GameEx Forum

Configurable Create Snaps Key?

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:14:23 +0000

So I was just about to make a feature request but figured I should ask around in the event that the functionality I’m looking for already exists. The ‘Create Snaps’ function allows users to generate snaps automatically or manually. If the user opts to create snaps manually, the ESC key is the default key in GameEx for taking a screenshot. The trouble is that this causes problems in a fair number of emulators in which ESC is also an action key in the emulator. Oftentimes you simply end up with a blank screen shot.

I’ve taken a look around at various input settings and haven’t found anything in regards to altering this key. So, is the screen shot key configurable within GameEx?

If it’s not configurable, I think it would be a nice feature to have. Even if full configuration is not an option, I think a different default key might be preferable.

Gameex, Jpac and Mame Setup

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:46:35 +0000

Group
new to this stuff, but a Diehard gamer from the 80's .
Anway just built a mame machine and running gameex and a jpac and mame.
Just wanted to know if theres an easier way to map the keys for selecting games, exiting games etc.

I can play the games no problem, but trying to explain to my future gamers ( 5yrs old and 10) the multiple button pushed to select and move around gameex/mame is exhausting
is there an easier way?

Also how does one save there high scores ? I didnt see anything in the setup for it?

Save $20 on X-Arcade Dual

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 01:50:53 +0000

In case you missed it there is a new pinned topic right at the top.

Tom.

[NEWS] GameEx and X-Arcade promotion

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 01:41:51 +0000

Goodies For GameEx Front End Users
Peanut Butter and Jelly, Salt and Pepper, Burgers and Fries.........life's greatest combinations now have a challenger with X-Arcade + GameEx. Xgaming, Inc is proud to officially announce support for a new promotion for anyone purchasing a copy of GameEx, the all-in-one software to manage any arcade machine.
Purchase GameEx Full and get an X-Arcade Dual for $79.99. A $20 discount
www.xgaming.com/pages/gameex-and-x-arcade-promotion

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Shelling Question...

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:14:24 +0000

I've got my gameex box pretty much all set-up, (are we ever really done!), but I have a quick question about shelling.

I'm considering using instant sheller to hide windows even more, and mapping the windows shell to start on Gameex exit.

Will Gameex features like jukebox, DVD playback/ripping and external applications (I've got Kylo Web Browser as an application now, considering adding a few more) have problems running if I shell into Gameex? I know some of those features like jukebox and video playback rely on WMP so I'm wondering how that works. Thanks in advance for helping a noob out, and kudos to this great application!

Windows "login in" box still shows with instant sheller

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:54:55 +0000

Firstly.....great app.

Ok, my problem.........

I normally shell my front end using regedit. Since I've upgraded to XP 64 bit, I'm having huge problems with the login in" screen showing very briefly on startup. (I'm running a 15Khz arcade screen).

Instant sheller works great, but I can't for the life of me sort out this Login in box showing. I've unticked "change the way users logon/off"

Plus ticked enable auto login

I can't even maually shell my system (regedit).........so am wondering if it's a 64 bit issue?

Please please help......it's driving me nuts!!

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update question

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:37:26 +0000

Ive been using gamex for a few years and everything is working great,but im using version 9.83
If I would update to the latest version would I have any problems being I havent updated for so long?
Just dont want to mess anything up!!
Thank You

Videos in attract mode glitches, and hidden desktop

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:31:35 +0000

This is a problem I've had for a couple of months now, and I've been unable to fix on my own.
I have many retro computer commercials that I used to be able to play between emulated games in attract mode.
I am using a cabinet dedicated to GameEx, running Windows XP, installed only Shark007 (the vista codec pack) without any pre-existing codec packs. I have set the codec pack to "use FFDShow" in the first tab.

The problem: after playing the first video it shows a blank screen or the last frame of the video, while running the emulator in the background, which can be heard but not seen.
The majority of the videos are FLV or MP4 and have been taken directly from YouTube.

Works fine: Video thumbnails in gamelists, Multimedia section videos. This only affects attract mode.

Strange: HideOS always loads and the desktop is always hidden, despite in Display settings, "Hide Desktop = No", and every emulator has "Show Desktop = Yes". The MAME section doesn't seem to have a setting for this.

Ideas and suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Spoiler

List of Adult MAME Games

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 21:53:08 +0000

First off, I begin construction of my cabinet in 2 days!

One thing I have left to do is remove all of the adult games from GameEx. I have applied the adult games filter that GameEx provides and that seems to work. It filters the games from the list of MAME games when browsing. Unfortunately, when I used EmuMovies to download the artwork/videos for my games it downloaded it for all the adult games too. So, when I'm at the GameEx main menu, and it is showing random gameplay videos, it occasionally will show an adult game (this happens more often than you would think given the sheer number of games). This is unacceptable if I'm going to allow kids (or even family/friends) near my cabinet. So, I think the solution for me would be to get a list of all the game roms that GameEx searches for when I apply the adult games filter. I'll take that and scour my video folder and manually delete all of the videos for the adult games.

Anyone have a better idea? I also plan to manually delete the adult game roms. The filter does seem to work but it's simply too risky to leave them lying around, because you know the first time a kid steps up to the machine, the filter will fail and I'll be embarrassed .

Where can I get that list? Thanks everyone.

When my 1 year subscription runs out....

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:39:24 +0000

Hi, when my 1 year subscription to gameex runs out, what happens?

does it auto renew?

please help

Matt

Instant sheller 0.7 help

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:32:16 +0000

Hi
Actually I use the instant sheller 0.7 application on windows xp professional, but I can not change the boot screen . How do you do? Now it is configured as in the attached photo.

Thank you

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The House of the Dead 3 (PC)

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:27:02 +0000

Hello

I've setup gameEx to launch my PC games and it works except for that game.
To note to start the game you need CD ROM but when I launch it from gameEx it show me the game launcher then or before I load the CD I press start the game and then go back to gameEx.
Any advices ?

Seb

More Game & Programs

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 05:24:17 +0000

Why does the menu item "More Games & Programs" still show up in starting list even though I have cleared everything out of it?

[RESOLVED] MAME Compiler 64 Error. :)

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:21:44 +0000

Why is this happening? I tried downloading the source twice in each distro. Any and all help is appreciated.

My Emulator will not work or function in GameEx

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:54:26 +0000

It isn't infrequent to see threads started because someone is unable to get an emulator to work or function correctly via the GameEx front-end. Below are the questions in the order the user needs to answer prior to posting that your emulator or ROM XYZ will not work or function as expected:

- Does it work within the emulator as expected? Check via the emulator GUI that configs/options/settings to ensure paths and settings for behavior are correct.
- Does it support/work as expected via command line? Same as above and will need to research command line settings from emulator's forums, read me or help texts and test from DOS prompt via cmd.exe (if using Vista/Windows 7, you may need to "Run as Administrator.".

Finally, if all working properly in answer to the two questions above...
- Has the emulator been properly configured via Setup Wizard in GameEx? If not, refer to the Links to Emulators, Suggested Command-Lines, and MAP files thread in addition to setting up the emulator ROM, images, and other required paths via Setup Wizard.

We will probably as for you to provide a copy of your log.txt file (located in \gameex\log\ folder), gameex.ini (located in the \gameex\config\ folder), and/or a copy of your emulator configuration (this can be obtained and exported via the Setup Wizard).

We will gladly assist you, however, please be prepared to do some homework on the emulators you opt to use and patiently answer a lot of questions.

Question about importing text in the Setup Wizard config file

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:53:13 +0000

Well well... long story short, I was working on translation/correction of the Setup Wizard Italian language file. Long work, short time. However, I was in the process of translating custom language entries, copy\pasting them from the general language file into the Setup Wizard config file.

Now that file is old, new features have been added in the meantime, and new antries have been added in the config file, too. I don't want to mess with that file manually adding\adjusting things, so I think I have to start from the beginning.

My question is: is it possible to automatically import the entries from Italian.ini into the SetupWizard_it.xml in the correct place? I'm referring to the custom language part of that file, of course.

For example, how did you, Ben, import the translated entries in the various language files? I suppose you used an automated process, don't you?

This question is directed to Tom and Ben, but if someone else has a solution or suggestion to share, please tell me.

Approximately 50% of that file is filled with custom language entries. If I could import them automatically, 50% of the job would be done, and I could concentrate my effort on the remaining part of the file.

Cheers,
Alpha.

How to set Emulaters to Full Screen

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:14:09 +0000

When I run emulators in Game Ex the games are not in full screen. How do I configure Game Ex so when I run emulators such as JNES and ZSNES, they are in full screen. Thanks for the help.

[resolved] GameEx and aimtrak lightgun problem

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:45:51 +0000

Ok, just installed an aimtrak and am having very wierd issues with gameex. I have the aimtrak set to act as a joystick, not a mouse. In my gameex settings I have mouse turned on. My settings for gameex control is set to only work with my u360 joystick #1.

When GameEx is open, my joystick controls the list, but if I lift up the lightgun, the list begins to scroll as well. The problem is, when I then point the gun down, the list perpetually scrolls down and the interface is unusable. I thought setting the interface just to work with a specific device would correct this but it doesn't. Help!

Thanks
Mike

[RESOLVED] Exit GameEx

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:05:10 +0000

Hello

I'd like to know do I have to to setup exit combo keys to exit gameEx ?

Thanks by advance

Seb

Run setup offline

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:29:34 +0000

Can anybody tell me if it is possible to run GameEx setup on a pc that is not connected to the internet.

Multiple control panels and gameex

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:23:31 +0000

I have two control panels. One with a trackball and quite a different layout. My question is how can I set up two different configs for mame so that I can keep my button settings for each game. For example, if I set certain buttons to work with asteroids and I then switch panels, mame needs to be reconfigured for the new panel every time I switch. I was thinking of creating two separate mame installs one for each panel, but then I won't be able to keep my high scores.

Any ideas?
Thanks

[NEWS] GameEx 12.55

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:17:13 +0000

Minor fixes based on received reports.

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Exit from gameex

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:44:44 +0000

Hi!

If I push the 1 key instead of the esc key, can I exit from a gameex’s game? How can I do?

Thank you!

Disable sorting

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:06:29 +0000

Is it possible to disable sorting within MAME?

For example in GameEx I want to turn off sort by name, manufacturer ect ect. .. Can this be done in GameEx?

Error on Start Up

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:55:46 +0000

Hi Tom / Guys,

First and foremost - my apologies in advance if I have done this incorrectly.

Background information - I have absolutely BASIC computer (& GameEx) knowledge.

I purchased GameEx originally a few years back - managed to get it all set up to my liking and then as "live" tended to occupy my time, haven't played it for some time (I last had Version 8.09). My one memory / issue I had back at this time was that for whatever reason I didn't recieve automatic updates and / or these wouldn't install properly.

Anyway fast forwarding to the future I decided it would be nice to see what new features have been added so I recently decided to purchase version 12.54 and see what was new (I know I dont think I technically needed to do this but was happy to pay the $ to "start a fresh").

Unfortunately I have been unable to get 12.54 up and running (Error message below) and have had to resort to just reloading up 8.09 which still works fine.

I was hoping someone might be able to look at the below and possibly point me in the right direction.

Cheers and thanks in advance guys,

Stuart.

14:51:37.3 2/11/2011: Retrieving resolution setting
14:51:37.3 2/11/2011: Using General Font: Trebuchet MS
14:51:37.3 2/11/2011: Using Title Font: Trebuchet MS
14:51:37.5 2/11/2011: Initialising Direct3D
14:51:37.7 2/11/2011: Applying GameEx is Loading Image
14:51:37.7 2/11/2011: Setting Resolution to 800x600 32 bit color
14:51:37.7 2/11/2011: Creating Surfaces
14:51:37.8 2/11/2011: Applying GameEx is Loading Image
14:51:37.8 2/11/2011: Setting Resolution to 800x600 32 bit color
14:51:37.8 2/11/2011: Creating Surfaces
14:51:37.9 2/11/2011: --**--
14:51:37.9 2/11/2011: Error: Error in the application.
14:51:37.9 2/11/2011: at Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.Device..ctor(Int32 adapter, DeviceType deviceType, Control renderWindow, CreateFlags behaviorFlags, PresentParameters[] presentationParameters)
14:51:37.9 2/11/2011: at o.a(Form A_0, Int32 A_1, Int32 A_2, Boolean A_3, Boolean A_4, Boolean A_5, Boolean A_6)
14:51:37.9 2/11/2011: at o..ctor(Form A_0, Int32 A_1, Int32 A_2, Boolean A_3, Boolean A_4, Boolean A_5, Boolean A_6)
14:51:37.9 2/11/2011: at ag.a(Boolean A_0, Boolean A_1, Boolean A_2, Boolean A_3, Int32 A_4)
14:51:37.9 2/11/2011: at ag.a(Boolean A_0, Boolean A_1, Boolean A_2, Boolean A_3, Int32 A_4)
14:51:37.9 2/11/2011: at ag.b(Boolean A_0, Boolean A_1, Boolean A_2)
14:51:37.9 2/11/2011: at ag.a(Boolean A_0, String A_1, Boolean A_2)
14:51:37.9 2/11/2011: at ag..ctor()
14:51:37.9 2/11/2011: Closing database connection
14:51:37.9 2/11/2011: Disposing Plugins
14:51:37.9 2/11/2011: GameEx is exiting with errors
14:51:37.9 2/11/2011: Deleting search cache
14:51:38.9 2/11/2011: ERRORS DETECTED: EXITING
14:51:39.0 2/11/2011: Bye

[RESOLVED] Echap key

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:04:36 +0000

Hello

I'm sure that I read something around somewhere but I can't get back to the post.

