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Whoa. very cool @binarygeek119 I took a peak at the site and I'll download load it tonight. The artwork is pretty good too
so props to you.
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Read the blog. This is really good effort! Looks like you learned a lot along the way. Now will you be working on a V2 anytime soon? I'd love to see how that would look like.
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Ahh, I'm a little late to this party, but I had a similar issue last week (April 7th). To make a long story short. I also have an GTX(windforce)980TI and the newest update of the nvidia driver caused LB to Crash as described above. However, I'm running windows 10pro (64bit) not a beta. Having seen driver fails in the past, I went to the nvidia site and they updated to the newest build on April 6th (381.65). I rolled back the driver to no avail. BB still would not launch, but I was convinced it had to be the driver. I manually downloaded the driver of the previous build (378.92). I had to manually delete the existing drivers and do a clean install. I restarted my PC and Voila, BB works like a charm. Then, feeling lucky, I updated to the newest driver using nvidia's control panel and had no issues. So yeah... Try doing a clean install of the driver.
Wishing you best of luck. I know how frustrating it is to have an unidentified gremlin lurking somewhere in the software.
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I do have the creators edition and not pro. The creators updated on April 6th on my PC, the same day as a the driver update. It's just a guess, but If a computer restart is not done before the update of the second program, the driver will be corrupted. I'm willing to guess that the people who are having trouble may have had the update on the same day without a restart in between as well. luckily, I think it would affect only a small percentage of users.
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I love the Idea of a Mario start-up video. I'd start by having a little more contrast between the coins and the background. For some reason, I find that the B in particular doesn't really stand out much. I know the feeling of not having the skills to make it look like what you want. I'm in the same boat too. What are your plans for the animation of Mario, Luigi and the blue shell (if any)?
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I think I understand what he is saying.
Let's pretend it's our first time to download and install LB. Now we have a massage pop-up with links on how to import roms, great done. We go through the installation of roms and LB automatically downloads box covers etc.. We are still good.
However, now he finds things complicated. Some games did not download the metadata and he may want it to be more intuitive to resolve which games has issues, maybe he would like it to be as simple as a "please input name of game here" on a pop up instead of going to the game and right click/edit to manually enter the title and search, then need to check off what he wants downloaded (the long list of what to download options from fan art to box covers etc.. even if the ticks are pre-configured, some would find it looks messy) then click on the download button.
Maybe there are too many sorting options for someone who only has 10-50 Roms and finds the customization intimidating. I think if LB had less customization and just leave the product as a default theme, it would remove many of the buttons/options which obviously would be bad for the vast majority of people.
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I may be wrong, but I believe that PCSX2 uses 2 cores that can use 4 threads if the CPU supports it. Also, I just want to add that some games on PCSX2 struggles with hardware rendering where there are black vertical bars that appear meaning that software rendering is more stable to use with LB. I have a I7-6700k OC'd, so I generally have no problem with emulating ps2 games.
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Very nice. Sounds like you made smart adjustments as they arose. I respect that. I agree to not bolt down the control panel right away to make it easy to further modify it if you want. Seeing your pics gives me an idea of what is in store when I get one. I'm still in the "window shopping stage" I have LaunchBox (big-box) on my PC and love it. My question to you is how often does it get used?
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I love astronomy as well and console collecting. I've collected some sports cards (mainly NHL), stamps, and old NASA pictures (Apollo/Voyager) in the past as well. Every now and then I like playing around with open source programs just to mess around and see what's in there. I've learned how to program some simple games since a kid as my mom (of all people) enjoyed typing code for games in a commodore 64 from a book she got in the late 80's early 90's . Well, maybe she didn't like typing the code, but enjoyed playing the games
. I think I still have that book somewhere...
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@dmjohn0x Yeah, Stardew Valley sucked me in for a hundred hours or so
. I'd recommend "Hero's Never Lose" http://store.steampowered.com/app/342530 it's a retro inspired dr.Mario,Tetris with slightly altered rules. It's made by a Canadian guy part time, but love the retro feel and even has some good 8 bit streetfighter esque look to it. My wife and I have fun playing it on occasion
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@Grila @gustarrini@Charco For me, "Emulate the World" implies to create a new world through gaming. Isn't it a goal of gaming to try and equal a simulated world? From missle laucher in 70's, Mario in the 80's, Wing Commander in the 90's to FFXV today, We try to emulate (approach equality with) a world (fictional or not) to our own. Maybe I'm over thinking this, but that is what come to my mind when I see @RetroGaming's slogan.
