Tom Speirs

The GameEx Evolution frontend.
The next generation of front ends.
 
Note: The product is currently in Beta and there may still be a few bugs.
 

1 click setup and install of MAME with emulator, all media and artwork for GameEx, GameEx Arcade Edition and GameEx evolution.
1. Extract somewhere suitable
2. Run
3. Select your game files
4. Go!.
 
Compatible with GameEx and GameEx Evolution. A new easy way to setup MAME.
 
Note: File size is 19GB. Due to this size it is not available to basic members.
 
Also on FTP. I do recommend getting this file from the FTP rather than here due to the size of the file and possible timeouts etc.
 
For GameEx Arcade Edition change the regular GameEx path.
 

GameEx Arcade Edition is a derivative version of GameEx that is optimized for arcade controls, arcade machines, and HTPC systems where only gaming is wanted. It was originally designed for arcade game setups only but also supports any emulation system.
 
GameEx Arcade Edition is a derivative version of GameEx that is optimized for arcade controls, arcade machines, and HTPC systems where only gaming is wanted. It was originally designed for arcade game setups only but also supports any emulation system.
It is lighter, has cosmetic improvements and supports the new EmuMovies video themes.
It supports MAME, arcade systems, all other systems and has the following feature differences over the normal GameEx version.
Supports video themes. Less code. Lighter. Less options. Optimized cosmetics for TV and arcade displays. Good support for low resolutions (640 x 480) out of the box. Does not look like windows. Does look a little like HyperSpin.  
The video themes and all the content is available at EmuMovies and an automatic downloader is included with the front end.
Don't forget that GameEx subscribers get a 25% discount on an EmuMovies subscription.
Alternatively, subscribing users can use the MAME system pack:
 
 
 

GameEx - HTPC Gaming Front end.
 
The GameEx frontend.
Latest version.
Full install.
 
To get started quickly and easily with MAME try the system pack:
Or try the Nintendo NES system pack to get started easily:
 

 

The PinballX frontend.

Latest version.

Full install.


Note: You will need to create an account to download this file if you are not already a member.

These are 60fps videos that contain a short 2d animation of the wheel logo for each table; suitable to be used as topper videos.
The quality varies depending on the quality of the source wheel logo but there are alternates included.
 
 
24 (Stern 2009).mp4 Medieval_Madness_(Williams_1997).mp4

Pinball Arcade topper videos complete as of June 2018.
These are 20 second 60fps videos that contain a short 2d animation of the wheel logo.
 
 
Bram Stoker's Dracula (Williams 1993).mp4 Twilight_Zone_(Bally_1993).mp4

Complete collection of Pinball Arcade wheel logos as of June 2018.

Instant Sheller: It allows you to one click shell GameEx or any other front end. Its for Windows XP Service pack  2 and above, Vista, Windows 7 and the latest versions of Windows 10. It also requires the .net framework 2 service pack 1 or above. It features a one click ‘Undo’.
Updated May 2018 for support for the latest versions of Windows 10 Pro and Windows 10 Enterprise. For Windows 10 Enterprise it can completely hide everything.

This is the Visual Pinball installer downloaded as part of the PinballX setup.
It is based on the official installer at http://www.vpforums.org by Toxie.
It is mainly included here for consistency but at time of writing offers the following enhancements:
- Avoids potential Bing toolbar install
- Includes .net framework 4 and 4.5 for if required by Windows. (Required by B2S).
- Checks for .net framework 2/3.5 and downloads and installs. (Required by XDMD).
- Creates start menu items for the other versions of Visual Pinball and also Visual PinMAME.
- By default does not install to program files which fixes PinMAME write access.
- Signed by the usual Spesoft code certificate.

MAME stands for Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator. When used in conjunction with images of the original arcade game's ROM and disk data, MAME attempts to reproduce that game as faithfully as possible on a more modern general-purpose computer. MAME can currently emulate several thousand different classic arcade video games from the late 1970s through the modern era.
http://mamedev.org/

If videos do not play in GameEx or you experience crashing/display issues you need to install this.
 

