Genesis Flashback HD (2018) Game Manager

[dcuk7]

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]

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]

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

 

[DoctorEvil8]

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

 

[simplyretrogamer]

Same here.

 

[dcuk7]

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

 

[simplyretrogamer]

@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]

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]

Outstanding!

 

[simplyretrogamer]

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]

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]

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

 

[dcuk7]

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]

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

 

[simplyretrogamer]

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

 

[Dinsdale5]

@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]

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]

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]

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

 

[deanowski]

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?