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PolybiusExtreme:
OutputHooker

A modern reimagining of MAMEHooker, built for the latest Windows environments.
This tool acts as the essential bridge between emulators and your arcade hardware (Lightguns, LEDs, ...).

Features

Windows Support:
Fully optimized for Windows 10 and 11, eliminating the stability and compatibility issues of MAMEHooker

Output Support:
Network - Receive output data over network connections for modern setups
Windows Messages - Full backward compatibility with the "old" Windows messaging system
This means that any emulator, launcher, or tool works with OutputHooker!

Hardware Support:
Lightguns with COM Port support (GUN4IR, ...)
Ultimarc LED boards

INI Support:
MAMEHooker INI files and KeyStates are supported
OutputHooker features a built-in editor inspired by the original MAMEHooker workflow,
allowing you to configure hardware triggers without leaving the app

Getting Started

1. Download the latest build from the GitHub Release page
2. Configure your emulator (e.g., MAME) to broadcast outputs via TCP or Windows Messages
3. Launch the application, start a game and use the INI Editor to define your hardware mappings

Watch your cabinet come to life!

Support

See the GitHub Wiki for detailed instructions.
Due to time constraints, I cannot offer any support.
I am just one man that wanted to build a modern MAMEHooker alternative for my selfmade Arcade machine.

If you want to support me:
Buy Me a Coffee

Contributing

If you have suggestions, bug reports, or want to contribute to the code, feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request.

Credits

Howard Casto (MAMEHooker & MAME Interop SDK developer)
Ben Baker (MAME Interop SDK & Ultimarc SDK developer)
Aaron Giles (MAME output code developer)

bobbyb13:
I like it.
Cool work.
Always wanted to build a gun game machine so maybe it finally is in my future?

abispac:
awesome, maybe ill update my igrosoft setup and build another cabinet, although im not sure if this would work as think it was mame that handles the coint counting for those games, to bad im stuck with an old version of mame for that.Ill try and see if this works

abispac:
Instructions unclear, i fire up mame and outputhooker wont detect anything. Running mame and the hooker with admin privileges still nothing. Do i need to do something to tell the hooker so it detects mame? Thanks
Nevermind sorted out, testing it right now.

abispac:
Works great with igrosoft games

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