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Turn your PC into a retro gaming system. Easiest install for consoles, arcade and home computers
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- Опубликовано: 31 июл 2024
- Setting up a complete retro gaming system can be a bit tricky getting emulators, games and front ends all talking to each other. But using LaunchBox's automated installation wizards can turn this process into a few simple mouse clicks.
Let me show you how to set up for consoles, arcade games and home computers.
For more info on MAME ROMS
• MAME ROMs Explained
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0:00 Introduction
1:06 Emulation
2:31 Install LaunchBox
4:26 RetroArch for consoles
14:58 Games that need a BIOS ROM
19:15 Home computers - ZX Spectrum
21:11 Arcade emulation with MAME
30:01 Conclusion
The ultimate step-by-step tutorial I was looking for. Very well done, easy to follow and a total hit. Thank you so much, really appreciate your time and effort to put this together. Side note: I started my IT journey back in the early 80s with a ZX Spectrum 16Kb, now I've successfully created my Retro gaming PC and getting the goose bumps already by browsing the ZX Spectrum game catalog with all their box arts, etc. Greetings from the West of Ireland ;)
Glad it helped! Have fun reliving your childhood!!
Great video
Can we get a update on this??@@BytesNBits
You have answered so many questions and I can't wait to come back to this video! I plan on getting a big external hard drive soon and when I do ill come back to set this up. I've already got a few emulators and games set up with some other programs to back up save data for actual hardware and rewriting save data for randomizers and other fun challenges. But what my end goal is, is to make my own version of the raspberry pi mini retro pc. A friend of mine has a projector and we're gonna team up
Sounds like a great project
You got a great channel! You are well spoken. Very easy to follow. Thanks for making these videos. 👍😁
Glad you like them!
Thanks great guide answered all my questions. Keep up the good work.
Thanks, will do! Glad you found it useful.
Very well explained walkthrough. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Hello, I found your videos very helpful and I now have a Launchbox/Mame/Retroarch setup on my backup PC. Getting emulators and old arcade games to work was something I've been wanting to do for a while. It just seemed like too much of a hassle, but you made it easy. 😄
I'm true old school, I played "Pong" style games in the mid 1970's and I was in High School when games like Asteroids and Space Invaders came out on Coin-Op. So now I get to play those same games from more than 40 years ago at home without the need for a pocket full of quarters. So a huge thanks to you!👍😁👍
While I've got my Xbox controller to finally work on my "retro gaming" PC (Win7). I can't figure out how to get the mouse to work in the games. I'm thinking the mouse would be great for trackball type games, but in game my mouse doesn't do anything. I also can't figure out how to custom setup controller key bindings. I can get to the menus to adjust key bindings (Mame and Launchbox), but I have no clue how to set them up. What am I missing?
Maybe a controller/custom key bindings video might be able to help us old geezers out. ;) Or... if you could at least give me some tips on how to get my mouse to work it would be awesome.😁👍
Hi. That sounds like a good idea for a video. To use the mouse you need to enable it for the game in Mame itself - not LaunchBox. Find the Mame exe file in the LaunchBox emulators mame folder. That will start raw Mame. Find the game you want mouse support for, highlight it then double click the configure machine option at the bottom. Go to device mapping and set trackball to mouse. Make sure you save the configuration file. This enables the mouse as the trackball input for this one game. You can use the mouse for lightgun support etc in the same way.
Go back to Launchbox and play the game. Press TAB to bring up the in game menu and then go to Inputs this machine. This is where you set up controller and keyboard mappings. Select the control you want to map and then just press or move the control you want to map to that input. e.g. in Missile Command you set the trackball analog X and Y by selecting e.g. X, then move you mouse left and right. You should see the mapping appear. Go through all the controls you need and you're good to go. These mappings are saved automatically so next time it will all be ready for you.
Have Fun!
@BytesNBits Thanks for the help. I've got Centipede to work with the mouse now, plays much better. Now to do the same with some other games. :D
@@BytesNBits BRUH!!! YOU ROCK!!!🤩🤘🤘🤘🤘 YOU ARE BY FAR ONE OF THE SIMPLEST TO UNDERSTAND, BEST TEACHERS!! NEVER STOP DOING THIS! TEACHING THAT IS! YOU HAVE A GIFT!
Great information and very easy to follow.
Glad you liked it
Very helpful tutorial video.
Glad it was helpful!
I still cant get the jump button to work with the nes controller, launchbox keep showing snes controller and i dont know why.
thank youm8te now i will have fun to set this up
Cool. Enjoy the games.
Great vid
Thanks
41,000 emails???. Haha! Lightweight! :p
LOL. Thanks for the video. Looking forward to the Linux retro game video.
