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Rom Works in Mame, but Doesnt trough LaunchBox


CalaveraX

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Hi everyone! How's your day going? Hope you doing well :)

 

Last Night i've downloaded the complete romset 0.189 from dome of pleasure, and from within MAME, all seem to be working perfectly, but with some games (Like 1945IIIK )

On Mame works perfectly, but when i launch it from Launchbox, it doesnt runs. (I'm using the roms from the directory they have been downloaded, didnt copied them when imported)

Other games works perfectly.

I'm Asuming there's some machine or bios missing? I've missed some configuration to point to that? (When i load this particular game from within mame, it says "Loading Machine X%" for some seconds and then starts the game)

 

Thanks in Advance!

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If you have a full set then there shouldn't be any machine or bios files missing as they should be included. I don't have a clue as to why you are having issues if all your other games are working in LB. It sounds like your directory in MAME is set correctly because your games wouldn't start at all. MAME will usually throw an error message up and tell you what files are missing also if that is the issue. Just to be sure I understood correctly most of your games are working in both MAME and LB and your issues is with this specific game?

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I haven't tested ALL games cause is close to 3k xDD but yes just selected some random games, and they worked on LaunchBox AND MAME, but this particular game was one i've found not working from launchbox but works perfect from mame.

I've downloaded a Merged Romset if it gives any additional info

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40 minutes ago, spycat said:

Hi @CalaveraX

LaunchBox is not geared to handle Merged like MAME does. I use Split and can confirm that 1945kiii.zip works with LaunchBox. It's a parent and also it doesn't need a bios or other extra roms.

My biggest problem with Split sets it's all the duplicated files :( i dont care about the size of the romset, i think actually it's about 147gb or something like that, but it's annoying having to download so many room and then having to delete all clones and all that stuff....

Is there any way to filter the set and clean it? (I could do it on the torrent by deselecting all the games i dont want... but it will take hours! ahahaha)
Sincerelly i prefer a merged set :(

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I would check to be sure MAME and LB are trying to open the same game. sometime in MAME you are opening up Tekkenr and LB wants to open up Tekkenq (not a real example) but it might be trying to access a different clone that doesn't work for whatever reason.

I am also on .189 and can confirm 1945k III opens in LB file name: "1945kiii.zip"

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9 minutes ago, natemac00 said:

I would check to be sure MAME and LB are trying to open the same game. sometime in MAME you are opening up Tekkenr and LB wants to open up Tekkenq (not a real example) but it might be trying to access a different clone that doesn't work for whatever reason.

I am also on .189 and can confirm 1945k III opens in LB file name: "1945kiii.zip"

Ill check if lb is trying to open the correct rom then, maybe being merged causes its opening a diferente file name.... but its unlikely since games are imported given the filenames

 

 

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6 hours ago, spycat said:

Hi @CalaveraX

LaunchBox is not geared to handle Merged like MAME does. I use Split and can confirm that 1945kiii.zip works with LaunchBox. It's a parent and also it doesn't need a bios or other extra roms.

i was searching for what is better, Non-Merged or Split, and found this post 

 

Where user SentaiBrad says its pretty much the same importing merged or split... i'm kinda confused now.... merged should work OK as i'm reading there.

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