Wrench gamebrowser, the evolution of GameTime.

 
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Version 1.0.0.5

Requires MediaBrowser 2.3.2.0

Where to begin… I’ve been wanting to set up a website focusing on GameTime configuration for some time. When I started looking into it, I found I couldn’t find a GameTime domain I liked. Even worse I found that GameTime was a registered trademark referring to another product.

Now I could keep the GameTime name, since this plugin isn’t offering the same services as the company with the registered trademark, but there’s still the website issue. So… I’ve opted to change the name of the plugin to gamebrowser. I feel this better defines it as a mediabrowser plugin.

Since I’ve started asking for donations, I’ve received donations from a few good souls. I’ve taken that money and added to it out of my own pocket in order to create gamebrowser.tv and it’s forum.

I’ve created this site as a thank you to the GameTime supporters in the hopes that it will make setup easier for new users. You will be able to find detailed configuration examples for all the most common emulators. I’ll add to the list of emulators as time permits. There is also a forum so members will be able to discuss anything from gamebrowser setup, to emulation in general, or share art or whatever.

This site is a joint effort between Demonseed and myself. It is the results of countless hours of work on both our parts. There is still more to do, I will update the missing emulators over time. Demonseed has exceeded all expectations, including his own with the contributed art. A big THANK YOU, although you know I appreciate it.

I’m hopeful that this will bring new users to gamebrowser and mediabrowser.

Installation:

Gamebrowser is on the default repository, so getting it is easy. For help configuring it, you can come to gamebrowser.tv and you will find lot’s of info and support.

version 1.0.0.5 (Sept 12, 2011)

  • Fixed a Face/Palm bug which now allows GB to work with Hydra (thanks ebr)
  • Searcher now also excludes (crap)

version 1.0.0.4 (June 13, 2011)

  • Updated game fetcher to use new gamesdb.net api features
  • First steps in making searcher a little less dumb. Now excludes [crap]
  • Fix for games with : in the title. (ie: Call of Duty: Black Ops)

version 1.0.0.0 (Initial Release)

  • Parental Control support (Thank you ebr)
  • CustomRating support fixed.
  • Titan support
  • All previous GameTime features
  • will import previous GameTime settings
gamebrowser gametime plugin
 
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  • Btw, classy move in mentioning Chase on the site. +1 – sinjen about 2 years ago
  • thanx… He’s left, but can’t forget where GT/GB came from. – Redshirt about 2 years ago
  • Is the GameBrowser.tv forum a thing of the past? I can’t seem to get into it. I love this plug-in, but have some questions. Thanks! – IceM4n about 1 year ago
  • yes the forum is dead. If you have questions, I recommend searching this site. If you can’t find anything relevant then feel free to create a topic to ask your question here. – Redshirt about 1 year ago

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Nice realy nice thanx for the update :)

 
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Very Nice awesome work red.Dam dam dam very nice website im speechless !!!

 
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Congratulations on making this bold step forward! Sometime soon I need to pick up a controller for my HTPC and get some gamebrowser on the go. :)

The site is looking nice so far, although I did spot one little typo: “Works with best in class library manager: mediabroswer”

 
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Good luck with the new website guys. Gamebrowser is a fine name. Let me know if you need any icons for Mediatype Game.

 
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Thanks guys… I feel all warm and fuzzy.

@Riccardo. Thanks, It’s amazing what 2:00am eyes will miss :)

 
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  • lol doh! :p – DemonSeed about 2 years ago
 
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Congrats Redshirt!

The site looks great. One of these days I'm going to get around to adding gamebrowser support to Carbon and the Default, default first :)

-Sinjen

p.s. I guess I should congratulate that bum DS too……..nahhhhhhhh :P

 
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  • rofl… Yep, I'm watching you and your “I'm gonna add support. :p You and Throg are a couple of slackers. – Redshirt about 2 years ago
 
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Heads up to all the longtime gametime users. If you still have the external plugin source in your configutor for gametime you need to remove it. That link is no longer valid.

To remove it open the mb Configutor>Plugins>More Plugins>File>highlight the old url>Remove. Done

 
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Very nice!

So, will we be seeing a new thread called “Red Shirt’s GameBrowser Metadata Manager” some time soon?

 
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  • It just doesn’t roll of the tongue, need to name it something… and soon. – Redshirt about 2 years ago
 
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Donation sent keep up the great work :)

 
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  • Thanks :) – Redshirt about 2 years ago
 
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Im thinking about setting this up finally, and was wondering if anyone could give me an idiots guide/list as to the best emulators to use and where to find the games etc?

 
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  • due to copyright bla, bla, bla, you'll have to take it into your own hands on finding games and downloading them.(Hint = torrents) But you can find all the emulators here and then you can visit the gamebrowser site to find out the best ways to set everything up. – DemonSeed about 2 years ago
 
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Right no problem im sure i can sort that, but i seem to be having some problems with the emulators, are there any which are simple to use , at present i seem to be needing virtual drivers and a host of other things

 
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  • all the older ones are relatively easy to set up. zsnes for super nintendo and virtua nes for nintendo are straightforward. Both have setup directions on the link that Demonseed provided. Kega Fusion for genesis and sega master system is another one that’s easy to set up. – Redshirt about 2 years ago
  • thanks im really looking for a dreamcast emulator having a craving to play capcom vs marvel – jp1911 about 2 years ago
  • my pleasure. Once your comfortable with those emulators than you may be ready to set up NullDC, a dreamcast emulator. – Redshirt about 2 years ago
 
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I only just noticed the brand renaming via another topic. Good stuff! Good work on the new website. It looks very nice!

