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 GroovyMAME usage on an LCD. It will work with GroovyMAME but on a 5 year old mini PC I reverted to vanilla MAME in my new Chewlix build, I incestigated all this again and other than going with a Mister, your best bet in 2024 is to go for a G Sync monitor for MAME for no tearing and input lag on an flat panel.

In MAME attract mode the bezel will try to show the logo first if available rather than marquee. Looks mich nicer.

Video downloads for Steam working again.

• New auto configuration ArcadePC TeknoParrot support.
• Fixes to dialog box and auto update.

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 4 install on 64 bit Windows 7 or newer set the compatibility to Windows XP or Vista.

Updated all VC runtimes to latest versions so they don't require windows updates or create surplus temporary files.

Updated .net 6 runtime to latest.

• 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 part of setup.
• There are new upscaled MAME videos on the srerver, this time with interpolation to 60fps. Upscaled PinballX vertical videos currently processing.

• 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.

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 many free RetroPie and Android solutions. I saw the writing on the wall post lockdown and trying to oprerate commercially in this field is a dying business. I believe there will be no succesful commercial front ends of any viabillity in two - three years time. Having said that I feel many still enjoy GameEx and PinballX, and download services and wish me to continue. I also enjoy it very much. Unfortunaly PayPal ditched me the other week. I can only assume they did not like the lose association I have with games and roms. They have the right as a business to serve who they like and from what I read, they do this frequently. Although I provide no illegal content here or anywhere and I pay my taxes.

I have new payment gateway options now and I ask if you enjoy my products and wish to support me you please switch your renewals over. My costs are not insignificant and I do not want to have to provide a lesser service. Thank you so much, Tom.

For complete MAME list customization if required you can now specify a custom listxml file.

New and updated HBMAME profile and download.

• 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.

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