Was hoping 13.19 would address an issue, but it still persists (not launching some games)

[midas]

I'd previously posted an issue about launching some titles that has apparently occured since 13.15.

 

 

There are several titles that I'd run across, but the only one I remember (and can readily reproduce) is Marvel vs. Capcom 2 for Dreamcast.

I just updated to 13.19 to see if the game would launch, but I still have the same issue.

- Launching the game from LaunchBox/BigBox fails (retroarch.exe shows up in Task Manager, then closes with nothing ever showing up on screen).
- Launching RetroArch by itself, loading the Flycast core, then loading the game works fine.
- I also tried a fresh install of 13.19 to a different location, imported Marvel vs. Capcom 2, let LaunchBox install RetroArch. Same problem.
- Going back to 13.14 the game works without issue.

What should I be looking at? I've seen similar posts on the forums but so far nothing to indicate what the issue could be.

[zombob]

Why not just use the Flycast emulator and not bother with Retroarch for Dreamcast? 

[sundogak]

9 hours ago, midas said:

I'd previously posted an issue about launching some titles that has apparently occured since 13.15.

 

 

There are several titles that I'd run across, but the only one I remember (and can readily reproduce) is Marvel vs. Capcom 2 for Dreamcast.

I just updated to 13.19 to see if the game would launch, but I still have the same issue.

- Launching the game from LaunchBox/BigBox fails (retroarch.exe shows up in Task Manager, then closes with nothing ever showing up on screen).
- Launching RetroArch by itself, loading the Flycast core, then loading the game works fine.
- I also tried a fresh install of 13.19 to a different location, imported Marvel vs. Capcom 2, let LaunchBox install RetroArch. Same problem.
- Going back to 13.14 the game works without issue.

What should I be looking at? I've seen similar posts on the forums but so far nothing to indicate what the issue could be.

Not really sure what would be to impact one game for version change.  I have 13.19, RA flycast and Marvel vs Capcom 2 in CHD format and launches with no issue.  These are my settings for RA.  I did see some folks with issues if hide console box checked (for other emulators not RA).  But I have on and launches.  Did you try removing the game and readding it? 

[midas]

4 hours ago, zombob said:

Why not just use the Flycast emulator and not bother with Retroarch for Dreamcast? 

The problem was with multiple games in multiple systems; MvC2 is just the one I remember the most and what I was using for testing.

 

35 minutes ago, sundogak said:

Not really sure what would be to impact one game for version change.  I have 13.19, RA flycast and Marvel vs Capcom 2 in CHD format and launches with no issue.  These are my settings for RA.  I did see some folks with issues if hide console box checked (for other emulators not RA).  But I have on and launches.  Did you try removing the game and readding it? 

These are the same settings I have. I did try unchecking the "hide console" box but no dice.

It's strange, as I can reproduce every time with every version of LaunchBox from 13.15. Just a fresh install, install RetroArch, import that one game, and it won't launch. I do same steps using 13.14 and it loads without issue.

[sundogak]

47 minutes ago, midas said:

The problem was with multiple games in multiple systems; MvC2 is just the one I remember the most and what I was using for testing.

 

These are the same settings I have. I did try unchecking the "hide console" box but no dice.

It's strange, as I can reproduce every time with every version of LaunchBox from 13.15. Just a fresh install, install RetroArch, import that one game, and it won't launch. I do same steps using 13.14 and it loads without issue.

Backup your LB data xmls (File Management, Create Backup) and then try removing all plugins, remove all Dreamcast games and associated platform (not all of RA just flycast).  Then try adding back platform and few games to see if runs.  Only thing I can think of is XML is corrupted somewhere (also make sure no Data\Platforms directory has not dupes, zips or other files beyond your platform XMLs).  Beyond that a LB person would need to weigh in as out of ideas on this one.

[midas]

1 hour ago, sundogak said:

Backup your LB data xmls (File Management, Create Backup) and then try removing all plugins, remove all Dreamcast games and associated platform (not all of RA just flycast).  Then try adding back platform and few games to see if runs.  Only thing I can think of is XML is corrupted somewhere (also make sure no Data\Platforms directory has not dupes, zips or other files beyond your platform XMLs).  Beyond that a LB person would need to weigh in as out of ideas on this one.

I can give that a shot, however I have this issue on a fresh install of LaunchBox in a different location (or on a different machine). No plugins installed and only this one game added, albeit it loads fine if I launch RetroArch itself and load it.

Edited Sunday at 04:05 AM by midas