Just a quick question; are you planning to use the gamebrowser forum for tracker bugs and feature request or will you continue to use the CT for that? (just so we know if topics come up)

 
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  • I would prefer people use the CT for feature requests and bugs, due to the built-in tools for the devs to track them. However I'm trying to encourage the users who don’t feel comfortable posting on the CT, due to it’s MB focus, to post on the GB forum instead. – Redshirt about 2 years ago
  • gotcha – birkoff about 2 years ago
 
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I have been away for a few weeks and have once again began to “play” with media browser/gametime.

What a massive step this has now taken. Gamebrowser looks and feels awesome.

Many thanks for all your efforts with this and your continuous support for users like me who run into problems.

 
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  • Happy to help. – Redshirt about 2 years ago
 
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Nice one Red, all that hard work has paid off! The site looks top-class and no doubt GT/GB is fast becoming a big selling-point for those people who are thinking of moving to MB :)

 
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  • Thanks… If only it was that popular. With time though I think it will be a major draw. – Redshirt about 2 years ago
 
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I'm having trouble launching PS1 .bin files with gamebrowser. I get the error message the file cannot be played. Everything is set up to play with epsxe 1.6(as 1.7 doesn’t do full screen).

 
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  • You mean ePSXe? What are your switches. I'm using 1.7 and it works with -nogui -loadbin “{rom}” – Redshirt about 2 years ago
  • Im not able to verify right now, but im fairly sure 1.7 does full screen with the opengl driver. – Redshirt about 2 years ago
  • yeah typo acknowledged. 1.7 doesn’t maximize to full screen it cuts off the bottom and right hand side and minimizes down. I'm using -nogui -loadbin 2{rom}“ as well. – vileboy about 2 years ago
  • actually it may just be parasite eve that doesn’t work with 1.7 – vileboy about 2 years ago
  • Off the top of my head I seem to remember the command line changing between versions… Or im mixing up my emulator… – Redshirt about 2 years ago
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    6:20:58.298 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Using String Data from C:\ProgramData\MediaBrowser\Localization\strings-en.xml ,  , 1 , Application
6:20:58.420 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Plug-in reference to MediaBrowser,, Version=2.3.1.0,, Culture=neutral,, PublicKeyToken=59fc04479785fd64 is being linked to version 2.3.2.0 ,  , 1 , Application
6:20:58.518 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Plug-in reference to MediaBrowser,, Version=2.2.9.0,, Culture=neutral,, PublicKeyToken=59fc04479785fd64 is being linked to version 2.3.2.0 ,  , 1 , Application
6:20:58.770 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Plug-in reference to MediaBrowser,, Version=2.2.4.0,, Culture=neutral,, PublicKeyToken=59fc04479785fd64 is being linked to version 2.3.2.0 ,  , 1 , Application
6:20:58.864 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Plug-in reference to MediaBrowser,, Version=2.3.0.0,, Culture=neutral,, PublicKeyToken=59fc04479785fd64 is being linked to version 2.3.2.0 ,  , 1 , Application
6:20:58.955 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Subdued - Verifying bundled style: C:\ProgramData\MediaBrowser\Plugins\Configurations\SubduedStyles\The Original.mcml ,  , 1 , Application
6:20:58.956 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Subdued - Skipping bundled style: C:\ProgramData\MediaBrowser\Plugins\Configurations\SubduedStyles\The Original.mcml ,  , 1 , Application
6:20:58.957 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Subdued - Verifying bundled style: C:\ProgramData\MediaBrowser\Plugins\Configurations\SubduedStyles\White Shadow.mcml ,  , 1 , Application
6:20:58.958 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Subdued - Skipping bundled style: C:\ProgramData\MediaBrowser\Plugins\Configurations\SubduedStyles\White Shadow.mcml ,  , 1 , Application
6:20:58.959 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Subdued - Verifying bundled style: C:\ProgramData\MediaBrowser\Plugins\Configurations\SubduedStyles\Spy vs. Spy 1.mcml ,  , 1 , Application
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6:20:58.961 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Subdued - Verifying bundled style: C:\ProgramData\MediaBrowser\Plugins\Configurations\SubduedStyles\Blue Note.mcml ,  , 1 , Application
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6:20:58.965 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Subdued - Verifying bundled style: C:\ProgramData\MediaBrowser\Plugins\Configurations\SubduedStyles\Cold as Ice.mcml ,  , 1 , Application
6:20:58.966 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Subdued - Skipping bundled style: C:\ProgramData\MediaBrowser\Plugins\Configurations\SubduedStyles\Cold as Ice.mcml ,  , 1 , Application
6:20:58.967 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Subdued - Verifying bundled style: C:\ProgramData\MediaBrowser\Plugins\Configurations\SubduedStyles\Neon.mcml ,  , 1 , Application
6:20:58.967 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Subdued - Skipping bundled style: C:\ProgramData\MediaBrowser\Plugins\Configurations\SubduedStyles\Neon.mcml ,  , 1 , Application
6:20:58.967 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Subdued - Verifying bundled style: C:\ProgramData\MediaBrowser\Plugins\Configurations\SubduedStyles\Redrum.mcml ,  , 1 , Application
6:20:58.968 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Subdued - Skipping bundled style: C:\ProgramData\MediaBrowser\Plugins\Configurations\SubduedStyles\Redrum.mcml ,  , 1 , Application
6:20:58.968 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Subdued - Validating installed styles ,  , 1 , Application
