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headkaze:
I just made another them for it, and it don't look like windows. It has theme support.
divemaster127:
One it does not look like windows, in fact much better than mame32, the tron theme is awesome with all the movies & moving backgrounds, tom makes updates once a week, hes helpful, i think in time this will become the #1 frontend.
2. What new theme did you make, thats the only downfall is lack of themes but as more come out that will be taken care of
divemaster
southpaw13:
Question about GameEx.  I tried it when it first came out and the only thing I didn't like is that you could not change the font color.  Has this option been made available with recent releases?

Thanks,
Mark
JonnyBoy:
Yeah, it comes with a pack of themes of all kinds, all of them really nice looking. The ability to make themes isn't as easy as skinning mamewah, but Tom plans on addind skinning when he gets all the features we toss at him done with. He truly is dedicated to his software and stands by it, and I've never seen anybody update as often as him. The 18 dollar donation is well worth it.
Brad:
I actually downloaded the latest version today and gave it a whirl. I hadn't tried since about version 1 or so from memory and found it reasonably impressive then. I have to say at the outset that I'm a mamewah user and will continue to be. Thats not to say I don't like GameEx, in fact I think it's a wonderful piece of software. I "personally" don't think it's that great for arcade cabs though. As a HTPC menu though I love it.

That being said I think the configuration is not intuitive and had difficulty finding some of the most obvious things but like others I've persevered. I've now decided that all the trialling in configuration etc is a waste of time and I've quit it. The 1 and only reason being this nag screen. I have to wait 30secs before I can see if my configuration changes made any difference and I have to say it's bloody damn annoying.

Don't get me wrong I don't begrudge anyone making an "honest" buck out of their hard work and if your a HTPC user than I highly recommend GameEx as a fantastic alternative to other commercial apps particularly at the relatively cheap price. For an emulation and jukebox frontend though, imo Mamewah and SKJukebox beat it hands down "without" any nag screens and much better performance.

Again no disrespect but I'll also now refrain from advertising any GameEx updates at www.emuchrist.org as I have faithfully done for years. It's not a grudge against Tom but a choice that was made years ago and that I've adhered to ever since. NO commercial emulation related software usually gets a mention. Afterall, I don't expect nor get paid for my over 5 years of news posting and I'm certainly not going to help anyone else get paid for my time.

Sure you can argue "nagware" vs "sharware" etc but the fact remains that the application stops you from using it until the ad has been displayed for a specified lengthy time period. I wouldn't mind so much even then if I could hit a button and have the bloody annoying thing disappear but either it's not there or I'm missing it. My guess it's not there as Tom's site states that people purchasing the software get to disable the nag screen, therefore call it what you will, it's still a commercial application in my view.

I've rambled a bit and probably got all the fan boys riled up but kinda had to vent after playing around with it. Like the original poster says, great app, just be aware of alternatives out there and make an informed decision.

Brad
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