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Front End Support => MaLa Frontend => Topic started by: Triangel7D on August 03, 2011, 02:20:02 pm

Title: Mala gamelist for Taito Type X games
Post by: Triangel7D on August 03, 2011, 02:20:02 pm

I'm not sure if I'm missing the obvious, but is there a way to make a gamelist for the Taito Type X games (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=112702.0;all (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=112702.0;all))? Each game is an individual program launched from a .bat file (that's simply "typex_loader game.exe" or "typex_loader launcher.exe"). I tried creating .bat files similar to the way Uncle T created a list for Daphne. But apparently, the .bat file has to reside within the application folder for everything to launch correctly (it keeps asking for detoured.dll or other files).

Is making each game it's own "emulator" the only way to launch these from Mala?

Title: Re: Mala gamelist for Taito Type X games
Post by: NOP on August 03, 2011, 06:06:55 pm

Gotta be possible.

this thread:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=81059.0 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=81059.0)

discusses launching games from within a batch file and then using that batch file to detect the "rom" passed into the batch file from the user's selection and then branching appropriately.

Your batch file can simply change directories into the application folder and then call whatever batch file is used to launch the game.    I guess this assumes that all of the individual games are launchable from within the application folder?

Title: Re: Mala gamelist for Taito Type X games
Post by: nick3092 on August 03, 2011, 06:30:19 pm

I set it up using batch files like Daphne. Don't have access to my cab at the moment, but I believe each batch file does the following:

-Launch joy2key (I have a GP-Wiz)
-cd to the specifc game directory
-Run the loader
-Start /wait a vbs script that keeps running until it sees game/launcher.exe exit
-Taskkill joy2key after the vbs exits

Probably not the most elegant solution, but it works.

Title: Re: Mala gamelist for Taito Type X games
Post by: Triangel7D on August 04, 2011, 08:59:47 am

Quote from: nick3092 on August 03, 2011, 06:30:19 pm

I set it up using batch files like Daphne. Don't have access to my cab at the moment, but I believe each batch file does the following:

-Launch joy2key (I have a GP-Wiz)
-cd to the specifc game directory
-Run the loader
-Start /wait a vbs script that keeps running until it sees game/launcher.exe exit
-Taskkill joy2key after the vbs exits

Probably not the most elegant solution, but it works.

Thanks nick! I knew I was missing something obvious (cd-ing to the directory first). Works perfectly. Much appreciated.

Title: Re: Mala gamelist for Taito Type X games
Post by: BadMouth on August 05, 2011, 11:58:25 am

I just create a shortcut to the batch file (which stays in the game folder) and treat it like a pc game.

(I also have it show up in my main arcade gamelist, but that's another topic)

Title: Re: Mala gamelist for Taito Type X games
Post by: Triangel7D on August 06, 2011, 09:22:47 pm

Quote from: BadMouth on August 05, 2011, 11:58:25 am

I just create a shortcut to the batch file (which stays in the game folder) and treat it like a pc game.

(I also have it show up in my main arcade gamelist, but that's another topic)

Thanks BadMouth! That's actually a much simpler and faster solution.