6:20:58.968 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Subdued - Checking installed style: C:\ProgramData\MediaBrowser\Plugins\Configurations\SubduedStyles\Blue Note.mcml ,  , 1 , Application
6:20:58.969 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Subdued - Checking installed style: C:\ProgramData\MediaBrowser\Plugins\Configurations\SubduedStyles\Cold as Ice.mcml ,  , 1 , Application
6:20:58.969 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Subdued - Checking installed style: C:\ProgramData\MediaBrowser\Plugins\Configurations\SubduedStyles\Neon.mcml ,  , 1 , Application
6:20:58.969 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Subdued - Checking installed style: C:\ProgramData\MediaBrowser\Plugins\Configurations\SubduedStyles\Redrum.mcml ,  , 1 , Application
6:20:58.969 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Subdued - Checking installed style: C:\ProgramData\MediaBrowser\Plugins\Configurations\SubduedStyles\Spy vs. Spy 1.mcml ,  , 1 , Application
6:20:58.969 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Subdued - Checking installed style: C:\ProgramData\MediaBrowser\Plugins\Configurations\SubduedStyles\Spy vs. Spy 2.mcml ,  , 1 , Application
6:20:58.970 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Subdued - Checking installed style: C:\ProgramData\MediaBrowser\Plugins\Configurations\SubduedStyles\The Original.mcml ,  , 1 , Application
6:20:58.970 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Subdued - Checking installed style: C:\ProgramData\MediaBrowser\Plugins\Configurations\SubduedStyles\White Shadow.mcml ,  , 1 , Application
6:20:59.057 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Using String Data from C:\ProgramData\MediaBrowser\Localization\Centrality-strings-en.xml ,  , 1 , Application
6:20:59.092 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Centrality Theme Loaded. ,  , 1 , Application
6:20:59.575 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , CoverArt (version 2.3.2.0) Plug-in Loaded. ,  , 1 , Application
6:20:59.633 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Using String Data from C:\ProgramData\MediaBrowser\Localization\Destiny-strings-en.xml ,  , 1 , Application
6:20:59.713 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Destiny Theme Loaded. ,  , 1 , Application
6:20:59.721 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Diamond Theme Loaded. ,  , 1 , Application
6:20:59.727 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Using String Data from C:\ProgramData\MediaBrowser\Localization\Diamond-strings-en.xml ,  , 1 , Application
6:20:59.768 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , GAMEBROWSER STARTING UP :::: C:\ProgramData\MediaBrowser\StartupFolder ,  , 1 , Application
6:21:00.071 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , EnsureZipSupport: File Exists ,  , 1 , Application
6:21:00.073 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , EnsureHookSupport: ManagedWinapi.dll Exists ,  , 1 , Application
6:21:00.074 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , EnsureHookSupport: ManagedWinapiNativeHelper.dll Exists ,  , 1 , Application
6:21:00.077 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , gamebrowser (version 1.0.0.1) Plug-in Loaded. ,  , 1 , Application
6:21:00.160 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Using String Data from C:\ProgramData\MediaBrowser\Localization\Harmony-strings-en.xml ,  , 1 , Application
6:21:00.213 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Harmony Theme Loaded. ,  , 1 , Application
6:21:00.256 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Using String Data from C:\ProgramData\MediaBrowser\Localization\Imperium-strings-en.xml ,  , 1 , Application
6:21:00.287 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Imperium Theme Loaded. ,  , 1 , Application
6:21:00.289 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , = LOTUS = m:4 d:16 ,  , 1 , Application
6:21:00.297 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Using String Data from C:\ProgramData\MediaBrowser\Localization\Lotus-strings-en.xml ,  , 1 , Application
6:21:00.297 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , = LOTUS = VERSION:1.004 s.Version:1.004 ,  , 1 , Application
6:21:00.705 PM 16/4/2011 , Error , Failed to load fast load data:  ( Unhandled exception.  Type=MediaBrowser.Library.Persistance.SerializationException Msg=Failed to deserialize object,, corrupt stream. Src=MediaBrowser Method=DeserializeInternal Line=0 Col=0 [n] StackTrace= [n]    at MediaBrowser.Library.Persistance.Serializer.DeserializeInternal(BinaryReader br) [n]    at MediaBrowser.Library.Persistance.Serializer.Deserialize[T](BinaryReader reader) [n]    at MediaBrowser.Library.Persistance.FileBasedDictionary`1.LoadFastLoadData() ) ,  , 11 , Worker thread for Fast Load Loader
6:21:00.707 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , = LOTUS = Lotus Theme Loaded. ,  , 1 , Application
6:21:00.752 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Using String Data from C:\ProgramData\MediaBrowser\Localization\Maelstrom-strings-en.xml ,  , 1 , Application
6:21:00.781 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Maelstrom Theme Loaded. ,  , 1 , Application
6:21:00.815 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , MBFavorites Plug-in (version 1.0.3.0) Loaded. ,  , 1 , Application
6:21:00.895 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , MBTrailer Proxy already running on port 8752 ,  , 1 , Application
6:21:00.896 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , MBTrailers not starting proxy.  Running in service. ,  , 1 , Application
6:21:00.910 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , My Trailers Support Loaded. ,  , 1 , Application
6:21:00.911 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , MBTrailers (version 1.3.0.7) Plug-in loaded. ,  , 1 , Application
6:21:00.925 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Using mtn version:2010.11.10 ,  , 1 , Application
6:21:00.925 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , High Quality Thumbnails (version 1.2.0.0) Loaded. ,  , 1 , Application