I'd like to use a key combinatiin on my Tankstick to exit any kind of emulators.

Cause actualy I use my touch screen but enabling touchscreen prevent use lor of great themes such as megamam or Space invanders...

Thanks by advance and sorry to double post.

Seb

Arcade Ambiance issue

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:58:51 +0000

In the setup wizard it seems you can't select your own arcade ambiance mp3 file. The default seems to be c:\programdata ???? I have a bunch of arcade ambiance mp3's and want to use them. I tried manually pointing to them but it doesn't work.

Such as c:\GameEx\arcade86.mp3 but no audio???

[RESOLVED] Crash when exiting emulator

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:40:26 +0000

Ok guys so I setup another version of MAME within gameex but when I hit the ESC key to exit back to GameEX it crashes with the following:

22:37:42.3 2/7/2012: Exiting Game
22:37:42.3 2/7/2012: Closing Process
22:37:43.7 2/7/2012: Writing Stats
22:37:43.7 2/7/2012: Plugin: Game Exit
22:37:43.7 2/7/2012: Plugin: Process Commands
22:37:43.8 2/7/2012: Initialising Audio
22:37:43.9 2/7/2012: Relaunching HideOS
22:37:44.1 2/7/2012: Restoring Window
22:37:44.1 2/7/2012: Reinitializing Graphics System
22:37:44.2 2/7/2012: Mouse Input is disabled
22:37:45.6 2/7/2012: Shutting down RawInput Hook
22:37:45.6 2/7/2012: Writing MAME stats
22:37:45.7 2/7/2012: Plugin: Game Exit
22:37:45.7 2/7/2012: Plugin: Process Commands
22:37:45.7 2/7/2012: Restoring Window
22:37:45.7 2/7/2012: Reinitializing Graphics System
22:37:45.9 2/7/2012: Mouse Input is disabled
22:37:47.0 2/7/2012: Returning to GameEx
22:37:47.4 2/7/2012: 21 Consecutive Exceptions Occured
22:37:47.4 2/7/2012: Index was outside the bounds of the array.
22:37:47.4 2/7/2012: at ag.t(Boolean A_0)
22:37:47.4 2/7/2012: at ag.ad()
22:37:47.4 2/7/2012: Trying reinitialising the display after sleeping for 4 seconds
22:37:47.4 2/7/2012: Exception count will be dropped to 15
22:37:51.6 2/7/2012: Mouse Input is disabled
22:37:52.8 2/7/2012: --**--
22:37:52.8 2/7/2012: 21 Consecutive Exceptions Occured: Exiting
22:37:52.8 2/7/2012: Closing database connection
22:37:52.8 2/7/2012: First Exception:
22:37:52.8 2/7/2012: Index was outside the bounds of the array.
22:37:52.8 2/7/2012: at ag.t(Boolean A_0)
22:37:52.8 2/7/2012: at ag.ad()
22:37:52.8 2/7/2012: Last Exception:
22:37:52.8 2/7/2012: Index was outside the bounds of the array.
22:37:52.9 2/7/2012: at ag.t(Boolean A_0)
22:37:52.9 2/7/2012: at ag.ad()

EMS TOPGUN III

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:14:15 +0000

Hello to all
I've just received my brand new lightgun TOPGUN III amazing after intalling driver a bit hard to do in fact I encounter 2 unsolved issues.

1- I can't find to make it works within mame games. It works only within model 2 emulator.

2- the included mapkeys software can't find the gun but it works.

If any of you have encounter same issues please tell me how to get it right.

Thanks

Seb

SSF Emulator and freeze/mouse issue

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:06:19 +0000

Thanks everyone for the help. I was having problems with SSF as well. The old style command line was working (using the launch before and launch after), but I GamEx was freezing upon exit of the emulator. It was sticking on the play this game/add to favorites page. I changed to the new way (had to use gamepimp's command line: SSF.EXE [-VIRTUALDRIVE-]) However, I am still experiencing the GamEx freeze in the same spot. Any help would be appreciated.
SSF.txt 9.64K 0 downloads GameEx.txt 1.32K 0 downloads

LCD-Plugin by Headkaze more LCD Driver

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:02:32 +0000

hey headkaze,

i like your plugin.. nice work.. but it doesn't work with my lcd display.. that have only a lcdsmartie and lcdhype driver.
could you please add a function to import these drivers to work with your lcdplugin?

i hope you can help me

regards

Rene

[resolved] Same theme not working on new pc.

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:30:09 +0000

Ok. New problem. I copied my GameEx folder to my new laptop and installed the latest version. The new laptop is a slightly upgraded version of my last one - a walmart hp (I know, I'm so ashamed...) I tried to run the theme Confluence Port and got a crash due to an object with the incorrect resolution. The resolution is set the same as the other pc on which the theme works perfectly. The graphics card is a slightly better version, but not by much. I tried recopying the Confluence Port theme folder and even redownloaded it. Still the same crash. I really like this theme due to the fact that I can use small windows for avi snap preview and title/cabinet shots and use the snap or boss snap for the large background (something about the large avi snap in the background log.txt 5.52K 0 downloads just throws me off my lunch...). I will attach the error log. Any help will be appreciated. Btw, does anyone know if this same view is possible in other themes through the change view button? I haven't found one yet. Thanks!

Need separate game card for 2nd pc

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:41:39 +0000

Tom,

I just unregistered my old laptop and gave it to my daughter and used the regedit files to register gameex on my new laptop. I donated again to get my daughter's laptop registered. Yeah, I could've used my old reg file, but I really like this program and don't mind supporting it a bit. Besides, I wanted to set up a new gamercard. I used the same paypal account and ,of course, wound up registering my old email again. Wasn't really thinking I guess. I need to set up this second pc on a new email. Can you help me out?

Thanks!
Mike

Launching Multiple Programs Before Emulator

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:34:49 +0000

Hi all. Is it possible to launch multiple programs before an emulator using the "launch before" field? If so, how would the commands need to be strung together? I want to launch Marquee Magician and Joy2Key before all the systems that use Kega Fusion. I need to use Joy2Key to map my controller to keyboard keys due to issues with programming the control within Fusion itself. Plz lmk if this is possible. Thanks!

Corey

Font Colors

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:31:31 +0000

Is it possible to change the font colors for each theme? If so where do I do it and how?

Sorry if this has been asked before as I tried searching but came up empty. Thanks guys.

Problem using PS3 Controller in GameEx

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:44:19 +0000

Hi, I tried to use a PS3 Controller with GameEx but when I start the frontend it reacts like i keep holding the down button. I calibrated the gamepad and set just the d-pad for up/down/left/right but it still doesn't work. Is this a known issue? How can I fix this?

How do I set the bezel when using Final Burn Alpha?

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:08:29 +0000

Does anyone know how to set the bezel for a specific game using Final Burn Alpha? I have indivdual .png and .lay files that I want to assign to a specific game so that it appears on the border of the play screen while playing the game.

Select x-men start 6 player version

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:27:04 +0000

Hello, this is my problem: running gameex, select x-men start by default 6 player version (double screen display) . i want 2 player version.

I try that:

* delete rom for 6 player , the game dont work
* rename the 2 player version to 6 player , the game dont work ,
* delete 6 player rom version and refresh list from gameex the game is not listed .

There is some setup for define which rom is started at select xmen game ?

Bye

[RESOLVED] Registration Not Working Windows 7 64 bit

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:18:54 +0000

I am running Windows 7 home 64bit and just paid for registered version. I downloaded the registration key. It automatically went to my downloads. I then copied it to my desktop and ran it from there. When I ran it, it showed that they keys had been successfully entered but I am still getting the nag screen. I replied to the email from I received the registration key but I have still have not received a reply. Is there a different email I need to email?

Thank You,
Jason

[RESOLVED] DAYTONA

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:57:23 +0000

I know thi is probably not the right place to ask for that but I also know this place to find realy old games addicts.

I don't have enought place to use a big steering wheel to drive wi Daytona.

So I need some advices around joystick with small steering wheel like we could find on RC ?

Please...

Game list in MAME - Different setting?

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:45:43 +0000

Is there a way to display the list of games by the name of the game, instead of the zipfile name? I'm trying GameEx for the first time, I was a long time mameui/mame32 user.

I can't believe I couldn't find the answer, but thank you in advance.

Jaeron

[RESOLVED] Hide "Title" in emulator menu

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:46:04 +0000

Hi,
Is that possible to hide the "Title" of the emulator in the menu ? Like "Nintendo NES"...
I'm purchasing a solution for that because I would like to display the console logo only, and when I erase the "Title Text" in Setup Wizard, GameEx menu doesn't work...

[resolved] "publish to server" - Found button but not sending data

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:46:29 +0000

I was tinkering around with gameextender and decided to try the publish to server bit. In my config there is no publish to server button available. I have become fairly adept and moving through the options and changing bits here and there and I am pretty sure I am not missing it. Has it been disabled or moved somewhere else?

Purpose of Config files?

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:38:55 +0000

Ok, total noob question. What are the config files used for that I see mention of every once in a while. For example, this post:
http://www.gameex.info/forums/topic/3-user-submitted-configs-map-files-wrappers-and-databases-uploads/page__st__20__p__53501#entry53501
From my experience I can configure emulators simply by opening the program and changing settings. Or I can configure GameEx to set certain settings upon launch, etc. Do these config files simply do that work for you? How would that work since everyone's installation is different, and their preferences for settings would be different too? I'm just trying to understand what they are used for, maybe I should be using them too.

For that matter, what are Map Files, Wrappers and Databases for?

Thanks.

[RESOLVED] Model2 config

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:20:55 +0000

Hello

I don't know my games are always running with the lowest screen r�solution. When I launch the model2 emulator directly and select the best resolution it works but each time I start it again it always goes for the lowest one!!

Other issue I can't find how to configure keyboard keys and disable digital input ?

Thanks by advance for your help

Seb

CPwizard with multiple control panels

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:57:48 +0000

I have 2 control panels I use on my cab and have created cpwizard configs for both. Is there any way to quickly have cpw switch from one to the other without going into the app?

Need a CPwizard walkthrough

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:50:23 +0000

Is there a full instruction file for CPwizard anywhere? I'm trying to figure out what all the different options do but can't find a full help file anywhere. I'm trying to get the mouse pointer to disappear but it's always visible despite clicking the hide pointer option. Also trying to figure out how to display multiple buttons for same command. (I have the flap button in joust mapped to several cp buttons but cpw only displays one).

Thanks,

sorry if the answer is obvious but I've searched everywhere.

Dolphin Troubles in Fullscreen

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:49:46 +0000

Hi all,

I have a new trouble with GameEx and Dolphin 3.0
When I launch a game with Dolphin (fullscreen enable) it works. But when I launch a game with GameEx, the game works because I hear the game sound, but I have a black screen !

If GameEx is in windowed mode, the game works fine in fullscreen... Only black screen with GameEx in fullscreen mode...

An idea ?

WOLF MAME CONFIGURATION?

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:58:46 +0000

Hello Everyone,

I would like to set up wolfmame in GameEx to record .inp files for upload to MARP (mame action replay page.) I am about to settle down and start tinkering with it, but was hoping someone already had it working and could help with the set up. I have been using gameex since 07 and have been away from it for about two years. Man does the emu world move forward quickly or what? I am about done with the seeminly never ending job of updating and am ready to get this working. Any help would be appreciated.

[RESOLVED] Sega CD problem

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:03:43 +0000

For Sega CD isn't this the command..
isn't this it.. has it changed

fusion.exe -scd -fullscreen "[ROMPATH]/[ROMFILE]"

I did a double check for extra quotations.. but there
are none there..

I haven't touched my sega cd config in months..
but after an update it doesn't work..

But it doesn't work in a strange way,
usually when something doesn't work it
just exits right back out to gameex..

But with this it just goes to a black screen
and nothing happens.. and only if I hit my
exit command does it return to gameex..
but than gameex is black and I just hear
my backround music.. if I hit the esc command
again.. then the gameex menu fully restores
and I can see it again..

This seems more like a bug than just an
error in command.

Kiosk mode

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:11:01 +0000

Sorry if this has been covered, but my cursory search was not revealing.

