[How to add XBOX Game Pass PC Games?]

On 8/7/2019 at 6:41 AM, neil9000 said:

Sorry my mistake, you need to access the folder via command prompt first.

shell:AppsFolder

Which takes you here where you can create the shortcuts from.

Forza Horizon 4 in my Gamepass.

And here it is imported into Launchbox.

This worked wonders.  Thanks so much.  Now my LB PC collection is complete!

[How to add XBOX Game Pass PC Games?]

I would also like to know this.  Might currently be a challenge with the way Game Pass is designed.  I don't think we have full control over the .exe files, but hopefully someone is able to figure it out.  

[Guide: Cheap Arcade Light Guns with Touchemote]

My issue with the original Post is Vanilla Touchmote.  I have the Mayflash Dolphin Bar and my Wiimotes sync just fine, but when I open Touchmote and attempt to sync the Wiimotes connect to Touchmote for a second and then deactivate.  It's only Touchmote I'm struggling with.  They connect just fine in Dolphin.  

From one of the methods on the first page, Visual Studio 2013 Express was required but I'm unable to download that from Microsoft's website.  Is this piece required and if so, where are you downloading it?  There's a download link on Microsoft, but it then says there's nothing to download.

[Magazines]

1 hour ago, Retro808 said:

You can just import it like any rom file. If you have a utility to open the cbz and pdf files you can set that up as an emulator for the platform and link it to your comic platform name. Import the cbz or pdf for the comic into the platform you want it in. 

A platform will not show up until you import a file into it. Platform Categories though, will show up without and platform in it. 

That worked!  Thank you both.

[Magazines]

6 hours ago, Omen said:

just drag an drop them into your new platform to start the import process. I had to take the cover art from the PDF files, since the LB DB doesn't have magazines.

I extracted the Cover art using the Comic Belt Utility but what folder do I import the actual .pdf and .cbz files?  I created a platform called 'Nintendo Power' and have it rolling up to a Platform category 'Magazines and Comics.'  The platform category shows up in Launchbox but not the platform itself (I assume since it's not recognizing any files).  So I put the files into the Games folder but still nothing.  

Sorry if I'm missing something basic but I really appreciate the assistance.  

[Magazines]

On 3/9/2018 at 1:35 PM, Omen said:

I have magazines as their own platform, same with books, comics, and multimedia. You could also make a platform for each publication and then group them into a magazine category. I use SumatraPDF as the emulator.

Resurrecting an old post, but I do love this idea.  I've created the platform but how exactly do I import the magazines?  I must be missing something obvious.  Thanks!

[CoverBox]

3 hours ago, faeran said:

Hi @SirTay. You'll need to go to these 2 locations:

Launchbox\Themes\CoverBox\Views\TextGamesView
Launchbox\Themes\CoverBox\Views\TextListView

Find the Super Nintendo Entertainment System file in both folders, and create a copy. Rename the copy to whatever your playlist is called.

This worked perfectly.  Thanks so much.  Seriously, love this theme.  

[CoverBox]

Love this theme.  I can't seem to get the theme to work for custom playlists though.  For example, I've created a personal Top 20 playlist for SNES.  Is there any way to associate the SNES theme for that playlist?  Thanks!

[9.8-beta-1 Released]

Happened to me as well.  What's the easiest way to go back to the previous update?

[Nested playlists]

1 hour ago, Lordmonkus said:

Yes.

Thanks.  I'm in the playlist section, so how would I go about nesting the Arcade playlists into an Arcade-specific parent?  I'm speaking about the Playlist section specifically, not Console Categories, etc.  I know I could take my other playlists and nest them under a console, but that wouldn't work for series that span multiple consoles.  

[Nested playlists]

I would like to tag on to this topic with a different question.  I love the Arcade auto-nesting feature that became possible a few months ago, but it's sort of clogged up my Playlists.  I formerly had playlists for game series like "Final Fantasy" or "Street Fighter" but it's hard to sort through all of the Arcade playlists like "2-Player" and "4-Player".  

Is there any way to create a Playlist subcategory like "Arcade" or "Console" so I can keep my playlists separated?

[Guide: Cheap Arcade Light Guns with Touchemote]

Is anyone else using Windows 10?  I attempted this the other night and was unable to have Mame recognize my WIimote but I may try again from scratch.  

Edit:  Got the Wiimote to work with the exception of the +, -, 1, and 2 buttons.  Tried to map them to the keyboard in an effort to start the game and add coins with the + and - buttons for some reason it won't work.  Still, this is a lot of fun!

[Playlists in bigbox]

1 hour ago, SentaiBrad said:

If you remove a playlist, it only removes the playlist and not the games. All of those games are still in the platform. If you remove the games from the platform, then it removes them from your LB install. You can set up custom playlists all you want, including to auto-generate based on info you give it. The Arcade auto-generation feature is optional (you can uncheck it during it import), and only makes playlists based on the board differences that a lot of people like to put their Arcade games in to.

This is fantastic.  You guys are awesome.  So glad I discovered LB and can't wait to see where it goes in the future.  

 

Edit:  I just deleted Atari Classics from my Playlist and can confirm it actually does delete it from the Platforms section.  I can get it back by automatically adding the Arcade playlist but it seems to be tied to both the Playlist and Platform.  

[Playlists in bigbox]

On 6/12/2017 at 5:53 PM, SentaiBrad said:

Yea, currently you must be in the Playlists menu or the Platform Categories menu, and you need to edit the playlists for a Category for them to be there.

I'll tag on to the playlist thread for another question I have.  I noticed the various Arcade playlists autopopulated which are amazing, but they don't really go with my console playlists (e.g. Castlevania games, FF games, etc.).  Is there a way to segregate these into a separate section or if I delete the Arcade playlists will that also remove them from the platforms section?  They work great in platforms, just not my playlists.  

[Game Theme Video Help]

Thank you both.  That makes sense.  I downloaded a few themes such as FFVII but didn't think to make the game in a playlist format.  

[Game Theme Video Help]

Hey everyone.  I understand how to utilize game videos but am still unclear on game theme videos.  I can place them in the Videos/"respective platform" folder but they play like a regular video.  Is there a specific folder to place the game theme videos in to provide a theme similar to platforms and platform categories?  Thank you!

[Playlist ideas]

Love the playlists.  Here's some themes I would love:

- Donkey Kong Country

- Mario Kart

- Mario Party

- Street Fighter

- Kirby

- Pokemon

- Greatest RPGs

- Greatest SNES/N64/PSX/etc.

- Sonic

[Playlist Themes]

First off, I love the playlist theme videos.  I downloaded the playlist videos but was initially unable to view the videos for the respective playlists in BigBox mode (e,g, Castlevania playlist).  I placed the videos in the video/playlist folder.  After some tweaking, I discovered that I had to switch back to the Default theme to view the videos.  Is this the case with all console and playlist videos or can you utilize other themes and enjoy the videos?  The theme that didn't seem compatible with the playlist videos was 'CriticalZone.'  Keep up the excellent work.