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Confirmation here: (in case anyone is interested) I've got 6 - count 'em, SIX game controllers working on my system - particularly working under SSF 012_beta_R3 Sega Saturn emulator running Saturn Bomberman. My system is an AMD MA378Pro based HTPC running Windows 7 x64 bit Home Premium. I now have tested my game rig with 4 Xbox Wireless controllers + the above suggested Logitech wireless F710s of which I have 2 of them. Controller 1 = Xbox wireless controller for windows (which came with a USB receiver cable - connected directly to a back port on my HTPC) Controller 2 = Xbox wireless controller for xbox (which came with no receiver and connects to controller 1's receiver) Controller 3 = Xbox wireless controller for xbox (which came with no receiver and connects to controller 1's receiver) Controller 4 = Xbox wireless controller for xbox (which came with no receiver and connects to controller 1's receiver) Controller 5 = Logitech F710 wireless controller (which came with its own USB receiver dongle - currently connected to a non-powered USB hub) Controller 6 = Logitech F710 wireless controller (which came with its own USB receiver dongle - currently connected to a non-powered USB hub) I had enough USB ports but wanted to keep the front ones free for movie thumb drives and couldn't be bothered getting a powered hub so I tried the non-powered one and it worked fine for the F710s though its manual suggests a powered one. Installed the xbox disc driver for the 1st one and 2-4 just worked as different green glowing xbox quarters automatically after that. i did Not install the Logitech driver disc as it said you don't have to if you use them in Xinput mode which i kept their switches on instead of the DirectInput. I activated them in controller order above then launched SSF and went into options and setup the multitaps for initial gamepad configuration. Subsequent runs just worked. To be safe i put numbered stickers on the backs of them and I wake them up in order just in case. I suspect i might be able to get another 2 or 4 F710s working and then we could have 8 or 10 player Bomberman. Haven't tried any 12player sports games yet though.. I'll let you know if I get any more working if i buy some more controllers. Hope this helps someone keen to try it. I can't tell you how fun Saturn Bomberman is on the big screen with so many players! :-)

There has been another update since my last post and I cant recreate that cosmetic issue anymore so I guess this is resolved. Thanks for the quick updates

Thank you for the prompt update and the excellent software! 12.63 seems to fix the gamepad nav issue There is however a minor cosmetic issue, the loading panel at the bottom of the screen is no longer semi-transparent, it is blended with solid white so you cant read what the text says. But otherwise so far so good thanks!

Sorry for posting to the wrong thread. Any thoughts on my issues regarding gamepad nav stopping after entering a game with 12.62? Is there a way to revert to 12.61? thanks

Unfortunately, changing the LaunchBefore's and Afters as you say did not work. Neither did the [-VIRTUALDRIVE-] - however in the link you gave me going: SSF.EXE [VIRTUALDRIVE]:/ did, in fact, work. Thanks.