I have game-ex set up in a MAME machine which works awesome. I was wondering if there was a way to lock the layout the way I have it. My kids and their friends love to play and I think its cool for them to experience the old school stuff but the layout and other things often get changed and some of the little ones have a can get lost in the layout options and have a hard time getting back to the game list itself.

Thanks

K

Long delays again are back

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:40:36 +0000

So I boot up GameEx this morning and black screen for 30 seconds or so and then GameEx starts. Looks like that same issue we had awhile back is starting again.

[ADD-ON] New Visulaizations for GameEx

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:08:18 +0000

Hey crew!

Here's a zip with new visualizations for GameEx. They're completely free (public domain), so if Tom were so inclined to include these in his GameEx install he could do so.

NEW_VISUALIZATIONS.rar 169.48K 19 downloads

There are six in the pack:
Beano, ChaosWave, Factree, LightMagick, Marbles, and Spectralite.

All six have been tested by me and work on my machine, and don't bleed my resources.

Enjoy!

[RESOLVED] Problem starting Gamex: need alt+tab for work fine

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:34:59 +0000

Hello, everybody, i'm new posting in this forum, but i reading from one year ago, and now i need help with this situation:;

My problem is GameEx start on fullscreen sometimes the screen go black, the lower left corner show a white field "GameEx |||| 0/60" or "GameEx |||| 64/60" , then i hear the intro video,but i must press alt+tab and navigate to gameex for show the main menu, then, sometimes, work fine an sometimes there is not joystick and must restart.

If Gameex start windowed there is no problem.

In previous version this work ok.

Gameex 12.54 licensed
SO: Windows XPsp3 full shelled using malauncher for start joytokey an then gameex together and connected to internet.

Bye

PD:Sorry for my ugly english, is not my native language

having trouble with mame list

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:24:10 +0000

hi guys its been a long time since ive used gameex and i just updated my can with a new pc when i go to create a mame game list im only showing 247 games after an update i have included my gameex file and im pretty sure ive turned off all the filters so that it should show a full mame list regardless if the rom or hardware is working or not however no matter how many times i update the list these games dont show up any help is great and thanks for your time

Jester

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[RESOLVED] NAG SCREEN

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:52:56 +0000

hey guys and girls it has been a long time since ive been around a few years at least i have a question i purchased my copy of game ex back in 06 and have used it forever on my pc with windows XP i just bought a new pc with windows 7 64 bit and when i added my registration key into my registry it was added but i still see the nag screen when i start up game ex? do i need to purchase a new game ex key after being gone for so long or is it because im using a diifferent version of windows now? any help would be great and thanks for your time

[RESOLVED] Can't get "global exit" to work on SSF.

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:17:33 +0000

I really like the 'global exit' option in GameEx, and I've managed to use it successfully on Project6j4. It's great! It works just the way I want, and I'm really happy with it.

I've recently gotten SSF to work in GameEx (tonight, actually), which is also great, but my global exit (Button 6 & Button 7; the Back and Start buttons on the 360 pad) doesn't work in SSF (it does still work in Pj64). The 'Esc' key works fine, as usual. Does anyone know why Global Exit would not work in SSF, and is there some way to fix this? Thanks in advance for any help!

cant get x-arcade controller to work

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:43:09 +0000

i have been trying for afew weeks now and i got all the games and emulators to work but now i cant get my x-arcade controller to work with any game. the only thing i get is the player 1button to work and even that is is wrong it is working as enter. PLZ HELP

tks

Newbie Intro/Video Directories Question

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:40:17 +0000

Hey everyone.....I've been playing around with GameEx for awhile and have set up all of my emulators and everything is working great for the most part. Great program and definitely worth the donation fee!!
I am sure these questions have been asked and are very basic but I couldn't find anything in the search so bare with me if they are repeats.

First question is, upon opening up GameEx, I get the Nintendo 64 back from the grave screen......is this default? Can I disable that screen and if so, where do I do that??

Second question is, I have some dvds I have ripped and converted to .avi, .mkv, etc. I put them in my windows My Videos directory. However, under my Multimedia>Videos option in GameEx, I have numerous Video directories. I can see my videos in a couple of the Videos directory but others don't have any. It's almost as if GameEx found every video directory on my computer and puts them in that list. How do I get it so it only shows the one directory with my music dvds I ripped and converted?

I hope these questions make sense. If you need any other info, please let me know. The FAQ was very good reading and has helped me out with a lot of other questions.

Thanks everyone!!

Filtering MAME Video Snaps

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:42:04 +0000

I'm looking for a way to filter my MAME video snaps so that my video snap directory only contains videos for the games I display in GameEx (after all filters and excluded ROMS are taken into account). Not only will this save some disk space, but I find it jarring when I'm scrolling through emulator lists and GameEx pops up a preview video for a game that I've either filtered or excluded from my game list.

In my first attempt at this I used the GameEx generated MAME.mdb to create a batch file which moves video snaps according to matching ROM names. In other words I used the rom names contained in the database to create a batch file which I intended to apply to my video snaps. This batch script would segregate 'used' video snaps form 'unused' video snaps. The trouble with this approach is that a significant number of my video snaps (acquired from the EmuMovies Download Utility) are not exact matches to my rom names (i.e. 1943.mp4 does not match 1943j.zip). Thus the batch script fails to detect a number of video snaps to move over to the 'used' directory.

So I have a few of questions:

Is there a way to coax GameEx into giving up the video list it uses for the All MAME Games List? I know that GameEx.ini contains video lists for the other MAME Lists (MAME Originals, Golden Age, Spinner, etc.), but not so for the All Games list.
.
I'm thinking about applying Tempest's SkinnyMatch application to my video snaps so that the video names are an exact match to rom names. Using this approach the batch script I created should work as intended. That's fine and dandy, but will this cause me problems if I decide to update my artwork via the EmuMovies utility? I really don't need a 1943.mp4 and a 1943j.mp4, particularly if they are in fact the same video. Does the download utility apply a matching algorithm or does it simply look for an exact match?
.
Are there any alternative approaches for pulling this off?

Thanks in advance for any help or suggestions!

gamebase and videosnaps

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:23:21 +0000

Hi,

I'm been setting up gamebase with all my emulators and this has been working really great with gameex, but does anyone know if its possible for gameex to read videosnaps which I setup within gamebase. I realise there is no official videosnap option in gamebase and I would need to add these as extras. I was just wondering if there was a work around or hack for gameex to read videosnaps?

Thanks,
Fraser

Samples Problem [RESOLVED]

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:52:53 +0000

Ok, made sure my mame.ini is refering to the correct path for my samples folder, yet games such as qBert not playing with audio. I made sure to have a copy of the newest sample, running newest build of Mame64. Any ideas?

Key command to force computer to sleep?

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:52:49 +0000

I see where I can set a key command to force the computer to shutdown or hibernate within GameEx but was wondering if there is anyway to force sleep? I have a button on the side of my cab that i've configured through an iPac to send a key command and would like to force the command to sleep the PC (shutting off my monitor etc attached to a power sensitive power strip),

Any suggestions? In the past ive taken apart my PC and attached a wire beween the cab button and the PC power button, but I'd rather not take my new PC apart.

Thanks for any thoughts
Mike

New to this and need help

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:26:09 +0000

First off thanks for any help you can provide. I have read and read and still can't seem to figure this out. I had gameex showing the mame roms but they did not play. I thought it was because i downloaded the wrong mame emulator. I now have mameui32 downloaded with a few roms. When I try to lauch a game from mameui32 i just get a box at the bottom of screen but it can't load. Is the problem with the roms? This is my first time with emulators and roms but I think I have a basic understanding. And now when I launch gameex I cant even read the emulators. Its like it doesnt completely load. Thanks again for any help

GameEx Fusion 32X emulator bug

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 23:51:51 +0000

I just wanted to report a small bug with the default settings of the Fusion emulator, specifically when playing a 32X game. The default command line includes the term "-scd". I believe this is in reference to Sega CD. When trying to run a game it gives an error. This term should be replaced with "32x" and games should now run fine. I was wondering why games worked when running them using the Fusion interface but didn't work under GameEx, that was my answer.

D-Fend Reloaded Shortcut Crashes GameEx

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:26:37 +0000

Hello all. I'm trying to configure D-Fend Reloaded with GameEx (latest version as of this writing). I have a successful confguration within D-Fend Reloaded. I generated a shortcut within D-Fend Reloaded, and I can run this from Windows 7 64 bit fine (by double clicking it from Windows Explorer). I then setup the MS-DOS emulator, with the rom path a directory with my shortcuts in. I am using: ""[ROMPATH]\[ROMFILE]"" as my command line. When I click on run this game from within GameEx, it starts, then I get the following GameEx error / crash. Dosbox continues to run (just not full screen). This particular game runs a cd-rom as well.

The shortcut target command line is:
"G:\D-Fend Reloaded\DFend.exe" Kings Quest VI - Heir Today Gone Tomorrow

Any thoughts? Thanks.

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[RESOLVED] Startup video problem

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:55:32 +0000

It seems that I'm not able to play a video just after lauching GameEx. Ask me if you need my whole config file, but AFAIK the relevant entry is:

StartUpVideo=F:\MEDIA\Video\Video musicali\Genesis

Setup Wizard detects and shows this path correctly. I've tried with several videos and directories, with media files I can normally play in GameEx. If you notice my log, it seems that GameEx simply skips this step:

Log:

Spoiler

Please, what do you guys think? Am I missing something or what?

[RESOLVED] Help with U360

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:44:47 +0000

Help!

I'm running the newest build of GameEx with 2 new ultrastick 360's but its not autoswitcing to the correct joystick layout. If i set the joystick to 2 way in ultramap, when i boot up gameex or any of my mame games from within GameEx, it doesnt switch. I made sure my setting had the joystick support on, and all my path seem correct. Any ideas? I'm using Mame64 for my emulator.

Thanks

[RESOLVED] GameEx not platine my Mp4 vid�os

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:22:05 +0000

Hello

I have dowloaded vid�os from spesoft Mp4 they are well recognized and march games but they can't play I only have colored screen and time line started but no images and ni sounds.

So I need to be helped gain

Seb

Remaps the 1 key to be the ESC key

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:00:15 +0000

Hi

Is it possible change in gameex’s advanced config options the exit key esc with the 1 key?
I would quit the game using the 1 key and return in the gameex’s selection menù.
How do I do?
Thanks

Weird Lines? - Gardner Arcade Monitor / Original Ultimarc ArcadeVGA Card

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 01:34:00 +0000

I have a question please:

1: On the attached screen-shot image you’ll please notice these weird sets of horizontal lines which runs in the video down the right side of the menu. I have circled the suspect area - you can’t miss it.

This didn’t just start happening, it’s been this way ever since I could remember, but after seeing a few other MAME cabinets recently I now realize or believe this isn’t normal. I have a real arcade monitor (Gardner), using the original Ultimarc ArcadeVGA card running Windows XP.

This seems to happen on all and every theme I try unrelated to the resolution I pick. Are you familiar with this, and do you know how to fix or adjust those annoying lines out?

Thanks,
Reuben

Attached Thumbnails

snaps + gamabase extras + misc questions

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:36:54 +0000

Hello,

Firstly I'm pretty new to gameex, and have been playing about with the software for the last week or so (pretty much non stop!) - and its amazing, although I have a few questions I was wondering if the community could answer? I've tried searching the forums, docs etc but can't seem to find the answers:

I've setup gamabase to work with gameex and on the whole this works amazing, but I was wondering if there was a way to cycle through the snaps in gameex as many games have more than 1 screenshot?
On the subject of gamebase, is it possible to view extras via gameex, the only extra I see is the maps, but what about sound files, manuals, covers, etc?
I'm not really interested in the multimedia aspect of gameex as I have media center setup for this, and was wondering if it was possible for gameex to start and go straight into the emulated games menu?
Slightly off topic from gameex, but thought I would chance my luck, I've got winuae setup with amigabase and everything is working, but I can only seem to get 1 firebutton working on my xbox 360 controlller, I was wondering if anyone had any experience setting winuae with an xbox 360 pad? I know that there are solutions such as setting up the controller to fire key presses etc, but was wondering if anyone had any better solutions?

Sorry for all the questions, and I'd just like to thank Tom and his team for all the hardwork they have put into gameex and I'll defo be donating next week once I get paid :-)

Cheers,
Fraser

[RESOLVED]Unable to mount Sega Saturn games (Daemon Tools Lite)

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:51:48 +0000

Hi guys.

I just updated to the latest version of GameEX and installed Darmon Tools Lite (i been told its recommend now) and i removed Virtual Clone Drive so there is now conflict with easy other.

Now i can not get my Sega Saturn Games to mount

In the log (as you can see) its says: Unable to mount ISO. Did you install ISO Support when installing GameEx?
Has the command line changed or is it still: [-VIRTUALDRIVE-]

Here is the log and emulator config

Log:

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emulator config:

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Thanks and i look forward to your reply

Starting special games from the mamelist with other emulators

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:02:08 +0000

Is it possible to start special games of the mamelist with another emulator, like it’s done with the Zinc-games?

