The Game King (Frontend update)

[Felsir]

Thanks for the kind words!


Yeah, the head-to-head mode is great! Also for games such as Rodland (cute graphics so my kids love it), but also Streetfighter and Gauntlet :-)
I'll post an update of the frontend- I have most of the emulators I want to use up and running now. I make almost daily tweaks to the setup so it keeps me busy!

[ids]

Excellent job.    Come to think of it, we need a new coffee table, and I do have some sheets of wood lying around, .... 

[Felsir]

Some progress on the frontend I'm making for this project... The colors in the video aren't very good; I'll make a better video when everything is done.


Features (besides the ones like gamelists, categories, XML configuration):

• Detects if gamepad is connected to USB port: if a gamepad connects; the menu is automatically updated to show items that require a gamepad. For example the Gamecube category is only visible when a gamepad is connected, or 3 player arcade games. (At the 38 second mark, I'm plugging in a USB gamepad)
• Rotates the orientation depending on what controls are used to select items in the menu: in arcade mode, the screen is in portrait mode. In gamepad mode, the screen is landscape.
• Graphics in style with the arcade controls in the coffee table (bokeh background with sparkly lines). The GameKing logo rotates once in a while and the crown has a "bling" effect.

It can launch applications and sets the arcade joysticks in 4 or 8 way mode (Ultimarc Servostik control). Launching games is not shown because it's not on the actual arcade table, so the development version only launches notepad ;-)

[markronz]

Extremely nice looking frontend!   I'm very impressed.  Definitely going to keep an eye on this!   

[sandheaver]

That looks awesome.  I'm not a fan of front-ends, but you really make me want to learn XNA.

[rtkiii]

very cool!

[mike boss]

Very cool project and great looking front end.
I'll be keeping an eye on this myself.