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AI upscaled MAME title videos.

Emumovies offers the best emulator videos but I created AI upscaled versions of my recently creatled MAME 60 fps attract videos. You can find them on the FTP here:/-GameEx-/- Emulator Artwork & Videos -/MAME/video_title…

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AI killed the internet star

I just developed and designed three web sites in only one evening using you know what, including seo optimisation. spesoft,com was the main one. cics.uk.com was redesigned and this one was new. Crazy!

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MAME videos

The new MAME title videos are complete. They are located on the FTP here: /-GameEx-/- Emulator Artwork & Videos -/MAME/video_title 95% of them are a decent attract mode capture. The upscaled videos on the FTP are howeve…

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60 fps MAME attract mode title videos

10 years ago I created a 60 fps MAME attract mode title video set. I decided to revisit this project last week with the latest MAME sets, MAME version and ffmpeg. I also fixed up and updated the code to run at 64 bit an…

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GameEx Online performance and AI

I have been heavily working on GameEx cross platform and have setup and configuration working via the GameEx Online web app. Its tricky building this into GameEx itself across all versions due to GUI elements, paricular…

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GameEx cross platform 19.79

Some nice progress with GameEx cross platform. Mame launching and list updates are working on both Linux and Mac, supporting both system wide and local MAME folder installs. Setup and configuration is now working. Final…

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GameEx 19.77

I was using some software by Preemptive solutions on a scheme for small software houses as part of the build process for GameEx and PinballX. They have been significantly raising the price every year and this year they…

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GameEx 19.76

Adds Commodor 64 SID music support. This was previously only available in the 32 bit version. Note that they take a while to load as a high quality conversion is done by sidplayfp. Personally I have not heard them sound…

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GameEx 19.74

MAME 3D cabinet models can be downloaded and automatically setup by the iinstaller. Removed some Microsoft dependancies.

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GameEx 19.71

New GPU accelarated video renderer. Nvidia removed VMR 9 support and this release adds a new video renderer fallback using media Foundation and shared textures with DirectX 11 which is GPU accelerated. Upgraded to .net…

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Coding with AI

if anyone is interested, I did pursue with coding with help from AI. It does allow you to find out and do absolutely anything with code. What I found is when it is wrong and it often is you just have to tell it is wrong…

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GameEx 19.67

I assume I fixed it and not Nvidia or Microsoft but full screen exclusive mode is fixed and the default again.

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GameEx 19.66

I spent about 20 hours trying to implement another video playback solution without lots of work because NVidia recently broke VMR 9 support. I thought I found another solution via ChatGPT which was the first time I trie…

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Happy new year.

I wrote this on Facebooks tonight and their AI removed it citing cyber security concerns. I thought it seemed good so wanted to share. More an example of how clever AI is getting. May seem funny now, but trust me, from…

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GameEx 19.50

GameEx Arcade edition now features font scaling to make text larger or smaller. It is under display settings. Font scaling now also works with gamellauncher mode.

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GameEx 19.43

Just a little fix that mainly broke browsing for media files. Updated .net 8 runtrime. Some good news. It looks like intel fixed their processer GPU drivers on 12th gen and above at some point and VMR 9 video playback i…

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GameEx 19.39

Significantlyr reduced the size of the executable. This should result in faster startup time and performance. Fixed and faster emulator caching.

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GameEx 19.34

Big updates to online game store features. Added Ubi (Uplay) and GOG. Both plug and play with automatic game detection, database and artwork support. Steam video downloads. Improved launch and exit detection. I did look…

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GameEx 19.31

Steam fixes. Improved exit detection. Fixesd download sxcreenshots Unfortunatly videos are no longer easily accesible. I spent several days working on this and did find a solution and even tried hosting the files. It wa…

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GameEx 19.30

Fixed the new system databases missing date field. Fixed memory leak caused by bass.dll Full screen exclusive mode has been permanently disabled again. In my testing I could only launch a MAME game once. I did not hear…

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Smartscreen warning

My code signing certificate was renewed for three years and GameEx and PinballX have been updated with the new security. This will cause a "Windows has protected your PC" message when running the setup until there are e…

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GameEx 19.26

Fixes error when installing due to COM surrogate process open. New artwork on server. Preparation for big emulator setup improvements coming soon.

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GameEx cross platform update.