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I've started projects and not finished them (albeit not in a community such as this). I can't speak for @vice350z, but I've often played around with new programs just to see what I can do with it for fun. I think it's a good hobby to have and to have fun with. That's how I fumbled my way around C++ an javascript in the past, and I'm sure some of us have done the same as well.
At any rate, I hope that guy sporting a '70s hockey mask comes back adn gives XAML a chance. Who knows, if he'd be willing to part with the the work he's done so far (even it it is the pics), I'm sure someone in the community would pick it up and finish it while a few of us are interested in it. I'm curious to see the outcome as well. He hit a nerve with the nostalgia of playing video games in our bedrooms as kids complete with the era appropriate decorations
Cheers.
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On 3/24/2017 at 6:52 PM, polygonslayer said:
A quick note regarding the Dolphinbar, make sure you turn it off when your not using it. My first one had it's LEDs wear out because it was always on when it's connected.
You can check if the LEDs are working by looking at the bar using the camera on a smartphone. There should be three purple-ish LEDs on either side of the bar, on my old one all of them on the right side died which made some games act really weird and twitchy.Oh, Good advice, I just ordered one. I would have left it on 24/7. However after I did a quick check online, the older versions of the dolphinbar can wear out teh IR lights fast. Apparently they fix the issue with the V5 firmware update. https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2014/08/23/dolphinbar-review/
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Whoa @Zombeaver, thanks for the tip on the URL showing at the bottom left of the browser.
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From a previous threat I was introduced to "recroommasters.com". An awesome site with some decent looking cabinets/control boards. I was wondering if they would ship to China, but alas, no.
"I very much apologize however we are unable to ship internationally at this time. With the domestic demand forcing us into 2 full shifts and products at times into triple pre-orders, we unfortunately can not expedite any international orders at this time."
I'm sure that I can find one more local, just would have been cool to have a "American Made" old school looking arcade cabinet in China. If anyone knows of a company who ships internationally, that would be great. In the mean time, if I find a company who will ship oversees, I'll update this post.
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16 hours ago, dukeemu said:
Thank you for your suggestion but, with personalizations in mind, I went straight for a custom-made arcade joystick. This is the ONE I finally bought!
Love the retro look. Good choice.
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This is some quality work. Thanks for sharing. I was wondering how to remove console information which covers the background video in the default theme. This solved the trick and looks crisp and clean in 4k. Many thanks.
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@FingerCramp will do. I'll send a email tomorrow, I'll post the result in a new thread.
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On 2/24/2017 at 11:52 PM, Zombeaver said:
Angry Centaur Gaming
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK9_x1DImhU-eolIay5rb2Q
This guy has really great, really in-depth reviews, that are both witty and highly informative. Great channel!
I'll second this. I used to sub to Angry Joe, but find the quality lacking lately. Took a peek at Angry Centaur from the suggestion tab on YouTube and I find it more appealing.
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Yikes. 16TB... I know it is easy to fill up I have a few TB full already on my machine. But it is posts like these where I start to feel old. Anyone remember the 110 KB floppy drives?
Oh, and about a VPN, yeah, I can't life without one being here in China kinda makes it mandatory to stay connected to the outside world. I'm using ExpressVPN. I bit pricey, but good service.
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to sidestep the question a bit, Just discovered chip tune recently and I've been enjoying it. Otherwise, I'm a 90's alt-rock kind of guy, but I've boon seen straying into many genres including some metal (Falconer). I have a dislike for K-pop
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On 3/24/2017 at 0:11 PM, thraxlol said:
Very nice man! You've obviously got a bone for Megaman, and some of those boxed consoles are very nice indeed.
I 'was' a big collector, and now I just have a big collection... lol, I'll try and post up some pics in a thread over the weekend.
haha. Me too. My collection has stopped growing a couple years when I picked up a PS4. I still have most consoles since Atari (missing jaguar, sega cd and a couple of obscure ones).
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That's a decent looking collection you got going. Those boxed consoles are great!
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here is a link to what I believe you are looking for. I haven't purchase this myself, but looks of high quality and gets good reviews. https://www.recroommasters.com/Arcade_Controllers_s/72.htm hope it helps 'ya. They seem to make custom controllers as well. I lifted this from their "about us" tab. Although, I'm sure it will cost a premium...
"We design and domestically manufacture a majority of our items and frequently have new and innovative products in development to better improve your Game Room experience"
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Thanks for sharing. Took a look at the site "recroommasters.com", looks like a fun project. The quality looks great. Now let's see if they will ship internationally and how much additional cash it will incur.
so props to you.
. I think I still have that book somewhere...
. I'd recommend "Hero's Never Lose" 
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I really loved this game back in the day.