Question about custom .exe

[grid]

Just a quick question. I'm setting up an arcade cabinet for a few custom games, (I have .exe files for them). Can I use Attract Mode for this?

[hermine.potter]

Please tell us what do you want to do with your .exe files.
If you have dos-games, you can use emulator dosbox.
Or you can use them with emulator windows games.

[grid]

I just want to launch the .exe files, and return to attract mode when they have been closed.

I don't know what you mean by "emulator windows games".

[hermine.potter]

easiest way getting exe-files in AM:

1) create a folder called roms, links or something that
2) put right mouse button on your exe-file and create shortcut
3) move this created shortcut to your created folder (and rename this shortcut as you wish)
4) create links of all your remaining exe-files
5) start AM
6) Tab-button > Emulators > windows_games > add your created folder to Rom Path(s)
7) Generate Collection/Rom List

AM adds your links (the extension of a link-file is .lnk) as a game in emulatorsystem windows_games

[grid]

Thank you so much for the instructions! Your original reply makes more sense now.

[jammin0]

I realize this thread is pretty old but I'm trying to figure out the same sort of thing.

How can I use Attract Mode to point to external files and games.  I'm using Linux and have no problem getting to to find roms and play them through MAME but I want to launch other applications.  Any help or examples.  I assume I will have to add an "emulator" and set it up to point to the file but so far when I place the executable it won't show up in the menu.  I think it is looking in the "rompath" for something but not finding it.  I could try adding the appropriate extension but under linux there isn't always an extension.  Any thoughts or help?

[progets]

I realize this thread is pretty old but I'm trying to figure out the same sort of thing.

How can I use Attract Mode to point to external files and games.  I'm using Linux and have no problem getting to to find roms and play them through MAME but I want to launch other applications.  Any help or examples.  I assume I will have to add an "emulator" and set it up to point to the file but so far when I place the executable it won't show up in the menu.  I think it is looking in the "rompath" for something but not finding it.  I could try adding the appropriate extension but under linux there isn't always an extension.  Any thoughts or help?

Make a folder called "games" and then create simple bash scripts in the folder to run the games. You will have one folder to point to and can use .sh as your extension. Don't forget to make the bash files executable.

Your emulator.cfg file would like something like this.

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# Generated by Attract-Mode v2.2.0
#
executable          /bin/bash
args                "[romfilename]"
rompath              /home/pi/games
romext               .sh
system               Games


[jammin0]

Ahhhh, I feel enlightened!  Thanks for your answer, I'll give it a whirl. I appreciate it.