FlightRisk

Can Arcade switch themes on the fly? Is that what the "change view" menu in standard GameEX does? Is there a "switch emulator" key sequence like holding down "A" in RetroArch just before a rom boots? Also, is there anything in Arcade that is NOT in GameEx? All the videos and tutorials seem to be for the regular GameEx and I want my games, kodi and steam probably and my pinball games. I also want to check out themes and it looks like the instant way to change themes with "change view" is not in Arcade. I've played around a bit with Arcade, but thinking of installing regular GameEx. Do I have to uninstall Arcade? Or does it co-exist in the same folder and you just launch a different EXE? Or can both be on the same machine one in "/gameex" and one in "/gameex arcade".

So maybe I misunderstand. With 3 products, it is a bit confusing. I thought I wanted Arcade version because it said: 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. So I took that to mean that the standard version is not "optimized". That is a relative term that can mean many things. I interpreted it to mean faster, like optimized code. But it could just mean it doesn't have stuff you may not want, so configures easier, or any number of things. It says by inference that the standard version does NOT support video themes. Is that true? Can the regular version "look a little like HyperSpin" like the Arcade version does? Again, it implies that the UI is different. Or can you make the standard GameEX do everything the Arcade version can, including look like it with the scrolling main menu and wheel game menu? I think by "does not look like Windows", Tom is saying that the standard GameEX does look like Windows. That first menu is not really graphical like the Arcade version? It has just a list you scroll through rather than a list itself that scrolls?And lastly, the Evolution product says it was created from the ground up and incorporates "everything we learned in 13 years". So you would think THAT is the be all end all and what I should download. The video make Evolution look really nice, but without many of the features of the other 2 products. What' your opinion? Again, I want a HyperSpin like FE, ability to use LEDBlinky, use my XBox One USB controller, use a custom controller panel, use Retroarch and maybe RocketLauncher behind the scenes. I'm in for the long haul

Well that's the thing, there is no "change view" anywhere in any menus. This is GameEX Arcade version and the 1 default theme it comes with. I don't know how to find it. I tried going through the setup again to see if there is a checkbox to check, but didn't see it. You are right, it is an amazing piece of software. The effort involved! wow.

I am wondering what the current state of RetroArch support is and who here are fans like me. I have RetroPie setup with RetroArch and Emulation Station. I can't imagine anything easier. It does so much, but I want a few more things for an arcade machine, like the fancier animated intros, popup manuals, controller images, a way to use LEDBlinky, etc. With that in mind I set up an older PC system (see below). That is running Windows 10 with RetroArch, RocketLauncher and HyperSpin. Not bad, sometimes there is a lag in the menus. RocketLauncher's "Pause" feature seems to do a lot of what I want but the pieces seem disconnected, pasted together. GameEX looks like it has more of the style of what I am looking for. I installed GameEX on the same machine and can switch back and forth between FE's. I think I have some more path issues to iron out because I have everything in an "Arcade" folder and under that are "emulators", "roms", "RocketLauncher", "Hyperspin", etc. I don't want roms or bezels or movies/snaps under a specfic programs folder structure, I want it all generic and able to be shared if possible (at least until I settle on the FE) There is a lot of overlap because RA, RL, and GameEX all can launch roms. RA and RL both have the ability to do shaders and bezels. If I should not use all 3 (RA,RL & GEX), then I could sure use some tips. I am having trouble determining what I will lose going one way or another. Right now, I have GameEX Arcade working through RL to RA and also can switch to the standalone MAME emulator and a Sega 32X emulator. Again, not sure I need all that. And there is sometimes a delay or error message when I run a rom from GameEX through RL to RA. But if I do it again, it runs. Soooo much to learn. Any tips from the pros who use RA and/or RL? Or who thought something was better? *** Dedicated Game PC: Dual core 2.8gHz, 3GB RAM, 1TB Hard Drive and a decent more modern graphics card). I have a state of the art gaming PC, but not using that for this, though I can install things there to compare if I have an issue.

Thanks guys. Yeah, I figure it will be weeks of tinkering. Where are those menus in the demo that sit at the top of the screen and group games by genre and has the "change view" option? Is that part of a theme I need to find? Is that in GameEX Arcade or is that the regular GameEx? I read all the FAQ's and saw I gain a few things like emumovies, but don't see what I gain with GameEX. And then there is "Evolution". Why 3 versions? What do I gain/lose with Evolution? Can you run Kodi in all 3? Not a requirement. I don't need all the HTPC stuff, but might want Kodi.

I downloaded and installed GameEX Arcade after forum comments and watching the video on the main gameex page. It shows a screen with wheels. It also shows games like 1942 with a full movie when the wheel points to that game. And last, in some screens there is a menu across the top that shows among other things "change view". Does that change themes? I don't see that menu anywhere. Is there a tutorial or can you help me duplicate that to see how it works? I would just need whatever theme is used and a little help on how to use it and the graphics/video for one game like the 1942 so I could set it up myself. I found where the graphics are stored and see in the menu for "golden age games" a wheel setup with one logo for afterburner and a snap video. Thank you.

The menus in HyperSpin seem to have the fancy flash(?) animations for each platform. When you select one, it goes to the games screen where the wheel just shows a video snap. GameEx seems backwards to that. You have a very simple menu with images or maybe snaps (haven't gotten that far yet) and then the game is where it shows the flashy animated screns. Do I have that right? What theme or downloads make 1941 for example look like it does in the Youtube Video with planes that fly in from the size and the propeller "spins"? By way of background, I have a RetroPie setup with RetroArch and EmulationStation which I love. But I want to experiment with controlling RGB LED buttons, the fancy (flash?) animations, wheel art, etc. I have been playing with RetroArch with LaunchBox and HyperSpin. Pretty good, but I like the way GameEx gives you similar games, game in the same family, easy access to the control display (without having to use pause in RocketLauncher.