[RESOLVED] goodmerge troubleshooting...games grayed out

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 03:58:55 +0000

I am trying to configure gameex to use goodmerged romsets. But, when I select on a game in the list, it is grayed out and doesn't do anything. I was under the impression that when I go to the game info page that I should see a list of the files in the 7zip archive. I believe I must be doing something wrong... Here is the config for genesis:

[Emulator_6]
Enabled=True
System=Sega Genesis
Category=Console
Emulator=Fusion
Version=3.63
Rating=
DownloadUrl=http://www.gamesdbase.com/setupwizard/emulators/download/Fusion.7z
RequiredFiles=
Website=http://www.eidolons-inn.net/tiki-index.php?page=Kega
Info=Fusion(formerly known as Kega II and Kega Fusion) is a Sega SG1000, SC3000, Master System, Game Gear, Genesis/Megadrive, SegaCD/MegaCD and 32X emulator
TitleText=Sega Genesis
StartPageName=[Console] Sega Genesis (Fusion)
StartPageLogo=Sega Genesis
Command=Fusion.exe -gen -fullscreen "[ROMPATH]\[ROMFILE]"
RomFilter=
Database=[Console] Sega Genesis
ConfigFile=[Mapping Off] Exit (Process Close)
MapFile=
RomPath=D:\nes.snes.gen\goodgen-roms
SnapPath=D:\nes.snes.gen\Sega_Genesis\Snap
TitlePath=D:\nes.snes.gen\Sega_Genesis\Title
BoxPath=D:\nes.snes.gen\Sega_Genesis\Box
CartPath=D:\nes.snes.gen\Sega_Genesis\Cart
ManualPath=C:\emumovies\Sega Genesis\Manuals
ControlPanelPath=C:\emumovies\Sega Genesis\Controls
WorkingPath=C:\Emulators\Fusion
MapKeys=True
WaitBeforeKeys=
SendKeys=
ReplaceDash=False
ReplaceUnder=True
Capitals=True
RemoveBrackets=True
ShowDesktop=True
Debug=False
AlsoLaunch=
OLDatZip=
LaunchBefore=
LaunchAfter=
ExcludedFiles=
CustomBackground=
PlayMusic=False
DontShowInfo=
PlaySelectionMusic=False
SelectionMusicFolder=
PCGame=False
GamesIn7Zips=True
PlayInScreenSaver=True
ShowMostPlayed=True
RandomMostPlayed=True
CDCheck=False
CDCheckFile=
RomsInFolders=True
lastgame=
TVAdPath=
MergeSets=True
VideoSnapPath=D:\nes.snes.gen\Sega_Genesis\Video_MP4

GameEx Config Settings Missing

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:55:54 +0000

just happen to the same thing, i have 12.54 version.

bye

Windows Seven No More low res GameEx resolution

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:04:04 +0000

I've recently upgrade my cab to Win7 X64 to play PCSX2 with DX10
But i've encountered a really big problem :
I'm not able to choose a resolution under 640x480 anymore
Non interlaced resolutions that worked fine like 640x288 on my TV isn't available anymore (was on XP before)
Is this a known problem cause i can't find any solutions on the web?
Is just Windows7 unable to work with those resolutions
I'm using soft15khz and i just can choose between 640x480 & 800x600 wich are interlaced res.
Should i prefer XP64???
Thanks

Choose your sound output device

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:52:59 +0000

Forgive me if this has been dealt with, but I am having a heck of a time with this. I would like to be able to send sound from 2 different applications to 2 different sets of speakers running on 1 PC (using onboard and an add in sound card). To complicate things, I have Windows 7 64 bit or I would just purchase IndieVolume and be done with it.

I am running the GameEx frontend so I can play MAME on my game cabinet and would like to have that sound come from my 2.1 speaker set mounted in the cabinet. I would also like to run Spotify (or a reasonable alternative) and send that sound out to my 5.1 surround sound. Seems like a reasonable request.

I am tied to 4 things: 64 bit OS, MAME, streaming audio and 2 sound outputs. Anything else is negotiable.

I know that Media Players such as Windows Media Player, Winamp, etc allow you to select the sound output destination and do not tie you to the default device selected in Windows. Unfortunately I cannot find a way to define this in GameEx, MAME or Spotify, If any one of those apps allowed me to choose the output my problem would be solved. I have seen an article about compiling your own MAME and incorporating a diff file but the article is from 5 years ago and doesn't reference my current setup. (forgive me if I have the details wrong here). Promising, but not quite. If there is a newer version of this topic I have been unable to find it.

I have tried Fidelify, a nifty little app that does allow you to select your sound destination but requires a Premium subscription to Spotify. I have the slightly lower level Unlimited account since I do not plan to use Spotify on any mobile devices. I am not interested in paying for service I do not intend to use.

I have tried different frontends for MAME (MaLa, Maximus Arcade, etc) with no luck. I have tried different streaming options (Rdio, Grooveshark) with the same results. I have tried plugins for WMP and Winamp to allow me to access streaming audio providers. No go. Pandora is nice, but I want more control over the specific songs I am going to hear. Besides, I don't know if they have a desktop app that allows you to select the output device. I have Google Music as well, but I already own those songs. I would like to hear whatever I am in the mood for and be able to access it legally. As far as I can tell web browsers use the default sound device defined in Windows which rules out several different streaming services.

Virtual Audio Cable will allow me to send one sound out to multiple sets of speakers. Not what I am looking for.

I know there are others out there with a similar desire to send sounds from 2 apps to 2 different sets of speakers. In fact, I'm willing to bet one of you geniuses has already done this. I have been impressed on multiple occasions at the level of knowledge on this forum. I have moderate skill level and am not afraid of tweaking, building, compiling, modifying and trying as long as I have decent instructions.

If you have a solution please enlighten me so I can get back to playing Robotron . I will be forever in your debt.

Thanks in advance,
Cameron

Future Pinball ?

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 07:08:59 +0000

Ok guys I just had to re-format my system once again due to some issues that needed to be fixed. Now when I re-installed Future Pinball it seems that the backbox won't display on the second monitor even thou I have it enabled, but nothing appears on that monitor.

Any clue why? The game table shows up on monitor 1.

[RESOLVED] SSF Emulator Crashes Shortly After Start From GameEx

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:24:07 +0000

Hi all. For some reason, SSF crashes shortly after I start playing a game. But this only seems to happen when I'm starting the emulator thru GameEx. When I run the emulator from the executable, there are no issues. Any thoughts on what might be going wrong? I think Adultery had a similar issue in this thread. But I don't see the root cause ever discussed...

[NOTICE] A Gentle Reminder...

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:41:51 +0000

This is a reminder that we should create a new post with any errors we encounter following an announcement of an upgrade version and not post any issues or bugs encountered in the [NEWS] posting announcing the new version release.

This practice will allow for better bug tracking and ensure that errors you encounter will receive more immediate attention as opposed to getting lost in another post.

Also, if you encounter an error, please provide a copy of your log.txt file and, if specific to an emulated system, a copy of your emulator config.

Thanks!

GameEx Crash Issue

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:45:35 +0000

hey Tom.. i found some informations about the crashs of gameex in the eventLog

i hope this help

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[RESOLVED] Aspect ratio issue

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 03:20:58 +0000

I have a widescreen LCD monitor (16:10, 1920x1200) in my new arcade cab with a 4:3 bezel in front of it. Emulators such as MAME work fine on this, correctly adjusting their aspect ratio to fit within the 4:3 space (i.e. black bars on the sides). I am having a frustrating problem, though, trying to get GameEx to size itself to this 4:3 aspect ratio. I thought this would be a simple matter, but its not. So I'm looking for some assistance.

First off, I'm aware that one solution could be to simply run a theme having a 4:3 resolution (such as 1024x768 or 1600x1200); but unfortunately, this changes the actual monitor resolution, and my monitor always stretches these. So for this--and a few other reasons--I want to keep the monitor in its native 1920x1200 resolution.

Here are some of the ways I have tried to solve this--but none have been completely successful. If anyone has any other ideas, or if a "fix" could be offered, it would be greatly appreciated.

1. In my first attempt to address this I tried modifying my 1920x1200 theme to resize/move all of the frames to fit within a central 4:3 (1600x1200) area. This actually works really well--to a point. The problem is that there are some things in the theme whose size/placement I can't seem to change. These include the status window, manual/pdf display, and CP Wizard screen. In each case, these items are always stretched to the full 1920 width. If there were any way to set the dimensions/placement of these items I could fix this, but there doesn't seem to be a way to do this.

2. Another option (one that works in Hyperspin) would be for Windowed mode to respect dimensions set in the configuration wizard as a window size (rather than a resolution), and to display GameEx in this window without a border/title bar. This would allow me to simply set a window size of 1600x1200 which would cause GameEx to be displayed in a window of that size in the center of the screen. As it is now, GameEx permits me to run in a window and to manually resize the window; but the fact that the window has a border makes the solution less than optimal. If an option to remove the window border and set the window to be topmost, i think that might be an adequate fix.

3. The most ideal solution would be to do what the emulators do. An option to set an aspect ratio in GameEx would be present, and once set, this aspect ratio would be respected in whatever resolution the machine is running in (displaying black bars as appropriate). This would enable GameEx to be run in any custom aspect ratio in full screen mode independent of the resolution.

[RESOLVED] Video Snaps...Where to place, not2 working

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 01:08:46 +0000

Hello all, Thanks in advance for the support.

I am trying to ge the preview video snaps to work. I have downloded from EMU in avi format. The only ones that work are the ones that came with the demo, ie 007 N64, donkey kong mame.. I move some to that working demo folder as well and nothing. I can get none video snaps to show in MAME titles. As soon as I try to add video snaps previews screen goes blank. Remove the avi file then the non video snap shows back

Attached is my file log

Attached Files

log.txt 14.18K 1 downloads

[RESOLVED] Theme background files not displayed - black screen instead

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:17:47 +0000

Tom - I have updated to 12.53 and no matter what theme selected, the theme background files will not display and show as solid black instead. Foreground images and menus, etc. show as normal. This is consistant through all views with exception of views where video or title snaps display in the background.

Under 12.52

After 12.53 Upgrade

[NEWS] GameEx 12.53

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:05:52 +0000

GameEx 12.51 to 12.53 - fixes based on feedback from the forum.

View the full article

Total noob here looking for theme and video snap help

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:14:40 +0000

I downloaded a few themes for this site and a few of them have "intro" files. (ie. ArcadeDark 84...etc)
Where do I put these intro files so they will play when GameEx loads up?

I've downloaded the AVI video snap clips from EmuMovies. I am unable to get them to play however when I'm under the MAME games emulator. I'm not sure if I have them in the correct place. Do I put them under C:\Emulators\Mame32\Avisnaps or C:\Assets\Mame\Avisnaps?

I'm a total noob so please bear with me.

Thanks

[RESOLVED] Folders for CD-based Systems

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:21:46 +0000

Hi guys. For my CD based systems (TG-16 CD, Sega CD, etc.) GameEx won't find the games in .zip files nor will it find them if I just put all the files in individual folders for each game. Basically, I have to dump all the files for all games into a single folder which becomes quite a mess. Is there a setting in GameEx where I can at least have it look into subfolders in the main folder where games are stored? LMK. Thx in advance! Corey

Upgrading GameEx PC to play more CPU intensive games, need recommendations

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:43:17 +0000

Hi, I'm getting ready to upgrade the PC I use to run my emulators and I need some advice on what to get. My main concerns are getting something fast enough to run games like Daytona USA, Rave Racer, and the Atomiswave games at full speed through MAME. Any processor or ram recommendations? I'm not looking to spend that much, maybe $400 all together. Any info would be appreciated.

[RESOLVED] Games with the PCSX2 emulator don�t start

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:31:13 +0000

Hello

I try to configure the PCSX2 0.9.8 emulator with Gameex, but when I start a game the screen turns black and then I return to selection menu of the game.
Games are in iso image. Probably the command line is wrong, but I don’t know how to correct it. How can I do for correct the command line?

Thanks!