Hi. Just doing my best to keep up!
I feel Batocera is a easier option. Also it uses screenscraper to get metadata and video previews which is a free service. Just flashing a usb key or SD card then copying your ROMs and bios files and running the scraper and you are done. Also it's self contained and boots into it.
Good video none the less, I was curious as to how launchbox looked and what the setup was like.
Hi. Batocera is a great option and one I'll cover quite soon. I wanted this one to be a straight app download without the need for creating boot images, etc. Not everyone is comfortable doing that.
Batocera is great just don’t forget to turn secure boot off in the bios.
Thank you so much for this. Putting SNES ROMS into LaunchBox was a breeze. That bring said, is there a tutorial for adding an emulator for Atari 8-bit systems? (400/800/XL/XE)? I'm lost on that. Thank you!
Hi. LaunchBox (and RetroArch) should let you install the Atari console software by just importing the games using the import wizard. I think the home computer range are a bit harder to emulate and you need some BIOS ROMs. Sometimes you do need to use standalone emulators if RetroArch doesn't support a system, but these can be linked in to LaunchBox if required.
Have a look at www.virtualdub.org/altirra.html and atari800.github.io/
I have a pc made with Maximus Arcade. I make it long ago, 4 or 5 years. Take me some time to config as i like it.
I have almost all the computers, consoles and Arcade i like (and i have, physically). I have some zx, msx and commodores.
But for playing i like more the pc, because they are like treasures, and i do not like to OVERTOUCHING THE OLD ONES.
And for the Arcade i was thinking to make my own arcade stick, but i generally have no time to take a PC keyboard and mutilate to be a new controls for the computer....
I used Batocera, Launchbox and Hyperspin for pc, and Emuelec for an Android Box. I still like Maximus for pc. Is more obvious to config, and more complex, but the result are WAY BETTER. (FOR ME). And for android DIG.
And for one case in particular. Retroarch, doesn't have for ZX the ZXSPIN, Spectaculator or ZEsarUX, and sometimes that a thing against Retroarch.
Hi. There are a number of retro gaming systems out there. I like LaunchBox for it's ease of use and interface. Plus the BigBox premium version is really good. I've not tried Maximus Arcade. I'll have to have a look.
Hi, great tutorial. My question is: the graphics on the emulator games on my monitor are massive and blocky, is there any way to make them look like they should? Thanks,
Hi. Yes. Most of the emulators such as RetroArch allow you to use video filters . If you go to the Retroarch settings (F1), video section you'll see these listed at the bottom.
So I'm using the MAME that Launchbox automatically configured. When I launch the game I hit Tab and the game config menu shows up. How do I get access to the actual MAME config menu? The one that has Configure Options, Configure Machines and Plugins.
Hi. Try running the mame.exe file from windows explorer. It will probably be in the LaunchBox emulators folder. This should get you into Mame without a game running.
I found the easiest way to get ROMs is to buy one of those handheld retro game consoles. I got a POWKIDDY for like 40 bucks and came with nes, game gear, neogeo game.
I'm watching this video so I can play these games on my PC now. Great video thank you for posting.
Hi. Thanks for the tip. I did look at some of those devices but they don't seem to be available in the UK. I guess there are copyright issues.
If you could please help me out. When I go to launch my game on retroarch from launch box I get sent to a screen with boxes full of numbers. How do I fix this?
What game / system are you trying to play on? Is this for all games / systems.
How do you do this with rom files instead of full sets in mame? Because for me it doesn’t want to run in launchbox only in retroarch. I have to manually go into retroarch and start the game
Hi. You can download single rom files and import those into Launchbox. make sure you've got the emulators for each system you want to play set up in the Launchbox settings pages.
Brilliant tutorial,I'm guessing the android set up is very similar?I'm gonna give the pc version a try ,thank you so much,as I didn't even know such software existed.👍
Have fun with the games!
does each mame rom set have all games or do you add things that might be missing. Or does a from set just have all the emulated chip bits that you need to then play a game you add.
Have a look at my video on understanding Mame romsets. That will explain it better than I can here. It's not a simple answer :)
looks very fun, let me get some snacks
Cool. Have fun!
Everything works for me but whenever I click the games (double click) the mouse loads then it does nothing
First make sure that you've got the RetroArch core downloaded for the system you want to use. Make a note of which one you've downloaded. In LaunchBox make sure you check the manage emulator section for RetroArch. In the associated platforms section make sure the default emulator for your system is set to the core you downloaded. These settings all have to match.
