MAME not booting in Launchbox/BigBox

[pixel13]

MAME isn't booting specific roms via Launchbox. I can confirm that these roms work normally in mame, but they black screen and send me back to the Launchbox menu when booting them via Launchbox. Can anyone help me out here?

[JoeViking245]

Is it all MAME games that won't start via LaunchBox? or just some?  If the latter, which one(s)?  What version of MAME are you using?  Can you share a screen shot of your MAME emulator settings in LaunchBox (the main details page)?

[pixel13]

It seems that all games except for Tiger Game.com games won't boot. I'm using MAME version 253b.

 

[spycat]

Your gamecom parameters should not be part of your main ones. They, along with those of any other platform that you use Mame for, should be setup in the Associated Platforms section. 

[JoeViking245]

Using that Default Command-Line Parameter, I'm kinda surprised that any other game loads. Also, you should not have that , (comma) in there. 

 

First test things by removing just the comma, Actually, remove "-cart1" also.  So your command line parameter will look like this:

-keyboardprovider dinput gamecom

Save and then try one of your Game.Com games.

 

Now that we know that works, remove "gamecom" altogether.

 

The easiest way to have this continue to work is if you have your Tiger Game.Com games in their own platform.  Then in your MAME emulator, go into Associated Platforms and add your Tiger Game.Com platform (select it from the dropdown menu so you select and spell it correctly) and put "gamecom" as it's Default Command-Line Parameter. Check Default Emulator.

 

 

If you don't have (or don't want) them in their own platform, you should be able to click the platform their integrated with (or just select All) and in the filter search, type "game.com".  That should show all 20 of them.

If you have them in their own Playlist, that will work just as well.  After, you've confirmed you can somehow sort/find them, exit LaunchBox then download and install the Bulk Custom Command-Line Editor plugin.

 

Restart LaunchBox, filter and select all the game.com games, start the plugin per the instructions and in the Parameter field, type in "gamecom" (without quotes) and click Finish.

Play games.

[pixel13]

Thanks so much! Works like a charm