6:21:00.927 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , == PEARL == Initializing... ,  , 1 , Application
6:21:00.928 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , == PEARL == Initializing Pearl under media center ,  , 1 , Application
6:21:00.933 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , == PEARL == Check if default fonts are installed... ,  , 1 , Application
6:21:00.934 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , == PEARL == Fonts are installed. ,  , 1 , Application
6:21:00.949 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , == PEARL == Check default skins are installed... ,  , 1 , Application
6:21:00.950 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , == PEARL == Verifying version... ,  , 1 , Application
6:21:00.951 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , == PEARL == Skin version OK. c:\programdata\mediabrowser\plugins\pearl\skins\Pearl.mcml ,  , 1 , Application
6:21:00.951 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , == PEARL == Skin version OK. c:\programdata\mediabrowser\plugins\pearl\skins\Pearl_DeepBlue.mcml ,  , 1 , Application
6:21:00.951 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , == PEARL == Skin version OK. c:\programdata\mediabrowser\plugins\pearl\skins\Pearl_Night.mcml ,  , 1 , Application
6:21:00.952 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , == PEARL == Default skins are installed. ,  , 1 , Application
6:21:00.952 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , == PEARL == Skin version OK. c:\programdata\mediabrowser\plugins\pearl\pearl_styles.mcml ,  , 1 , Application
6:21:01.026 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , == PEARL == Using String Data from C:\ProgramData\MediaBrowser\Localization\Pearl-strings-en.xml ,  , 1 , Application
6:21:01.039 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Using custom fonts file: C:\ProgramData\MediaBrowser\PearlCustomFonts.mcml ,  , 1 , Application
6:21:01.063 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , == PEARL == Theme has finished loading. ,  , 1 , Application
6:21:01.071 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Using String Data from C:\ProgramData\MediaBrowser\Localization\Sapphire-strings-en.xml ,  , 1 , Application
6:21:01.099 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , = SAPPHIRE = Sapphire Theme Loaded. ,  , 1 , Application
6:21:01.351 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Simplicity Theme (version 0.1.2.0) Loaded. ,  , 1 , Application
6:21:01.352 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Subdued - Checking active style: C:\ProgramData\MediaBrowser\Subdued_Styles.mcml ,  , 1 , Application
6:21:01.353 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Subdued - Setting active style: C:\ProgramData\MediaBrowser\Plugins\Configurations\SubduedStyles\The Original.mcml ,  , 1 , Application
6:21:01.368 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Subdued - Checking active MediaInfo icons set ,  , 1 , Application
6:21:01.370 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Subdued - Setting active MediaInfo icons set: C:\ProgramData\MediaBrowser\ImagesByName\MediaInfo\Subdued\mediainfo_color.zip ,  , 1 , Application
6:21:02.167 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Using String Data from C:\ProgramData\MediaBrowser\Localization\Subdued-strings-en.xml ,  , 1 , Application
6:21:02.167 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Subdued Theme Loaded. ,  , 1 , Application
6:21:02.168 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , IBN People Provider (version 1.0.4.0) Loaded. ,  , 1 , Application
6:21:02.182 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , == PEARL == Exp Date as string: 
2010-10-08 ,  , 17 , Worker thread for PPing
6:21:02.185 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , = LOTUS = Exp Date as string: 
2011-04-27 ,  , 15 , Worker thread for LPing
6:21:02.210 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Using String Data from C:\ProgramData\MediaBrowser\Localization\Vanilla-strings-en.xml ,  , 1 , Application
6:21:02.242 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Vanilla Theme Loaded. ,  , 1 , Application
6:21:02.242 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Plugin Loading and Init took 3.84 seconds. ,  , 1 , Application
6:21:02.550 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , = LOTUS = Registration Status: Registered [27 April 2011] ,  , 15 , Worker thread for LPing
6:21:02.550 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , == PEARL == Registration Status: Registered [08 October 2010] ,  , 17 , Worker thread for PPing
6:21:02.550 PM 16/4/2011 , Error , Async thread crashed! This must be fixed.  ( Unhandled exception.  Type=System.NullReferenceException Msg=Object reference not set to an instance of an object. Src=Lotus Method=<CheckRegistration>b__0 Line=0 Col=0 [n] StackTrace= [n]    at Lotus.Registration.<>c__DisplayClass1.<CheckRegistration>b__0() [n]    at MediaBrowser.Library.Threading.Async.<>c__DisplayClass4.<Queue>b__3() ) ,  , 15 , Worker thread for LPing
6:21:02.550 PM 16/4/2011 , Error , Async thread crashed! This must be fixed.  ( Unhandled exception.  Type=System.NullReferenceException Msg=Object reference not set to an instance of an object. Src=Pearl Method=<Init>b__0 Line=0 Col=0 [n] StackTrace= [n]    at Pearl.Plugin.<Init>b__0() [n]    at MediaBrowser.Library.Threading.Async.<>c__DisplayClass4.<Queue>b__3() ) ,  , 17 , Worker thread for PPing
6:21:03.251 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Total Kernel Init took 5.06 seconds. ,  , 1 , Application
6:21:03.788 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , = SAPPHIRE = Exp Date as string: 
2011-04-09 ,  , 17 , Worker thread for PPing
6:21:03.868 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Information DisplayText: Welcome to Media Browser ,  , 1 , Application
6:21:03.878 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Media Browser (version 2.3.2.0 R) Starting up. ,  , 1 , Application