Some systems also need a BIOS ROM (mostly PlayStation and newer). If you still have no luck search for a Batocera full bios pack and install that. It should give you any files you're missing in one go.
Why isnt the menu to paste the bios pop up for me. Its like it just skips that part and then still doesnt let me play the game. Doesnt give me the opportunity to put in a bios
For RetroArch you just need to copy the BIOS files into the RetroArch\system folder.
Hey there, I'm a noob with the emulators and roms. So far, im close to figuring this out. However, I still don't get the roms part. For instance, some systems have over 3k games. How do I download all games together as a package, or do I have to download one by one, which is the only part I have been able to do so far. Help please. Thank you.
Getting hold of ROMs is the hard part of retro gaming. You just need to search around for e.g. complete NES rom download, etc. Archive .org is a great site. I also made a coding tutorial that you night find very useful - ruclips.net/video/oPg3iqKmDUM/видео.html
How the heck do I use mame with retroarch? mame_libreto core does not work. I want to use mame with shaders
The RetroArch cores should be OK. The auto import function is for the stand alone Mame so don't use that. Make sure you get the matching ROM set for your core and then copy the files to the appropriate folder inside your Launchbox installation.
Can't seem to get passed the install process, it says "to run this application you must install .NET Core" i click the link, download and install and i get the same error message, any idea guys, i'm running Windows 11 and my PC is only 3 month old, thought it would install no problems at all ?
Hi. Try downloading and installing .NET core directly from the Microsoft site. You shouldn't have any problems getting this up and running.
i followed the process for super nintendo but can't seem to get sound from any of the games i downloaded which all played fine but there is no sound on any of them. please how do i fix this
That's a strange one!!! Have you tried any other emulators to see if it's just the SNES? Usually the emulators pick up on your default Windows sound settings. I think you can override that in the RetroArch settings. Have a look in there to see where it's sending the sound.
Hi I've just done all this and went to play lion King on saga genesis but when I load the game up it just black screens
Sometimes you need to try a different core if one isn't working for you. Load the core in retroarch and then make sure you select it in the game.
Do you need a controller because i tried minder for the spectrum and it played intro and thats all
Hi. You need to set up the Fuse emulator (if that's the core you're using) so that it connects to your keyboard / joystick / etc. I did do a Fuse tutorial a while ago.
ruclips.net/video/ScnnGxmzfLY/видео.html
Can you play retro arch gaming emulator offline, multiplay, install mods to some games, and back up data where you can continue your existing data with your gaming process on other devices?
For retro gaming the answer is yes. If you're using one of the built in cores you can take snapshots of the system.
Is it true you cannot copy data from retro arch gaming on a windows laptop to retro arch installed on a Chromebook or tablet? Is it also true you can play retro arch emulator offline as long as you saved the data while online? Same for multiplaying? Can it handle major games like Minecraft and GTA? Also install mods on some games?
I haven't tried that but it should be OK. The save data files should be the same. Can you install RetroArch on a Chromebook? RetroArch is for emulating retro consoles and computers, not for launching more modern PC games so I don't think you'll get it to run the games you mention.
Does this work on Chromebook laptops too because I have a Chromebook OS laptop, i hoping this Emulator works I love these games a lot.
I'm afraid not. Launchbox is Windows only. You may be able to get something like Batocera to work - I made a video on that as well a while back. But Chromebooks are quite heavily locked down. Most of these games can also be played online. Just do a search. Good luck!
Anyway to put on iPad 10th generation tablet.?
LaunchBox is Windows and Android only, but the actual emulator, RetroArch, can be installed on iOS. I'm not sure what front ends you can use but I guess there will be a few.
Where to get the ROm Files??
You'll need to have a search online. RUclips gets upset if we "encourage" people to download software by giving out direct links.
Do you need to scour the internet for BIOS files for those emulators?
Hi. Not all the emulators need a BIOS file. If you look for a Batocera BIOS ROM pack you'll get them all in one download. Good luck!
Where is a good place to download the 'games' if I may ask.
RUclips rules forbid me from giving you links to software download sites. Do be aware that even retro games are covered by copyright laws so make sure you stay inside the law in your region. On a separate note I hear that a Google search for vimms lair turns up some interesting places to visit.
Greetings, I am currently using a 2019 MacBook Pro with Touch Bar with MacOS 12.6 Monterey and Parallels Desktop Pro 17 & Windows 10. Can you do 2 separate videos on installing and getting operational Batocera and/or Batocera Plus in Virtual Box for Windows 10 in Parallels 17 Pro with ROM’s, Bios’s, CMD lines, etc. For the second video, can you do a complete install and operational video of Batocera and/ or Batocera Plus within Lauchbox with ROMS, Bios’s etc.? Thank you.
