Bumblebee Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 (edited) Hey Guys, I am using LaunchBox 0.42 on the Nvidia Shield TV (the tube version of the nvidia shield - Older model)... When I try to add dos or scummvm games, those platforms don't exist, how can I load them into launchbox on my nvidia shield? Edit: Sorry if there is an answer for this question already, I am just starting with Launchbox, I am running linux on my pc, so I never used LaunchBox for Windows. Edit 2: From what I have read so far, it appears that 0.42 is a beta version. Am I correct that it's still being developed? My apologies if that is the case. Ps: Approx. When will the android version be stable version? Thanks guys! BB Edited January 2, 2022 by Bumblebee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhite Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 Hi Bumblebee, I got the beta version 1.0 after activating beta release in options. https://www.launchbox-app.com/android-about/change-log For dos or scummvm games, i think the developer need to add the code to load these core (maybe not simple like this). I don't think the first stable version will fix everything, as android have many different hardware and speed. They will add features and support more core/emulator with the time. You will maybe get another answer from the team after the holiday... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumblebee Posted January 3, 2022 Author Share Posted January 3, 2022 2 hours ago, thewhite said: Hi Bumblebee, I got the beta version 1.0 after activating beta release in options. https://www.launchbox-app.com/android-about/change-log For dos or scummvm games, i think the developer need to add the code to load these core (maybe not simple like this). I don't think the first stable version will fix everything, as android have many different hardware and speed. They will add features and support more core/emulator with the time. You will maybe get another answer from the team after the holiday... Thank you thewhite for the info! Happy New Year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumblebee Posted January 5, 2022 Author Share Posted January 5, 2022 Does anyone else have an updated answer to my question? I understand what thewhite said, but I am curious to know if launchbox for Nvidia Shield TV will be a stable version soon. By stable, I mean I have researched some articles regarding launchbox when it was short lived on android, but from what I understand, it was working quite well then. So are the developers going to have all the same emulators ported to the android version of the new launchbox? I never used Launchbox back then when it was available on Android, since I only had my Nvidia Shield TV for less than a year. Please give me some updates on Launchbox for Android because I want to go premium with launchbox very soon if all is well with everything from the emulators to the big box. Thanks guys! BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-Beats Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 I personally don't have a shield to really help verify how well the app works on it. You CAN however use it for free and judge it yourself, the only limitation to the free version that I'm aware is the library item count. Free cannot have more than I believe 100 games in it. It's also important to point out that an Android Premium license is NOT the same as a PC Premium license, they are separate things entirely. A PC premium license doesn't work on Android and vice versa so no single license would get you Big Box AND an unlocked Android app. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumblebee Posted January 5, 2022 Author Share Posted January 5, 2022 33 minutes ago, C-Beats said: I personally don't have a shield to really help verify how well the app works on it. You CAN however use it for free and judge it yourself, the only limitation to the free version that I'm aware is the library item count. Free cannot have more than I believe 100 games in it. It's also important to point out that an Android Premium license is NOT the same as a PC Premium license, they are separate things entirely. A PC premium license doesn't work on Android and vice versa so no single license would get you Big Box AND an unlocked Android app. I have 0.42 already installed on my nvidia shield tv, and it does work, but it doesn't support all the platforms that the windows version does. I don't use windows, but from ETA Primes youtube videos on launchbox, I see there are quite a lot of platforms included on Windows. Example: Dos or Scummvm games to just name a couple have not been implemented at this time. No rush, but I was thinking that I was doing something wrong, ex: I thought I had to download them before launching Launcbox. Regarding the Launchbox license, will the android Launchbox license support Big Box? I would like to use Launchbox mainly on my Shield TV, but I might also just get a windows license as well just because... But I want to get it fully working on my Shield TV first...Anyone else have any luck or more information regarding Nvidia Shield and Launchbox? BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumblebee Posted January 5, 2022 Author Share Posted January 5, 2022 Just to mention, I don't think it's required...I do think launchbox as is works flawless with the tests of NES, Sega, and N64 Games! I have also tried some atari games too, just to name a few consoles, but I would like just as much as the developers would like to see a completed Android Launchbox rig. That would really be fantastic! Keep going guys you can get it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burninator1983 Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 What emulators have you installed? Are you using RetroArch or standalone emulators? I have two Shields, one being the 2017 model and the other being the 2019 Pro model. Both have RetroArch Plus installed for emulation. As far as I know, the tube version of the Shield is limited to 32 bit which means it can only run the 32 bit version of RetroArch which does not have all of the cores available. This could be related to the issues you are experiencing with DOS/ScummVM games. There is a standalone ScummVM emulator available from the Play store you could try, but I don't know if that will necessarily make the Platform available in LaunchBox for you. I have not tried emulating DOS games on my Shields since I have a PC for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumblebee Posted February 10, 2022 Author Share Posted February 10, 2022 Thank you Burninator1983! I am using retroarch plus, but a big problem is I cannot use nas. I have a couple of rom collections on my laptop but cannot access them from my Nvidia shield tv. Retroarch Doesn't support shares? Is there a work around so I can access roms from my laptop? BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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