I have just uploaded the latest progress on GameEx cross platform.

The Android version is the priority and incoming fairly soon.

You can check it out here.

GameEx and GameEx Arcade Edition have been combined into a single installer and should cover every Windows operating system since and including XP. I spent a lot of time optimizing and cleaning up the installer as well as testing on many operating systems and platforms. They both share the same files and config but the Setup Wizard will show the appropriate options for both versions.

Main thing to note when upgrading for the first time is the install will use the install folder for GameEx not Arcade Edition.

It seems like a simple nice and obvious improvement but all this required a lot of work and testing.

It does mean one installer build and upload for me too which helps.

There are also a few bug fixes and optimizations.

• New net 8 lite version.
• Fixes arcade edition auto update.
• Fixes not playing http video streams.
• Improved detection for non working system vmr 9 and fall back to sample grabber.
• Minor rendering performance improvements.

GameEx Multiplatform 1.40 (alpha) released.

Fixes several significant performance issues.

Android version now runs at 60 fps even on lower end devices.

Several bug and cosmetic fixes.

The GameEx Arcade flash games feature has been removed.

Full screen exclusive mode has been permanently disabled. I think it is a Windows 11 issue. I am not able to fix it.

MAME attract mode bezels have been AI and otherwise upscaled to HD/2K

• Updated HackBGRT for efi boot logo replacement
• Fixes incorectly detecting bitlocker on latest windows 11.

Adding video playback help and a troubleshooting setting to the display section of the setup wizard.

More updated databases.

All new and updated system databases.

The GameEx databases were no longer maintained and had not been updated since 2018 so I took it upon myself to scrape new versions using more modernly available sites and data.

All the databases are now included with the installer and no longer need to be downloaded.

The installer will overwrite existing databases but I can't think this will be a problem for anyone.

The company logos have been png crushed which saves about 40mb on the setup size

This release also has a few performance improvements although in reality it is display rendering that affects performance on any system. On dedicated graphics without vsync and no cpu sleep we are looking at a couple of thousand fps.

GameEx multiplatform has been updated. The interface and navigation is complete with all elements workking including dynamic themes, control panel viewer and weather. It is launching and setuo missing. Approaching Beta status soon.

.net 6 is approaching end of life so GameEx has been moved to .net 8. Windows 8 and 7 is not supported under .net 8. Installing GameEx on below Windows 10 will use the .net 4 based version. This is automatic.

New company logo support and a full collection of images is included. If a publisher match is found, it will be displayed.

MAME Bezel project support. These can be downloaded when installing GameEx.

Ability to use bezels (including above) for horizontal games on non 4:3 displays as well as the existing vertical support. The default vertical and 4:3 MAME bezel has been AI upscaled.

Faster ini (configuration) file reading.

Emulator database publishers and developers have been normalized to match the new company logos.

Fixed, updated and x64 archive support.

Updated MAME support files.

Mainly updates making it easier to run on Android and phones, plus unity mouse support..

Adds touch screen, mouse, remote and gamepad support.

New easy instructions and way to install on Android

Windows version currently available too for testing and feedback.

I have tested the Android build on an Nviidia Shield and Google Pixel 7 pro. Performance is good on a shield and flies on my phone. I did need to add more storage on the shield for automatice artwork download. I have also tested on an m2 mac mini. Performance is great on that too as you would expect. Naviigation and artwork including videos work across all platofrms at this point. No launching or setup just yet.

Note: Sound and audio work is complete and working just disabled in the configuration, Basic media player video playback support (as in movies etc) is also complete.