6:21:04.488 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , = SAPPHIRE = Registration Status: Registered [09 April 2011] ,  , 17 , Worker thread for PPing
6:21:04.518 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Parental Control Initialized ,  , 22 , Worker thread for Create Filewatchers
6:21:05.738 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Watching folder \\DANIEL-PC\My Movies3\Dylan for changes. ,  , 22 , Worker thread for Create Filewatchers
6:21:05.778 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Watching folder \\DANIEL-PC\Dylan Overspill for changes. ,  , 22 , Worker thread for Create Filewatchers
6:21:05.828 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Watching folder \\DANIEL-PC\Movies for changes. ,  , 22 , Worker thread for Create Filewatchers
6:21:05.828 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Watching folder \\DANIEL-PC\My Movies2 for changes. ,  , 22 , Worker thread for Create Filewatchers
6:21:05.828 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Watching folder \\DANIEL-PC\My Movies3 for changes. ,  , 22 , Worker thread for Create Filewatchers
6:21:05.838 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Watching folder \\DANIEL-PC\Movie 2 for changes. ,  , 22 , Worker thread for Create Filewatchers
6:21:05.838 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Watching folder \\Daniel-pc\tv for changes. ,  , 22 , Worker thread for Create Filewatchers
6:21:05.838 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Watching folder \\DANIEL-PC\TV Shows for changes. ,  , 22 , Worker thread for Create Filewatchers
6:21:05.838 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Watching folder \\DANIEL-PC\My TV Shows for changes. ,  , 22 , Worker thread for Create Filewatchers
6:21:05.848 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Watching folder C:\Games for changes. ,  , 22 , Worker thread for Create Filewatchers
6:21:05.848 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Watching folder F:\Boxsets for changes. ,  , 22 , Worker thread for Create Filewatchers
6:21:05.848 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Watching folder M:\Boxsets 3 for changes. ,  , 22 , Worker thread for Create Filewatchers
6:21:05.848 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Watching folder Q:\Boxsets 2 for changes. ,  , 22 , Worker thread for Create Filewatchers
6:21:05.848 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Watching folder C:\ProgramData\MediaBrowser\Plugins\Favorites for changes. ,  , 22 , Worker thread for Create Filewatchers
6:21:05.848 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Cannot watch non-folder location MB Trailers ,  , 22 , Worker thread for Create Filewatchers
6:21:05.848 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Watching folder C:\ProgramData\MediaBrowser\StartupFolder for changes. ,  , 22 , Worker thread for Create Filewatchers
6:21:06.628 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Application Init took 3.38 seconds. ,  , 1 , Application
6:21:08.358 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Adding new item to library:  ,  , 28 , Child verifier-Worker
6:21:08.468 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Metadata changed for the following item My Trailers (first pass : False forced via UI : True) ,  , 28 , Child verifier-Worker
6:21:09.248 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Information DisplayText: Welcome to Media Browser ,  , 1 , Application
6:21:21.033 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Finished validating : C:\ProgramData\MediaBrowser\Cache\playstate MediaBrowser.Library.Entities.PlaybackStatus ,  , 11 , Worker thread for Fast Load Loader
6:21:21.044 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Successfully loaded fastload data for : C:\ProgramData\MediaBrowser\Cache\thumbsizes MediaBrowser.Library.ThumbSize ,  , 11 , Worker thread for Fast Load Loader
6:21:21.059 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Finished validating : C:\ProgramData\MediaBrowser\Cache\thumbsizes MediaBrowser.Library.ThumbSize ,  , 11 , Worker thread for Fast Load Loader
6:21:24.274 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Metadata changed for the following item 24 (first pass : False forced via UI : False) ,  , 24 , Worker thread for Startup Library Validator
6:21:26.762 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Metadata changed for the following item Favorites (first pass : True forced via UI : False) ,  , 42 , Worker thread for Top Level Refresher
6:21:26.859 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Verify Children (UI Triggered) StartupFolder took 20.33 seconds. ,  , 28 , Child verifier-Worker
6:21:26.884 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Fast Metadata Refresh (UI Triggered)StartupFolder took 0.03 seconds. ,  , 31 , Fast metadata refresher-Worker
6:21:26.884 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Slow Metadata Refresh (UI Triggered)StartupFolder took 0.00 seconds. ,  , 30 , Slow metadata refresher-Worker
6:21:27.569 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Metadata changed for the following item Breaking Bad (first pass : False forced via UI : False) ,  , 24 , Worker thread for Startup Library Validator
6:22:05.834 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Checking for Plugin Updates... ,  , 38 , Worker thread for Startup Queue
6:22:07.874 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Information DisplayText: No Plugin Updates Currently Available. ,  , 1 , Application
6:22:26.192 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Verify Children (UI Triggered) Games took 0.12 seconds. ,  , 27 , Child verifier-Worker
6:22:59.556 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , CoverArt dormant.  Freeing memory... ,  , 43 , 
6:23:06.338 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , Verify Children (UI Triggered) Playstation took 0.01 seconds. ,  , 28 , Child verifier-Worker
6:23:10.028 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , SelectAction(C:\Games\Playstation\parasite eve) ,  , 1 , Application
6:23:12.440 PM 16/4/2011 , Info , GamePlaybackController: CanPlay() ,  , 1 , Application
 