Example AddIn with full source code.
AddIns allow programmatic creation of custom modules (lists and menus) in GameEx. New in 2017. For extending GameEx to launch, list and play anything.
You can also download the file here if you do not wish to register with the forums or do not have a paid subscription.
You can configure and enable (and also download) Addins with the Repository Manager utility included with GameEx.
 
 
 
 

Launch GameEx from Kodi with this simple add-on.
Select Add-Ons - Install from Zip file within Kodi.

XMatch is the official Spesoft and GameEx artwork matching utility for matching your artwork and video files to your game filenames.
Common sense matching. Not overzealous. Reports on non matches. Ability to use a single media file to replace anything not matched. Same logic as EmuMovies Sync Simple to use. Only the needed the features Requires the .net framework 2/3.5. If file will not launch install the required .net framework.
 

This is a simple PHP include script that acts as a wrapper for the depreciated and removed old MySQL functions.
It maps the most used functions to the MySQLi procedural equivalent functions.
Useful for quickly updating old sites and scripts by simply including the file on a PHP 7/7.1 host.

My updated version of ISTOOL https://sourceforge.net/projects/istool/
I modified the source very slightly and added the following fixes and enhancmnets.
- Supports LZMA2 compression
- Supports Inno Setup unicode version
- Fixes downloader timeout on large files with some virus scanning software
- Added pages option to enable/disable welcome page.
 

Visual Pinball offers real time Pinball Development System. It allows you to design and play your very own pinball simulation
http://www.randydavis.com/vp/intro.htm

CPS1 & 2 and Neo-Geo emulator
http://cps2shock.retrogames.com/

Raine is an arcade emulator which emulates some games which use M68000 or M68020 CPU's. The main focus is on emulating Taito and Jaleco games.
http://rainemu.swishparty.co.uk/

FinalBurn Alpha is an arcade emulator for MC68000/Z80 based arcade games. It mostly plays Capcom games on the CPS-1 and CPS-2 boards as well as most of the Neo-Geo MVS arcade games and other miscellaneous hardware
http://www.barryharris.me.uk/

1 click setup and install of Atari 5200 with emulator, all media and artwork for GameEx and GameEx Arcade Edition.
1. Extract somewhere suitable
2. Run
3. Select your game files
4. Go!.
 
Compatible with GameEx, GameEx Arcade Edition and in the future GameEx Evolution. A new easy way to setup Atari 5200.
 
Note: File size is 1GB. Due to this size it is not available to basic members.
 

1 click setup and install of Atari 7800 with emulator, all media and artwork for GameEx and GameEx Arcade Edition.
1. Extract somewhere suitable
2. Run
3. Select your game files
4. Go!.
 
Compatible with GameEx, GameEx Arcade Edition and in the future GameEx Evolution. A new easy way to setup Atari 7800.
 
Note: File size is 1GB. Due to this size it is not available to basic members.
 

1 click setup and install of Nintendo N64 with emulator, all media and artwork for GameEx and GameEx Arcade Edition.
1. Extract somewhere suitable
2. Run
3. Select your game files
4. Go!.
 
Compatible with GameEx, GameEx Arcade Edition and in the future GameEx Evolution. A new easy way to setup Nintendo N64.
 
Note: File size is 6GB. Due to this size it is not available to basic members.
 
Also on FTP. I do recommend getting this file from the FTP rather than here due to the size of the file and possible timeouts etc.
 

1 click setup and install of Nintendo NES with emulator, all media and artwork for GameExand GameEx Arcade Edition.
1. Extract somewhere suitable
2. Run
3. Select your game files
4. Go!.
 
 
Compatible with GameEx, GameEx Arcade Edition and in the future GameEx Evolution. A new easy way to setup Nintendo NES.
 
Note: File size is 2GB. Due to this size it is not available to basic members.
 
Also on FTP. I do recommend getting this file from the FTP rather than here due to the size of the file and possible timeouts etc.