I report the current gameex configuration with the emulator:

[Emulator_13]
Enabled=True
STARTPAGENAME=Sony Playstation 2
TITLETEXT=Sony Playstation 2
StartPageLogo=Sony Playstation 2
ROMFilter=*.bin
RomPath=C:\Documents and Settings\emulations\Documenti\PCSX2\iso
RomsInFolders=True
SnapPath=
TitlePath=
BoxPath=
CartPath=
ManualPath=
ControlPanelPath=
InstructionsPath=
TVAdPath=
MusicPath=
ImageNotFound=
WorkingPath=C:\EMU\PCSX2 0.9.8
MapKeys=True
WaitBeforeKeys=
SendKeys=
ReplaceDash=False
ReplaceUnder=True
Capitals=False
RemoveBrackets=True
ShowDesktop=True
Debug=False
MAPFile=
AlsoLaunch=
Command=pcsx2.exe -nogui -loadbin "[ROMPATH]\[ROMFILE]"
LaunchBefore=
LaunchAfter=
configFile=[Mapping Off] Exit (Process Close)
ExcludedFiles=
CustomBackground=
PlayMusic=False
DontShowInfo=
PlaySelectionMusic=False
SelectionMusicFolder=
PCGame=False
Database=[Console] Sony Playstation 2
UseDbName=
GamesIn7Zips=False
MergeSets=
PlayInScreenSaver=False
ShowMostPlayed=True
RandomMostPlayed=True
CDCheck=False
CDCheckFile=
CustomArtName1=
CustomArtPath1=
CustomArtName2=
CustomArtPath2=
CustomArtName3=
CustomArtPath3=
CustomArtName4=
CustomArtPath4=
CustomArtName5=
CustomArtPath5=
GameExtenderCustomArtPath=
GameExtenderConstants=
System=Sony Playstation 2
Category=Console
Emulator=PCSX2
Version=0.9.7r3878
Rating=7.9
DownloadUrl=http://www.gamesdbase.com/setupwizard/emulators/download/pcsx2.7z
RequiredFiles=scph10000.bin or scph39001.bin
Website=http://pcsx2.net/
Info=Sony Playstation 2 Emulator

Pc Game not in fullscreen

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:23:48 +0000

Hello
I have got execute a game with gameex using windows xp. I have followed the website’s guide: Setting up Pc game Tutorial for Gameex.

I can start the game with gameex, but it doesn’t start in fullscreen. The following game starts in fullscreen if I press ALT GR + ENTER.
My current command line is: ""[ROMPATH]\[ROMFILE]""

How can I modify it for get the fullscreen?
Thanks!

I also report my current configuration:
[Emulator_14]
Enabled=True
STARTPAGENAME=PC Games
TITLETEXT=PC Games
StartPageLogo=PC Games
ROMFilter=*.lnk
RomPath=C:\EMU\HNK beta 6
RomsInFolders=True
SnapPath=C:\EMU\HNK beta 6\Videos
TitlePath=
BoxPath=
CartPath=
ManualPath=C:\EMU\HNK beta 6\Manuals PDF
ControlPanelPath=
InstructionsPath=
TVAdPath=
MusicPath=
ImageNotFound=
WorkingPath=C:\EMU\HNK beta 6
MapKeys=True
WaitBeforeKeys=
SendKeys=
ReplaceDash=False
ReplaceUnder=True
Capitals=False
RemoveBrackets=True
ShowDesktop=True
Debug=False
MapFile=
AlsoLaunch=
Command=""[ROMPATH]\[ROMFILE]""
LaunchBefore=
LaunchAfter=
ConfigFile=[Mapping Off] Exit (Process Close)
ExcludedFiles=
CustomBackground=
PlayMusic=False
DontShowInfo=
PlaySelectionMusic=False
SelectionMusicFolder=
PCGame=False
Database=
UseDbName=
GamesIn7Zips=False
MergeSets=
PlayInScreenSaver=False
ShowMostPlayed=True
RandomMostPlayed=True
CDCheck=False
CDCheckFile=
CustomArtName1=
CustomArtPath1=
CustomArtName2=
CustomArtPath2=
CustomArtName3=
CustomArtPath3=
CustomArtName4=
CustomArtPath4=
CustomArtName5=
CustomArtPath5=
GameExtenderCustomArtPath=
GameExtenderConstants=
System=Microsoft Windows
Category=PC
Emulator=Windows
Version=
Rating=
DownloadUrl=
RequiredFiles=
Website=
Info=
OLDatZip=

Good working config for PC Engine/TG-16 CD using Magic Engine?

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:39:24 +0000

Hi all. Does anyone have a good working config for these systems? I have DT Lite installed w/ a virtual SCSI drive. I can mount and play games in Magic Engine. But no luck doing that thru GameEx. Any help would b greatly appreciated. Thx!

Mame config

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:18:56 +0000

Hello to all

I can't understand why I don't have the same game list whit Mame on the first page and Mame as an emulator ?

I've checked pathes config seems to be ok.

Note I have only one version of Mame.

Thanks by advance for your help

Seb

Since updating

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:44:21 +0000

since i updated to the latest gameex video files are just wierd it crashes and was the same with shark and k lite.

also when going into the video folder it does the updating and takes ages to get in there i have no idea why

[RESOLVED] Problems with GameEx since 12.45

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 02:40:52 +0000

Ever since 12.45 came out I've been having problems with GameEx running. Sometimes restarting the application can fix the problem, and since I've been distracted with other tasks in setting up my arcade machine I haven't bothered with it until now. The problem I am having is that upon reaching the main GameEx menu on startup everything seems to be running fine. The Mame video snaps start playing in the lower left corner. Then when I start to navigate down the menu, the next option is Recently Played. When navigating past this option either one of three things happen:

It works fine and starts playing the video for the last played game.
It jams up. The computer and hard drive start thinking real hard, but GameEx never returns to a state of usefulness. I have to kill the program by Task Manager.
The GameEx interface "resets" and the main menu comes back and I can navigate again. The only problem is, there is no longer any artwork. Even when I go into a submenu like Favorites or the Mame list itself, there is no artwork. No videos, no snaps, no icons, etc.

I am currently running version 12.50. I upgraded to 12.45 via the auto-update feature. This gave me errors, and I believe I have been doing a manual install of the upgrades since then. The upgrade to 12.50 was by the download off the website.

I wouldn't mind reinstalling GameEx from scratch, but I don't want to have to go through the configuration again if I can avoid it. I know the three main files I need to backup to avoid this: custominput.ini, data.mdb, and GameEx.ini. There are 1 or 2 others for custom menus or something like that, but I haven't done anything with that I don't think.

Finally, the GameEx interface seems to run a bit more poorly now. I get more lag, more jumping in the video snaps, etc. Not sure what is causing all these problems. Should I just go back to version 12.38? Any suggestions for fixing?

Thanks.

P.S. The last time I launched GameEx I was able to navigate to the Favorites menu and select it. Then I returned to the main menu and scrolled down to Recently Played when it jammed up again. Attached is the log file from this run.
log.txt 19.44K 7 downloads

GameEx Loading Issue

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:41:17 +0000

Lately, any time Game Ex updates it gets rid of all of my configuration settings. I had update disabled because of this and somehow it managed to dump my config again anyway. I was able to switch my config back using the upgrade backup file. Unfortunately, now GameEx sticks at the login screen. I have attached my log file. If any one can help with this it would be greatly appreciated.

Question about MAME Game list

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 23:41:29 +0000

Hi, i just set up mame and added one game to try it. I started gameex and it took some time to load. Now it seems that i have the complete list of mame games in gameex. Obviously i cant start them since i don't actually have the roms. Why does gameex list all these games?

Serviio Trouble/Question

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 22:35:08 +0000

Since GameEx is now a DLNA client capable of reading servers like Serviio, I figured this would be somewhat on topic for this forum...

So I've been using Serviio for various things around the house, and it works pretty good. However I'm having some difficulties with it that I hope somebody here might be able to help me with. You guys are great for this sort of thing, since we're all a bunch of hobbyists and all.

Here's my problem; Serviio creates a temporary file when it is transcoding. This is normal behavior. However, sometimes this temporary file doesn't erase when the file is finished being used. In fact, I can kinda get an idea of when it's not doing it because all of a sudden nothing will work on it. None of the files will play. When I load up the folder in Explorer though, lo and behold there are like 15 files in there, each averaging 6gb in filesize each. When that happens, the drive becomes full, and I can't transcode anything else, thus causing the media Serviio is hosting to no longer work.

Question... Is there anyway that anybody knows of to help me get these temporary files deleted automatically? I was thinking about setting up a scheduled task to just delete everything in the temporary folder at like 1am, when nobody would be using it. Trouble is, I have no idea how to configure it to do that. Also, WOULD this work? Any suggestions?

[RESOLVED] Troubles with Emulator Background & Forground

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 17:01:15 +0000

Hi all,
Also in the creation of my future theme for GameEx, codenamed "eXion" I discovered a new problem with Theme Editor. I'll try to be as clear as possible.
First here are some screenshots :
This is the start menu, it is composed of a transparent background and a foreground component (StarBak.png and StartBak_Foreground.png in MEDIA folder of theme)

When I go to the Console menu, everything is ok.

When I go to the menu NES console, it retains the StartBak_Foreground.png Background on the NES

Also attached background NES only in case

So I create a foreground for the menu for the NES component is larger to cover the game list (Theme_Background_Nintendo NES_Foreground.png in MEDIA folder of theme).
And the problem is that the component appears superimposed transparent layers with transparent pane StartBak_Foreground.png

So I tried with a non-transparent foreground, only the logo and everything works, the StartBak_Foreground.png no longer appears.

Yet it works with MAME menu.
The transition between the menu and menu selection of games is ok (Bak_Foreground.png in MEDIA folder)

My only solution for the NES menu is to make a transparent background incorporating pane, but I find it a pity for the further development of my theme.
Like that :

A solution?

Thank you for read (and understood)

myg
=)

[RESOLVED] GameEx 12.50 Video Crash

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 16:24:43 +0000

Just upgraded from 12.49 to 12.50 and wish I hadn't

I cannot play videos anymore. Worked perfectly before the upgrade and now GameEx crashes when I try play any video in my library.

The previews work but as soon as I try to play the selected video GameEx crashes.

Videos play through media player and can be previewed in GameEx.

Any help would be very appreciated.

More theme editor crashes!

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:34:36 +0000

This theme editor crash!

See the end of this message for details on invoking
just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.

************** Exception Text **************
System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at c.ae()
at o.i(Object A_0, EventArgs A_1)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mevent)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ButtonBase.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Button.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)

************** Loaded Assemblies **************
mscorlib
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.5448 (Win7SP1GDR.050727-5400)
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v2.0.50727/mscorlib.dll
----------------------------------------
ThemeEditor
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 1.0.0.0
CodeBase: file:///C:/GameEx/ThemeEditor.exe
----------------------------------------
Microsoft.VisualBasic
Assembly Version: 8.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 8.0.50727.5420 (Win7SP1.050727-5400)
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/Microsoft.VisualBasic/8.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll
----------------------------------------
System
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.5447 (Win7SP1GDR.050727-5400)
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Windows.Forms
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.5446 (Win7SP1GDR.050727-5400)
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Windows.Forms/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Windows.Forms.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Drawing
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.5420 (Win7SP1.050727-5400)
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Drawing/2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Drawing.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Runtime.Remoting
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.5420 (Win7SP1.050727-5400)
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Runtime.Remoting/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Runtime.Remoting.dll
----------------------------------------

************** JIT Debugging **************
To enable just-in-time (JIT) debugging, the .config file for this
application or computer (machine.config) must have the
jitDebugging value set in the system.windows.forms section.
The application must also be compiled with debugging
enabled.

For example:

When JIT debugging is enabled, any unhandled exception
will be sent to the JIT debugger registered on the computer
rather than be handled by this dialog box.

[RESOLVED] Need help configuring AAE within GameEx

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:51:55 +0000

Anyone have specific instructions for getting AAE to launch from within GameEx? I have tried any number of things and simply cannot get it to launch properly. Any advice would be appreciated.

[RESOLVED] GameEx Sort Order is Askew

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:29:49 +0000

I've been experiencing some unusual sorting of my games in GameEx. Basically where ever there's a series of games that are numbered consecutively, GameEx displays the series starting with the second game through the last game in proper order, then the first game. This is happening for all my emulators in GameEx, but for this example we'll focus on NES. The sort order looks something like this:

SMB 2
SMB 3
SMB

Here are a couple of screenshots which illustrate the problem:

It also happens with games that use roman numerals for ordering:

The games are ordered correctly in my game directory, so I'm not sure what's going on there:

It's not really a huge deal, but it would be nice to get it cleared up and move on. To complicate the matter, I'm not sure exactly when this issue started, but I know it hasn't always been that way. I think it started happening at a time when GameEx was going through a few revisions in rapid succession. During the same time I was also editing the GameEx database files in order to add some missing games, and correct a couple of discrepancies. Be that as it may, this problem appears regardless of whether I'm using database names or not. Here's some data that may halp to isolate the problem.

GameEx generated Map file for NES:

Spoiler

[Console] Nintendo NES.ini:

Spoiler

GameEx log from my most recent run of GameEx:

Spoiler

Hopefully I can get to the bottom of this. Like I said, it's not a huge issue, but it is nice to have clean lists.

Thanks in advance for any help or advice!

GameEx not displaying all mame games

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:33:12 +0000

For some reason gameex has stopped displaying all my games. I can view them all in mame, just not in gameex.

I even deleted gameex and replaced it with a former saved version and its doing the same thing. It shows all my games, then asks me to update, and then approx 180 are missing.

so it points towards a mame issue BUT I can see all my games in mame.

any ideas?