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  • are you using disc image files successfully for other emulators? Do you have iso mounting enabled, it shouldn’t be necessary for PS1 – Redshirt about 2 years ago
  • no iso mounting. All my snes, nes, gameboy advance and colour, Gamecube and N64 games work fine. – vileboy about 2 years ago
  • I can see the issue, I just don’t have an explanation for why. The last line of the log GamePlaybackController: CanPlay() is supposed to be displaying the full path of the game file. Can I see your C:\ProgramData\MediaBrowser\plugins\configurations\GameBrowserPlugin.xml file – Redshirt about 2 years ago
 
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

false C:\Games false 0 false false false false 

<anyType xsi:type="Emulator">
  <Name>SNES9x</Name>
  <Executable>C:\Emulators\SNES9x\snes9x.exe</Executable>
  <Switches>"{rom}"</Switches>
</anyType>
<anyType xsi:type="Emulator">
  <Name>FCEUX</Name>
  <Executable />
  <Switches>"{rom}"</Switches>
</anyType>
<anyType xsi:type="Emulator">
  <Name>MAME</Name>
  <Executable />
  <Switches>"{rom}" -rp "{romFolder}";"C:\Temp\MAME\roms"</Switches>
</anyType>
<anyType xsi:type="Emulator">
  <Name>ePSXe</Name>
  <Executable />
  <Switches>-nogui -loadbin "{rom}"</Switches>
</anyType>
<anyType xsi:type="Emulator">
  <Name>Dolphin</Name>
  <Executable>C:\Emulators\Dolphin\Win32\Dolphin.exe</Executable>
  <Switches>-e "{rom}"</Switches>
</anyType>
<anyType xsi:type="Emulator">
  <Name>Virtua NES</Name>
  <Executable>C:\Emulators\VNES\VirtuaNES.exe</Executable>
  <Switches>"{rom}"</Switches>
</anyType>
<anyType xsi:type="Emulator">
  <Name>VBA</Name>
  <Executable>C:\Emulators\VBA\VisualBoyAdvance.exe</Executable>
  <Switches />
</anyType>
<anyType xsi:type="Emulator">
  <Name>Project 64</Name>
  <Executable>C:\Emulators\project64\Project64.exe</Executable>
  <Switches>{rom}</Switches>
</anyType>
<anyType xsi:type="Emulator">
  <Name>Playstation 1</Name>
  <Executable>C:\Emulators\epsxe 1.70\ePSXe.exe</Executable>
  <Switches>--nogui --fullscreen "{rom}"</Switches>
</anyType>


