black screen bug when starting a game

[yoann51]

Hello,

I have a problem, I have launchbox in premium and I installed arcade games but there is a problem, when I launch a game, I have a black screen then I come back to the game sheet . There are no games running.

Thank you for your help.

[Retro808]

What emulator are you using and do the games run directly in the emulator without using LB?

If no, that is your issue. You need to make sure the games run there first. A common error here is if you are using Mame for arcade roms and you stored your roms outside of the Mame folder you need to edit the rom location path in Mame. You can do this in the UI or edit the Mame.ini file.

If yes, below are 2 of the more common errors:

1. Check the associated platforms tab when you edit the emulator in LB. Make sure the platform name is listed in the Associated Platforms tab and it matches exactly what you called the platform.

2. If using Retroarch for Mame roms make sure in the details tab you do not have the option for "Extract Rom Archive" checked. (>Tools >Manage >Emulators then edit Retroarch).