DIYROMArcade

Hey all. I wanted to check with people before I undertook this project. I am currently working on a home built arcade system and would like to use a front end in the operating system to handle loading all the different emulators I will have on the computer.

I have looked around on the net for something like that and haven’t found anything that really fits the bill. I was wondering if anyone has come across a program or interface like this.

If not I am planning on building a custom front end for the system. It will basically be an auto run executable that will load in the Windows startup menu. So as soon as Windows loads, the front-end will come up. The interface will act similar to a HTPC front end for media files, except mine will handle loading different emulators. It will also give the system a nice polished look for the arcade machine instead of a generic looking Windows desktop.

Has anyone come across anything like this or is it most likely something I am going to have to create on my own. If I do end up having to design one, I will make it available once it is complete incase other people have been looking for something like this.

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tj42

It costs $25 but Maximus Arcade (Maximus Arcade - Seamless Arcade Solution) supports these emulators:


Built-in Adobe Flash 8 Player
Built-in Screensaver
3DO
Atari 2600
Atari 5200
Atari 7800
Atari Jaguar
Atari Lynx
Bandai Wonderswan Color
Batch Files
Coleco ColecoVision
Commodore 64
Commodore 128
Commodore Amiga
Daphne
Future Pinball
GCE Vectrex
Kawaks
Magnavox Odyssey2
MAME
Mattel Intellivision
Nebula
NEC PC Engine
NEC Turbo-Grafx-16
Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo Super NES
Nintendo 64
Nintendo Gameboy
Nintendo Gameboy Color
Nintendo Gameboy Advance
Raine
Sega Genesis
Sega 32X
Sega CD
Sega Master System
Sega Game Gear
Sega Dreamcast
SNK Neo-Geo
SNK Neo-Geo Pocket
SNK Neo-Geo Pocket Color
Sony Playstation
Visual Pinball
Windows Media Player
ZINC

DIYROMArcade

Sweet that’s awesome! :approve:

That thing is way over the top hehe. $25 isn’t bad for everything that one seems to do, but at the same time seeing it also makes me want to make one of my own even more.

I don’t think mine would be quiet as advanced but I really like the idea of a custom look on the system. Especially something that runs on top of Windows to hide the generic looking OS.

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