Launching a random game with a hot key

[isamu]

Hi guys, is there a way to get lunch box to launch a random game with a simple hot key? I would like to launch a random game in two ways if possible:

A)Launching a random game within the current platform or playlist that I'm in.

B)Launching a random game from within my *entire* launch box library which, collectively, encompasses nearly 200,000 games across all platforms lol. I think that would be pretty cool as well.

Is there a way to accomplish either of these tasks?

[skizzosjt]

On 9/15/2022 at 9:45 PM, isamu said:

A)Launching a random game within the current platform or playlist that I'm in.

there is a built in feature....have a look in the tools menu. With that said, setup a hotkey for it and you're all set. For ex below making the home key the hotkey. Making it go to other platforms when in a platform sounds tricky. If you wanted to select random games from the entire library I'd suggest you go into the category "All" and use the hotkey there

Home:: Send {LCtrl down}{LAlt down}{q down}{q up}{LAlt up}{LCtrl up}

 

*Edit* Apologies...I had LB open and tested this there and it works. But using that designated key combo doesn't seem to part of BB. So I went looking for a BB equivalent assuming there was one. Doesn't appear to be an exact 1:1 equivalent. BUT, there is under BB options > Keyboard Mappings you will find a setting called "Spin Wheel While Pressed" so you can assign that to any key you want, press it and does exactly what it says, spins the wheel. Kinda neat, it keeps momentum going briefly after release, much like it has a natural deceleration. So this could be used to randomly select anything in BB, categories, playlists, platforms, or games.

Edited September 17, 2022 by skizzosjt
correction

[isamu]

Thank you Sir that is very much appreciated. I only use launch box so I'm not familiar with the spin wheel mechanism in big box. But I found another way that I'm comfortable with period and that is, I assigned the Ctrl Alt Q function to a hot key using a program called DS4Windows. It lets you assign keyboard functions and all kinds of macro functions to a PlayStation DualShock 4 controller which I only use. So I mapped CtrlAltQ to one of the buttons on my DS4, and it works a treat.

On a side note, now that you brought up big box. Just curious do you recommend using it over launch box? If so, what are the advantages or benefits that big box has over launch box?

[skizzosjt]

2 hours ago, isamu said:

Thank you Sir that is very much appreciated. I only use launch box so I'm not familiar with the spin wheel mechanism in big box. But I found another way that I'm comfortable with period and that is, I assigned the Ctrl Alt Q function to a hot key using a program called DS4Windows. It lets you assign keyboard functions and all kinds of macro functions to a PlayStation DualShock 4 controller which I only use. So I mapped CtrlAltQ to one of the buttons on my DS4, and it works a treat.

On a side note, now that you brought up big box. Just curious do you recommend using it over launch box? If so, what are the advantages or benefits that big box has over launch box?

Scroll up to the top of this page and click on Premium and then Get Premium With Big Box to get yourself familiar with what the differences are. It's going to be subjective (this looks nicer than that), and objective (what do you want out of your frontend) reasons for making a decision to stay on LB or upgrade to BB. There are some more functions available in BB, and it has more customization for making a clean frontend experience that many enthusiasts prefer especially when putting their systems in an arcade cab