XPMCE: Launching games from MCE

[amos_82]

Originally Posted by Jaybird

I am trying to install FIFA World Cup 2006 PC Game on my MCE box but the installation aborts saying that I need DirectX 9.0c. I have checked that I have it using the dcdaig command. I have also re-installed DirectX 9.0c just in case but I'm still having the same problem.

I was able to install the same game on another PC (Windows XP SP2) and it works sweet. Is there anything that I need to know? Anyone's help is much appreciated.

I've just installed it with no hitches, works well with the gamelauncher too, afraid i cant help too much you could try searching the ea forums, or see if there is a patch available.

[Jaybird]

I got it going last night...also launch it via the game loader.
All I did is install/run the game as Windows 2000 compatible and is now working sweet!

Cheers!

[AaronG85]

i might be a little late with this request but just wondering if you guys want to make a GUI version of this with full automation where the person only has to enter the directory and a program automatcly creates everything. Could make it like My Movies 2 where it gets covers and information. If this sounds intresting i dont mind hosting the website and paying for everything cause this is one thing i really need once my media center computer is finnished. send me an email if your intrested (below). I dont want to take it away from the original idea holders so i hope you guys jump on board.

[Slither2007]

Would it be possible to use GameEx throught a Xbox360 media extender and control the game via a wireless control? Or even the Xbox 360 wireles control?

[amos_82]

Im afriad not, i think there are issues running mame and other emulators through an extender, so its not really possible at the moment, maybe in the future though

[garymm]

I'm trying to do this on Vista (Home Premium 32 bit) and I get this error whenever launching GameLoader.exe (either through double clicking on the alias myself or through media center):
Windows cannot find 'System\Win32_x86_SSE2\SbzEngine.exe'. Make sure you typed the name correctly and then try again.

Any idea what could be wrong with this?

Maybe if you can recompile it for Vista it will work?

I'd really love to get this working.

Thanks

[datdude]

Originally Posted by ToniLou

Well, getting the full game name from the short one was finally easy, there is a <listinfo.dat> xml file with that information in the mame folder.


Toni

Hi,

Thanks for the awesome script.

I was able to hack it out to get it to work on my system without MCE, but I can't get full filename to work from the 'description' portion of my listinfo.xml file. I tried renaming it to .dat and changing your script to reference '.xml' but it still only creates the bats with the short name.

Here is a snippet from my listinfo.xml file:

<mame build="0.128 (Oct 16 2008)" debug="no">
<game name="puckman" sourcefile="pacman.c">
<description>PuckMan (Japan set 1, Probably Bootleg)</description>


What could be going wrong?

I really appreciate any help you can provide!

Thanks