New Version: 10.42 3/18/10

+ has box art which displays when previewing videos and DVDs on the info page
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GameEx is a graphical DirectX based front-end for MAME, Zinc, Daphne, PC Games, and all command line based game emulators, along with being a good Home Theatre PC solution. The original goal was for it to be used on Windows XP Media Center and Arcade Cabinets although it will run on any version of Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, and XP. You don't need Windows Media Center to run GameEx.

It has support for Ultimarcs J-PAC and ArcadeVGA, LCD\VFD Displays, the MCE remote control, Gamepads, full Mouse control, Widescreen displays, volume control, Music playlists (ogg, mp3, wma, m4a), has a fully functional Jukebox including visualisations, Video Player, Internet Radio tuner (asx, pl, m3u, wma), Picture and Slide show viewer, News Reader (RSS 1 & 2), and should work with HotRod and X-Arcade, SlikStik/IPAC controllers. It has support for playing MAME and other emulator game videos (avi, mpg, mng) for the selected game while navigating the lists.

GameEx also features a multi process based attract mode, that keeps launching different games. It supports multiple languages, and themes including the ability to have animated backgrounds using avi or mpeg files. The application is highly configurable via the use of an included configuration tool with help and explanations for most settings, although GameEx can also be up and running within a few minutes.