So, is this new problem just me? Is no one having any issues with the new version and gameex losing gamepad nav after coming back from a game? 12.61 was ROCK-solid and never crashed or had any issues at all... thanks for any help

Hi this may be unrelated to the new version, but I've never had gameex crash on me nor have any problems with input, but tonight after I auto-updated to the new version, after coming out of 10minutes of a SSF game and back into gameex, the gamepad input stopped working inside gameex (even though it worked to run the game and in the game, but coming back the gamepad would not control gameex nav). So I used the mouse to run a different game - which didn't load - I got a black screen so I clicked Esc to go back to gameex and then the UI showed up and GameEx crashed with this error: Can you help? thanks Or can I reinstall the version before tonight's update? 00:58:29.1 6/4/2012: Opening Configuration File 00:58:29.2 6/4/2012: GameEx: Version 12.62: Starting Log 00:58:29.2 6/4/2012: Operating System Platform: Win32NT 00:58:29.2 6/4/2012: Operating System Name: Windows 7 00:58:29.2 6/4/2012: Operating System Version: 6.1.7601 00:58:29.2 6/4/2012: Aero running 00:58:29.2 6/4/2012: Initializing Vista/Windows 7 volume control 00:58:29.2 6/4/2012: AMD Phenom(tm) 8750 Triple-Core Processor, 3839MB 00:58:29.2 6/4/2012: 2.41Ghz - 3 Cores or CPU's 00:58:29.2 6/4/2012: Running Randomize() 00:58:29.2 6/4/2012: Loading PlugIns 00:58:29.2 6/4/2012: Checking for applications to Launch On Startup 00:58:29.2 6/4/2012: Running Misc startup tasks 00:58:29.2 6/4/2012: Setting Menu types 00:58:29.2 6/4/2012: Getting Configuration Values 00:58:29.2 6/4/2012: Using Theme: Default - Dark Gloss 00:58:29.2 6/4/2012: Checking for alternate Image Directory for Theme: Default - Dark Gloss 00:58:29.2 6/4/2012: Launching HideOS.exe 00:58:29.2 6/4/2012: Initialising Video/MNG DLL's 00:58:29.2 6/4/2012: GameEx will check for media insertion (may affect performance) 00:58:29.2 6/4/2012: Hiding Taskbar 00:58:29.2 6/4/2012: Is Media Center running? 00:58:29.2 6/4/2012: Checking/Creating LCD Registry values 00:58:29.2 6/4/2012: Check Media Center Exit/Start Mode 00:58:29.2 6/4/2012: Media Center Mode 2 00:58:29.3 6/4/2012: Video previews on. Warning: Only recommended on modern systems 00:58:29.3 6/4/2012: Snap Delay set to: 3 00:58:29.3 6/4/2012: Get other settings 00:58:29.3 6/4/2012: Desktop set to Hide ICONS and set Background to Black 00:58:29.3 6/4/2012: Set: Find emulator artwork on best match basis 00:58:29.3 6/4/2012: Start work for Form 00:58:29.3 6/4/2012: Getting Original Screen Size 00:58:29.3 6/4/2012: Opening Database Connection 00:58:29.3 6/4/2012: Initializing Component 00:58:29.3 6/4/2012: MAME Path is: C:\Emulators\MAME 00:58:29.3 6/4/2012: MAME EXE file is: mame64.exe 00:58:29.4 6/4/2012: ROM Paths are: C:\Emulators\MAME\roms;C:\Roms\MAME\Roms 00:58:29.4 6/4/2012: Catver.ini is located at: C:\GameEx\DATA\catver.ini 00:58:29.4 6/4/2012: controls.ini is located at: C:\GameEx\data\controls.ini 00:58:29.4 6/4/2012: History.dat is located at: C:\GameEx\DATA\history.dat 00:58:29.4 6/4/2012: nplayers.ini is located at: C:\GameEx\DATA\nplayers.ini 00:58:29.4 6/4/2012: command.dat is located at: C:\GameEx\DATA\command.dat 00:58:29.4 6/4/2012: MAMEinfo.dat is located at: C:\GameEx\DATA\mameinfo.dat 00:58:29.4 6/4/2012: Loading Controls.ini map file 00:58:29.4 6/4/2012: Snap Path is: C:\Assets\MAME\Snaps 00:58:29.4 6/4/2012: Background Snap Path is: C:\Assets\MAME\Snaps 00:58:29.4 6/4/2012: AVI Snap Path is: C:\Assets\MAME\VideoSnaps 00:58:29.4 6/4/2012: Flyer Path is: C:\Assets\MAME\Flyers 00:58:29.4 6/4/2012: Cabinet Path is: C:\Assets\MAME\Cabinets 00:58:29.4 