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General / Getting alphabetical order for actual game name

« Last post by Jesper1972 on Yesterday at 01:16:41 PM »

Hi guys, in the theme "at the arcade" I get the wheel to show games by the rom-name, instead of the actual game..

Tetris is sorted as atetris for instance.. Can I change it somewhere ?

Cheers !

/Jesper

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General / Re: Fan art for "at the arcade"

« Last post by Jesper1972 on Yesterday at 01:14:13 PM »

Sorry, no I dont, Im not even sure what it constitutes, thats why Im asking pretty much the same thing you are

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General / Re: Fan art for "at the arcade"

« Last post by Thomasfr on May 20, 2025, 08:34:55 PM »

Jesper, what do you prioritize when choosing fan art? Is it resolution, art style, or the feel it brings to the game? I often get stuck between choosing the right style and whether the image is copyrighted or not. Do you have a reliable source?

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General / Fan art for "at the arcade"

« Last post by Jesper1972 on May 16, 2025, 10:33:02 AM »

hey guys, where do you find art for the background for the themes ? "fanart"

cheers !

//Jesper

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Scripting / Re: I'm trying to do in Attract-Mode (Help Needed!) Please

« Last post by lewisskelly on May 15, 2025, 12:44:11 AM »

You can print the value of game_name to verify it matches the filename, or use Info.Title instead if it better matches your filenames.

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General / Re: "Error Executing Command" when launching game, using rocket launcher

« Last post by markjackson on May 14, 2025, 09:21:12 PM »

 It sounds like you're dealing with a tricky configuration issue. Here are a few suggestions that might help you troubleshoot:

Check Emulator Paths: Double-check that the paths in your AttractMode configuration match exactly with your folder structure. Any typo or extra space can cause issues.

Verify RocketLauncher Settings: Make sure that RocketLauncher is properly configured to launch Flycast and that the executable paths are correct. Sometimes, settings might need to be adjusted based on how AttractMode is calling RocketLauncher.

Review Log Files: Look for any log files generated by RocketLauncher or AttractMode. They can provide insight into what might be going wrong when you try to launch a game.

Test Outside AttractMode: Try launching a Flycast game directly through RocketLauncher to see if it works outside of AttractMode. This can help isolate whether the issue is with AttractMode or RocketLauncher.

Check for Updates: Ensure that you have the latest versions of AttractMode, RocketLauncher, and Flycast. Updates can often fix bugs and improve compatibility.

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General / Mame opens minimized (behind the frontend)

« Last post by Jesper1972 on May 08, 2025, 09:24:24 AM »

Hi guys, Im running "At the Arcade" theme on a Windows 10 Pro machine, with Mame 0.277
I have one regular PC monitor and a marquee-monitor on top, so two screens

My mame.ini settings is like this, and it works well, aside from mame starting hidden, "behind" the frontend..
If I Alt-Tab to Mame it comes up correct, with the marquee still on the top screen..


If I set all variables to auto, mame starts on top but on BOTH screens, and replaces the marquee, which is what Im after in the frontend in the first place

What am I doing wrong here guys ?!



screen                    auto
aspect                    auto
resolution                auto
view                      auto
screen0                   \\.\DISPLAY2
aspect0                   auto
resolution0               auto
view0                     auto
screen1                   auto
aspect1                   auto
resolution1               auto
view1                     auto
screen2                   auto
aspect2                   auto
resolution2               auto
view2                     auto
screen3                   auto
aspect3                   auto
resolution3               auto
view3                     auto

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General / Re: I can't play on DuckStation and PCSX2 through Attract Mode

« Last post by helendam.lyly on May 07, 2025, 07:25:24 PM »

When you run PS1 or PS2 games using the emulator alone (without going through Attract Mode), do they work normally? If running them alone is fine, then the problem is probably with the command line or configuration in Attract Mode, not the emulator or the game.

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General / Scraping MAME videos within AM?

« Last post by Draugr on May 06, 2025, 07:00:15 AM »

Hi Everyone.

I've been trying to get MAME videos downloaded via the internal AM scraper but haven't had any success. I tried searching for answers on the Internet but haven't found any info that helped me resolve the issue I'm having.

Can the internal AM scraping features download video files for MAME? I've configured AM (I've been using AM on and off for years) and have the scraper source set as "listxml" (I tried the alternative options under list source/scraper as well) but none are downloading video files. Marquee, snaps (still images), and wheel art are downloading.

1. I downloaded and installed the current version of AM the other day.
2. I am using a laptop that had an older version of AM running on it with video from a while back, so the laptop is powerful enough to run AM and MAME. The old hard drive died so that old version of AM is lost.
3. I have the folders properly created for marquees, snaps, videos, wheel, etc.
3a. I have the proper folders listed within the AM config for the MAME emulator.
4. I have AM set to display videos.

I hope there may be a way to have the videos automatically downloaded during the scraping process. I recall it working on that old version I had as I remember sitting around for a while as the scraper downloaded all the MAME videos I needed back then.

Any info is appreciated.

Thanks,
John

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Themes / Big iris for AM+

« Last post by tankman37 on May 01, 2025, 04:31:22 AM »

The Big iris theme, AM+ required. Multiple artwork and colour options
https://github.com/Tankman3737

Video preview:
https://youtu.be/oIeDdG9yG4M