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Multiple Videos Per Game with Ordered Playback

šŸ“‹ Summary

Allow games in Big Box to support multiple videos with a defined playback order, enabling users to show different types of video content such as commercials, trailers, and gameplay.


ā— Problem

Games currently support a single primary video, which limits how video media can be presented.

For example:

  • Users may want to show a game commercial or trailer first

  • Followed by gameplay footage from sources like EmuMovies

  • There is currently no way to control this sequence

As a result, users must choose one video type or manually replace files.


šŸ’” Proposal

Introduce support for video playlists per game:

  • Allow multiple videos to be associated with a game

  • Enable users to define playback order (e.g., commercial → gameplay)

  • Add simple ordering controls in the media management interface

Example playback flow:

  1. Game commercial or trailer

  2. Gameplay footage

  3. Optional additional clips (reviews, attract footage, etc.)


šŸ“¦ Benefits

  • Enhances presentation when browsing games in Big Box

  • Allows multiple types of video content to coexist

  • Creates a more engaging and authentic ā€œattract modeā€ style experience


šŸ’” Notes

  • Should remain compatible with existing single video setups

  • Themes could optionally choose whether to play the first video or cycle through the playlist

  • Could reuse existing video media categories where possible

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  • AstroBob changed status to Open To Community
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    Mar 10

    Pinned

    Hi there!

    Thanks so much for submitting this request and for taking the time to explain your use case — that context is always super helpful.

    I’ve gone ahead and fleshed out the main idea using the info you provided, and I’m opening it up to the community for further discussion and feedback. Please let me know if this fleshed-out version doesn’t match your original intended request.

    Feel free to let me know if you have any extra thoughts, examples, or edge cases you think might be relevant!

    Cheers,
    The LaunchBox team

  • Diacial

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    Mar 10

    Suggestion - Video Compilation

    When going through Big Box, games have numerous images to see Box Art etc., is it possible to have the same but for Videos.

    Ideally I wanted to have the Game Commercial (extracted from YouTube) and then to have the gameplay (extracted from EmuMovies).

    Ideally having the option in that order as I don't see that as an option.

    I have spoken with JoeViking245 and he said this suggestion doesn't exist that he knows (Discord LaunchBox Support chat - 13/01/26 17:02)