6/4/2012: Cabinet 3D Path: Not Found 00:58:29.4 6/4/2012: Title Path is: C:\Assets\MAME\Titles 00:58:29.4 6/4/2012: PCB Path is: C:\Assets\MAME\PCBs 00:58:29.4 6/4/2012: Artwork Preview Path is: C:\Assets\MAME\Artwork 00:58:29.4 6/4/2012: Panel Path is: C:\Assets\MAME\Panels 00:58:29.4 6/4/2012: Manual Path is: C:\Assets\MAME\Manuals 00:58:29.4 6/4/2012: Icon Path is: C:\Assets\MAME\Icons 00:58:29.4 6/4/2012: Marquee Path is: C:\Assets\MAME\Marquees 00:58:29.4 6/4/2012: Applying Language/Text 00:58:29.4 6/4/2012: Text/Language: English 00:58:29.5 6/4/2012: Loading Custom Emulators 00:58:29.5 6/4/2012: Loading Emulator 1: [Arcade] Arcade Machines (MAME) 00:58:29.5 6/4/2012: Loading Emulator 2: [Retro] Atari 2600 (Stella) 00:58:29.5 6/4/2012: Loading Emulator 3: [Pinball] Visual Pinball 00:58:29.5 6/4/2012: Loading Emulator 4: [Console] Sega Genesis (Fusion) 00:58:29.5 6/4/2012: Loading Emulator 5: [Console] Sega Saturn (SSF) 00:58:29.5 6/4/2012: Loading Emulator 6: [Console] Sony Playstation (ePSXe) 00:58:29.5 6/4/2012: Loading Emulator 7: [Console] Nintendo Wii (Dolphin) 00:58:29.5 6/4/2012: Loading Emulator 8: [Handheld] Sega Game Gear (Fusion) 00:58:29.5 6/4/2012: Loading Emulator 11: [Retro] Nintendo NES 00:58:29.5 6/4/2012: Loading Emulator 12: [Console] Super Nintendo SNES 00:58:29.5 6/4/2012: Loading Emulator 13: [Retro] Colecovision 00:58:29.5 6/4/2012: Loading Emulator 14: [Retro] TurboGrafx-16 00:58:29.5 6/4/2012: Using Version 3 Themes Animations 00:58:29.5 6/4/2012: Retrieving resolution setting 00:58:29.5 6/4/2012: Using General Font: Trebuchet MS 00:58:29.5 6/4/2012: Using Title Font: Trebuchet MS 00:58:29.6 6/4/2012: Initialising Direct3D 00:58:29.7 6/4/2012: Applying GameEx is Loading Image 00:58:29.7 6/4/2012: Setting Resolution to 1920x1080 32 bit color 00:58:29.7 6/4/2012: Creating Surfaces 00:58:29.9 6/4/2012: Creating Primary Surface - Full Screen Mode 00:58:29.9 6/4/2012: Creating Back Buffer 00:58:29.9 6/4/2012: Loading graphic Surfaces 00:58:29.9 6/4/2012: Display is running at: 1920x1080 32bit color, 59hz 00:58:29.9 6/4/2012: Adapter: ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics 00:58:29.9 6/4/2012: Max texture size: 8192x8192 00:58:29.9 6/4/2012: Available texture memory: 1892MB 00:58:29.9 6/4/2012: Initialising Bass Audio Library 00:58:30.0 6/4/2012: Creating Surfaces Misc and Dialogs 00:58:30.1 6/4/2012: Creating Surfaces Volume 00:58:30.1 6/4/2012: Creating Surfaces Arrows 00:58:30.2 6/4/2012: Creating Surfaces GameEXlogo Text 00:58:30.2 6/4/2012: Creating Surfaces Toolbar 00:58:30.2 6/4/2012: Creating Surfaces Toolbar Controls 00:58:30.2 6/4/2012: Creating Surfaces Backgrounds 00:58:30.2 6/4/2012: Creating Surfaces GameEx Logo 00:58:30.3 6/4/2012: Creating Surface Unselected 00:58:30.3 6/4/2012: Creating Surfaces Snaps 00:58:30.3 6/4/2012: Creating Surfaces Menu and List Bars 00:58:30.3 6/4/2012: Creating Fonts 00:58:30.3 6/4/2012: Creating Game Font 00:58:30.5 6/4/2012: Creating Game Font Faded 00:58:30.6 6/4/2012: Creating Title Font 00:58:30.6 6/4/2012: Restoring Title Font From Cache 00:58:30.9 6/4/2012: Creating Font Black 00:58:31.0 6/4/2012: Creating Font Black Small 00:58:31.1 6/4/2012: Fonts Created Succesfully 00:58:31.2 6/4/2012: 8MB Video Memory Used 00:58:31.8 6/4/2012: Attempting to load game list 00:58:32.0 6/4/2012: MAME CMD options: -nowindow -joy -skip_gameinfo 00:58:32.1 6/4/2012: Creating DirectSound Device 00:58:32.1 6/4/2012: Trying: Primary Sound Driver 00:58:32.1 6/4/2012: Loading Sound Files 00:58:32.1 6/4/2012: DirectSound Device Created Successfully 00:58:32.1 6/4/2012: Initialising DirectInput for Gamepad support 00:58:32.2 6/4/2012: Using Device Controller (Xbox 360 Wireless Receiver for Windows) 00:58:32.2 6/4/2012: Loading Start Page 00:58:32.3 6/4/2012: Initializing MCE Remote 00:58:32.3 6/4/2012: Initialization OK! Starting GameEx! 