voyagerxp Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 (edited) Hey guys i'm trying to setup mame in Launchbox with Retroarch but its not working. I have MAME 0.205 ROMs (split) set zipped, used the import Mame Arcade Full Set option in tool/import & followed the instructions but when i launch a game i just get game loading screen then back to LaunchBox. I'm new to mame and not sure what Retroarch core i should be using for this mame set i have. I can load a rom from my romset from inside RetroArch but not in Launchbox.Any help would be great. Edited January 24, 2019 by voyagerxp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleu_Skie Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Is the emulator set up correctly in Launchbox? Associated platform the exact same wording and such? You should be using the main mame core (no year after it) since it is also .205 atm. That core stays up to date... which means it would be better to not update that core later on unless you also plan on updating your romset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voyagerxp Posted January 25, 2019 Author Share Posted January 25, 2019 I'm sure its correct but mame is new to me. My settings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro808 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Uncheck the Extract Rom option in your first pic. Mame files need to stay zipped. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voyagerxp Posted January 25, 2019 Author Share Posted January 25, 2019 Wow that worked, i thought this had to be set for zipped games? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro808 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Just now, voyagerxp said: Wow that worked, i thought this had to be set for zipped games? Only if the emulator needs the filed removed from an archive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voyagerxp Posted January 25, 2019 Author Share Posted January 25, 2019 Appreciated my friend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRedstoneYT Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 Hey Everyone, Not sure if there is anyone around on this thread but I too need some help setting up LaunchBox to play my Mame games. I have downloaded a full romset of 2003 plus. I am trying to use RetroArch and downloaded the core and it looks very similar to the ones up top. I am able to run the game through retroarch. That isn't the problem but when I click on the game that I can confirm working with the right core in retroarch, nothing happens within launchbox. it doesn't try and open the game or bring me to retroarch just nothing happens. Like I said, I have confirmed in retroarch that the core 2003 plus runs the game that is from my 2003 plus romset, but for whatever reason I am missing something from launchbox to retroarch i feel like. Maybe I am way off but that is where I feel something is missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmonkus Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 Did you import the games into LB using the full set importer or the normal method ? You want to use the normal method, not full set importer for that rom set. Make sure that your associated platform for your Retroarch emulator in LB is named correctly for the platform you imported your games to. Make sure that you have the correct core being called in the associated platforms too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0xMrE Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 On 1/25/2019 at 6:00 AM, Retro808 said: Uncheck the Extract Rom option in your first pic. Mame files need to stay zipped. Thank you for this! Was driving me nuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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