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RetroRacer

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TeknoParrot
« on: January 29, 2018, 08:35:53 AM »
Hi

Does anyone know a way to get TeknoParrot running through Attract Mode?
I can't see it listed in any threads but may have missed it.

Thanks

hermine.potter

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Re: TeknoParrot
« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2018, 09:57:12 PM »
@RetroRacer
Hear from TeknoParrot the first time.
What are your parameters to start a game directly from command line?

path_to_your_emulator\emulator.exe -parameter -parameter path_to_your_romfile\romfile_name.romfile_extension

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Re: TeknoParrot
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2018, 03:27:06 AM »
Hello

I don't have the parameters to start a game from command line.

If you are not familiar with teknoparrot it runs it's own GUI frontend from which you choose a game from a drop down list.

The games are all arcade games that run on PC's originally, so they are .exe files.  Teknoparrot basically enables controls to be used, it is more a loader than an emulator.

I was hoping someone here may have used Attract Mode to launch a TeknoParrot game and could share the details.




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Re: TeknoParrot
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2018, 11:04:57 PM »
Please try this & tell us how to use TeknoParrot via command line (or .bat files):
Here
Here - See Post #16
Here - Since Version 0.4a it "takes game profile as command line parameter"
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Andy Conroy

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Re: TeknoParrot
« Reply #4 on: April 04, 2018, 07:08:56 AM »
this is how mine is set up. hth.

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# Generated by Attract-Mode v2.3.0
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executable           E:\emulators\TeknoParrot\TeknoParrotUi.exe
args                 --profile="[romfilename]"
workdir              E:\emulators\TeknoParrot
rompath              E:\emulators\TeknoParrot\UserProfiles
romext               .xml
system               
info_source          l
artwork    flyer           $HOME/TeknoParrot/boxart
artwork    marquee         
artwork    snap            $HOME/TeknoParrot/videos;$HOME/TeknoParrot/snap
artwork    wheel