Tom Speirs

GameEx - HTPC Gaming Front end.
 
The GameEx frontend.
Latest version.
Full install.
 

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.

This is something I started in 2020. I had not made much progress until recently but now have it not far off completion,
It originally started as a separate project but now it uses the same code base. 
Please consider an alpha version at this point just for feedback and testing. If you are new here please use the other GameEx installs.
There are currently alpha versions of Linux, Mac and Android to download.,
The benefits of the multiplatform version:
- Few or no external dependencies. Portable install.
- Everything uses the same code base. All versions get updates.
- Supports all major platforms. Including Linux, Android and Mac.

Downsides:
- There is video support but no MKV support just yet.
- Will be missing some features but both Arcade and regular GameEx will be supported.
 
 
Instructions:
Linux:
Extract and open a terminal window in that folder.
chmod +x GameEx.x86_64
./GameEx.x86_64
Android:
Allow apps from unknown developers or use an emulator
Open APK on device and install.
Note: Needs decent RAM and storage.
Mac:
Unzip file
Then not sure, not tested on actual mac yet!
 
 

These are some very good arcade remakes by Minionsoft created some time ago.
This install includes 6 games.
The purpose of the project is to get the games to work on Windows 10..
The following arcade remakes are included.
- Star Wars
- The Empire Strikes Back
- Missile Command
- Moon Patrol
- Phoenix
- Scramble
http://www.minionsoft.com/
The project also uses dxwnd.
https://sourceforge.net/projects/dxwnd/
I could not find license files for any on the programs so this is released as freeware/fanware.
 
 
 

Touch-Play is a free specialist gaming front-end based on PinballX designed for:
Touch screen PCs. MFME fruit machine emulation. Windows tablets. Dedicated driving cabinets. Dedicated lightgun cabinets.

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:
 
 
 

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.
 

So I got a little motivated and I updated UltraDMD to work with the latest version of XDMD and latest windows and libraries.
Im going to include the source with XDMD once i clean it up commit.
Hopefully should just work and that's it. I've only tested on Windows 10 but the whole point was to get it up to date.
With this release it has the potential for 64 bit binaries and real DMDs.
It should natively support PinDMD2 and 3 and also supports dmddevice.dll to work with any other DMD.
I hope I am not stepping on toes but I just kind of went on a mission with it.
Enjoy!

Back in 2001, a guy called David Dries created www.cinemacade.com and some fantastic MAME fan videos.
Skip forward nearly 20 years and I have upscaled three of the videos to 1440p, 60fps smooth motion.
The videos were converted with https://www.convert-it.org
 
You can find the original cinemacade.com website here: 
http://mirrors.arcadecontrols.com/www.cinemarcade.com/
 
The videos can be used as system logos or startup videos.
 
 
MAMElogo.mp4

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 10/11. 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 and 11 Enterprise it can completely hide everything.
It can change the uefi boot logo on windows 10 and 11 too. To use this feature ensure secureboot is disabled.
There is an option to set the windows resolution. This is intended for a portable PC where it may be connected to different TVs and upon connection to a new display the resolution may be reset.
For those that need to be told and don't understand what this is, this software is use at your own risk.
It is a good idea to not disable the quick sheller option. This ensures the shell is digitally signed in Windows and allows you to undo by tapping "u" when windows starts up.

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.

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.

A theme created by Tom Speirs designed to run at a resolution of 352x256.

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.

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

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.
 

Simple Kodi addon that calls a batch file to initialize and disconnect VPN

MCEJoy

Spesoft free video thumb creator

Spesoft Backup

The SlingFront front end.

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.