Getting closer. Performance has been well optimized which was just an issue on Android. You will still need a decent device but it runs reasonably okay on my TLC TV. Any slowdown is mostly down to the GPU. I also tested…

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GameEx on $130 Intel 97 Mini PC

Even if you don't run GameEx the power you get for the money is amazing. It came with a clean version of Windows 11 Pro 24h2. The SSD was SATA so check that if you are buying. I have said it before buy why I buy a PI. T…

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GameEx 19.18

Fixed MAME Bezels not extracting after download in the installer. Thanks to the Bezel Project there is also a massive update to the bezels, now including all working games in MAME 0.270.

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performance?

I am constantly trying to optimize PinballX and GameEx but i am quite surprised how fast PinballX starts up on my laptop.It is a fast modern laptrop but does any other front end beat this?

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GameEx 19.08

To allow old Windows versions whilst supporting the latest .net runtime - Windows 10 and 11 will now run GameEx under .net 8. The .net 8 Windows desktop runtime will be installed as part of the setup. Fixes Gamebase sup…

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GameEx19.02

Although still in Alpha, GameEx cross platform is coming along well. This release implements theme downloads and selection, game manual viewer (cbz format), IPTV support, and the please wait status/animation. Check it o…

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GameEx Cross Platform

I have just uploaded the latest progress on GameEx cross platform. I am now using Unity 6 and all or most performance issues have been addressed. It is almost functionality comparible to the original GameEx thanks to vi…

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GameEx 18.90

GameEx and GameEx Arcade Edition have been combined into a single installer and should cover every Windows operating system since and including XP. I spent a lot of time optimizing and cleaning up the installer as well…

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GameEx 18.87

New net 8 lite version. Fixes arcade edition auto update. Fixes not playing http video streams. Improved detection for non working system vmr 9 and fall back to sample grabber. Minor rendering performance improvements.

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GameEx Multiplatform 1.40

GameEx Multiplatform 1.40 (alpha) released. The frontend interface is pretty much functionally complete. Fixes several significant performance issues. Android version now runs at 60 fps even on lower end devices. Try it…

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GameEx 18.78

Several bug and cosmetic fixes. The GameEx Arcade flash games feature has been removed. Full screen exclusive mode has been permanently disabled. I think it is a Windows 11 issue. I am not able to fix it.

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Instant Sheller 2.04

Updated HackBGRT for efi boot logo replacement Fixes incorectly detecting bitlocker on latest windows 11. https://forums.gameex.com/forums/files/file/2465-instant-sheller/

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GameEx 18.73

Adding video playback help and a troubleshooting setting to the display section of the setup wizard. More updated databases.

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GameEx 18.72

All new and updated system databases. The GameEx databases were no longer maintained and had not been updated since 2018 so I took it upon myself to scrape new versions using more modernly available sites and data. All…

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GameEx 18.71

The company logos have been png crushed which saves about 40mb on the setup size This release also has a few performance improvements although in reality it is display rendering that affects performance on any system. O…

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GameEx 18.67

.net 6 is approaching end of life so GameEx has been moved to .net 8. Windows 8 and 7 is not supported under .net 8. Installing GameEx on below Windows 10 will use the .net 4 based version. This is automatic. New compan…

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GameEx Multiplatform Alpha 1.18

Mainly updates making it easier to run on Android and phones, plus unity mouse support.. Adds touch screen, mouse, remote and gamepad support. New easy instructions and way to install on Android Windows version currentl…

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Heads up .net 6 end of life

I'm one of the few to still care if you are running Windows 7 or even XP on a cabinet based setup but .net 6 is approaching end of life at the end of the year and assuming no issues; builds that use .net core based comp…

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GameEx 18.64

The CabControlFriendly setting works in arcade edition to stop paging with left and right. Improved PinballX XML export to include dual screen games as vertical games. Optimized code type coversions. May improve perform…

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Instant Sheller 2.02

Adds new registry value to properly disable startup sound on latest Windows 11 Disables additional sounds added in Windows 11 Get it here.

