GCS2000 Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 My apologies if this has been asked and addressed before. My situation - had a working (kind of) Hyperspin setup but it was a nightmare to deal ran super slow, hung up etc etc and I am over it. Installed LB/BB (basically starting over), installed MAME (latest version) but kept all my roms from before. After doing this many games would not run but some would when starting from LB/BB had the same issue launching direct from MAME (like all the Marvel games etc). Before they ran fine via MAME direct or Hyperspin when HS wasn't being a b***h. So a thought hit my head and I put my old MAME folder back in place of the new (I had saved a backup). So now running direct from MAME I can load just about any game I pick like before, no problem. LB/BB however nothing happens when I click on the game it doesn't try to load or anything, just sits there. I am guessing I need to update LB somehow some way, I dunno. Do I just have to delete my platform and reimport all over again (took forever of course) Thanks in advance for any help you guys can provide. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeViking245 Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 12 hours ago, GCS2000 said: installed MAME (latest version) but kept all my roms from before. As you discovered, mixing different revisions of MAME roms and the MAME emulator itself is never a good idea. Since (I assume) you have them matched now, you shouldn't need to update anything. (well.... maybe your settings ) Since they now work directly in MAME (thank you for checking that 1st), MAME itself should be good to go. Now make sure the MAME emulator in LaunchBox is setup correctly.Double check the Emulator Application Path (verifying you're point to your 'good' copy of MAME). Check both "Don't use quotes..." and "Use file name only...". Depending on how old your MAME revision is, you may need to remove the "Default Command-Line Parameters:". (I don't recall what revision that parameter became available). In the Associated Platforms tab, bake sure the Arcade (assuming that's what you called it) Platform is there [and typically "Default Emulator" will be checked]. Now make sure your games in the Arcade Platform are all pointing to the correct folder and file for the Rom File (in the "Launching" section). And lastly (hopefully), in the "Emulation" section, be sure the chosen Emulator is the same one you setup (above). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GCS2000 Posted November 10, 2020 Author Share Posted November 10, 2020 Thanks for the reply I am pretty sure everything is exactly as you posted above but will have to check when I get home from work this evening to be 100% certain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GCS2000 Posted November 11, 2020 Author Share Posted November 11, 2020 11 hours ago, JoeViking245 said: As you discovered, mixing different revisions of MAME roms and the MAME emulator itself is never a good idea. Since (I assume) you have them matched now, you shouldn't need to update anything. (well.... maybe your settings ) Since they now work directly in MAME (thank you for checking that 1st), MAME itself should be good to go. Now make sure the MAME emulator in LaunchBox is setup correctly.Double check the Emulator Application Path (verifying you're point to your 'good' copy of MAME). Check both "Don't use quotes..." and "Use file name only...". Depending on how old your MAME revision is, you may need to remove the "Default Command-Line Parameters:". (I don't recall what revision that parameter became available). In the Associated Platforms tab, bake sure the Arcade (assuming that's what you called it) Platform is there [and typically "Default Emulator" will be checked]. Now make sure your games in the Arcade Platform are all pointing to the correct folder and file for the Rom File (in the "Launching" section). And lastly (hopefully), in the "Emulation" section, be sure the chosen Emulator is the same one you setup (above). Ok I verified all of this and it is correct with what you have above. I still cannot launch games from LB. Atari 2600 is working ok via retroarch in LB but nothing in Mame. I have no idea what has happened but this is insanely frustrating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GCS2000 Posted November 11, 2020 Author Share Posted November 11, 2020 Ok so I did a fresh install of launch box and imported a few games and none will run. I know the version of mame and roms I have work fine I can run them in mame direct and they run in hyperspin when hyperspin wants to work so I have no idea what the issue but I wanted to move to LB as it was supposed to be easier and well work. Clearly something is wrong here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro808 Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 I belive you said you said you have the latest version of Mame. Can you confirm what version your roms are and what version Mame? Also are you using Mame (command line version) or an offshoot like MameUI? Also provide a pic of you Mame setup in LB. Go to manage emulators and edit Mame. Provide 2 pics. 1 showing the Details tab and 1 showing the Associated Platforms tab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GCS2000 Posted November 11, 2020 Author Share Posted November 11, 2020 No I am running .160 I went back to what I had before hence why these things work in hyperspin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil9000 Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Just now, GCS2000 said: No I am running .160 I went back to what I had before hence why these things work in hyperspin In that case did you remove the command-line like previously instructed by @JoeViking245? Because that will absolutely break MAME loading for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil9000 Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 This part, if you still have it that is breaking launching for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GCS2000 Posted November 11, 2020 Author Share Posted November 11, 2020 Yep sure did and some games load like ms Pac-Man but get stuck at some odd test screen. Others like marvel still act like they are launching and just go back lb at the moment I am trying to dl a newer rom set and will try that along with the associated mame install. No idea what else to do at this point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil9000 Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 2 minutes ago, GCS2000 said: Yep sure did and some games load like ms Pac-Man but get stuck at some odd test screen. Others like marvel still act like they are launching and just go back lb at the moment I am trying to dl a newer rom set and will try that along with the associated mame install. No idea what else to do at this point Well if some games launch they all should, unless you dont actually have a correct fullset, or you are not using 0.160 of the emulator. Cause if some load all your paths are correct and all games would work at that point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeViking245 Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 3 minutes ago, GCS2000 said: Others like marvel still act like they are launching and just go back lb This sounds most likely to be a rom - emulator mismatch. More recent revisions of the emulator are not necessarily backwards compatible with older roms. That's why it's stressed to have a matching romset and emulator. Another possibility is a missing (or mismatched) device file. In the case of Marvel Super Heroes, "qsound_hle.zip" (device file) is also needed to run the game. Again, making sure you have the matching revision for the rom and the emulator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GCS2000 Posted November 11, 2020 Author Share Posted November 11, 2020 Yes they match to the best of my knowledge. as mentioned I am trying to download a newer set of roms and will install the corresponding mame version with it. is there any particular mame rom set better than others. Meaning should I just go for the current .226 version or go older like .201 etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeViking245 Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 (edited) 2 minutes ago, GCS2000 said: just go for the current .226 version It's not like other emus where an older revision works better for certain games. So go for 0.226. ? Edited November 11, 2020 by JoeViking245 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GCS2000 Posted November 11, 2020 Author Share Posted November 11, 2020 Just now, JoeViking245 said: It's not like other emus where an older revision works better for certain games. So go for 0.226. ? Ok thx. Now to find the .226 rom set. I can find older ones but not that one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeViking245 Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 (edited) If you can find 0.225, you're really not missing much. But if you search around, I'm sure you'll find something. Edited November 11, 2020 by JoeViking245 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GCS2000 Posted November 11, 2020 Author Share Posted November 11, 2020 Yeah trying there but having account issues. They have me blocked when I tried to register. What a pain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeViking245 Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Either you've been a bad apple in the past, or you got your VPN goin' on. Not sure if they have any 'ad-blocker' blockers or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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