Having issues with GameEx

[DavGerm4]

So I tried using GameEx a while ago, but I had an issue with the joystick not working properly, so I gave up on my project. Well I'm back to working on it, because other frontends don't seem to work as well. Let me just start with what I'm trying to do:

I'm building a PC into an NES Console, and it's just going to have the NES Emulator installed and hoping to get it to run through GameEx. The original controller ports were wired through USB, using the RetroPorts.

Now when I went through the install of GameEx, I got to the screen for which emulators to download, and I selected NEStopia, and it said "downloading" and then it said "unzipping". Is it supposed to say finished or anything, cause it sat at "unzipping" for a while. I think it did download though, because it was showing up in C:\Emulators. Ok, so when it was done installing I started up GameEx. It loaded just fine, and I could navigate through it using the NES Controller. The only thing, is there is no Emulator menu, or selection of the Emulator? Is there a way I can just download the Emulator from a site, and then link it with GameEx? I'm really lost with this, and would love to get this working!

I'll have to post some pics of what it all looks like!

Thanks!

[chriss]

sure you can

just download any emulator you like, then either use the configuration menu point from within gameex to set up the emulator

or use the setup wizard (find the exe inside c:\program files\gameex) and got to emulator selection.

there are sample configuration files for most emulators, just choose [console] nes and update the entered paths to match your setup.

one question though:

if you only want to setup nes why do you use gameex then?

[DavGerm4]

Well I wanted to use something to setup the emulator, and be able to navigate through it with the NES Controller. And GameEx is the only one that I could get working. Also, I just want the system to boot right into GameEx. It's not going to have a keyboard and mouse attached, so I would like it to go right into GameEx, and then go on from there!

[chriss]

did you read the post from this guy with a similar project as yours?

I think it was in the sticky thread about showing your cabinets. He has a website wherehe gives step by step instructions about fitting a computer into the nes enclosure. He also uses gameex as a frontend. maybe you could talk to him when you run into troubles..