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Features

  • Supports nearly any emulator
  • Advanced support for MAME
  • No other front end has as many options for configuration of MAME and emulators.
  • Optimized for dual and quad core processors
  • Media Center plug-in
  • Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10 and Windows 11 support
  • Well supported with regular updates
  • Mature, stable and designed to just work
  • Arcade controls including X-Arcade, Slik-Stik, JPAC and IPAC, plus MCE remotes, other remotes and gamepads
  • Plug-in support including advanced LCD/LED, Ultrastik and hardware monitor rotation in the standard install
  • Specific ArcadeVGA support
  • Native widescreen and HD support with no scaling required
  • Completely customizable controls
  • Full touchscreen and tablet PC support
  • Global gamepad and keyboard exit combo to exit any emulator
  • Exit any game with the escape key or remote control
  • In-game key to view game information and controls while playing
  • Highly polished, elegant and effective interface
  • Database driven front end for GameBase and its collections
  • Full integration with GameEx Arcade
  • Jukebox support for common audio formats, visualisations, iTunes and Windows Media Player integration
  • Play the jukebox while playing games
  • Advanced video player with support for different audio and subtitle streams
  • DVD player with codec choice and FFDSHOW support
  • Picture and slide show viewer
  • Internet radio
  • UPNP / DLNA media server client
  • News reader
  • YouTube module with simple browsing, search and playback controls
  • Advanced multi-process attract mode and screensaver
  • Multiple languages and custom languages
  • Theme editor for skinning
  • Advanced configuration and easy setup wizard
  • Emulator and MAME databases with descriptions and categorisation across systems
  • Random background sounds
  • MAME high score support
  • ISO mounting
  • HTML applications inside the interface
  • Movie database with box art and descriptions
  • Animated 3D model and X file support
  • MADVR renderer support for video playback
  • Game manual PDF and TXT viewer
  • Access to GameEx Online
  • GameExtender networked display and remote control
  • Full unrestricted access to downloads and the GameEx and PinballX FTP servers
  • Various MAME lists including online lists
  • Complete menu customization
  • Plug and play Steam support with automatic artwork, videos and database
  • Plug and play EA Origin support
  • Plug and play Uplay support
  • Advanced emulator configuration with key and gamepad remapping
  • Karaoke
  • MAME to emulator mapping
  • Search feature for games and media
  • SiliconDust HDHomeRun support adds live TV to GameEx
  • TV plug-in support including VU Player and ServerWMC
  • DVD and Blu-ray ISO playback
  • Automatically exit launched games and programs after inactivity
  • CD player with album lookup
  • Goodmerge 7-Zip support
  • Merge game lists for games with multiple regions or disks
  • Play emulators in the screensaver
  • Zip support for emulators that do not natively support it
  • Rotated monitor support
  • Mouse control emulation
  • eBook and comic book reader
  • Separate music by emulator list
  • Over 1,000 additional radio stations
  • CD ripper with album lookup
  • Automatic updates
  • Export games to Windows Media Center
  • Automatically create game snaps as images or video
  • Game statistics available online through GameExtender and from the interface
  • Media library for pictures, videos and audio

Credits

GameEx creator, main software developer, website development, and project owner & manager
Tom Speirs
Theme editor, setup wizard, plug-in manager, GameEx DBM, MAME bezel, DirectShow, display rotation & hall of fame code
Ben Baker (Headsoft)
HiToText/MAME high score project
Fyrecrypts, NOP, Ben Baker, Redhorse
Emulator databases
Flash, Ben Baker, Celly, Draco1962, IMBerzerk
Default themes
Alan Reddan, various others
Plugins
Cursor Hider (Stu1983), Game Info Plugin (Adultery), MAME Commander (Adultery), Called ID (Ben Baker), Controlinator (Chris Vavruska), Dig Dug (Tom Speirs), Exit GameEx (Ben Baker), HiScore (Ben Baker), PlugInLaunch (Ben Baker), LCD/LED Plugin (Ben Baker), Rotate (Ben Baker), Speak Game Name (Tom Speirs), UltraStik / ServoStik (Ben Baker), Random Arcade Sounds (Tom Speirs), Xpadder Plugin (Adultery)
Wrappers, configuration, and support
BKenobi, Frequency, Emphatic, Stu1983, Ben Baker, Flash, Tempest, Tom Speirs, Brian Hoffman, nullPointer, Orlin, wahoo, celly, myonions, Crylen, DjoneK, StreaK, jmjohnson85, oxbow, tomdrake, Lawrence, hansolo77
Language translations
Bitmind, Oxbow, Creek, Night, Cupid, Ebifri, Evilforces, Kwsk, Zadduk, Sbaby, AlphaUMi
Tutorials
Lingpanda, Tom Speirs, Justincase, JCgamer, Tempest, DazzleHP
Forum Moderators
Tom Speirs, Adultery, Ben Baker, Flash, Tempest, Draco1962, nullPointer, KRC
Special Thanks
Circo and emumovies.com, the MAME development team, BYOAC, mameworld, the entire GameEx community, and all supporters new and old.

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