Add 5 emulator games to MAME wheel

[franciscoclement]

I have a pc Arcade with Hyperspin 1.3 setup only with MAME, but now I want to add on same wheel 5games: one PS2 emulator game, two Nintendo Gamecube and two Nintendo 64 games. I already installed on the pc the PCSX2, Dolphin and Project 64 emulators on the pc and they all working great with the games I choose!

Now I want to put those games in Hyperspin wheel, is it possible? can I do it manually on xml... so avoid messing up the Hyperspin Mame Arcade that is running great?

Thanks in advance

 

[rastan]

I know with the alternative emulator setting in RL you can accomplish stuff like that. I remember reading something about merging different databases into one.. (I'm sure somebody else has more information on it). I could be way off but I'm thinking if you add those games to the mame XML and then set the alternative emulator in RL.. it should work. again I'm sure someone with more knowledge on it will be able to help.

[Metalzoic]

Should be easy enough.

First set up the emulators you need to use in RocketLauncher under the emulators tab. Under the MAME system settings add the rom paths to the roms for the other emulators. Manually add your new games into your MAME database. easiest way would be to copy a MAME entry, paste it back into the MAME xml in alphabetical order, change the info to match the new game, repeat. Once that's done go to the GAME tab and audit the database, go to the Alternate Emulator section, add the games the new games and select an emulator for each. And I think you're done... Been awhile since I've done it, but I think that's it.

 

Shouldn't take more than about... 2 minutes.

[franciscoclement]

23 minutes ago, Metalzoic said:

Should be easy enough.

First set up the emulators you need to use in RocketLauncher under the emulators tab. Under the MAME system settings add the rom paths to the roms for the other emulators. Manually add your new games into your MAME database. easiest way would be to copy a MAME entry, paste it back into the MAME xml in alphabetical order, change the info to match the new game, repeat. Once that's done go to the GAME tab and audit the database, go to the Alternate Emulator section, add the games the new games and select an emulator for each. And I think you're done... Been awhile since I've done it, but I think that's it.

 

Shouldn't take more than about... 2 minutes.

I checked and I don´t have RocketLauncher in my pc Arcade with Hyperspin 1.3. I only have HyperHQ and HyperLaunch, can I use any of those programs to setup the emulators ? or I need to get RocketLauncher ?

[Metalzoic]

10 hours ago, franciscoclement said:

I checked and I don´t have RocketLauncher in my pc Arcade with Hyperspin 1.3. I only have HyperHQ and HyperLaunch, can I use any of those programs to setup the emulators ? or I need to get RocketLauncher ?

Oh, you have an old setup then. RocketLauncher replaced HyperLauncher. Adding it would require you to fully upgrade both your HyperSpin and HyperLauncher. Possibly needing to re-setup a bunch of things. I can't remember how hard or involved that is so that's up to you. Might be a tutorial here on it.

 

I don't remember how (or if) the alternate emulator thing worked in HyperLaunch. Did you not see those tabs & sections I mentioned in it?

[franciscoclement]

On ‎23‎/‎03‎/‎2017 at 2:17 PM, Metalzoic said:

Oh, you have an old setup then. RocketLauncher replaced HyperLauncher. Adding it would require you to fully upgrade both your HyperSpin and HyperLauncher. Possibly needing to re-setup a bunch of things. I can't remember how hard or involved that is so that's up to you. Might be a tutorial here on it.

 

I don't remember how (or if) the alternate emulator thing worked in HyperLaunch. Did you not see those tabs & sections I mentioned in it?

Hi there,  in the photos below when I start HyperLaunch, there´s my options, and when I choose test for example N64 and super mario rom the error that I get is that.

It´s possible putting those 5 games from emulators in Mame Hyperspin wheel using  HyperLaunch ?

 

[pinsanity]

Have you got a HyperLaunchHQ folder?

Alternative emulators for systems can be set through HyperlaunchHQ

[franciscoclement]

11 minutes ago, pinsanity said:

Have you got a HyperLaunchHQ folder?

Alternative emulators for systems can be set through HyperlaunchHQ

I have HyperHQ.exe, but didnt find any HyperLaunchHQ folder

[Metalzoic]

I've never seen any HyperLaunch screens like that before. You must have an older version from before my time.

[SubZero]

Yep thats Hyperlaunch 2.0. Move over to Rocketlauncer. i was hardheaded and moved over a year ago but i am glad i did. 

[franciscoclement]

On ‎26‎/‎03‎/‎2017 at 6:28 PM, SubZero said:

Yep thats Hyperlaunch 2.0. Move over to Rocketlauncer. i was hardheaded and moved over a year ago but i am glad i did. 

But can´t I use Hyperlaunch 2.0 just to add few games for three more emulators?

[Metalzoic]

1 hour ago, franciscoclement said:

But can´t I use Hyperlaunch 2.0 just to add few games for three more emulators?

No idea. It's old enough now that getting help with it will be hard as most moved on to RocketLauncher. They won't even answer questions on HyperLaunch anymore at their own forums.

[wesfranks]

I think the "exe" tags in the system XML would allow pointing that rom to an alternate emulator for HyperLaunch 2.0. This example came up.

<game name="Minestorm" index="" image="">
<description>Minestorm</description>
<cloneof></cloneof>
<exe>ParaJve</exe>
<crc></crc>
<manufacturer></manufacturer>
<year></year>
<genre></genre>
<rating></rating>
<enabled>Yes</enabled>
</game>

The system would have to be set up in HyperLaunch separately, including pointing to the appropriate emulator. The "exe" tag inserted into the merged XML allowing that rom to be loaded by that emulator instead of the default wheel emulator for HyperSpin. Other than that, the specifics escape me.
 

[Hawkeye71]

Might I use this thread to ask an emulator question in my newbie status now I spent the morning watching an Austin set up video?

Do these things run any emulators like Mames that go back years and years or does one have to obtain more Rocket launcher/Hyperspin friendly versions?

 

[32assassin]

 

 

the only thing you need to do to set up an ALT emulator in HL2.0  is

 

1. Build your MAME XML

2. build your PS2 Nintendo 64 and Gamecube XMLs with as many games as you want.

3.  MAKE SURE YOU NAME YOUR PS2, N64 and Gamecube XMLs  THE SAME AS YOUR SYSTEM NAMES!!!!

4. Download Donstools  and use the "Merge HyperLists"

5.Make sure the "ADD <exe> tag to XML file"  IS CHECKED!!!!

 

6.  what this tool does it will Merge your multiple XMLs and  add an ALT EXE tag to your XML  

    <exe>ALT EXE</exe>

(ALT EXE is taken from the tittle of your XML this is why you need to match them to your system names)

 

You can do this manually all you need to do is find all your ALT emulator games in your MAME XML and add the exe tags

 

  <game name="Wave Race (USA)" index="" image="">
    <description>Wave Race</description>
    <cloneof />
    <crc />
    <manufacturer></manufacturer>
    <year></year>
    <genre></genre>
    <rating></rating>
    <enabled>Yes</enabled>
    <exe>Nintenod 64</exe>
  </game>

 

 

and on a side note  

you need to go to your Modules folder

C:\Hyerspin\Modules\Nintendo 64\

C:\Hyerspin\Modules\Playstation 2\

C:\Hyerspin\Modules\Nintendo GameCube\

and see if you have any Hyperlaunch 2.0 modules; without them your system will not work.