Joe Crimp Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 I've just started with Launchbox. Bought a new mini PC for it. I was originally using some dodgy Super Pro X console with micro SD, but I wanted more flexibility. Two things... 1. The Super Pro X booted quickly with all metadata, box art etc, yet Launchbox takes forever? Why? My PC is definitely powerful enough. 2. When I tried to play Shinobi, I clicked the play button and it just spins a blue cursor. This is running MAME2003+. However, when I run the same game using Retroarch by loading the core and content under the same MAME version, it runs fine? What link is missing that stops Launchbox talking to Retroarch that prevents this game from running? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro808 Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 On 6/12/2024 at 6:51 AM, Joe Crimp said: 1. The Super Pro X booted quickly with all metadata, box art etc, yet Launchbox takes forever? Why? My PC is definitely powerful enough. Its possible if it is a new build the image cache is still building. Upon adding metadata LB caches the images to be able to pull them faster. There could be some other things but that is most common one. On 6/12/2024 at 6:51 AM, Joe Crimp said: 2. When I tried to play Shinobi, I clicked the play button and it just spins a blue cursor. This is running MAME2003+. However, when I run the same game using Retroarch by loading the core and content under the same MAME version, it runs fine? What link is missing that stops Launchbox talking to Retroarch that prevents this game from running? Not sure how you set the emulator up in LB but a common issue with people using RA's Mame core is having the option to unzip/decompress the rom checked in the emulator setting within LB. Go >Tools >Manage >Emulators and on the first tab make sure that option is not checked (bottom right hand part of the screen). Some pics of how you set the emulator up in LB might help further troubleshoot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Crimp Posted June 12 Author Share Posted June 12 (edited) @Retro808 thanks for the reply. I've decided to uninstall and delete Launchbox in its entirety and start again. When I did the first install, I added a folder called Emulators to users/Launchbox on my C drive. I thought by putting the copy of Retroarch from the Super Pro console in there as well as a Playstation 2 one I'd downloaded and ScummVM it'd help Launchbox along. But it seemed to make a mess. Reason I did this was because I couldn't see Retroarch in any Launchbox's folders or sub-folders, so I assumed you had to add it yourself (along with other emulators). After installing Launchbox, it has the option to download Retroarch anyway, but when I tried this, it just freezes. This time I'm going to run Launchbox from my external SD for a start, and choose to leave Metadata to a bare minimum, and leave program files alone to see what the bare bones of it actually do. On the plus side, I got Monkey Island running, so I've learnt something. It's all a learning curve, I'm no expert despite sleeping the last month or so watching YouTube tutorials. Any advice or help, tips & tricks, from anyone would be massively appreciated. Cheers guys 👍 Edited June 12 by Joe Crimp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Crimp Posted June 14 Author Share Posted June 14 Hi there, sorry for repeating the Shinobi question on another thread, it was 4am in the morning and it was doing my head in, my mistake. I set the latest version of LB up, as per ETA Prime's and other Tutorials on YouTube. Imported Roms, kept metadata to just front box images. The box you talk about under tools>manage emulators "Extract roms before launching" I've tried checked, unchecked. It's weird, because Shadow Dancer works and it's very similar. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro808 Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 9 minutes ago, Joe Crimp said: Hi there, sorry for repeating the Shinobi question on another thread, it was 4am in the morning and it was doing my head in, my mistake. I set the latest version of LB up, as per ETA Prime's and other Tutorials on YouTube. Imported Roms, kept metadata to just front box images. The box you talk about under tools>manage emulators "Extract roms before launching" I've tried checked, unchecked. It's weird, because Shadow Dancer works and it's very similar. Any ideas? No worries. First, if there is any chance you have multiple versions of Retroarch installed make sure inside LB you are pointing to the correct one. We have seen numerous time people have 2 set-ups and the game plays inside RA in one, but they are pointing LB to a different on. So make sure whatever version RA you can play the game directly in you are pointing LB to that same RA version. If the first part is not the issue let's check how things are set up. Would you mind providing the following pics below. >Tools >Manage >Emulators and edit Retroarch. 1. Pic of emulator detail page 2. Pic of the Associated Platforms page >Right click on Shinobi game in LB and edit. 1. Pic of main details page 2. Pic of Emulation page 3. Pic of Launching page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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