Making a looping batch file

[shardian]

Here is the deal:

I want to have a batch file that gives me a list of about 8 games. The first one opens by activating the batch file. When P1+P2 is hit, it exits and the next game loads up.  I want an endless cycle of this. How do I write that in a batch file?

[SavannahLion]

Use a GOTO

For example

:BEGINNING
Do your thing here
goto BEGINNING

Keep in mind this is an endless loop. You might need to build an :DONE and an IF statement to search for an escape.

[shardian]

Well for this weekend I'm using my good desktop PC as a temp setup. I'll just get to the desktop and cancel the msdos window. The final setup will be in DOS, so I'll just shut her down without messing with it.

[shardian]

Wow, that was fun! It looped alright...to infinity and beyond! Now can someone help me figure out how to add a pause between each command? I don't mean a PAUSE command (hit space to continue), but a command that would start the next command as soon as I exit the first program. I assume I would have to monitor the status of MAME running or something, right?

[patrickl]

You could use the start command with a wait switch. Like:

start /wait notepad.exe

[shardian]

Adding /wait in there worked like a charm. Sweet!

To be safe, I also threw in a pause function. Last thing I need is to have the boss walk in while I'm frantically trying to shut down a rampant arcade program. 

[patrickl]

I loved how old games sometimes had a "boss screen'". By that I don't mean a boss level, but you'd press F10 or something and some spreadsheet would appear while the game paused.

[CheffoJeffo]

 

[patrickl]

You're so going to get in trouble with that avatar. Don't mess with the Xohan!

BTW did you have any luck with that ad?

[Ginsu Victim]

So you just settled for the first one that popped up on google?

I was trying to find one of the fake spreadsheet ones.

[CheffoJeffo]

LSL is a classic and was the only game that I ever used the Boss Key on, hence the mention here.

What's wrong with my avatar ? Has it been cross-linked again ? I'd better look into getting that fixed !

EDIT: OK, Gins, THAT is right over the top. What's the over/under on how long that stays there ?