Atari 2600 Retroarch opens and closes

[MaineBear]

When opening some 2600 roms in Launchbox, Retroarch opens and closes and doesn't play.  When opening in Retroarch directly the roms play.

I'm using the Stella emulator in Retroarch.  It only happens on some roms, not all.

Thanks for the help!

[JoeViking245]

11 minutes ago, MaineBear said:

When opening some 2600 roms in Launchbox, Retroarch opens and closes and doesn't play.  When opening in Retroarch directly the roms play.

I'm using the Stella emulator in Retroarch.  It only happens on some roms, not all.

Thanks for the help!

What's the difference between the ROM file types that work vs. not work?  e.g.  game1.zip vs. game2.a26

[MaineBear]

All the games are .zip but all roms are .a26

[JoeViking245]

22 minutes ago, MaineBear said:

All the games are .zip but all roms are .a26

Inside of the .zip's that are not working, is there just the single game2.a26 file?  (vs. more than one file)

 

If you edit your RetroArch emulator (in LaunchBox), under Associated Platforms - Atari 2600 [platform], is the box Extract ROMs checked?  Since the Stella core can handle .zip files directly, try unchecking that.  (If it's already unchecked, try checking it??)

[MaineBear]

It's just the .a26 file.  I tried unchecking and checking, still no working.....

 

[JoeViking245]

16 hours ago, MaineBear said:

It's just the .a26 file.  I tried unchecking and checking, still no working.....

Based on information you've provided...

• the exact same zipped ROM file will launch directly from within RA,
• but not when launched via LB,
• yet others in the exact same platform do launch [via LB],
• and all ROM files being used are zipped (e.g. "gameROM.zip"),

...leads me to there's something amiss with the specific game settings in LB for the non-working games. 

 

My last-ditch effort (akin having you share screenshots of everything)

Edit (in LaunchBox) a game that's not working [in LB, but does direct from RA]

• Check the ROMs path (Launching section)
  • Click Browse and verify it's pointing to the correct/same zip file and location used in both tests
• Check the assigned emulator (Emulation section)
  • Verify it's assigned to your RetroArch emulator
    • If you have more than one instance of RA
      • make sure it's assigned to the same one being used by games that do launch via LB
  • Make sure it's not using a Custom Command-line Parameter for the game (un-check the box)
    • If you are using Custom Command-line Parameters for individual games, that's a different story/issue which you need to elaborate on

 

Beyond that, I'm out of ideas.