<anyType xsi:type="GameSystem">
  <Name>Super Nintendo</Name>
  <UseEmulator>true</UseEmulator>
  <Emulator>SNES9x</Emulator>
  <RomFolder />
  <Extensions>
    <string>.smc</string>
  </Extensions>
</anyType>
<anyType xsi:type="GameSystem">
  <Name>Games for Windows</Name>
  <UseEmulator>false</UseEmulator>
  <Emulator>SNES9x</Emulator>
  <RomFolder />
  <Extensions>
    <string>.exe</string>
    <string>.url</string>
    <string>.lnk</string>
  </Extensions>
</anyType>
<anyType xsi:type="GameSystem">
  <Name>Gamecube</Name>
  <UseEmulator>true</UseEmulator>
  <Emulator>Dolphin</Emulator>
  <RomFolder>C:\Games\Gamecube</RomFolder>
  <Extensions>
    <string>.iso</string>
  </Extensions>
</anyType>
<anyType xsi:type="GameSystem">
  <Name>N64</Name>
  <UseEmulator>true</UseEmulator>
  <Emulator>Project 64</Emulator>
  <RomFolder>C:\Games\n64</RomFolder>
  <Extensions>
    <string>.z64</string>
    <string>.v64</string>
  </Extensions>
</anyType>
<anyType xsi:type="GameSystem">
  <Name>NES</Name>
  <UseEmulator>true</UseEmulator>
  <Emulator>Virtua NES</Emulator>
  <RomFolder>C:\Games\nes</RomFolder>
  <Extensions>
    <string>.nes</string>
  </Extensions>
</anyType>
<anyType xsi:type="GameSystem">
  <Name>GBA</Name>
  <UseEmulator>true</UseEmulator>
  <Emulator>VBA</Emulator>
  <RomFolder>C:\Games\gba</RomFolder>
  <Extensions>
    <string>.gba</string>
  </Extensions>
</anyType>
<anyType xsi:type="GameSystem">
  <Name>GBC</Name>
  <UseEmulator>true</UseEmulator>
  <Emulator>VBA</Emulator>
  <RomFolder>C:\Games\GBC</RomFolder>
  <Extensions>
    <string>.gbc</string>
  </Extensions>
</anyType>
<anyType xsi:type="GameSystem">
  <Name>Playstation 1</Name>
  <UseEmulator>true</UseEmulator>
  <Emulator>ePSXe</Emulator>
  <RomFolder>C:\Games\Playstation</RomFolder>
  <Extensions>
    <string>.bin</string>
    <string>.img</string>
    <string>.iso</string>
  </Extensions>
</anyType>

 
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  • Looks like you have playstation and dolphin using the .iso extension. That is not going to work. – Skeletonkey about 2 years ago
  • try this link: Keyboardless Seamless GameBrowser – Skeletonkey about 2 years ago
  • dolphin works – vileboy about 2 years ago
  • to be fair the .iso was for super smash bros brawl which I've since removed from the system everything else is a .gmc so no probs with Dolphin. GB won’t launch .bin files either even though epsxe will work fine on its own. Great article btw thumbs up. – vileboy about 2 years ago
  • Vileboy, looking at your config, your actually using the PCSX2 switches on your epsxe, change them to -nogui -loadbin “{rom}” – Redshirt about 2 years ago
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I recently upgraded to latest GameBrowser + MB SP1 and now 5 of my 7 PC games do not launch ( all of which worked perfectly up to the upgrade ). I tried recreating the directories and new shortcuts with same results. I cannot figure out why 2 games work and 5 do not, they are set up exactly the same.

I get the famous Video File cannot be played… Any suggestions ? Thx in advance.. Tester

 
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  • I LOVE that dialog… Time for ME to commit hari kari – Redshirt about 2 years ago
  • Sorry I do not follow, did I post inappropriate remarks ? – thetesterman about 2 years ago
  • No you did not. Its just im having a hard time retreating those conditions thatcreate this error. Ive seen it before – Redshirt about 2 years ago
  • What format are your pc games in? – Redshirt about 2 years ago
  • hey thats like my espxe issue! – vileboy about 2 years ago
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Great Plugin!

Any chance we can see support for other themes? I'm currently using Destiny from Throgsoft. I'd love to see metadata on the folder view e.g. Genre, Number of players etc.

 
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  • I thought this was down to theme Devs rather than Redshirt? – vileboy about 2 years ago
  • Vileboy is rght. Throg has pledged support in the future but right now only Pearl, Chocolate, Simplicity have full support. – Redshirt about 2 years ago
  • Ah right, well I'm glad to see it’s possible for the future! Nice stuff. – swhitmore about 2 years ago
 
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Just had an idea for this plugin. I love the ability for using this plugin and launching wii games. But of course like many others, I hate having to exit medibrowser, pair the remote, then go back in and play.

So instead of waiting for a solution, maybe we can do the following (and I say we because I do not program haha)

  1. Have a gui plugin within windows media center that will allow you to pair your wii remote. Maybe this exists?

  2. Use MB Intros for launching this plugin before launching doplhin emulator.

What do you think? Sort of had an epiphany today and thought it was a great idea…maybe a dumb one…lol

 
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  • Wii controller support is something that’s always driven me nuts. If a way existed to pair the remotes other than the windows bluetooth stack I would throw everything into supporting it. I wish the dolphin team would write a gui extension for pairing that popped up when you launch the emulator. – Redshirt about 2 years ago
  • Very true, I should ask over there as well. I think in general a blutooth plugin would be good for MCE though, maybe I'll ask around at the greenbutton. It’s unfortunate that it is extremely complicated to pair with a key a wiimote. – FantaXP7 about 2 years ago
 
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Well done indeed!

 
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OK… I'm looking for a few brave souls to test this build. Copy the download to your C:\Windows\ehome directory.

I'm looking specifically for people that are having problems launching games that are ISO’s. If you get the popup saying “ISO mounting is not correctly configured”, this build is for you.

Install requirements.

REMOVE your Game folder(s) from the first page of the mediabrowser config The plugin will now automatically create a root folder called “GameBrowser”. Once I've verified this resolves the ISO issue, I'll add the ability for users to rename the folder.

You will need to run a manual service refresh before launching media browser. When you run the refresh, make sure to place a check in “Clear Items Cache”.

