Emu Loader v2.6 beta 7

posted in Frontend News by outsider on Aug 13th, 2001

Emu Loader is another good frontend for MAME. Here is the complete list of what's new for EL v2.6 beta 7:
  • Updated the View Text Files files list to meet MAME 0.53
  • Fixed an error in the Joystick option for DOS MAME executables (it was affecting all the options after N64 pads)
  • Added a new option in Audit popup menu: Save Bad Games To HTML File. Now you can save a list with all your bad games
  • Delete the option Save to Text File option from Audit popup menu, since the results can be saved in HTML format
  • Few visual changes in the Audit screen
  • Added a new menu option: Go to Selected Game Page (mame.dk). It will open the selected game's page on mame.dk for downloading purposes. This option is on View main menu and in the games popup menu
  • Finally implemented the Check Missing Pictures feature. It will only search for in-game pictures (zipped/unzipped), and only the first one. After the searching is complete, you will be able to save the list of games that does not have the in-game picture, in a HTML file. The option is on Pictures main menu with the name Check Missing Pictures, and also in the pictures popup menu Also, it will do the search based on the games filter that you are using (All Games, Classic, Available, Neo Geo, etc...)
  • Added a Random Game button in the status bar. Just click on it and the frontend will select a random game based on the actual list
  • New feature: Game Total Play Time & Times Played. Now every time you play a game, the time and how many times you played will be saved in a external file called GamePlayTime.ini, located on the main folder of the frontend You will find it on Tweaks main menu, with the name Selected Game Total Play Time
  • The detection of the WinMAME version description is done automatically (no more confirmation dialog)
  • Update to meet MAME 0.53 latest changes (.ini file and steadykey option, debug.ini and the C64/Atari/Sinclair/Turbografix joysticks for DOS MAME) Note that to make older version of WinMAME works(0.37 beta 1 to beta 16), you need to change it's executable name to mame.exe
  • Now the Windows version has become MAME and the DOS version is called DOS MAME (no more WinMAME) Now, here is the list of what's new for EL Lite v1.3:
  • Update the View Text Files files list to meet MAME 0.53
  • Fixed an error in the Joystick option for DOS MAME executables (it was affecting all the options after N64 pads)
  • Delete the Total Play Time feature
  • The detection of the WinMAME version description is done automatically (no more confirmation dialog)
  • Update to meet MAME 0.53 latest changes (.ini file and steadykey option, debug.ini and the C64/Atari/Sinclair/Turbografix joysticks for DOS MAME
  • Note that to make older version of WinMAME works(0.37 beta 1 to beta 16), you need to change it's executable name to mame.exe
  • Now the Windows version has become MAME and the DOS version is called DOS MAME (no more WinMAME) Download the Full/Lite version from the Arcade Frontends page. Thanks to Gnu for the news