00:58:32.3 6/4/2012: Testing Main Loop Once: Processing Frame 00:58:32.6 6/4/2012: Testing Main Loop Once: Main Loop ran successfully 01:02:35.3 6/4/2012: Screensaver - Turning Off Display 01:02:35.3 6/4/2012: Shutting down display 01:02:45.4 6/4/2012: Restoring Window 01:02:45.4 6/4/2012: Reinitializing Graphics System 01:02:47.2 6/4/2012: Returning to GameEx 01:03:21.9 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_1: Snap Path: C:\Assets\MAME\Snaps 01:03:21.9 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_1: Control Panel Path: C:\Assets\MAME\Controls 01:03:21.9 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_1: Title Snap Path: C:\Assets\MAME\Titles 01:03:21.9 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_1: Box Art Path: C:\Assets\MAME\Boxes 01:03:21.9 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_1: Cart Art Path: C:\Assets\MAME\Cartridges 01:03:21.9 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_1: Manual Path: C:\Assets\MAME\Manuals 01:03:21.9 6/4/2012: Warning: Emulator_1: MAPFile Does Not Exist 01:03:21.9 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_2: Snap Path: C:\Assets\Atari 2600\Snaps 01:03:21.9 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_2: Control Panel Path: C:\Assets\Atari 2600\Controls 01:03:21.9 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_2: Database: [Console] Atari 2600 01:03:21.9 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_2: Title Snap Path: C:\Assets\Atari 2600\Titles 01:03:21.9 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_2: Box Art Path: C:\Assets\Atari 2600\Boxes 01:03:21.9 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_2: Cart Art Path: C:\Assets\Atari 2600\Cartridges 01:03:21.9 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_2: Manual Path: C:\Assets\Atari 2600\Manuals 01:03:21.9 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_3: Snap Path: C:\Assets\Visual Pinball\Snaps 01:03:21.9 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_3: Control Panel Path: C:\Assets\Visual Pinball\Controls 01:03:21.9 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_3: Instructions Path: C:\Assets\Visual Pinball\Instructions 01:03:21.9 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_3: Database: [Pinball] Visual Pinball 01:03:21.9 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_3: Title Snap Path: C:\Assets\Visual Pinball\Titles 01:03:21.9 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_3: Box Art Path: C:\Assets\Visual Pinball\Boxes 01:03:21.9 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_3: Cart Art Path: C:\Assets\Visual Pinball\Cartridges 01:03:21.9 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_3: Manual Path: C:\Assets\Visual Pinball\Manuals 01:03:21.9 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_4: Snap Path: C:\Assets\Sega Genesis\Snaps 01:03:21.9 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_4: Control Panel Path: C:\Assets\Sega Genesis\Controls 01:03:21.9 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_4: Database: [Console] Sega Genesis 01:03:21.9 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_4: Title Snap Path: C:\Assets\Sega Genesis\Titles 01:03:21.9 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_4: Box Art Path: C:\Assets\Sega Genesis\Boxes 01:03:21.9 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_4: Cart Art Path: C:\Assets\Sega Genesis\Cartridges 01:03:21.9 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_4: Manual Path: C:\Assets\Sega Genesis\Manuals 01:03:21.9 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_5: Snap Path: C:\Assets\Sega Saturn\Snaps 01:03:21.9 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_5: Control Panel Path: C:\Assets\Sega Saturn\Controls 01:03:21.9 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_5: Instructions Path: C:\Assets\Sega Saturn\Instructions 01:03:21.9 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_5: Database: [Console] Sega Saturn 01:03:21.9 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_5: Title Snap Path: C:\Assets\Sega Saturn\Titles 01:03:21.9 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_5: Box Art Path: C:\Assets\Sega Saturn\Boxes 01:03:21.9 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_5: Cart Art Path: C:\Assets\Sega Saturn\Cartridges 01:03:21.9 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_5: Manual Path: C:\Assets\Sega Saturn\Manuals 01:03:21.9 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_6: Snap Path: C:\Assets\Sony Playstation\Snaps 01:03:21.9 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_6: Control Panel Path: C:\Assets\Sony Playstation\Controls 01:03:21.9 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_6: Instructions Path: C:\Assets\Sony Playstation\Instructions 01:03:21.9 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_6: Database: [Console] Sony Playstation 01:03:21.9 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_6: Title Snap Path: C:\Assets\Sony Playstation\Titles 01:03:21.9 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_6: Box Art Path: C:\Assets\Sony Playstation\Boxes 01:03:21.9 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_6: Cart Art Path: C:\Assets\Sony Playstation\Cartridges 01:03:21.9 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_6: Manual Path: C:\Assets\Sony Playstation\Manuals 01:03:21.9 6/4/2012: Warning: Emulator_6: MAPFile Does Not Exist 01:03:21.9 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_7: Snap Path: C:\Assets\Nintendo Wii\Snaps 01:03:22.0 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_7: Control Panel Path: C:\Assets\Nintendo Wii\Controls 01:03:22.0 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_7: Instructions Path: C:\Assets\Nintendo Wii\Instructions 01:03:22.0 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_7: Database: [Console] Nintendo Wii 01:03:22.0 6/4/2012: Warning: Emulator_7: Database Does not exist 01:03:22.0 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_7: Title Snap Path: C:\Assets\Nintendo Wii\Titles 01:03:22.0 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_7: Box Art Path: C:\Assets\Nintendo Wii\Boxes 01:03:22.0 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_7: Cart Art Path: C:\Assets\Nintendo Wii\Cartridges 01:03:22.0 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_7: Manual Path: C:\Assets\Nintendo Wii\Manuals 01:03:22.0 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_8: Snap Path: C:\Assets\Sega Game Gear\Snaps 01:03:22.0 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_8: Control Panel Path: C:\Assets\Sega Game Gear\Controls 01:03:22.0 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_8: Database: [Handheld] Sega Game Gear 01:03:22.0 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_8: Title Snap Path: C:\Assets\Sega Game Gear\Titles 01:03:22.0 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_8: Box Art Path: C:\Assets\Sega Game Gear\Boxes 01:03:22.0 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_8: Cart Art Path: C:\Assets\Sega Game Gear\Cartridges 01:03:22.0 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_8: Manual Path: C:\Assets\Sega Game Gear\Manuals 01:03:22.0 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_11: Snap Path: C:\Assets\Nintendo\Snaps 