 
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  • I'm there dude. – vileboy about 2 years ago
 
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i know this is probably a dumb question, but where does the backdrop pull in from for the games main folder (in the EHS)? i cant seem to figure out how to replace my existing one. i tried the root folder where i have my games stored and the folder i have the config pointing to for my folder image but neither has worked. someone please help me out here.

 
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  • Are you using the official 1.0.0.1 version or the 1.0.0.2 version I posted in a link above. If your using 1.0.0.1 then you should be able to set it from within the media browser configurator, same way as the other vf’s. If your using the 1.0.0.2 build then put it in your ImagesByName\General\Gamebrowser directory – Redshirt almost 2 years ago
  • ahh the ibn directory – that was the one. thanks red! – tp546 almost 2 years ago
 
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Good day Redshirt,

I found out, if I am using SQLite and GameBrowser, IBN/People images will not show in Media Browser.

As CoverArt 3 will give error.

alt text

Removing the GameBrowser, then all back to normal again:

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My best

 
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  • Just had a look at my own setup. I'm using sqlite on my dev box. I do get artist images with sqlite and coverart and gamebrowser. Does your log give errors when you have all three enabled. – Redshirt almost 2 years ago
  • Ahh, I re-add GameBrowser and all working fine, I even update to the ver 1.0.0.2 and still no issue, it then sure CoverArt matters, sorry for all this buddy :( – abobader almost 2 years ago
  • Not to worry… glad its working – Redshirt almost 2 years ago
 
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Can anyone remind me where to find my steam content so I can add the shortcuts, please I've forgotten.

 
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  • For Steam shortcuts… Just right click on the game in your Steam App and select “Create desktop shortcut”. Then move the shortcut into your gamebrowser folder as per normal folder layout. – Redshirt almost 2 years ago
  • cheers Redshirt, its just been a while. – vileboy almost 2 years ago
  • what exactly is Steam? – tp546 almost 2 years ago
  • Digital distribution system. www.steampowered.com – Redshirt almost 2 years ago
 
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having major issue with game browser setup to folders in c:\games one is c:\games\Pc games (nothing currently in there) and c:\games\snes (each game file is in it own sub-directory there) now when i goto video games in mediabrowser I see the 2 folders but when click on snes it comes up as if it is a movie and has play. next etc…

how do i fix this? what am i doing wrong? driving my crazy

 
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  • Its sounds like you either have a file directly in your snes folder that is not a jpg, png, or xml. Or you have a folder that has an extention in the name (ex. folder.rom). – Redshirt almost 2 years ago
 
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Hey mate, I love GB. Just a quick question. Did you guys ever get the universal quit key working? I can’t seem to get it to work.

 
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  • Unfortunately no. This is actually really complicated. In a few weeks I’ve got 10 days off work, I’m hoping to catch up on a lot of outstanding issues with my plugins at that time. – Redshirt over 1 year ago
 
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The site looks awesome, keep up the great work guys, lovin' gamebrowser. :)

 
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tank you redshirt ,for update 0.5

I have problom whit n64 emulator i use Project64 1.7 project 64 1.6 work but no the 1.7

Did you have soluce

the rom no load correctly , i need to start mannual in configuration i use the shitches {rom}. Tank you and sorry for bad english.

 
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  • PJ64 has changed the command-line arguments for 1.7. Unfortunately I don’t have a copy of 1.7 so I don’t know what the new command line format is. Try using “{rom}” – Redshirt over 1 year ago
  • here the version 1.7 :) enjoy i try whit command-line arguments “{rom}” but no work , fail auto load . tank you very mutch if you have issu. – djmisterjon over 1 year ago
  • Project64_1.7.0.49.zip – djmisterjon over 1 year ago
  • I’ve tested that zip with “{rom}” and it works. The zip above may have had some settings enabled by default that aren’t enabled on your install. I’d start by looking there. – Redshirt over 1 year ago
  • Also apparently 1.7 is very picky about rom quality. Hacked/Altered roms may not work. – Redshirt over 1 year ago
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I’m having a hard time just getting the plugin installed. I am running Media Browser 2.5.3.0. When I go to plugins I see Gamebroswer 1.0.0.6, I click Install. The progress bar completes, I get no popus or errors. I go to my installed plugins and it is not there. Nothing to configure. I close the configurator, and reopen, still not there. I go back to plugin and Gamebrower looks as if it was not installed. I have rebooted, repaired my Media Browser install, but still cannot get it installed.

Any other way to get this installed? Maybe this is a media browser issue??

Any help is appreciated

 
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  • I dont think gamebrowser is compatible with that version of mediabrowser (only 2.3.2.0). The next release of GB (gamebrowser II) will be compatible with Atlas, the next MB release, so if you can stand it, hold tight, a new release is coming soon! :) – DemonSeed 12 months ago
  • This version of GB still works with 2.5.3.0. Can you post a link to a Core and Configurator logfile after attempting a GB install. How do I enable logging? Where can I find logfiles? – Redshirt 12 months ago
  • Also, is the gamebrowser.dll present in your C:\ProgramData\MediaBrowser\Plugins directory? – Redshirt 12 months ago
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