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GameEx 18.58

Updated to latest .net 6 desktop runtime but still the only regularly updated front end tthat supports Windows XP too other than RetroArch.Removed a little fat from the GameEx executables. Forgot to mention in the previ…

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GameEx 18.57 - IPTV

I brought the TV functionality in GameEx up to this decade, removed the legacy stuff and it can now act as an IPTV client, supporting M3U plus, XMLTV, Xsream and VOD. It's very simple to configure and supports up to 20…

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GameEx Multiplatform (Unity) Alpha

This is something I started in 2020. I have not made much progress until recently but now have the Windows x64 version nearly completed. It originally started as a separate project but now it uses the same code base.  P…

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GameEx 18.55

Looking to remove any possible video or input lag GameEx will now lower its process prioirty to idle after launching an emulator. Fixes to the sync refresh MAME display feature. I revisited all this and looked at Groovy…

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GameEx 18.50

The .net 6 and .net 4 (XP and 32 bit) installers have been combined into a single installer. There is now just one download. This makes it easier and quicker for me to do releases and avoids confusion. To force the .net…

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GameEx 18.40

New emulator marquee art support. Note for the few using the monitor marquee support this path is now used instead of logos. Completely removed all dependenices on .net framework 2 and it is now no longer installed as p…

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GameEx 18.38

In attempt to provide full configuration and access via GameEx Online with the web Setup Wizard for current and future projects the site now allows local directory and file browsing for remote paths. This will be also g…

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GameEx 18.36

Filtering Steam games installed is now optional and off by default. Upgraded to .net 7 from 6. Use the .net 4 version (still supported) for Windows versions below 10 now.

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Thank you.

I decided to go purely donation based a couple of months back. This was mainly due to overwhelming competition which alone I cannot keep up with. The competition is vast ranging from one commercial windows front end to…

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GameEx 18.30

Adds Retroarch emulator profiles for MAME 2013, 2013 Plus and 2010. MAME Listxml files can now be used as map fiiles. Hyperlist, and MAME software lists were already supported.

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GameEx 18.29

Fixes Windows XP compatibilty for installer out of the box Why? I just don't know anymore. Seriously, for Wine and ReactOS, and XP is still awesome!. This is also the first release built on my new Ryzen 7950x DDR5 rig…

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GameEx 18.25

Fixes GameEx process sometimes staying active after exit. Removed demo from installer. It was very dated and got in the way.

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GameEx 18.23

GameEx 18.23 released. Fixes database issues when used with map files. Automatic updates are back and automated and synced with the releases on the forum. Arcade Edition has automatic updates too. When using MAME softwa…

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GameEx 18.15

Fixes marquee not changing when in screensaver. Updates the links, descriptions and text labels for GameEx Online.

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GameEx 18.12

Just internal code optimizations in this release but in addition from this release forward previous versions are available for download since everything is now free. I would prefer to fix issues but if you are desperate…

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GameEx 18.10

Improvements to layout, positioning and scaling of the default theme (version 3 themes). Internally these are now version 5 themes Default selector bar has been AI upscaled. Version 6 themes coming soon with powerful ne…

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GameEx 18.08

Fixes gamepad and real wiimote insertion and removal crashes Gamepad joystick to keyboard (joytokey) mapping working again inlcuding with real wiimotes and with Daphne Mini PC wii console now completed

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GameEx 18.07

I've finialized the real wiimote support. You can now exit Dolphin or any other emulator with the home button.For dolphin set input to background. Now to finish my mini PC console project.

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GameEx 18.04

Now supports relative paths and along with some other changes I made this allows for cloud and portable setups.

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GameEx 18.03

Fix to emulator now supports MAME (emu 0) and Daphne (emu 1000) New fix to emulator group feature These settings are useful for providing a good simple arcade cabinet build Emulator groups, fix to emulator and group hav…

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Big changes. Gone free.

The pandemic, losing my mother during it and dwindling interest from others along with a different situation personally has prompted me to make some significant changes and me wanting to make things purely a hobby again…

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GameEx 17.15

New feature to add and use an additional alternate emulator to launch MAME games with. New emulator file/rom include and export filters.

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GameEx 17.14

Genres in Arcade Edition now lists and optimizes when other emulators (other than MAME) are used.

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GameEx 17.13

New Marquee display feature. Display maarquee and logo images on secondary display. Pretty much plug n play with few settings. Just enable in the setup wizard. If you wish to use images other than logos for emulators se…

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GameEx 17.11

The latest incarnation of the GameEx front end. Currently in testing. This version moves GameEx, GameEx Arcade Edition and most of the libraries to .net 6 (Previously .net core). The reason is simple - significant perfo…

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Sale Ending

The 50% off everything sale ends December 5th, To my American friends please have a safe and happy holiday Use coupon code: 7ACE8 Store Here.

