[Mass add to games database?]

Each change to the db has to be moderated so no, you can batch upload them. You have to upload one by one, they look goood thogh, they would most likely be accepted if you submit them to the db.

[BigBox Failing to Take Focus of Exclusive Fullscreen Mode (Steam / Native Windows Games)]

What games are we talking about? Give us specific details so we can test ourselves.

For old games I use and recommend dgVoodoo 2 whenever is possible, it transforms DirectX8 and DX9 games into DirectX11 games, making it more friendly for recent Windows.

[Metadata not recognizing or adding games (even though they show on the gamesdb site).]

One thing i noticed is that if the games or media were added to the database recently, you have to wait 1 or 2 days until they are actually available to download through LaunchBox. Try waiting a couple of days, update the local database and try again.

The game's id number in the titles you posted is pretty high so I assume that's the case this time.

[Moderator Guidelines and Contributor Rules]

Can we please have a reminder of the specific rules on the database website? For example, when you select to upload screenshots, have a reminder that native resolution without enhancements is preferred and when uploading background images a reminder that it shouldn't have logos nor watermarks? It would reduce the amount of bad submissions of people that start contributing without reading the rules.

[Import xbox360 games from .m3u files]

9 hours ago, launchretrogirl2562 said:

Adding all XBOX360 games should only be a matter of adding roms...opening file explorer in your microsoft Xbox360 games folder...looking for *.xex.....and mass select all of them.

That would only work with disc games that are extracted into folders, digital games have no .xex executable file, they're one big file wit no extension and nested inside a bunch of folders.

I don't know where op got all those m3u, but if they were made manually it would have been wiser to add the games manually instead.

[Import xbox360 games from .m3u files]

Xenia doesn't support m3u files, why would you use that?

[Are you Excited for the Switch 2?]

2 hours ago, Jakatsu said:

Didn't buy the first Switch and not gonna buy this one either. None of its exclusive games appeal to me at all.

I find the new Donkey Kong game interesting, but not enough for a purchase, plus all the new TOS BS where they can brick your Switch2 if you break the EULA is kinda nuts.

[Are you Excited for the Switch 2?]

The Nintendo Switch 2 is coming out soon and I was wondering how hyped up is the community.

Personally, I don't care much about it. I'm not buying it right now and i'm not planning on buying it anytime soon.

I have the Switch 1 and it's collecting dust from over a year, The last Switch game I bought and played was Monster Hunter Rise, I played a bunch on it until it was released on Steam.

[Tekken 8 Steam & Non-Steam version (for testing purposes! ;) ) loading in the background in BigBox]

I just tested the Steam version and it seems that the window focus issue at start is caused by the splash screen. You can fix it by disabling the splash screen. 

To disable the splash screen, right click the game on Steam, select Properties..., in LAUNCH OPTIONS. add the following:

-NoSplash

It should look like this:

If for some reason you're not launching it through Steam and you're launching the game's exe directly, add the previous code "-NoSplash" to the Application's Command Line parameters on LaunchBox.

It should look like this:

(Right click the game on LaunchBox, select Edit > Edit Metadata/Media, then go to the Launching section on the left panel)

 

Alternatively you can disable the splash screen by just renaming or deleting the splash image located within the game's files (".\TEKKEN 8\Polaris\Content\Splash\Splash.bmp").

[Tekken 8 Steam & Non-Steam version (for testing purposes! ;) ) loading in the background in BigBox]

Try changing the game from borderless to fullscreen or viceversa. That does it for me on games with that issue. I'll test Tekken 8 when I get home later today.

[Switching from HS to LB - Rlauncher question]

Launchbox supports fade and pause menus natively, you don't need RL for those two things. I'd suggest ditching RL completely if you switch to Launchboxx, I know you might feel you'd lose all the work you put in it but trust me, once you leave you won't miss it. I was in a similar position as you're now 8 years ago and I don't regret leaving HS and RL. I still have RL working with Launchbox but I avoid using it as much as I can.

