Genesis Flashback HD (2018) Game Manager

dcuk7 · Dec 24, 2019

So I tested two of my own Flashback units and long names don't make mine crash but they did give me strange issues (I don't have as many games in my ini as you though). I used World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck (USA, Korea) as a test and although it did not crash, the game name displayed as World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck (USA, KoreaWorld so I think long names must cause memory issues/glitching within retromenu. Staying below 64 characters seemed to solve the problem (I removed Duck from the name and it worked fine). I'll be adding this limiter to the game manager as well as a check for long game names when the file is loaded.

Danker301090 · Feb 10, 2020

darkdev said:
Just to confirm that the latest update 20191014 works well on the EU version.

Which firmware are you talking about. have a uk megadrive version.

Dinsdale5 · Feb 16, 2020

Has anyone noticed boxart when adding new games is not loading?

DoctorEvil8 · Feb 25, 2020

@dcuk7 hitting Google button doesn't populate the images. The window opens, but nothing happens.

simplyretrogamer · Feb 25, 2020

Same here.

dcuk7 · Feb 26, 2020

Google must have changed something on their images page. I will investigate and see if I can come up with a fix.

simplyretrogamer · Feb 26, 2020

@dcuk7 Would it be possible to integrate additional scraper sources to the Game Manager like ScreenScraper or TheGamesDB, which would automatically grab all the data information plus cover box art before you add them on the SD card?

dcuk7 · Mar 3, 2020

So I think trying to fix the Google Images each time they make a change is futile and everyone would prefer some scraper support anyway. I've been messing around with the ScreenScraper API and I think I can make it work with the game manager. Let me see if I can get this added in to replace the Google functionality.

A quick test...

Dinsdale5 · Mar 3, 2020

Outstanding!

simplyretrogamer · Mar 3, 2020

This is great to see @dcuk7, ScreenScapper AP looks like it's working great for the Game Manager! I was wondering if you have any plans to implement a drag and drop feature, so people can drag their ROMs into the GM quickly and add multiple games into the GM?

dcuk7 · Mar 4, 2020

I am planning on adding a drag/drop for single roms. I was thinking that dragging a rom onto the main window would pop open the add game form. If I can get ScreenScraper support in there I will also populate all the fields with the info from ScreenScraper. All that would be required from the user is clicking the add game button to confirm (or if the wrong info has been scraped, a way to change/browse for the correct info).

If that works out I can then look at allowing multiple roms to be drag/dropped.

Danker301090 · Mar 4, 2020

is there a new version of the tool available or are we still in the testing phase.

dcuk7 · Mar 4, 2020

Still in the testing phase. I will try and get a new version out asap. The next version should have an auto-updater. This is what I am currently working on. After that I hope to implement a scraper to replace the Google functionality but I need time to test this.

Dinsdale5 · Mar 4, 2020

I was wondering if anyone was able to get the Genesis Game manager running on Linux through Wine?

simplyretrogamer · Mar 17, 2020

@dcuk7 Do you have any updates on the new Game Manager for the Flashback?

Dinsdale5 · Mar 28, 2020

@dcuk7 - I hope this message finds you well in light of the circumstances. I wanted to know if you needed any beta testers? Secondly, the use of Sega32x or GameGear games. If there an option for both or no?

Thanks,
Dinsdale5

deanowski · Apr 10, 2020

Does the custom firmware increase cartridge compatibility, or is there a way to do sp on the 2018 Flashback mega drive/genesis. It would be great option for not having to fork out the cash on a Mega SG?. I have about 200+ mega drive/genesis cartridges and only about half of them work?!

rrifonas · Apr 10, 2020

It does not. The cartridge reader from the FB2018 is a hit and miss. Games that can be read in the FB2017 or the real Genesis doesn't work in the FB2018. I really think this is more a hardware "problem" than software, so the custom firmware won't fix. The custom firmware is nothing more than a hack in the menu and the script to load it.

BORTZ · Apr 10, 2020

Good. With tools like this there is no reason you shouldn't put every single Genesis/Mega Drive rom on your device.

deanowski · Apr 18, 2020

I did the hack and added games from game manager, but it resets when I'm trying to go to the next page? Anyone else have this problem? I have the mega drive version?

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