08 April 2021, 17:30 | #1 |
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DDLaunch
So mrv2k decided to code a sort of front-end for my collection on his own accord
It's called "DDLaunch", is pretty neat and has the following features:
Personally I won't use this as I'm sooooo used to the standard WinUAE interface and love it ...but others might find it useful. Anyway, just download from here, extract the correct "bit" version to your "WinUAE" directory and double-click to start. Last edited by DamienD; 09 April 2021 at 00:20. Reason: Added extra information... |
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Thanks for sharing. DDlaunch is not bad at all!
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People can then discuss / offer improvement to mrv2k that could possibly be implemented at some stage I see a lot of potential; for example if I was to add "Box" images then there could be another column next to the title / screenshot one showing these at the same time |
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I'd quite happily take suggestions on improving DDLaunch. This is the WHDLoad/CD32 launcher I'm working on at the moment. It's a long way off from a release and it will probably look very different, but it gives an idea of having screens and cover art on the same window.
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...but this would require me to find / download / cleanup "box" images for all 3320 games; so is a massive undertaking and very time consuming |
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Box scan archives (amongst others) are quite readily available via Launchbox site and forum and other frontend software repositories.
Heres one. https://forums.launchbox-app.com/fil...mmodore-amiga/ |
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This page has a box scan archive of over 3000 images. 400mb.
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It's not even possible to translate this s*#t site with g@@gle...
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I have the download, must have found it elsewhere. Sorry, that polish site asks for money, awful link so removed it.
malko, maybe you could remove your quote of it too please. |
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I've got quite a big selection of boxart images in my EAB ftp folder. Could be a start for you. Also Open Retro has a lot of hi-res boxart.
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Updated the mock-up image to include "information". |
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Was thinking that if a description is provided all about the game as well as year/pub/genre, then the box art could be at the top right as the area below would be pretty much filled. This would make it look all nice and even.
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10 April 2021, 15:51 | #15 |
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Thanks for creating this, I like it. Regarding descriptions etc, a link to the HOL page for each game would do for me.
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I have all the info (year, publisher and genre) on the current WHDLoad games set. The genres are close to the catlist genres used by Mame. e.g.
Action / Destruction Action / Duel / Versus Action / Fighter 2D Action / Fighter 2.5D Action / FPS Action / Multi Level Action / Shooter / 2D Action / Shooter / 3D Action / Shooter / Isometric Action / Shooter / Crosshair Action / Shooter / Horizontal Action / Shooter / Multi Direction Action / Shooter / Vehicle Action / Shooter / Vertical Adventure / 3D Adventure / Action Adventure / Adult Adventure / Graphic Adventure / Isometric Adventure / Point & Click Adventure / Puzzle Adventure / Text I can write a bit of code that spits out a csv if that helps. |
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For now when I don't have a game's "Boxart" I created / will use this image: Last edited by DamienD; 10 April 2021 at 21:35. |
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DDLaunch v0.4
I've made a few changes to DDLaunch... There is now a tab for box art and a panel for game info to be displayed. I looked at the mock ups you guys have made and decided on a tab to save screen space. I was worried that if you don't have a lovely high resolution screen, things could get chopped off. If you do have an ideal minimum resolution, I could make all the panels display on one screen. The info panel will automatically load a text file called ___Info.txt from the game folder. The text file can be as long as you like, but just be aware of the width. You can also now specify whether DDLaunch stretches it's window or uses a fixed size. This and the "Show WinUAE GUI" options are saved in a prefs file so you don't have to keep re-enabling them. I've uploaded the files to my FTP account ~Uploads/mrv2k/ and Mega link... https://mega.nz/folder/Kd9gGChC#mZn3KNcPVoNrlgIrI8kG1Q |
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Nice
Personally though I think it would be much better having "BoxArt / Info" in a separate panel like my mock-up. I mean; I'm running on a laptop with a resolution of "1366 x 768" and there's definitely enough room: I'd say most people have a higher resolution. |
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On my Win7 32Bit DDLaunch does not work, at the first run I get a loop no one and no GUI
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