[Resolved] 2nd Mame as a emulator

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:34:44 +0000

I want to use Mame 36 as a seperate emulator in GameEx. I have it set up as its own emulator but when I run it, it goes to a lack screen for abit and then back to GameEx. Could someone look at my commandline and tell me what i'm doing wrong. I have tried both the dos and windows version. Both run outside of Gameex.

mame "[ROMPATH]\[ROMFILE]"

Thanks

[NEWS] GameEx 12.50

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:36:51 +0000

Integrated and automatic Daemon Tools Lite support. This improves the compatibility with included CD based emulator configs and can act as a replacement for the previous disc mounting support.

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Where does all the meta data for games come from?

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:47:44 +0000

Hi, I'm new here and currently trying the gameex frontend for my future project, an emulating system build in a super nes case. I have set up the frontend and can see my roms in the frontend. Some of them have meta data like number of players and so on, but the most roms don't have these informations. I used gamebrowser before, a plugin for media browser which is a plugin for windows media center. In gamebrowser you have xml files with all the information in it, but where does gameex store these informations? Are they online? How does gameex match the roms to the correct informations? Just with the title? I tried it with 13 nes roms (all in one folder) and it seems that gameex just found the info for one game (Tecmo Super Bowl). All the other games (The Addams Family, The Goonies II) don't have any info at all. Are there any rules for the filenames?

I read something about clrmamepro and tried it but when i scan the files it just wants to delete all roms because they are unneeded? And what does 'sets' mean in clrmamepro?

Sorry for all these nooby questions.

Beta Test Required Please

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:46:02 +0000

The attached version of GameEx automatically detects DT Lite and should work with the existing CD Configs.

Could someone please test it with some of the existing emulator CD Configs please?

Cheers.
Tom.

Attached Files

GameEx.7z 450.84K 1 downloads

[NEWS] GameEx 12.49

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:58 +0000

GameEx 12.46 to 12.49 - various minor fixes based on feedback from the forum.

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Trouble to change theme

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:33:40 +0000

Hello to all
I encounter strange trouble trying to change my gameEx theme.
Espcialy with Space invander theme and all over 1024x768.

Please help me

Seb

[RESOLVED] Mouse delay in gameex

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:43:16 +0000

I recently installed a new monitor in my setup as the old tube finally died. After installing the new monitor I upgraded to the latest gameex. Now when running gameex I notice that the mouse pauses and jumps around (sometimes returning to where I started). The keyboard navigation seems to work fine.

I am running the windows 7/64.I am also unsure of the version of gameex I was running but it had been a while since I upgraded.

I hope I am clear enough on my explanation.

Any ideas?

Maximus Arcade theme?

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:35:00 +0000

Hi, can anyone point me in the direction of where to download the maximus arcade theme that can be seen on Toms video section of the main site.

Much appreciated.

Giving Thanks

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:41:13 +0000

Sometimes helping on the forums can seem like a thankless job. I noticed that some of the users at AHK have a button that other users can press to say thanks. I added one to my signature to show what it looks like. It is very simple to do, just register at this site:
http://bentschi.be.f.../?mode=register
and paste the generated code into your signature.

If someone helps you, please click on 'Thanks' to show your appreciation!

[RESOLVED] CPS3 resoution changes

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 02:27:56 +0000

Hi, been a while since I've been on the forums. Well, not only do I have my HTPC running GameEx, I now have an arcade machine as well. I'm having a bit of a problem running Nebula CPS3 games in the correct resolution. I want to run them at 640x480 instead of the default 800x600. Whenever I select 640x480 as the default and then close the emulator and then re-open it, it goes back to 800x600. Even in the .ini file it says 640x480 for full screen mode yet when I start a game it goes straight to 800x600. Any ideas on how to remedy this problem?

[RESOLVED] Not listing new add games

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:39:27 +0000

Hi there,
I am having a problem getting my new added steam games showing up on GameEX.

I first got this all setup following the Steam in GameEx post here: http://www.gameex.in...team-in-gameex/
It worked GREAT and i got all the steam games added (14 games in total and 14 games showing up on GameEX)

Yesterday i upgraded to the new version of GameEX and i added 11 more Games that i got on steam over the holidays making a total of 25 games.
but for some reason GameEX is still only showing the 14 games that i added the first time around and i can not get it to read the 11 new games i added.

I did everythink the same as i did before the upgrade, so the only thing that has changed is the upgrade.

Anyone got any ideas on how to fix this?

Here is my my config and log (i know about the few errors to some missing paths which i am still working on but they are not to do with the steam setup as you will see)

Config:

Spoiler

Log:

Spoiler

[RESOLVED] Animated Themes Change Unexpectedly

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 06:57:24 +0000

Hi All,

I am having an issue that is a bit strange. At first I was switching themes that came with GameEx to see what they look like, but when I returned to the Default Animated theme I found a new strange behavior. When I load GameEx everything appears normal; however, if I go to MAME, the theme changes to another theme that has a black background and background videos. When I return to the home screen from any other screen this new theme persists; however, if I go into any emulator that is not MAME, I get the expected Default Animated theme. This behavior does not just effect the Default Animated theme. Any theme I select that has Emulator preview videos results in the exact same behavior. Aside from this visual problem everything else seems to work just fine. I am new to GameEx, and I appreciate any help you can offer.

[BUG] Theme Editor - Display Emulator Menus option misplaced

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 23:55:39 +0000

Display Emulator Menus option is appearing below the Cancel Button under Options>Settings.

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[RESOLVED] Pb with Jukebox or Videos hanging on load

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:43:00 +0000

Hi,
Got a problem with Jukebox or Videos menus
When i launch Jukebox, it seems to hang on the "please wait"screen. I've let it about 20 minutes without any changes...
When i look at the Gameex processus, it seems to increase memory consuption with time, so i think the processus is not completely dead, but there is no response
Same thing with the Videos menu.
YouTube isn't affected.
Can the problem be a codec pb???
I use fddshow

Problem appears since a recent update, before it was working fine

Help really appreciated

Thanks

A New Theme Editor error!

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:14:14 +0000

A Generic error occurred in GDI+ ????

[NEWS] GameEx 12.45

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:58 +0000

Happy new year to GameEx users new and old. I am happy to release the first GameEx version of 2012.

Theme/Skinning:
- New static HTPC style list option in the theme editor. This gives an alternative list in the start page menus.
- New theme editor option to not show the weather condition icon and just the temperature
- Weather condition icons can now be loaded from a theme if in the [theme]mediaweather folder
- The auto update image can be used with a theme if in the [theme]media folder. Change autoupdate1.png
Display and Emulators:
- New game specific background snap folder for emulators and MAME. These images will be shown in the background when browsing the list when set.
- If the above path is not specified there is a new display mode to show snaps in the background based on existing art paths.
- Custom artwork paths for emulators now support videos.
- The image ribbon display mode now support paging up and down.
- Several minor cosmetic related bugs fixed.
Media:
- GameEx can now act as a full UPNP/DNLA client. This is supported for all media including the jukebox, pictures, media library and Videos. In terms of the Jukebox, GameEx will try to load the entire library and act as it normally does displaying the entire collection. At the present time videos have to be download from the media server and do not stream. The client has been tested with Windows Media Player, Mezzmo and Serviio.
- GameEx will now download and display artist pictures in the Jukebox and will display these if album artwork cannot be found.
- New Get MetaData menu option for the Jukebox to download all artwork.
- Better support of album artwork in the Jukebox.
- With thanks, GameEx now uses the TMDb API for movie artwork and metadata. In addition it will now download movie ratings. TMDb has a very good search engine so matches appear to be quite accurate. Therefore with this release the movie database utility is legacy and no longer included with the install. Please consider contributing to TMDb.
- For videos the create snaps menu option is now called Get MetaData since it now also retrieves box art, descriptions, year of release and rating.
- Their are now three separate folders for videos so GameEx can properly identify metadata. That is Movies, TV shows and other videos. I am currently awaiting approval from theTVdb.com to do more with TV shows. Hopefully I will get it,.
- Again, in my tests the matching is much more accurate than before.
- GameEx will now display videos at the correct aspect ratio when they have a different display size.

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[RESOLVED] Map Magician?

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 19:11:44 +0000

Does it exist? I saw a MAME Map Magician utility, but I need one to say search a rom folder of any emulator that you select and generate a MAP file that you can then name each ROM to the name you want.

So say you seatch a rom folder and it finds:

Dig Dug (Atari).zip

Then you can rename it to:

Dig Dug

Then it creates the MAP file and saves it in the GameEx MAP folder with a name that you call it (Atari Games.map):

Dig Dug (Atari)|Dig Dug

Or does a utility already exist that does this and I just overlooked it

Background image issue with Groups

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 18:56:03 +0000

@Tom

When using groups and you have say 2 different backgrounds to display GameEx only displays the 1st background image. It should display the background image I would think that you have setup under the Emulator but it doesn't. Is it possible to correct this so that it will.

Special Administrative Buttons for GameEx Cabinet

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 05:37:01 +0000

For those of you who built an actual arcade cabinet to house their GameEx machine, I was wondering what special "administrative" buttons you included on your control panel (or elsewhere on the cabinet). These are all the buttons that are NOT used during gameplay.

Buttons I'm definitely using:

Insert Coin 1-4
Start Game 1-4
Exit (quit game)
L/R Flippers
volume control for speakers (not really a button)
I'll also have a wireless keyboard that I can grab while doing heavy duty administering

Buttons that I've thought about and are considering:

Back (for GameEx menus)
Pause
3 Mouse buttons
Some sort of button that brings up the emulator menu to access save states (haven't researched if it's possible to standardize all the emulators this way)

Some of this depends on what you designed your cabinet to play. I'm not set in stone yet, but my cabinet will primarily be designed for MAME first and foremost. I also want to be able to play Atari 2600 and NES games which I think will be simple considering their simple controllers. Others like SNES and Genesis should be doable, but not a priority. N64 should be playable because I plan to build a 2 player cabinet with 2 USB ports to plug in 2 Xbox 360 controllers, so I can use those controllers for the N64 games.

So, any recommendations? I thought about posting this in the BYOAC Forum, but I wanted to get the opinion of someone who is using GameEx.

Real quick, this is what I plan to have on my control panel:

2 joysticks (4/8 way switchable)
6 buttons for each player (should I have 7 or 8? I can't think of a game that uses that many)
Trackball
2 spinners (I'm assuming these can double as steering wheels)
2 USB ports to add 2 Xbox 360 controllers for the 3rd and 4th players

I appreciate the advice.

Controller layout image not showing

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 02:47:15 +0000

Hi guys im having a problem with game ex loading up my controller image before loading a game. I have the correct path selected and there is only one .png in the folder for this emulator. But it does not show when i load a game in game ex? Any ideas?

Thanks

WinUAE Commandline

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 15:05:08 +0000

Happy new year to all.

I woud like to set up WinUAE to use some NOINTRO roms I HAVE set up WINUAE Loader to use my WHD set so im ok there.

But i cant for the life of me find a command line to run WinUAE with out a loader.

After searching the internet i have only found 2 switches -f -0 and i cant start WinUAE with these.

Any help?

Happy New Year

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:42:01 +0000

I am sure I can speak for the staff too but happy new year to all GameEx users from myself and the moderating team.

It is you that makes GameEx what it is. I think that has been proved but if the product did not get the reception and feedback it gets that keeps me on my toes I would have given up on it a long time ago.

A special thanks as always to Frequency, Draco, Tempest, Brian, Adultery, Flash and Ben. Thank you for sticking by me through good and bad. I hope I have done the same.

Wishing you a prosperous and fun new year.
Tom.

[RESOLVED] Last query for at least a while - removing times played/date last played?

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 03:37:35 +0000

Yeah, I'm feeling bad about posting so many questions lately. it's just I've had time to try and sort things out and so that's what I have been doing. I wish I could help others more often too, but everybody over here seems to have problems that I have little knowledge on.

Anyway, I would like to be able to remove these pieces of info from the game menu however I don't want to change my V2 theme (Future Retro, I just love this theme too much). Is this possible?

[RESOLVED] Possible bug after viewing art in fullscreen

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:38:47 +0000

I have just realised that if I view MAME art in fullscreen (snaps, flyers, panels and cabs) and then exit the fullscreen view, the displayed image will then be messed up. This is fully repeatable.

