Game EX issues

[djfourmoney]

After reading about various front ends that work on the Raspberry Pi and how seemingly simple it is to build a tiny console emulation machine, I thought I would finally give Game EX a shot.

It installed simple enough, but when I tried to configure the emulators, there is no Emulation config routine and no link to start it inside the Configuration folder.

I also seem to have the same problem I had with Advanced Launcher in XBMC; my roms/iso are located on my WHS 2011 box. When I thought I had GMEX setup and installed, I would go into the emulator menu and it wouldn't see anything but unemc under ePSX and nothing at all under Nestopia or SNESx9.

When I attempted to uninstall, it would without issue, but obvious some files are left behind because when I re-installed it, my login information for EMU Movies keep showing up. Also other changes, I had made to GMEX stayed. Where are these files so I can remove them?

1. Unless these issues can be solved, I only have a few choices -
2. Don't muck with my HTPC anymore, which would be fine, I am behind on getting My Movies configured, finishing file mergers/editing with some files, along with assigning other task to the server (SABnzbd, Couch Potato, Headphones, etc).
3. Wait for Retro Arch for XBMC to come out of beta
4. Flash my Super Slim PS3 for Retro Arch
5. Build a Raspberry Pi.....
6. Buy a Ouya

This just seem ridiculous to me. For about $60 I could build a Raspberry Pi, use Retropie and be done with it. However I wanted to keep cutting down on boxes, not increasing how many boxes I got.

With Directv adding services like YouTube to their DVR's, there are fewer and fewer reasons to keep working with the HTPC if the basic functions are not much beyond a run of the mill, mass use DVR. In fact, my entire video experience can be boiled down to a HD-DVR and XBMC/Retro Pie build.

The HTPC could be repurposed into a standard desktop.

Since I would have to spend $135 plus the price of a HD-DVR (might be able to get that outta DTV for free but that's for another post), maybe that money is better spent simplifying my experience a bit.

All this because I can't simply fire up any front end and play a PS1 game without getting up out of my seat... Advanced Launcher does work if all the files are local, it seems GMEX is setup the same way. I don't have the room on the HTPC to save all my roms/iso/bin files and yes I know I can get a TB for about $60 or 3TB for about $100. I just don't have it to spend right now and it would take roughly 3 months to earn enough Shopkick points to get one from either Targ'et or Best Buy. Don't laugh I earned enough points to pay for the hybrid 1TB drive that lives in the laptop I am typing on, net cost was $22.

Can I get GMEX to behave like it should?

[nullPointer]

Hi djfourmoney

I'm a little bit confused about certain aspects of your post. Providing copies of your GameEx config and your GameEx log might help to clear that up (check out this thread if you're unsure how to access those files). In the meantime maybe a bit of clarification is in order.

It installed simple enough, but when I tried to configure the emulators, there is no Emulation config routine and no link to start it inside the Configuration folder.

What configuration folder do you mean? GameEx should only be configured through the included Setup Wizard. If you're trying to launch it directly from your GameEx installation directory it's \GameEx\SetupWizard.exe.

I also seem to have the same problem I had with Advanced Launcher in XBMC; my roms/iso are located on my WHS 2011 box. When I thought I had GMEX setup and installed, I would go into the emulator menu and it wouldn't see anything but unemc under ePSX and nothing at all under Nestopia or SNESx9.

I'm not sure what Emulator menu you're referring to. Are we talking XBMC here? GameEx does include an XBMC plugin (as an optional component during installation), but it's not integrated into XBMC in the same way as Advanced Launcher. It will appear in the Programs menu and will be launched as an External Program. Once again though GameEx should always be configured through the included Setup Wizard.