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danprice142 edited this page Dec 31, 2023 · 7 revisions

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Setup for LaunchPass is done with LaunchBox using a PC or Laptop the Images, Videos and game data collected is then used in LaunchPass.

LaunchBox

  • Has support for multiple titles and gameplay screenshots.
  • It supports video media.
  • Supports Emumovies.
  • It can sort your game titles, playlists & platforms
  • Scrape box art & screenshots.
  • Manage the info about your games to be displayed.
  • Set up a specific core for a game, if needed.

Installing LaunchBox

Download & Install LaunchBox directly to your external storage device intended to be used on the Xbox (USB Storage) internal storage DOESN'T work.

How to Configure/Add Emulators

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Example Setup

Example Emulator Setup

RetroArch

  1. Open LaunchBox
  2. Go to Tools -> Manage... -> Emulators
  3. Click Add to add an emulator. Don't worry about the Application Path parameter. It's enough to just input retroarch

Retroarch Emulator

Click Associated Platforms, and make sure "Default Emulator" checkbox is checked for platforms which should be started with Retroarch.

RetroArch associated Platforms

Optionally, if you need to set up a different core for a game, go to Launchbox, select the game, open "Edit Metadata/Media" and modify command line under Emulation.

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For seamless experience, it is recommended to setup a hotkey for quitting RetroArch. When content is started from LaunchPass, once user exits RetroArch either with the hotkey or through the menu, it will immediately return to LaunchPass, make sure LaunchPass is set as a app not a game for the return to LaunchPass feature work correctly.

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RetriX Gold

  1. Open LaunchBox
  2. Go to Tools -> Manage... -> Emulators
  3. Click Add to add an emulator. Don't worry about the Application Path parameter. It's enough to just input RetriX.UWP.exe

setup_retrixgold_edit_emulator

  1. Click Associated Platforms, and make sure "Default Emulator" checkbox is checked for platforms that should be started with RetriX. If "Default Emulator" is not checked, then RetroArch is used instead.

setup_retrixgold_associated_platforms

Dolphin

  1. Open LaunchBox
  2. Go to Tools -> Manage... -> Emulators
  3. Click Add to add an emulator. The application Path doesn't have to point to a real application. It's enough to just input something like:
  • dolphin.exe
  • /random_path/dolphin.exe
  • dolphin

setup_dolphin_edit_emulator

  1. Click Associated Platforms, and make sure "Default Emulator" checkbox is checked for platforms that should be started with Dolphin. If "Default Emulator" is not checked, then RetroArch is used instead.

setup_retrixgold_associated_platforms

XBSX2.0

  1. Open LaunchBox
  2. Go to Tools -> Manage... -> Emulators
  3. Click Add to add an emulator. The application Path doesn't have to point to a real application. It's enough to just input something like:
  • xbsx2.exe
  • /random_path/xbsx2.exe
  • xbsx2

setup_xbsx2_edit_emulator

  1. Click Associated Platforms, and make sure "Default Emulator" checkbox is checked for platforms that should be started with XBSX2. If "Default Emulator" is not checked, then RetroArch is used instead.

setup_xbsx2_associated_platforms

Xenia Canary

  1. Open LaunchBox
  2. Go to Tools -> Manage... -> Emulators
  3. Click Add to add an emulator. The application Path doesn't have to point to a real application. It's enough to just input:
  • xenia-canary.exe
  • /random_path/xenia-canary.exe
  • xeniacanary.exe
  • /random_path/xeniacanary.exe
  • xenia-canary
  • xeniacanary

setup_xeniacanary_edit_emulator

  1. Click Associated Platforms, and make sure "Default Emulator" checkbox is checked for platforms that should be started with Xenia Canary. If "Default Emulator" is not checked, then RetroArch is used instead.

setup_xeniacanary_associated_platforms

PPSSPP

  1. Open LaunchBox
  2. Go to Tools -> Manage... -> Emulators
  3. Click Add to add an emulator. The application Path doesn't have to point to a real application. It's enough to just input:
  • ppsspp.exe

setup_ppsspp_edit_emulator

  1. Click Associated Platforms, and make sure "Default Emulator" checkbox is checked for platforms that should be started with PPSSPP. If "Default Emulator" is not checked, then RetroArch is used instead.

setup_ppsspp_associated_platforms

Supported Media Types

IMPORTANT!!! When you import your content, it will ask you to select which media type to download. If you are using LaunchBox just to configure LaunchPass, there is no need to download all the media types because LaunchPass needs only a subset. It will speed up your setup process and it will make less burden on the LaunchBox database. You only need to check these media types:

  • "Box - Front" - Used with Box-2D Type
  • "Box - 3D" - Used with Box-3D Type
  • "Cart - Front" - Used with Cart-Front Type
  • "Disc" - Used with Cart-Front Type
  • "Clear Logo" - Used with Clear Logo Type
  • "Fanart - Background" - Used with Fanart-Background Type
  • "Screenshot - Game Title"
  • "Screenshot - Gameplay"
  • "Screenshot - Game Select"
  • "Video" - Used for displaying video in Game Details

Example

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