Pics are attached and my .ini is here:

Spoiler

Attached Thumbnails

black screen help

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 22:14:18 +0000

hi
can anyone help me out... installing an upto date gameex on my 2k box to checkout
whats new.... as dont want to put it on my cab just yet

anyway installed gameex ... installed mameuifx... added roms... and setup
now i can run games from mameuifx and i can run the last game run.bat
and my games work. but when in gameex and try to run a game it just drops back to
gameex tryed all sorts... and yes its bin a long time sin i last setup gameex lol

so please anyone... help!!!

my log

10:03:02.4 29/12/2011: Opening Configuration File
10:03:02.5 29/12/2011: GameEx: Version 12.44: Starting Log
10:03:02.5 29/12/2011: Operating System Platform: Win32NT
10:03:02.5 29/12/2011: Operating System Name: Windows 2000
10:03:02.5 29/12/2011: Operating System Version: 5.0.2195
10:03:02.5 29/12/2011: Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 3.00GHz, 1015MB
10:03:02.5 29/12/2011: 3Ghz - 2 Cores or CPU's
10:03:02.5 29/12/2011: Running Randomize()
10:03:02.5 29/12/2011: Loading PlugIns
10:03:02.5 29/12/2011: Checking for applications to Launch On Startup
10:03:02.5 29/12/2011: Running Misc startup tasks
10:03:02.5 29/12/2011: Setting Menu types
10:03:02.5 29/12/2011: Getting Configuration Values
10:03:02.5 29/12/2011: Using Theme: Default - COM v4
10:03:02.5 29/12/2011: Checking for alternate Image Directory for Theme: Default - COM v4
10:03:02.5 29/12/2011: Launching HideOS.exe
10:03:02.5 29/12/2011: Initialising Video/MNG DLL's
10:03:02.5 29/12/2011: GameEx will check for media insertion (may affect performance)
10:03:02.5 29/12/2011: Hiding Taskbar
10:03:02.5 29/12/2011: Using Cabinet Friendly Control System
10:03:02.5 29/12/2011: Is Media Center running?
10:03:02.5 29/12/2011: Checking/Creating LCD Registry values
10:03:02.6 29/12/2011: Check Media Center Exit/Start Mode
10:03:02.6 29/12/2011: Media Center Mode 2
10:03:02.6 29/12/2011: Video previews on. Warning: Only recommended on modern systems
10:03:02.6 29/12/2011: Custom Game Device Input enabled: Getting custom codes
10:03:02.6 29/12/2011: Snap Delay set to: 2
10:03:02.6 29/12/2011: Get other settings
10:03:02.6 29/12/2011: Desktop set to Hide ICONS and set Background to Black
10:03:02.6 29/12/2011: Set: Find emulator artwork on best match basis
10:03:02.6 29/12/2011: Start work for Form
10:03:02.6 29/12/2011: Getting Original Screen Size
10:03:02.6 29/12/2011: Opening Database Connection
10:03:02.7 29/12/2011: Initializing Component
10:03:02.7 29/12/2011: MAME Path is: C:\emul\mame
10:03:02.7 29/12/2011: MAME EXE file is: mameuifx32.exe
10:03:02.7 29/12/2011: ROM Path is: D:\rom
10:03:02.7 29/12/2011: Catver.ini is located at: C:\GameEx\DATA\catver.ini
10:03:02.7 29/12/2011: controls.ini is located at: C:\GameEx\DATA\controls.ini
10:03:02.7 29/12/2011: History.dat is located at: C:\GameEx\DATA\history.dat
10:03:02.7 29/12/2011: nplayers.ini is located at: C:\GameEx\DATA\nplayers.ini
10:03:02.7 29/12/2011: command.dat is located at: C:\GameEx\DATA\command.dat
10:03:02.7 29/12/2011: MAMEinfo.dat is located at: C:\GameEx\DATA\mameinfo.dat
10:03:02.7 29/12/2011: Loading Controls.ini map file
10:03:02.7 29/12/2011: Snap Path is: C:\arcade\mame pics
10:03:02.7 29/12/2011: AVI Snap Path is: C:\arcade\mame game videos
10:03:02.7 29/12/2011: Flyer Path is: C:\emul\mame\flyers
10:03:02.7 29/12/2011: Cabinet Path is: C:\arcade\mame cab
10:03:02.7 29/12/2011: Cabinet 3D Path: Not Found
10:03:02.7 29/12/2011: Title Path is: C:\emul\mame\titles
10:03:02.7 29/12/2011: PCB Path: Not Found
10:03:02.7 29/12/2011: Artwork Preview Path: Not Found
10:03:02.7 29/12/2011: Panel Path is: C:\arcade\mame cpanels
10:03:02.7 29/12/2011: Manual Path: Not Found
10:03:02.7 29/12/2011: Icon Path is: C:\arcade\mame icons
10:03:02.7 29/12/2011: Marquee Path is: C:\arcade\mame marquees
10:03:02.8 29/12/2011: Applying Language/Text
10:03:02.8 29/12/2011: Text/Language: English
10:03:02.9 29/12/2011: Loading Custom Emulators
10:03:02.9 29/12/2011: Using 3D Alpha Blended Animations.
10:03:02.9 29/12/2011: Retrieving resolution setting
10:03:02.9 29/12/2011: Using General Font: Trebuchet MS
10:03:02.9 29/12/2011: Using Title Font: Trebuchet MS
10:03:02.9 29/12/2011: GameEx will try to reduce CPU usage
10:03:03.0 29/12/2011: Initialising Direct3D
10:03:03.1 29/12/2011: Mouse Input is disabled
10:03:03.1 29/12/2011: Applying GameEx is Loading Image
10:03:03.2 29/12/2011: Setting Resolution to 1024x768 32 bit color
10:03:03.2 29/12/2011: Creating Surfaces
10:03:03.3 29/12/2011: Creating Primary Surface - Full Screen Mode
10:03:03.3 29/12/2011: Creating Back Buffer
10:03:03.3 29/12/2011: Version 2 Theme being used. Loading.
10:03:03.3 29/12/2011: Loading Button Data
10:03:03.3 29/12/2011: Loading Font Data
10:03:03.3 29/12/2011: Loading Layout Data
10:03:03.4 29/12/2011: Loading Taskbar Data
10:03:03.4 29/12/2011: Loading graphic Surfaces
10:03:03.4 29/12/2011: Display is running at: 1024x768 16bit color, 60hz
10:03:03.4 29/12/2011: Adapter: Intel® 82945G Express Chipset Family
10:03:03.4 29/12/2011: Max texture size: 2048x2048
10:03:03.4 29/12/2011: Available texture memory: 40MB
10:03:03.4 29/12/2011: Initialising Bass Audio Library
10:03:03.5 29/12/2011: Creating Surfaces Misc and Dialogs
10:03:03.6 29/12/2011: Creating Surfaces Volume
10:03:03.6 29/12/2011: Creating Surfaces Arrows
10:03:03.6 29/12/2011: Creating Surfaces GameEXlogo Text
10:03:03.6 29/12/2011: Creating Surfaces Toolbar
10:03:03.7 29/12/2011: Creating Surfaces Toolbar Controls
10:03:03.7 29/12/2011: Creating Surfaces Backgrounds
10:03:03.7 29/12/2011: Creating Surfaces GameEx Logo
10:03:03.8 29/12/2011: Creating Surface Unselected
10:03:03.8 29/12/2011: Creating Surfaces Snaps
10:03:03.8 29/12/2011: Creating Surfaces Menu and List Bars
10:03:04.0 29/12/2011: Creating Fonts
10:03:04.0 29/12/2011: Creating Game Font
10:03:04.1 29/12/2011: Creating Game Font Faded
10:03:04.2 29/12/2011: Creating Title Font
10:03:04.7 29/12/2011: Creating Font Black
10:03:04.8 29/12/2011: Creating Font Black Small
10:03:05.0 29/12/2011: Fonts Created Succesfully
10:03:05.0 29/12/2011: 1MB Video Memory Used
10:03:05.5 29/12/2011: Playing Startup Video on thread
10:03:05.5 29/12/2011: Attempting to load game list
10:03:05.8 29/12/2011: MAME CMD options: -nowindow -joy -skip_gameinfo
10:03:05.8 29/12/2011: Creating DirectSound Device
10:03:05.8 29/12/2011: Trying: Primary Sound Driver
10:03:05.8 29/12/2011: Loading Sound Files
10:03:05.8 29/12/2011: DirectSound Device Created Successfully
10:03:05.8 29/12/2011: Initialising DirectInput for Gamepad support
10:03:06.0 29/12/2011: Using Device Xin-Mo Dual Arcade
10:03:06.0 29/12/2011: Using Device Xin-Mo Dual Arcade
10:03:06.1 29/12/2011: Loading Start Page
10:03:06.2 29/12/2011: Initializing MCE Remote
10:03:14.1 29/12/2011: Playing intro sound file
10:03:14.1 29/12/2011: Initialization OK! Starting GameEx!
10:03:14.1 29/12/2011: Testing Main Loop Once: Processing Frame
10:03:14.7 29/12/2011: Testing Main Loop Once: Main Loop ran successfully
10:03:26.0 29/12/2011: Restoring Cached ICONS from File
10:03:44.7 29/12/2011: Setting Up RawInput Hook
10:03:44.7 29/12/2011: Launching RawInputHook.exe
10:03:45.9 29/12/2011: Running: cmd.exe /c C: C:\emul\mame\mameuifx32.exe gngc -rompath D:\rom -nowindow -joy -skip_gameinfo
10:03:46.0 29/12/2011: Shutting down display
10:03:48.8 29/12/2011: Shutting down RawInput Hook
10:03:48.8 29/12/2011: Writing MAME stats
10:03:48.9 29/12/2011: Plugin: Game Exit
10:03:48.9 29/12/2011: Plugin: Process Commands
10:03:48.9 29/12/2011: Restoring Window
10:03:48.9 29/12/2011: Reinitializing Graphics System
10:03:48.9 29/12/2011: Mouse Input is disabled
10:03:50.8 29/12/2011: Returning to GameEx
10:04:00.4 29/12/2011: Exiting GameEx!
10:04:00.4 29/12/2011: Saving Settings
10:04:01.4 29/12/2011: Disposing Plugins
10:04:01.4 29/12/2011: Closing database connection
10:04:01.4 29/12/2011: Checking for applications to Launch On Exit

thanks loads carl.

GameEx Crashes whenever I leave it running for more than 30 minutes.

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:04:46 +0000

Hello,
I recently got the registered version of GameEx, and have MAME, NES, SNES, GENESIS and N64 running well on it. However, Whenever I leave it on, whether it's playing music or leaving it on the UI screen, I get a window saying an exception has occured, but I can continue to use the program. I click continue. The screen goes dark. Then about10 seconds later I get the GameEx error screen. This is what it displays:

Spoiler

Any help much appreciated! Oh, and I should mention that all my media is run off of an external hard drive dock through USB 2.0.

Thanks!

[RESOLVED] Removing the "by category" option

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 01:49:51 +0000

Hey, I would like to remove this option but keep the options that allow you to sort games by their year and manufacturer. Furthermore, I need to be able to keep my current theme which is Future Retro.

Is this possible? I'm thinking it may be possible through the theme editor however I can't figure out how to use it properly and I'm running out of free time. I would be willing to pay somebody to do it for me if anybody is interested? (For the right price of cause ) If not, but you know how and feel it's fairly straight forward, please give me instructions.

Not showing 3D cabinets when browsing

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 01:44:34 +0000

I downloaded the 3D cabinet set from the GameEx website. They look great!... but when I'm browsing the list of games I'd rather NOT see the 3D cabinet. I'd rather see the video snap (or photo snap) along with the marquee. The 3D cabinets also slow down the browsing just a tad. And that way I can still view the 3D cabinet by selecting it after I select a particular game.

Is there a way to customize what content goes in which slot? I looked in the Setup Wizard settings, but I didn't see anything. I'm using the Default Media Center theme. I haven't actually tried other themes, but I've looked at their screenshots and so far I think I'm okay with the default theme. But, if another theme solves this problem I'd be willing to look at it.

[ RESOLVED ] still getting delay error when exiting

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 23:42:23 +0000

posted this a while back, but im still getting the error where when i exit GameEx it it takes about a minute to close i get a black screen, can here the ambience playing in the back ground, but all input is dead, cant even do a ctrl alt del to get to task manager, also when navigating around GameEx back and forth threw options im getting about a 5-10 sec delay ive attached my log but doesnt seem to show anything. Ive updated and not alterered anything else its still the same pc in the same cabinet as before any ideas?

Attached Files

log.txt 29K 3 downloads

Launchbefore not executing during Create Snaps

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 23:04:56 +0000

I am trying to create snaps for an emulator. There is a command in the launchbefore to mount the CD using Daemon Tools

The games do not start successfully during create snaps but launch correctly otherwise.

It looks like a command in Launchbefore setting for an emulator does not get executed during the create snaps feature.

Is this by design?

Some PC Video snaps

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 19:47:47 +0000

Hi guys.

Today i decided to make a few video snaps for my pc games that i got on my arcade build (Well arcade build is still going on).
They not too bad and it does the job well, So i thought i would share them with you all incase people are looking out for some pc snaps
(i be doing more as and when i add a pc game to the build)

I have uploaded a preview and download links, just so you can view them first before downloading to see if you like it or not

P.s if this is in the wrong forum then please do move it.