01:03:22.0 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_11: Title Snap Path: C:\Assets\Nintendo\Titles 01:03:22.0 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_12: Snap Path: C:\Assets\Super Nintendo\Snaps 01:03:22.0 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_12: Control Panel Path: C:\Assets\Super Nintendo\Controls 01:03:22.0 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_12: Instructions Path: C:\Assets\Super Nintendo\Instructions 01:03:22.0 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_12: Title Snap Path: C:\Assets\Super Nintendo\Titles 01:03:22.0 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_12: Box Art Path: C:\Assets\Super Nintendo\Boxes 01:03:22.0 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_12: Cart Art Path: C:\Assets\Super Nintendo\Cartridges 01:03:22.0 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_12: Manual Path: C:\Assets\Super Nintendo\Manuals 01:03:22.0 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_13: Snap Path: C:\Assets\Coleco Vision\Snaps 01:03:22.0 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_13: Title Snap Path: C:\Assets\Coleco Vision\Titles 01:03:22.0 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_13: Box Art Path: C:\Assets\Coleco Vision\Boxes 01:03:22.0 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_13: Cart Art Path: C:\Assets\Coleco Vision\Cartridges 01:03:22.0 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_13: Manual Path: C:\Assets\Coleco Vision\Manuals 01:03:22.0 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_14: Snap Path: C:\Assets\TurboGrafx-16\Snaps 01:03:22.0 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_14: Control Panel Path: C:\Assets\TurboGrafx-16\Controls 01:03:22.0 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_14: Instructions Path: C:\Assets\TurboGrafx-16\Instructions 01:03:22.0 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_14: Title Snap Path: C:\Assets\TurboGrafx-16\Titles 01:03:22.0 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_14: Box Art Path: C:\Assets\TurboGrafx-16\Boxes 01:03:22.0 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_14: Cart Art Path: C:\Assets\TurboGrafx-16\Cartridges 01:03:22.0 6/4/2012: Validating: Emulator_14: Manual Path: C:\Assets\TurboGrafx-16\Manuals 01:03:22.5 6/4/2012: Cache Diff: - sega saturn 01:03:22.5 6/4/2012: Not Restoring Emulator from Cache: 5 01:03:23.0 6/4/2012: Not Restoring Emulator Database From Cache: 5 01:03:29.0 6/4/2012: Cache Diff: - false 01:03:29.0 6/4/2012: Not Restoring Emulator from Cache: 2 01:03:29.4 6/4/2012: Not Restoring Emulator Database From Cache: 2 01:03:29.6 6/4/2012: Cache Diff: - true 01:03:29.6 6/4/2012: Not Restoring Emulator from Cache: 3 01:03:30.0 6/4/2012: Cache Diff: - sega genesis 01:03:30.0 6/4/2012: Not Restoring Emulator from Cache: 4 01:03:30.4 6/4/2012: Not Restoring Emulator Database From Cache: 4 01:03:30.6 6/4/2012: Cache Diff: - sony playstation 01:03:30.6 6/4/2012: Not Restoring Emulator from Cache: 6 01:03:31.0 6/4/2012: Not Restoring Emulator Database From Cache: 6 01:03:31.1 6/4/2012: Cache Diff: - false 01:03:31.1 6/4/2012: Not Restoring Emulator from Cache: 8 01:03:31.5 6/4/2012: Not Restoring Emulator Database From Cache: 8 01:03:33.6 6/4/2012: Creating instance of global keyboard hook 01:03:33.7 6/4/2012: Mounting: C:\Roms\Sega Saturn\Roms\Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams Sampler (U)(Saturn)\291 Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams (U).mds 01:03:33.7 6/4/2012: Mounting: C:\Roms\Sega Saturn\Roms\Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams Sampler (U)(Saturn)\291 Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams (U).mds 01:03:44.4 6/4/2012: Running: cmd.exe /c C: SSF.exe f:\ 01:03:44.5 6/4/2012: Shutting down display 01:14:08.3 6/4/2012: Exiting Game 01:14:08.3 6/4/2012: Closing Process 01:14:10.9 6/4/2012: Unmounting Image 01:14:11.4 6/4/2012: Writing Stats 01:14:11.5 6/4/2012: Plugin: Game Exit 01:14:11.5 6/4/2012: Plugin: Process Commands 01:14:11.5 6/4/2012: Refreshing Keyboard 01:14:11.6 6/4/2012: Initialising Audio 01:14:11.6 6/4/2012: Relaunching HideOS 01:14:11.9 6/4/2012: Restoring Window 01:14:11.9 6/4/2012: Reinitializing Graphics System 01:14:12.2 6/4/2012: 21 Consecutive Exceptions Occured 01:14:12.2 6/4/2012: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. 01:14:12.2 6/4/2012: at Direct2D.Direct2d.Device.TestCooperativeLevel() 01:14:12.2 6/4/2012: at GameEx.GameEx.mainform.ad() 01:14:12.2 6/4/2012: Trying reinitialising the display after sleeping for 4 seconds 01:14:12.2 6/4/2012: Exception count will be dropped to 15 01:15:38.1 6/4/2012: Mounting: C:\Roms\Sega Saturn\Roms\Saturn Bomberman (U)(Saturn)\304 Saturn Bomberman (U).mdf 01:15:38.1 6/4/2012: Mounting: C:\Roms\Sega Saturn\Roms\Saturn Bomberman (U)(Saturn)\304 Saturn Bomberman (U).mdf 01:15:48.9 6/4/2012: Running: cmd.exe /c C: SSF.exe f:\ 01:15:49.1 6/4/2012: Shutting down display 01:16:23.9 6/4/2012: Exiting Game 01:16:23.9 6/4/2012: Closing Process 01:16:26.6 6/4/2012: Unmounting Image 01:16:27.1 6/4/2012: Writing Stats 01:16:27.2 6/4/2012: Plugin: Game Exit 01:16:27.2 6/4/2012: Plugin: Process Commands 01:16:27.2 6/4/2012: Refreshing Keyboard 01:16:27.3 6/4/2012: Initialising Audio 01:16:27.3 6/4/2012: Relaunching HideOS 01:16:31.0 6/4/2012: Restoring Window 01:16:31.0 6/4/2012: Reinitializing Graphics System 01:16:31.3 6/4/2012: --**-- 01:16:31.3 6/4/2012: 21 Consecutive Exceptions Occured: Exiting 01:16:31.3 6/4/2012: Closing database connection 01:16:31.3 6/4/2012: First Exception: 01:16:31.3 6/4/2012: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. 01:16:31.3 6/4/2012: at Direct2D.Direct2d.Device.TestCooperativeLevel() 01:16:31.3 6/4/2012: at GameEx.GameEx.mainform.b(Boolean A_0, Boolean A_1) 01:16:31.3 6/4/2012: at GameEx.GameEx.mainform.LaunchEmu(Boolean LaunchedFromAttract) 01:16:31.3 6/4/2012: at GameEx.GameEx.mainform.ProcessGameMenu4() 01:16:31.3 6/4/2012: at GameEx.GameEx.mainform.Processgamemenu(Boolean overridereturn) 01:16:31.3 6/4/2012: at GameEx.GameEx.mainform.ad() 01:16:31.3 6/4/2012: Last Exception: 01:16:31.3 6/4/2012: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. 01:16:31.3 6/4/2012: at Direct2D.Direct2d.Device.TestCooperativeLevel() 01:16:31.3 6/4/2012: at GameEx.GameEx.mainform.ad()

thanks for your reply. i kind of guessed that more xbox controllers wouldnt work (but i dont know for sure) SSF looks like it can handle 12 controllers. any suggestions on what brands of wireless gamepads would be a) compatible w my existing 4 xbox ones and b ) are decent controllers i.e. xbox equivalent? and i guess on top of all this how many can Win7x64 support in total? if i go w logitech can i add 6 more? id need something with a multitap usb receiver because id run out of usb ports. Whats the most controllers youve seen connected to a PC? Surely a more experienced gamer than i has done this or knows of such a product? sorry for all the questions - i appreciate your advice :-)

i am not an expert, but i saw a site - i think it was coolroms? - and they were using a free program called ECM in their zips which seemed to take a 600M iso down to like 520? ive got alot of space so i used UNECM to get the isos back. i imagine you could use gameex's LaunchBefore and LaunchAfter to compress and uncompress on the fly? btw these playstation isos were ecmed inside a zip...