Hi. Oddly enough I've just bought a cheap second hand machine for a Batocera tutorial. From what you've described you're approving it from the wrong angle. Batocera includes its own operating system so installs outside of anything else. You can run it from an SD card or install it to your hard disk. Either way keep an eye open for the Batocera video coming soon
Okay thanks! Can you put in the title “Batocera in VirtualBox” and “Batocera in LaunchBox”? So if I type those words into the RUclips search bar, I can find it. And I will also check your channel from time to time for them.
Good video but I should add that the pay version including 'Big Box' is definitely worth it ($30 for one year / $75 'for ever''). You could have an old computer boot up to Big Box making a complete arcade/console/computer system which trust me looks amazing.
Hi. Great advice. Big Box does look fantastic.
I got it on a black friday sale. 100% worth it! Its awesome
$75 is means a lot in my country (about ₺1400). Is there any free alternative for that experience? I tried a few program but they are not like launch box. Because lb downloading metadatas automatically and ui look amazing.
@@Keriarty it’s free. Only pay for the big box but you don’t need that addon
Big box=roms included?
Rom folder didnt contain a full mame rom set error.
Sometimes you do have to search around for a 'good' ROM set.
Will RetroArch configure the console specific roms if they are zipped (but need to be unzipped), or vice versa? If you follow me.
Hi. Mostly yes. Especially for the older consoles. some of the CD and DVD based consoles need to be in specific formats. If you check the RetroArch documentation it will tell you what file formats each core supports.
I also found it strange that you would put zipped file in, but if it works.
which version of launchbox you are using
This video is getting a bit old now. Launchbox has been through a few updates since then. I think the icons all changed a couple of months ago.
Do you need to download retro arch separately or is it already in launch box, REALLY looking forward to doing this with my pc 😊
Launchbox will do the download and installation for you. Just install Launchbox and follow it's prompts. It will also install Mame for you if you want to play arcade games.
Many thanks, I've tried downloading ROMs but it shows errors when imported onto launch box. Think I need more help 😭
@@ianroberts7166 Do you get the errors during import or when you try to run the games? What system are you trying to emulate? Did Launchbox help you install RetroArch?
@@BytesNBits as launchbox installs files from rom. It comes up across the top of launchbox screen. Trying to emulate SNES games, maro, donkey Kong star fox etc
@@ianroberts7166 If Launchbox isn't recognising your ROM files they may be corrupted or in the wrong format. See if you can get hold of another copy of at least one of the games and try importing that.
The problem I have is the rooms are never compatible with mame version
I always start with the ROMs. Find a set using a specific Mame version and then install the matching Mame software.
Do the Emulators support game controllers?
Yes. Pretty much any controller should work.
It says like warning and asks should it run it anyway,hope its not gonna ruin my laptop
As long as you download Launchbox from the official site it's safe
I am using Linux Ubuntu ,Can I install Launchbox?
Hi. Unfortunately not. It's just available on Windows and Android. But have a look at my Batocera video - ruclips.net/video/ztLgceB9pFA/видео.html. It's just as good and runs as a separate boot drive so you don't have to adjust your main installation.
How much ram is required to run this emulator ?
It will run OK in 2GB but 4GB or more is better, especially for the newer systems.
@@BytesNBits Is it possible to download 1 game only
I got an error saying unable to download retroarch
That's a strange one. Check your firewall in case it's blocking Launchbox. Or try downloading it manually.
But can it run crisis? Jk what's a good gpu to run these games?
Hi. It's hard for me to judge what video card will cope with which system. I use an Nvidia 1650 and that's good up to PS2 and Wii, though I've not tried PS3. If your system is powerful enough you can emulate pretty much anything.
is there a way to use my phone as controller for all this games???
I don't know of one, but there may well be an app for that.
@@BytesNBits thanks for the reply!!!
Yeah, but how do you get nice scanlines like HLSL in MAME? Who wants to play ugly blocky games? All these other emulators have scrappy scanline emulation
You need to go into the Mame or other emulator setup and enable the display settings you want. LaunchBox is just a frontend to make accessing the games easier. You still have full versions of RetroArch and Mame running in the background. You can start the emulators outside of LaunchBox and do the setup there.
what works on win7?
You might need to run an older version but I think it will still work.
it says i have to install .NET Core. and i did and still pops up help ?
Hi. Did the .net core install? Do you have admin rights on the PC to be able to install it?
