controller turns blue. After exiting is the light still blue or does it go back to white?

[Fixing command-line parameters in Launchbox]

To just move it around it would be

Ares.exe %romfile% --fullscreen

The work around I usually do is hard code the path and standardize the file name. Also have to add it as a separate emulator name like ares (N64dd expansion)

ares.exe "c:\roms\n64\%romfile%.zip" "c:\roms\n64dd\%romfile%-expansion.zip" --fullscreen

You would point to the original N64 rom for import. Also have to check the 2 boxes for file path/extension and remove quotes

[Please don't remove and accept the new entry Double Dragon from MSX]

You could paste the URL link of this post to the changes/add submissions you are doing if they keep getting rejected 

[Scraping images via links]

here's a short video on what I mean. you just copy and paste the url of the image into the Windows Explorer dialog box

[Scraping images via links]

You can paste an URL into the Windows explorer dialog when you add an image. Windows will download the image (works like 99% of the time). Just make sure to click on the save/ok for lunchbox to copy the image to it's images folder. Windows downloads the image to the temp internet folder and if you wait to long windows will clear the cache

[Clear Logo Requests]

Need some help on getting good quality clear logos for Deadliest Warrior: The Game and Deadliest Warrior Ancient Combat. I found Deadliest Warrior Legends logo from a google image search. 

All the games are for the xbox 360 and PS3 

[Is there a simple way to select which image you want as default (your frontend image).]

If the art work is neat looking I like having multiple box art, disc, clear logos. Lunchbox will pick one from the multiples. Get to randomly see the cool / alternate art work.

If I wanna keep it I change the image type from box front to fan art front box or whatever 

[DirectX confusion using Launchbox on external Hard drive]

Need directx 9 and it installs to the c drive, with windows (that's just how it works)

[Is it possible to import the Retroarch games into LaunchBox?]

Might have to run the core and look inside the retroarch history playlist (with a text editor) to see the specifics 

[Manage Plateforms Mistake]

If the rom file isn't in the platform root directory lunchbox will do that when adding games. I wish it wouldn't, because sometimes the rom for a game needs to be in its own folder

[gigawing Generations teknoparrot screen horizontal instead of vertical]

been trying to figure this out. I wanted the game launched thru teknoparrot. I went youtube searching and found a video but they didn't explain anything, just showed it working. After looking and looking I found this forum post

(((Moderator: Deleted link as Emuline site contains roms))).  with these downloads ArcCabView

I used the ArcCabView generic version and followed the readme.

Now GigaWing Generations launches from TeknoParrot UI and launchbox in the correct mode with bezels 

[Adding family-sharing steam games]

In the launch options for the game maybe finding the gameid and adding steam://rungameid/thesteamidnumber

See if it launches the game. Also having the steam game url will also allow launchbox to download Metadata from steam

[Open and close Games on Bluestacks - still relevant?]

I believe in the future Windows 11 will have the Google play store but for now (in the Insider builds maybe?) there's supposed to be the Amazon App store

[I can't import a certain Steam game to Launchbox. Keep the same error. Any to way to fix?]

After successfully importing. See what happens when you just download media per game

[I can't import a certain Steam game to Launchbox. Keep the same error. Any to way to fix?]

Try importing without downloading media

[Remote editing advice]

Parsec is a good program for remoting in to a computer and it supports gamepads. There is also Steam in home streaming. I use Splashtop personal for general remote stuff as well. As for a laptop just about anything really, I would just make sure it has good wifi ac (5ghz) and at least a 1080p screen. Also a good keyboard and trackpad

[Launchbox non-respondes when editing game path]

Happens to me too. I have to wait and wait then finally the edit window opens and responds

[Retroarch saves files]

Might need an ahk script that sends the keyboard shortcut to exit retroarch so retroarch can write the files it needs to as its closing

[change "FULL\PATH\TO\ROM\FILE" commandline location]

Use the variable %romfile%