hi, I'm new here and already asked a gameex question in the other forum, but i have kind of a general question for gamers who might know... I'm playing Saturn Bomberman via SSF with friends and as you may know it has a 10 player mode and as i remember how fun that was at parties with my actual console back in the day. i'd really like to get that many joysticks working for SSF. At present I bought a MS Wireless Xbox controller for PC which came with a USB receiver which seems to work fine with that xbox controller and 3 other wireless regular xbox controllers on my pc. All i have to do is set up the virtual sega multitaps in ssf and theyre good to go and we have 4 player Bomberman. But what is the most wireless (this is couch gaming on an HTPC) controllers you can have on a PC? - i googled and cant seem to find a definitive answer for Win7 x64. How can i get another 6 gamepads working? I have a feeling that another one of these xbox receivers would fail or conflict since theres only 4 lights on it and 2 usb receivers would interfere with each other? And i'd rather not buy them if they wont work... Anyone have 10 working? 4 ppl is cool but it's totally mental on a big screen or projector with 10 ppl and i'd love to get it going. Thanks!

hi. I'm a newly registered gameex user (excuse my typing i'm using my keyboard remote from the couch). I love gameex and it is working well for me for mame and basic emulators like stella. fusion etc but i cant seem to get it to work with ssf. i am using ssf r3 (latest i think) and outside of gameex it works fine if I manually load a rom iso with DTLite and make sure ssf is set to the correct region ahead of time. But i get a Runtime error i think from ssf when i run it from gameex. Ive manually tested the Launch Before string and it seems to be successfully mounting the iso if i copy the string to a bat file and launch it outside of gameex. Is it a timing issue with ssf i have a 6-core amd so i dont think it is slow...? Here is my emulator config exported: [Emulator_5] Enabled=True System=Sega Saturn Category=Console Emulator=Yabause Version=0.9.10 Rating=7.4 DownloadUrl= RequiredFiles= Website= Info=Sega Saturn emulator TITLETEXT=Sega Saturn STARTPAGENAME=[Console] Sega Saturn (SSF) StartPageLogo=Sega Saturn Command=SSF.exe ROMFilter= Database=[Console] Sega Saturn configFile=[Mapping Off] Exit (Process Close) MAPFile= RomPath=C:\Roms\Sega Saturn\Roms SnapPath=C:\Assets\Sega Saturn\Snaps TitlePath=C:\Assets\Sega Saturn\Titles BoxPath=C:\Assets\Sega Saturn\Boxes CartPath=C:\Assets\Sega Saturn\Cartridges ManualPath=C:\Assets\Sega Saturn\Manuals ControlPanelPath=C:\Assets\Sega Saturn\Controls WorkingPath=C:\Emulators\SSF_012_beta_R3 MapKeys=True WaitBeforeKeys=3000 SendKeys= ReplaceDash=False ReplaceUnder=True Capitals=False RemoveBrackets=True ShowDesktop=True Debug=False AlsoLaunch= OLDatZip= LaunchBefore=""C:\Program Files (x86)\DAEMON Tools Lite\DTLite.exe" -mount 0,"[ROMPATH]\[ROMFILE]"" LaunchAfter="C:\Program Files (x86)\DAEMON Tools Lite\DTLite.exe" -unmount 0 ExcludedFiles= CustomBackground= PlayMusic=False DontShowInfo= PlaySelectionMusic=False SelectionMusicFolder= PCGame=False GamesIn7Zips=False PlayInScreenSaver=False ShowMostPlayed=True RandomMostPlayed=True CDCheck=False CDCheckFile= RomsInFolders=True InstructionsPath=C:\Assets\Sega Saturn\Instructions Any help would be greatly appreciated- thanks!