@@BytesNBits yes but its not allowing me to do it
@@skylinev007 If you've got admin rights it should let you install or update the .net core. I'd try running the LaunchBox install again and see if it lets it install. If not try the Microsoft installation files at dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/7.0
Saludos ermano un nuevo suscritor excelente trabajo pasame el link de los roms porfavor
I can't give you a direct links on RUclips but this video might help.
ruclips.net/video/oPg3iqKmDUM/видео.html
wherec to get bios ps1
I found the best bet is to look for a Batocera Bios rom pack as this will have all the bios files you need for all systems. I hear archive.org is an interesting website.
is it work on mac?
Unfortunately no. There are other option so for Mac emulation. Have a look at Batocera.
as soon as i saw enter your email to download free software i've had enough 🤣thanks anyway
No worries!
Does this application have any risks
Hi. Launchbox is a well established, professionally supported piece of code. The free version is fine. The paid version gives you some nice extras. I haven't heard of any safety issues with the code.
how do you install cheats on these arcade games?
I'll have to be honest and say that's something I've never tried. Probably needs a video for that one.
I prefer RetroBat. It's easy. Only install bios and roms.
Hi. Someone else suggested that one as well. I'll have to have a look. Thanks.
Launch box screwed up my efforts twice. Maybe it finally improved.
Have another go. It's really user friendly now. Get it to install RetroArch and Mame and it will connect it all up for you.
Launchbox site down???
Seems fine now!
for some reason my games wont load
Make sure you've got the right cores set up for each system.
@@BytesNBits thank you
Can't run in 32bit
Hi. The LaunchBox installation should install either the 64 or 32 bit versions depending on your system.
@@BytesNBits Can't run in Windows 7 - 32bit
@@fauzulazim2993 You could try emailing support@unbrokensoftware.com to see if they can help out.
Does it emulate BBC Micro?
Frak! or Chuckie Egg, anyone? 😉
Hi. Yes, it can act as a front end to the computer emulators and many people do set it up that way. I have to admit that I prefer to use stand alone emulators for home computers as they take a bit more setting up. LaunchBox etc. are great for consoles where there are no hardware / firmware options or different accessories to worry about. For the BBC micro I use the standalone BeebEm.
there’s other ways for you to have retro gaming on your PC but lunchbox with big box is not a friendly users frontend and its not for everyone and it does not make it easy for anyone it does comes with trials and errors when you’re dealing with the free version and the paid version so please stop wasting your time with lunchbox with big box is not worth your time however, retro bat frontend requires no setups and only take less than five minutes of your time just simply drag and drop your favorite games and roms that you own into the retro bat rom directories and you’re good to go and it’s free so please stop using big box and try retro bat and it works on low end pc as well because with retro bat front end automatically will install the emulators and the requirements of your needs while big box does not do so the great thing about retro bat front end that you don’t have to do anything but start playing and enjoy
Thanks for the information. I'll give that a go.
@Bytes N Bits, i keep getting .net error even tho i have it says i need to get it and will not download any work arounds?
Have you tried downloading and installing the latest version directly from microsoft?
dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/7.0
You need the .net core runtime.
@@BytesNBits Yeah i had the latest...the problem was it didn't want the lastest i had to dl 3.1.4
now my problem is rom's the 1st 2 web sites i've found have sound troubles and or freeze while playing ....alot don't even play on lanuchbox /retoarch when they played on other emulators which played them badly on hehe witch is why i was looking for a better one love how ez lauch box it dislike the opt menu tho and controller mapping most emulators show me the controllers and what button dose what in LB all i was words hehe
You should really redo that intro clip and REDUCE the volume 😒
Hi. I'll take a look. Thanks.
what a "faff" is?
Hi. Sorry. It just means that it's a lot of bother to do something.
Good girl 🎉
retrobat>launchbox anyone else?
I guess it's personal taste. They all use the same emulators in the end.
can i hack them later on??
The ROM files are editable - if you know how!
The word retro refers to a style or design, not an age of something. If you play a retro game, you are playing a newer game that is in the style of an older style. So this real meaning of the word elimates near all games people think of as being 'retro'.
Thanks
This system terrible games stop working saying 7 zip error
Not all system emulators can handle 7z files. Check the emulator documentation. It might just need you to extract the rom files.
Frick this, I'll go back to playing roblox if I feel like playing retro games.
you have to pay for launchbox. retrobat is very easy to setup and its free
Hi. Retrobat looks like a great front end. I've not tried it myself but sounds like a good idea for a future video. Thanks.
So didnt see it but the application is saying i need to have something called net core? what is that
It's a software platform in Windows that allows code to run inside the Windows system. You need to install it to allow Launchbox to work. Run the installer and it should offer to install it for you, or have a search and download it from the Microsoft website.