This is a list of snaps of games from Steam:

Astro Tripper
Preview: http://www.megavideo.com/?v=GU5A8YUA
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=M34R32QS

Beat Hazard
Preview: http://www.megavideo.com/?v=9Q1DQHV7
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=2BRVH3JY

Blur
Preview: http://www.megavideo.com/?v=UJVSZGFH
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=YO6YBVDN

Galactic Bowling
Preview: http://www.megavideo.com/?v=72O16W2D
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=A2PGF7PY

Razor2 Hidden Skies
Preview: http://www.megavideo.com/?v=V2SHI8MO
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=7ZORXVBC

Shank
Preview: http://www.megavideo.com/?v=YP1ESYL2
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=E3YCTXNW

Sonic Generations
Preview: http://www.megavideo.com/?v=UEZAT8AA
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=1VT40X5D

Worms Blast
Preview: http://www.megavideo.com/?v=VZ8YK9PH
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ONGGU6I9

Worms Crazy Golf
Preview: http://www.megavideo.com/?v=TPXVNQUM
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=MW0LAWY9

Worms Pinball
Preview: http://www.megavideo.com/?v=GD8TZ1VZ
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=TKP690TY

Worms Reloaded
Preview: http://www.megavideo.com/?v=IG68GB3C
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=B9KUPVK1

Worms Ultimate Mayhem
Preview: http://www.megavideo.com/?v=OWS4LHWY
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=6M8OFVWB

Worms
Preview: http://www.megavideo.com/?v=IWSJ3OCK
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ML6DHPWU

Zombie Bowl-O-Rama
Preview: http://www.megavideo.com/?v=94P73MG3
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=EK7YG4VR

[RESOLVED] Another bug found with the foreground

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 19:02:54 +0000

So when I use a foreground image on the startbak it carries over to all the other emulators????? even thou I have a different image for the foreground on the emulator.

Multiple region Dreamcast games

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:16:08 +0000

First I want to point out that I just uploaded a loader that will support loading Dreamcast ROMs using nullDC for multiple regions from one rom directory and one emulator entry in GameEx. Check it out over at the pinned topic: User Submitted Configs, Map Files, Wrappers and Databases (Uploads)

I am looking to resolve the following minor issue:

ROMs are named using TOSEC. The Merge Sets is set to “Yes.” The ROMs named (JP) and (US) in the name have the correct region flag icon to the left of the rom name. The ROMs with (PAL) in the name do not have any region flag icon.

Would it not make sense to display the icon for the European region if the rom name contains (PAL)? I’ve noticed an icon like this for another system/ROM set. If so I will submit it as a feature request.
I understand that the TOSEC naming convention has many components to the name so I don’t know if this would cause conflict with other sets/naming conventions for specific European countries/languages.

SlikStik

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:35:34 +0000

Anyone here have/using a SlikStik controller? I've had mine about 4-5 years no and slowly the trackball has been dying. First it didn't spin left very well (made a funny noise), then last week it decided it would no longer go horizontal, only vertical. Yesterday it decided to not work at all - no mouse movement when I spin it.

I've tried the controller on a couple diff computers with the same results. Everything else works, spinner, joysticks, buttons...just the trackball has died.

Any ideas on what I might do to get it working again?

Starting Up GameEx

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 13:06:50 +0000

I have just bought a brand new computer and loaded MAME32 and GameEx onto it. When I try to start GameEx, it returns the message:

GameEx has stopped working
Windows is checking for a solution to the problem...

There is a green bar that crosses in the pop up and then nothing happens and the pop up disappears.

Can someone please help?

[RESOLVED] Video Review option

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 23:50:56 +0000

Would be nice to have a option for video reviews for each game. So if we have a video file for a review of a game/rom that is found. Just like TV advert but one called Video Review.

Any thoughts?

Strange display cropping - driving me nuts!

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 23:44:06 +0000

Got a very strange issue. Have a registered copy of Game EX. Using it on an old 4:3 monitor, vertical.

If I rotate my windows display in order to properly see windows, and then leave the settings alone with no rotation on the monitor - menu loads fine, games load fine - except vertical games load small - they only use about the top 2/3rds of the screen.

Strangely enough - if I rotate my windows display so it is horizontal (and I am looking at windows sideways), then I go into Game Ex config and rotate the display -90, the menus come up fine again... But here is the interesting part. In any given vertical game then I must go into game settings - display - and rotate that game to be vertical... when I do this - it positions it perfectly/fully on the screen - not 2/3rds like above.

Bizarre.

I'd like to not have to do this and view the full screen vertical with windows being vertical instead of horizontal. When on horizontal the screen saver and attract mode then go sideways as well - so games can be adjusted properly but a lot of other issues go wrong.

Any idea how to expand that screen when in vertical mode? I've tried messing with the screen resolution, all kinds of stuff like that already. Driving me nuts!

EDIT:

Tried going into actual program launch options (windows interface). When I run in 640-480 mode (done by windows) all sizing works properly - but the playback is glitchy. Meaning that it hangs every now and then while playing games, audio is scratchy. Clearly it can work - has to be something simple I am missing.

[BUG] Scroller text problem!!

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 23:43:16 +0000

When I make a custom scroller text it seems that the GameEx rss feed is shown instead??? of the text I created in the theme editor to be displayed.

[RESOLVED] ClientServer MAME

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:15:03 +0000

Hi

I have just tried to set this up but, without games to join, I am unable to test if I have done it correctly. Does somebody want to help me?

N.B. When running this version of MAME outside of GameEx there is a problem perhaps. I am unable to activate any game inputs, I can however activate MAME inputs (such as pausing the game) - is this a problem? If so, I am clueless as to how I managed to mess it up - what would you suggest?

If I can get this working I am going to make one of my current life goals be "to somehow turn ClientServer MAME into a bustling haven of PVP retro bliss " - seriously! To be able to actively play with people from all around globe is awesome, I mean, who really has people available to play with them whenever they want? So many of these games have not got a viable alternative too, a few games are on PSN and the like but there are no other options for most games. Well there is the kaillera but, from what I have read, that is not very user friendly at all!

NEWS: GameEx WIP

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:06:03 +0000

Just to let you know, for the next release GameEx can act as a UPNP/DLNA client for streaming videos and jukebox.

- Play (stream) Videos from any media server found on the network.
- Automatically load Jukebox from any media server found on the network.

MAME individual background support

Mon, 26 Dec 2011 05:04:04 +0000

Tom is there a chance of ever implementing MAME background support for each rom?

I really would like to create background images for each rom just like Hyperspin and AtomicFE has. I know it's alot of work creating them, but it would be left up to the community to create them if they want. I know in the past I made references to this feature and just curious if you have any plans of adding it in.

Thanks Tom

MAME - Partial listing.. Seems to be a bug with new MAME releases.

Sun, 25 Dec 2011 18:13:53 +0000

Ive encountered a small problem that results in only 240 or so games becoming available in MAME after a verify- This occurs using my own compiled Mame64, Mame64u3 and the standard build of MAMEUI64

I believe the problem is evident in the log..

Spoiler

Part of the problem could be the switch -verifysets I may be wrong, but I am pretty sure it is -verifyroms now,,,

Anyway -
Thanks for looking, and Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, etc etc..

[RESOLVED] Future Pinball - Database

Sun, 25 Dec 2011 17:23:43 +0000

I'm trying to setup Future Pinball in GameEx. I checked the database file in the Data\Emulators folder for Future Pinball, but it seems to be empty?

I've tried downloading the DB again from the GameEx website but that DB also seems to be empty? Am I missing something?

Thanks

GameEx Crashes, Codecs, Win 7 64 bit, Shark007 / Klite

Sun, 25 Dec 2011 14:07:26 +0000

Hello all,
I've been having trouble recently with more frequent GameEx crashes. I purchased GameEx early in 2011 and don't remember any codec crash problems until the past few months. It actually makes the application unusable. I think I have isolated the problem down to video codec problems. The system is:

- Win 7 x64
- NVIDIA Quattro FX 3800
- Latest GameEx (as of 12/25/2011)
- Emumovies mix of avi, mp4
- Default GameEx theme (the blue one)

Depending on the random movie it plays on first startup, I do not even get to the main menu.

I have read some forum topics around Shark007 and Klite codecs. I have tried uninstalling the codecs, and doing a fresh install of Shark007, and I still have the same results. I have tried uninstalling Shark007 and installing Klite, and still have the same results. I have tried not installing the 64 bit components (only the 32 bit components) on either Shark007 or Klite, and have the same results. I have tried "messing with" the seemingly endless amount of settings within Shark007 and Klite without success.

Once it crashes, it will continue to crash almost every GameEx launch unless I reboot. After the reboot, it's hit or miss how long it takes to crash.

If under Multimedia/HTCP I change DVD MPEG2 Codec to blank, I get no crashes (or video). I typically have this set to ffdshow.

I have no problems with any other application on the system with video (iTunes, Premier, Windows Media Player, etc). I can play all of the emumovies video files from windows explorer / windows media (or media classic) fine. It seems that there is a problem with how GameEx invokes / handles the codecs.

If I look at the GameEx log file, there is no real error message - just saying that it got to the Main loop. I've tried deleting *cache* from gameex\data, but it doesn't help.

Looking at the Windows event viewer - application log, on a crash I get the following 2 entries below at the bottom of the email. If I disable the MPEG2 codec above, I get no crash bugs.

This may be completely unrelated, but when GameEx first starts up, the mouse moves to the lower right corner of the screen. If I hover over the text icons (such as Emulators) by moving from the right to the left and hover over a few text buttons before clicking the one I want, I get frequent crashes. If I move the mouse under the text over to the far left, then move the mouse up to the same level as the text (but still on the background), and then move over to the right, it doesn't crash. That one has annoyed me for a while.

Does anybody have suggestions on how to setup codecs to work with GameEx? Is there a FAQ / recommeneded seetings for codecs? This seems to be a black art, and it doesn't seem to be a problem for
everyone.

I can post my gameex.ini, but it's pretty long - what are the [] tags for a spoiler?

Spoiler

Log Name:	  Application
Source:		Application Error
Date:		  12/24/2011 5:33:55 PM
Event ID:	  1000
Task Category: (100)
Level:		 Error
Keywords:	  Classic
User:		  N/A
Computer:	  mycomp
Description:
Faulting application name: GameEx.exe, version: 1.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x4ee5866c
Faulting module name: ntdll.dll, version: 6.1.7601.17514, time stamp: 0x4ce7ba58
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x00038da9
Faulting process id: 0x%9
Faulting application start time: 0x%10
Faulting application path: %11
Faulting module path: %12
Report Id: %13
Event Xml:

  
	
	1000
	2
	100
	0x80000000000000
	
	23695
	Application
	mycomp
	
  
  
	GameEx.exe
	1.0.0.0
	4ee5866c
	ntdll.dll
	6.1.7601.17514
	4ce7ba58
	c0000005
	00038da9

Log Name:	  Application
Source:		Windows Error Reporting
Date:		  12/24/2011 5:33:58 PM
Event ID:	  1001
Task Category: None
Level:		 Information
Keywords:	  Classic
User:		  N/A
Computer:	  mycomp
Description:
Fault bucket , type 0
Event Name: APPCRASH
Response: Not available
Cab Id: 0
Problem signature:
P1: GameEx.exe
P2: 1.0.0.0
P3: 4ee5866c
P4: ntdll.dll
P5: 6.1.7601.17514
P6: 4ce7ba58
P7: c0000005
P8: 00038da9
P9:
P10:
Attached files:
C:\Users\user1\AppData\Local\Temp\WER5245.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml
These files may be available here:
C:\Users\user1\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\AppCrash_GameEx.exe_cb879d2f82be6c040fcb2b29b9d5ed6ac1653_1fd359e3
Analysis symbol:
Rechecking for solution: 0
Report Id: 5cc23677-2e7f-11e1-be71-005056c00008
Report Status: 1
Event Xml:

  
	
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	Application
	mycomp
	
  
  
	
	
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	APPCRASH
	Not available
	0
	GameEx.exe
	1.0.0.0
	4ee5866c
	ntdll.dll
	6.1.7601.17514
	4ce7ba58
	c0000005
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C:\Users\user1\AppData\Local\Temp\WER5245.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml
	C:\Users\user1\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\AppCrash_GameEx.exe_cb879d2f82be6c040fcb2b29b9d5ed6ac1653_1fd359e3
	
	
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How to determine if ROMs are named correctly

Sat, 24 Dec 2011 03:52:43 +0000

I'm still new to the emulating community, but from what I can tell the file naming of MAME ROMs is very important so that they can be recognized correctly and so forth. Do ROMs for other systems follow the same strict rules? I'm asking because I have a set of ROMs for a console that do not seem to be named correctly. I think some are named correctly, while others look like they're definitely wrong (the title is correct, but doesn't seem to follow any naming standard). In fact, I believe this to be true because when I use the EmuMovies download utility to download snaps for the ROMs I have it often does not download snaps for many of these games (probably because they are incorrectly named).

Does anyone know of a list of correct ROM names for consoles? Does anyone know of a program that can help me recognize and automatically rename ROMs?

Thanks.