Dexll Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 I'm thinking of jumping over from LaunchBox to GameEx due to the stagnant state of LaunchBox's Arcade database. Does GameEx database stay current with MAME releases? Does it use/rely on the catver.ini etc.? My problem is the newer supported titles for MAME show up in LB with nothing more than their name. No genre, description, regions, controls, number of players, etc... Edit: Follow up question, does GameEx support MAME ini files in general? The ini files that would go into the Folders folder in the MAME directory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tthurman Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Are you asking about GameEx Evolution in particular or GameEx / GameEx Arcade Edition? catver.ini can be used, but I'll defer to @Tom Speirs for more detailed answers to your specific questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexll Posted March 9, 2020 Author Share Posted March 9, 2020 I am actually curious about all three versions. Does the $50 licence give you access to all 3? I am mainly interested in it as a Frontend for retro gaming, so the completeness and quality of the media and game information is appealing to me. Isn't GameEx Evolution just GameEX 2.0 more or less? I do have a full arcade cabinet so I am interested in that version too. Is it based off GameEx or GameEx Evo? I see the video media is provided by emumovies (which I have a subscription) but I am curious, if you were to compare the media library (game boxes/flyers/screenshots/etc) of GameEx and LB, which do you feel is more complete? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco1962 Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 The Annual and Lifetime licenses give you access to all 3 versions. GameEx Evolution is new from the ground up. GameEx Arcade Edition is derivative of "legacy" GameEx with enhancements more specifically with arcade cabinets in mind. I can't answer what media is more complete in comparison for either. Both frontends share much of the same media via Emumovies, while some created for LB is derived and customized content from Emumovies, Hyperspin, and even user created media from here. Hopefully that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Speirs Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 I would suggest you just install and try. You do not need to purchase to try them out. If you don't like it no worries. The MAME features in all editions of GameEx are generally very complete and the most worked on features in general. The primary author started the whole thing with a passion for Arcade/MAME as opposed to DOSBox I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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