Add Quick Toggle for MAME Online Hi-Score Uploads

📋Summary

This feature request proposes adding a toggle switch to the main LaunchBox interface that allows users to quickly enable or disable online hi-score uploads for MAME. This would offer more visibility and control over whether scores are shared online before launching a game.


❗Problem

Currently, users must navigate into settings to verify or change the status of MAME’s online hi-score upload functionality. This is inconvenient, especially for users who alternate between MAME configurations — for example:

  • One version with cheats and save states enabled (ideal for practice or casual play, but disallowed for hi-score uploads)

  • Another version configured for legitimate gameplay, where uploading scores is expected

There’s no easy way to tell at a glance which mode is active, increasing the risk of unintentionally uploading scores from a non-legitimate session.


💡Proposal

  • Add a small toggle button or indicator on the main LaunchBox interface that displays whether online hi-score uploads are currently enabled for MAME.

  • Clicking the toggle would enable/disable the feature without needing to dive into settings.

  • (Optional) Tie this setting to specific emulator profiles so users can have preset “score upload” or “training” modes.


✅Benefits

  • Improves clarity and user control over online score submissions

  • Prevents accidental uploads from sessions using cheats or save states

  • Reduces steps and friction for users who frequently switch between casual and competitive modes

  • Helps power users maintain clean, legitimate scoreboards without managing multiple emulator installs manually

This feature could serve both competitive players and casual users, offering a cleaner workflow for managing score submissions in MAME.

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Status

Open To Community

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LaunchBox for Windows

Date

10 months ago

Author

paQito

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