[Where could I find theme videos]

You can find them here on the forum's download section. There's also some youtube channels that share them like MrFromt's .

That particular theme video is from @sucramjd . Download link here. 

[Sega Ringwide, Ringedge, LIndbergh, Namco ES3 video files]

Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today. :P

[Ability to add game code to database]

A serial number entry for each game and each region variant would be cool. Most consoles have it. I can get behind that.

[Start Windows Game in Fullscreeen?]

Glad you sorted it out.

As a tip that I also learned the hard way I would recommend never changing the name of roms, files and specially executables, the exe's name is often used by the nvidia and amd's drivers to know what game you're running and apply compatibility fixes, if you change the name of the exe the game might perform suboptimally.

[lost all emulation data and need to start from scratch......after 12+ years? 🤔]

I would be so sad if I lost all my work of more than a decade. Not so much for the media itself that can be redownloaded easily but for the settings of LaunchBox and the emulators. I've spent lots of time oto make every system and every game run like I want.

Anyway, welcome to LaunchBox! The app is new user friendly and it will help you get back retroarch and other emulators quick and easily.

[Start Windows Game in Fullscreeen?]

5 hours ago, Tsigarinho said:

I did what you said and it is working on other games i tested it, but it's not working gor that specific game.

This is what i did

Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell") 
obj = WshShell.Run("""Castlevania 3 - Dracula's Curse 2020""", 3, False) 
WScript.sleep 3000
WshShell.AppActivate ("Dracula's Curse 2020") 'Focuses game window just in case
WScript.sleep 200
WshShell.SendKeys "%{ENTER}" 'Sends ALT+ENTER to enter in fulscreen mode (720p)

The name of the executable is wrong. Also, I tested it and the part that focuses the game's window doesn't seem to work anymore. A proper working script would look like this:

Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell") 
obj = WshShell.Run("""scv3gs.exe""", 3, False) 
WScript.sleep 9000
WshShell.SendKeys "%{ENTER}" 'Sends ALT+ENTER to enter in fulsscreen mode

Save as scv3gs.vbs, put it inside the game's root folder, then point Launchbox to that file instead of the game's exe. disable the Launchbox's startup screen if it gives you any trouble. 

Edit: if the game takes too long to start, increase the WScript.sleep value from 9000 to 12000, 15000 or more.

[where can i download games to launch box]

Sorry. This forum doesn't endorse piracy. You can't ask that here.

[How do you organise your ROM files?]

I curate my collection. My LaunchBox currently sits just below 3000 games. I'm constanly adding newly released titles I'm interested in playing eventually and I'm removing games and even systems that have little to no interest of playing.

I also curate my Steam library, you can permanently remove games from your account, I recently went and deleted a lot of those bad games I got from random keys online and Humble Bundle bundles.

[Retro Game themes ?]

I'm interested.

[​​What is your favourite piece of video game box art❓]

I like the hand painted ones. I remember getting games solely because of the epic art on the box just to find out the game looks nothing like the boxart. The Gauntlet games for example:

 vs 

[Community Playlist 📄 Top 5 Games Of All Time 🎖️ + Steam Key Giveaway]

My picks :

I've also put an insane number of hours on Diablo 3, Genshin Impact and League of Legends, But I wouldn't recommend them to my worst enemy.

[Can I zip a pc game and have LaunchBox unzip it and run it.]

Is it really worth the saved space if you have to wait much longer for the game to start? I rather have Launchbox be fast and slim than slow and cluttered.

[Hide "Licenced to" on the topbar]

You can't. I think it's there on plain sight to easily identify sailors of the seven seas that share screenshots, videos and stream on pirated licenses.

[Sega Ringwide, Ringedge, LIndbergh, Namco ES3 video files]

GTI Club! Cool game, let me know when that theme video is available, please!