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Rather than looking in the folders, wouldn’t it be better for this app to link in with Launchbox to see which covers are correctly associated with it? That way there wouldn’t be such errors. Or if that’s not possible, maybe allow for any -01 -02 or other file name variations.

Does the standalone Flashpoint browser launch the games for you OK?

Thought I would re-visit this since it seems to be undergoing active development again. Within the first minute of use I have come across a bug/problem. I loaded up the Wii list, selected the "missing" box, and it shows a bunch of games having a missing front box - but when I go into Launchbox, the front boxes are there.

Nice! Can we have platform-specific game views in Launchbox too, please Would be really nice to be able to adjust box size and spacing per platform.

I would prefer this too. There may be some vocal users who don't. Best would be to make it an option

What happens when you try and run the games in Launchbox? The most likely problem is that the web server and redirector aren't starting up properly, or alternatively the links to the games within Launchbox aren't correct. Looking at your batch file, it seems that you have edited the "cd" lines at the top to the wrong thing. These should not be pointing to 3 different directories. It should be "cd arcade", then "cd games", then "cd flash" in order to reach the flash subdirectory. Basically this part of the batch file points towards the "flash" directory" (not the ones you have specified).

Thanks for your reply @Jason Carr, that sounds great. @GreenGriffon - just because you consider it "nit picky or of questionable value" doesn't mean that everyone else does. I think Jason's doing a fine job of separating the wheat from the chaff.

Yes, I suppose allowing the user the option would be ideal - but more work, as you say.

In the game details pane, can we have the game title screenshot appear above any other screenshots? Currently the order seems to be random, as each time I click on the game the order is different.

Possible bug - @Jason Carr - every time I edit a game and then press the "publisher" drop down menu, Launchbox freezes and crashes (opaque white screen) and I have to CTRL-ALT-DEL.

@fromlostdays - I think that if you didn't change the folder structure of the download at all, then you should be OK to leave the applicationpath as it stands. Test it out and if it doesn't work, just change it to the absolute path as you outlined above. Having it on a separate drive to Launchbox shouldn't cause problems. You might want to copy the data files (XMLs) to the Launchbox data folder as well as copy the images across - this will make Launchbox more snappy, but you don't have to. You can certainly add games to the set. The games in this collection are stored in the Arcade\Games folder, and the the subfolder depending on the flash "platform". I think you can drag and drop your extra flash games into Launchbox and set them up in a similar way to the existing games. I'm by no means an expert in this - what I have discovered so far is through some reading, asking on the Flashpoint discord and trial and error!

I like the look of the video!

You have to do it manually. It would be sweet to have this feature automated though.

This is a guide on how to import the Flashpoint flash games collection into Launchbox the proper way - each game is listed with image and metadata, and they are working with use of the required redirector and web server. 10015 games with the latest version: Flashpoint is an ongoing flash games archival and preservation project masterminded by BlueMaxima. You can read all about the history and development of it here: https://medium.com/@bluemaximax011/how-we-saved-flashs-gaming-legacy-and-started-a-web-game-preservation-revolution-51c2e5098209 And here: https://blog.usejournal.com/adobe-flashs-gaming-legacy-thousands-upon-thousands-of-titles-and-my-efforts-to-save-it-58c14811558a Guide to importing the Flashpoint flash games library into Launchbox 1. Download the latest version of the Flashpoint Ultimate package (version 5.3 at the time of writing - 57.6GB) from here: http://bluemaxima.org/flashpoint/ 2. Extract the contents of the zip to a folder; it should look something like this: 3. Now test the Flashpoint app to make sure that everything is working. The collection comes with its own game browser; they used to use Launchbox but moved to a more stripped down and modified browser. When you launch a game via the browser, it should start the web server and redirector. Most games (not all!) require these processes to be running, otherwise the game will not work. 4. Now decide where you are going to store the games and the media. I stored my games on a NAS, with the media stored in the Launchbox folder on my local drive. 5. Transfer the relevant files from the Flashpoint download to your Launchbox - the data files (XMLs, located in Arcade/Data/Platforms in the Flashpoint collection, and in Launchbox/Data/Platforms in Launchbox) and the image files. 6. Edit the Flash games XML files if necessary - make sure that the "ApplicationPath" which points to the Flash.exe is correct; if not, then you can do a "find & replace". The CommandLine entry refers to the game itself, and shouldn't need to be changed. 7. Download this batch file which must be run before running the games from Launchbox: http://www.mediafire.com/file/g3zqbztdruczgmd/run_without_LB.bat/file This file runs the web server and redirector that come with the Flashpoint library, but without starting Launchbox as well. Launchbox does not currently allow you to add an "additional app" for a platform, and so using this batch file is the easiest way I have found to do it. I also tried to follow user @syntax_X's instructions (see below), but they are fairly complicated and after going through them it didn't work for me: 8. Run the batch file, start up Launchbox and enjoy the flash games!

Thanks so much @Haggie55! With those files I have managed to get it all working. Great collection! Is there any way to have the machines load up in fullscreen (max) mode, do you know?

@Haggie55It's your fruits platform XML - looking at your screenshot, probably "Slot Machines.XML", located in the launchbox/data/platforms folder.

@Haggie55 - have you all the games correctly named in Launchbox to match the images? If so, would you mind sharing your XML? After importing the fruits I am renaming them and adding the manufacturer (which on import is put after the fruit name) but it's taking forever!

Is there no way to mass import the fruit machines into Launchbox? Doing it individually will take ages! EDIT: yes there is a way - you just search the folder for all the .gam files, then drag them into Launchbox to import - though tell Launchbox to use the folder rather than filenames are the folder names are the proper names and match up with the artwork!

Ah of course, that makes sense. Might be helpful to have a few words to that effect in that settings window.

Yeah I used to live there - great place and people. Excellent pannekoeken!

Good news re region priorities. I was never quite sure what region priorities meant - when downloading media, I would like it to download the relevant media for the region of the ROM. That is my priority. I’m not sure what other priorities there might be. I’m probably missing something ?

Nice technology.....but bit of an overkill for a marquee monitor ?? Though maybe something like that in the future, as you say!

Any progress here @Haggie55