Tom Speirs

To be honest, when Im not developing GameEx (which I love), I normally use it for the non gaming features such as DVDs on disk and Jukebox. I spent most of my young childhood in the arcades as a kid, back when noone worried about there kids going out so much like they do now. To be honest I think I got a little burnt out with it. Also I think partly due to getting older. I spent probably years of my life around video games, and from a very young age. I've lived near a sea side resort all my life, and from the age of about 8 to 18 spent near on at least 1 day a week down there. Even on my own sometimes when my mates had spent there pocket money (US = allowance). From the age of 9 when I got a ZX Spectrum I wanted to be a games programmer. I ended up a programmer at least so Im pretty lucky. Although I love the nostalgia of the old games, and am interested in the new games and consoles from a technical perspective I dont play games too much now, and if I do it will be a classic. Maybe a blast at Joust with my cousin. I do like showing off GameEx both on my cab and HTPC, but I more get a kick out of people like friends kids using and enjoying it.. I mean I get a kick out of other people getting pleasure from GameEx. To me video games are a form of artwork and culture that needs to be cherished. So Im well in favour of MAME as a project etc. I think people forget sometimes just how incredibly awesome MAME is. Im really keen on the emulation/mame scene becoming more legitimate for the classic games. If it was possible to buy the classic roms I certainly would. If I had a goal outside of GameEx it would be to see that happen..

26th June, 2007 - GameEx 8.19 If available control panel will be shown for nine seconds or until key/button press when launching a game In game control panel shows and exits much quicker. It also shows a screen capture of the game as the background External applications now have options for launch before and launch after Call it getting ready for headkaze's next creation! I hope he lets me use it

Can you post your full log? Do you have this folder present c:\program files\gs? Are you running 64 bit OS? By the way Adobe Acrobat is not a requirement for the manul viewer.

You cant actually design a specific vertical theme, but if you design a theme so it does not require exact placement of items to match up with the background, like the default GameEx themes other than blueex and redex, you should be good. Just have to try it and see.

Ill look at this. If you say play the game for 10 minutes does it still do it, or is it only if you quit the game after a few minutes.

The emulators config is now supposed to replace applications. In the future, Im probably going to make the applications just be emulators with a trimmed down config, and appear under the applications menu, but you should set media portal up as an emulator. Then you can even use GameEx's in built support for mapping the gamepad. Thats the idea anyway! I hope to make it more inuitive in the future.

OK, if its not for you, its not for you.. Its just nonone else has reported these issues with MAME or the Media controls, or thinks the Jukebox is not a Jukebox!! Thats why you got the author of the software showing an interest

Fair enough, although to me it sounds like you have not spent long enough with it. Do what you want...

ah ok, well it has a jukebox.

Yes, and more. Sounds like your running an ancient version of GameEx. Where did you get it from?

25th June, 2007 - GameEx 8.18 For registered users AutoHotKey style real time key remapping via an advanced emulator configuration file Automatically creates default MAME ROM cfg file before launching a game Fixes HTML apps turned off by default on a new install Much quicker exit from emulators when using an advanced configuration file

Yes, uncheck the boxes to download stuff.

-skip_gameinfo has been an option in MAME for a long time BTW. Its the -skip_disclaimer that was removed. The only remaining screen that wont skip is the third ok screen in mame when emulation is not accurate. IMHO not a problem though, I really dont see the point of playing games that don't work.. Only thing is it also shows for imperfect games such as Galaga (although maybe galaga is perfect now).

Not solved, improved. Or at least will be when I code the file creation into GameEx.

I would say that Vista Media Center is one of (if not the only) improvements over XP. So just take that into account.

Maybe I should just have GameEx do that then before launching? That definitly works??

Folks, be sure to let me know how this works out. If so I'll improve on it..

The correct GameEx way would be to use an advanced emulator configuration file for this emu. copy the project 64 one as that will also send ALT-F4 to the emulator so it closes cleanly. In the advanced emulator config specify the freedowrapper as an additional process to monitor.

Here you go. This app will go through each mame game and bypass the disclaimer, so on future runs is shouldnt ask (in theory). Instructions: Place the app in the gameex folder Use the same version of MAME in GameEx and update the list run the app Set mame version exe set rom folder Click go. BypassMAMEDisclaimers.zip

Sod it, coding it now, quick and dirty.

I thought of this a while back, but one way would be to write a small .net app that goes through all games on an older MAME version and bypasses the disclaimer. I could code this but am a little busy. Perhaps Headkaze might want to do it for the general good?

HK, just wanted to thank you for maintaining this thread, it is deffinitly serving a good purpose..

Wow. I hope folks appreciate the huge amount of effort that must have gone into that. I would in fact very much like to include the ones we're missing into the GameEx install, if your ok with that? I'll let you guys tell me if there should be replacments..

This can be fixed by "Enabling HTML Applications" The default settings for a new install is wrong, and its turned off. Will be fixed in next release.