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GameEx 17.02

GameEx 17.02 released Fixes and updates for latest MAME versions. History.dat XML support. Updated MAME support files. Fixes statistics not working. Fixes issue where games would not launch if not logged onto GameEx Onl…

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NOTE: How to cancel

I get a lot of people contact me and ask how to cancel subscriptions. This is especially true in recent times when people are struggling. Please note that you can cancel your subscription in your own PayPal account. I d…

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GameEx 17

New media playback features to GameEx for a change. Now features m3u and m3u plus support. Simply drop an m3u file or an internet shortcut into one of your video folders, and voila IPTV support. A bit old school now but…

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Updated login requirements

In order to improve security of our systems you can no longer login with your user name but only with your email address. Since user names are public information and email addresses are not this prevents a mallicious ha…

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X Arcade GameEx Arcade build

I recently built a rig for a good friend. It used an X-Arcade Tank Stick and an Amazon certified refurbished Dell Optiplex connected to TV via a 25 foot HDMI cable. As well as running latest MAME with 60hz sync refresh…

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GameEx 16.96

Fixes MNG playback and support on 64 bit. Supports attract mode videos in subfolders. New option to display attract mode videos at correct aspect aspect ratio or stretch. Note: Now not stretched by default.

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GameEx 16.95

MadVR integration is working perfecctly again, now with detection for NVIDIA cards and 32 bit app. Fixes ISO mounting bug introduced a few versions back. Fixes UPNP Media servers not being detected in Videos and Media L…

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GameEx 16.93

Certainly not the best feature in GameEx although it does provide games out of the box. GameEx Arcade is now working again since Flash was removed from Windows thanks to the Ruffle emulator. YouTube is now also working…

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Digitizing VHS in 2021

I recently digitized a very cherished 21 year old PAL VHS tape into a 60 fps 4K MP4. I was very impressed with the end result but I had to do a lot of research and experimentation to get it there and I thought it might…

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GameEx 16.90

Several new Retroarch configs added. The PUAE core is the simplest way to get Amiga going I have seen yet. New Cemu config added. I modifed the roms in subfolders emulator option to allso work with archives and this mak…

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GameEx 16.86

Several performance fixes and improvements. Fixes first frame of video not displaying New option and feature to set an alternate path for the automatic artwork download.

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PinballX 5.02

Screen streaming is working again at GameEx online and now supports full screen exclusive apps too. I am working on an online list manager which will take you closer to managing your cabinet without getting off the couc…

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vpdb.io

I just wanted to remind people out there three years ago Freezy's groundbreaking 100% open VPDB project went live and has had free hosting by me since with not even requests for donations and has experienced 99.99% upti…

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GameEx 16.78

GameEx and GameEx Arcade Edition 16.78 New start menu in GameEx Arcade Edition Faster loading of Genres and other database videos Improved Wine support, with auto setup configuration and video rendering support. Improve…

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Brexit - EU purchasers

Please be advised sales to EU member states will suspend on 1st January 2021 due to EU digital services rules which a small outfit like me cannot process right now. I am looking for a solution, maybe through a third par…

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GameEx on Intel Atom CPU

This is what is running on: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08F7PBNFL/ref=twister_B08DQT11YK $150 USD Although for emulation on a budget mini PC you are better off with something like this with a Celeron: https://www.amazon…

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GameEx 16.72

Improved rendering performance.1080p 60fps on recent embedded hardware such as Appolo Lake Celerons. Why eat Pie?

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GameEx 16.67

GameEx and GameEx Arcade Edition 16.67 released. New GPU hardware based video recording on Windows 10, supporting HD 60fps and fullscreen esclusive apps. The video creation tool has also been improved, allowing individu…

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Instant Sheller 1.20

18th October 2020 - Instant Sheller - Version 1.20 When using the default Quicksheller mode the shelled applications directory is set. This fixes various applications that may not work shelled including PinballX and Tou…

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GameEx Price Cut

Long story short, new purchases are becoming few and far between due to the Zombie Apocalypse so GameEx lifetime license has been dropped in price to $40 US for now. If you are lucking enough to still have work, then go…

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MAME upscaled videos

After three monrhs of solid GPU processing the AI deep learning upscaled MAME video set is now available on the FTP. The videos are at a resolution of 800 x 600 or 600 x 800 for vertical at a frame rate of 30. As far as…

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GameEx 16.55

Whenever possible uses 1 to 1 pixel fonts. Not only does this improve quality once loaded and cached also improves performance. This also makes GameEx Arcade Edition and gamelauncher mode look good at low resolutions. F…

