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In short the only name that matters is how the game is named inside your LB set-up. As mentioned LB does work with rom names. However if you name it after the rom inside the zip and the zip file is a different name that will not work as LB is attaching the image to the game file you have linked and that typically is the zip file name. I mentioned the drag and drop option and @faeran posted pics of the same steps. I recommend following this option as it will ensure the image is named correctly and place in the correct folder if you select the Screenshot - Gameplay tag.

Is it always the same games that are missing the images? Game play images go in the \Images\[Platform Name]\Screenshot - Gameplay\ folder. So that is the right spot. You said you name the image after the rom so try naming the image as the game is named in LB. This is the default way LB will name the image. It can read images named after the rom, however I would try the default way and see if there is any change. Another test would be right click one of those games and edit. Then in the images page drag and drop your image. Select Screenshot - Gameplay as the image type and let LB store and name it correctly. Then test and see if the images show up.

All game images are saved inside the \LaunchBox\Images\[Platform Name] folders. You will see all the specific image type folders. Any image you place in each image type folder needs to be named as the game is named in LB. Just browse around inside the \Images folder and you will quickly see how things should be saved and where. You can also right click and edit a game directly inside LaunchBox then drag and drop images into the image page. Select the image type you want for it and LB will attach it to the game.

Archive and Pleasuredome are useful site (Sorry, against rules to provide actual links to rom sites). I found a 0.225 Mame CHD set in a few seconds on Archive site. Those would work perfectly. You can also register for that certain pleasuredome site as they always have the latest Mame. However, I think the latest chd is only .232. .233 does not have a download. Could be wrong, been a week or so since I looked. Mame site. Latest download is 0.233 You can delete the platform. Import the new rom set and uncheck media options. LB will attach any existing media to the new import.

Yes. LST files are an outdated form. You should really be using the roms from the latest or at least as current a Mame rom set as possible.

8bitdo controllers work fine in Retroarch. Are you using it in X-input mode? You can use any emulator you want.

The correct way is the make a folder called Startup and place it in you \Videos folder (if that folder does not exist). Then just drop videos in there. Names of the video files do not matter. You can have more than one as BigBox will use one randomly at startup.

Glad you were able to get sorted!

I will just requote this ⬇️. Do this as mentioned before and you should get where you need. Whenever you apply new themes you may not be on a view it supports and the view from the default theme will show. You need to then switch views to find the right one for the theme.

Create a blank/dummy zip file and call it chaoshea.zip and drop it into your rom folder and add the game. That will at least get it added. I think that is how I did it, but that was quite a bit ago. I have not used the fullset importer in a while.

Your issue now is the exact same from that other post you had. You are using a very old Mame version and the command line for -keyboardprovider dinput is the issue. That needs to be removed if you continue to use such and old version of Mame.

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What version LB/BB are you on and theme are you using? Have you tried alternate themes to rule out it being a theme issue?

There is a couple files you have to edit. Inside the themes folder go to the \Plugins folder. Right click and edit the two files below. 1. Ao BigBox Themer dll config file. Edit this one to add the name of your playlist so the theme recognizes it. You will see a section labeled "Playlists" you add it there. Make note that spaces in your playlist name should be filled with an _ in the files name. So for example a playlist called My Playlist would be entered as My_Playlist. (see below for how it would look in the file) <add key="Playlist.MY_PLAYLIST" value="My_Playlist" /> 2. Ao BigBox Themer Colors dll config file. Edit this one so you can add the color of choice. Scroll down to the Playlists section and enter you playlist name. Using the example above for My PLaylist you would enter a new line for My Playlist and then the color code. (see below for how it would look in the file) <add key="Playlist.MY_PLAYLIST" value="#0000ff" />

Chaos Heat is one of the CHD only games I believe. So it actually does not have a zip. Much like a couple of the Golden Tee Fore games. The coh3002t.zip is the bios. If you used the LB full set Mame importer it does not actually import games at all. It just links the games. Do you have the Chaos Heat chd inside your Mame rom folder and is it in its own folder named chaoshea?

Are you using just two screens? The image of the Back to the Future logo and the "Time Circuit" are on the same monitor? Then the actual Burger Time game and bezel are on the second monitor? If that is the case then no. Editing the marquee xaml has no affect on the main game monitor.

@TFoster That's a pretty cool idea. What you want to do should be easily doable. You can just edit your marquee xaml to make your canvas size cover down to that area. Then define grids/columns for the little viewable strip and bind the image you want to the area pulling off the game name.

Yup. It starts out curved and the more you move through the wheel in slowly turns into a steep angled line instead of a curved wheel.

The folder would be named whatever the theme inside the zip file is named.

It is actually pretty simple. 1. Download theme and unzip it into the \LaunchBox\Themes folder. (You already did this) 2. Go into Manage Themes in BigBox. Select CoinOps theme. Select "Apply As Main Theme" and then answer "Yes" when it asks do you want to apply to all platforms and playlists. 3. Back out of Options page and you should not see CoinOps applied. If it is not then go into your \Launchbox\Themes folder and make sure the CoinOps theme is not double embedded into a folder. Make sure it is not \Launchbox\Themes\CoinOps\CoinOps\

This ⬆️ Well, if you want to use the theme then you click "Yes". The reason it asks if you want to reset all your platforms and playlists to use this theme is because BB allows you to use different themes per platform.

All controls for in game are done directly in each emulator you choose to use. Not in LB. Those settings in LB are only for use in LB front end or when moving around in LB Pause Theme menu items.

Can you post a pic of what you are seeing?

As @faeran mentioned each theme can support multiple views and it is up to the theme creator what views they make for their theme. The easiest way to see the different views when you have applied the theme is to map a button or a key to the option for "Switch View" in BigBox. Go into either the keyboard mapping section or controller mapping section (depends on your setup) and find the option for "Switch View" and then map a key/button. You can even map one for "Switch Theme". This allows you to see changes real time. Then when you apply the theme and as you are viewing your platform list or your game list if you hit that button it will switch the views to the different view layouts the theme creator made and find the one you like.

No. LB does not care about the file type. LB only sends a command line to RA to run the game and the core you set to run it. You have something else wrong and it is likely how you set up the emulator and/or the game in LB. What system are you having issues with. If more than one just name one. Let’s start simple. Then share a pic of your Retroarch setup in LB. in Manage Emulators edit RA and share a pic of the Details tab and the Associated Platforms tab (make sure it is showing the platform’s name). Also right click one of the games you are having issues with end edit it. Share a pic of the Emulation page and the Launcher page.