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GameEx 16.51

MAME high score support is back and much improved now using hi2txt by and thanks to greatstone. Performance is vastly improved using caching and results are also now published to and available at GameEx Online. A new le…

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GameEx 16.46

New MAME filter - no multi screen games. This excludes games with multiple screens such as Playchoice 10, when updating the game list. Note that this is on by default. Slightly faster MAME list update. There is a new MA…

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cinemarcade.com upscaled

Back in 2001, a guy called David Dries created www.cinemarcade.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…

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Upscaled MAME videos

Upscaling MAME videos The next version of Convert-It video converter features upscaling provided by waifu2x. It requires a good NVidia GPU.. Waifu2x is a powerful image upscaler for Anime and cartoon based images. What…

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GameEx 16.45

GameEx Arcade Edition 16.45 As always, an EmuMovies subscription is highly recommended but I have created some system platform videos based on the standard MAME Multimedia and this release can download them automaticall…

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Ultimate Retro Console

Specs: Only worthwhile systems and games. Hardware: Intel NUC 8 series, I3, Short 16GB DDR4 SODIMM Sabrent Rocket Q - 2TB - M2 NVME Official Microsoft XBOX One controller x 2 15 Foot Micro USB cable x 2 Software: Window…

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GameEx 16.40

GameEx and GameEx Arcade Edition 16.40 released. Introducing video processing effects. Video processing effects are performed on your GPU and can apply scanlines and video preview and video theme upscaling (look great a…

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GameEx 16.33

I've removed rotation from the wheel list going forward. It never looked right and all the logos were different sizes. Looks so much better now.

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GameEx Arcade Edition 16.32

New look for GameEx Arcade Edition. When a video theme is not available but you have other artwork a dynamic video theme will be rendered. This works well for systems that have no video themes and also works well for sy…

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GameEx 16.31

GameEx and GameEx Arcade Edition 16.31 released. Video recording of your games has been a feature in GameEx for some time. This release makes that feature more accesible with a specific dekstop utility in the start menu…

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Stuck at home?

Please take a moment to think about online activity if your stuck at home. Watch your younger children as usual whilst they seem quiet and occupied. Watch out for an increase in scams and other activity whilst criminals…

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Prices slashed

Prices drastically reduced due to the weak British pound. Get it while you can at this price and help out a one man small business at the same time. Store here.

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Instant Sheller 1.10

15th February 2020 - Instant Sheller Version 1.10 Includes an implementation of HackBGRT to change the boot logo on Windows 10 UEFI installs (requires secure boot to be disabled). Improved dialog boxes to restart system…

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GameEx online API

Just wanted to point out that this is a powerful addition. It can allow control of GameEx and PinballX in lots of ways. It does not require additional hardware. As well as Google assistant, it should work well with many…

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GameEx - Gamelauncher mode

Emulation PC for 4 year old: i recently built a PC gaming box for a 4 year old and used GameEx Gamelauncher mode for the front end. Quick video showing it in action. I purchased a refurbished mini Dell OptiPlex 9020 for…

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GameEx 16.09

Improvements and fixes to Gamelauncher mode Default theme images have been upscaled and quality has improved.

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GameEx 16.00

The project has moved to .net framework 4 and SharpDX. All operating systems and features are still supported. Image loading optimizations and speed improvements. GameEx Arcade flash games now load in a desktop app rath…

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Minionsoft arcade remakes for Windows 10

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 include…

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GameEx 15.61

GameEx and GameEx Arcade Edition 15.61 released. Fixes for latest MAME release. Fixes GameEx Online web site and game cards for GameEx Arcade Edition. Bug where external dialog box would show if preview video was a cert…

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PinballX 3.46

Fixes GameEx Online. Fixes screensaver start for plugins. Can now be cancelled. Joystick input now additionally supports x/y and pov.

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Evolution 1.06

GameEx Evolution 1.06 released. Keyboard and mouse input now works in the frontend if RAW input is not available. This allows other remote desktop solutions to work. (Extensions not supported). Fixes downloading extensi…

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PinballX 3.30

PinballX 3.30 New instruction card Apron display support. Loading GIF animations fixed. The frontend now supports full screen exclusive display mode again. Improved display number handling. If you have issues check your…

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Thanksgiving and beyond sale.

Here is your opportunity to get GameEx Evolution and the rest of the lifetime package at half price. Now half price until end of November to celebrate the recent release of GameEx Evolution. You will also get a coupon f…

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