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Title: iGame for Windows - beta version available
Post by: midwan on November 18, 2012, 01:18:46 PM

It started as a personal project but since I believe other people may find it useful, I've decided to make it public.

iGame for Windows is an application inspired by the original iGame for Amiga by MrZammler. It allows you to manage your Amiga games collection and launch them in WinUAE.

(http://www.blitterstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/iGame-for-Windows_2012-10-28_12-16-01.png)

Download it from here (http://www.blitterstudio.com/igame)

Features currently include:

• Recursive folder scanning for your games.
• Storage of all game titles found in a local database.
• Use screenshots, music and extras from GameBase Amiga, if found. They are displayed on the right hand side for each game.
• Launch the selected game in WinUAE (with the selected UAE configuration) with a simple double-click.
• Music playback using the bundled XMPlay player, or alternatively DeliPlayer2 if it’s found installed.
• Search for selected game in well-known related websites (LemonAmiga, HOL).
• Live filtering of games from the list, depending on your search text.
• Multi-disk game handling (utilizing the DiskSwapper feature of WinUAE).
• Option to show only unique game Titles (default) or all files found.

Meanwhile, the following features are planned to be included later on:

• Support WHDLoad games (scanning, launching, metadata), besides just ADF/ADZ/ZIP/IPF.
• Fetch game metadata from various websites and store them locally for each game.
• Edit game metadata like screenshots, music, selected UAE config, information etc.

Feedback is welcome!

Title: Re: iGame for Windows - beta version available
Post by: som99 on November 18, 2012, 05:51:37 PM

Thanks a bunch, I will give this a go as soon as I have time and give you some feedback :)
The whdload part will be great.

Title: Re: iGame for Windows - beta version available
Post by: Lurch on November 18, 2012, 09:16:21 PM

Perfect, just what I'm looking for. Thinking micro itx box booting straight to this /rubs chin hmmmm...

Title: Re: iGame for Windows - beta version available
Post by: midwan on November 19, 2012, 06:13:52 PM

Thanks for the replies!

Meanwhile, I'm looking for a better title to avoid confusion with the original iGame for Amiga. If anyone has nice ideas about it, please let me know!

Title: Re: iGame for Windows - beta version available
Post by: Templario on November 20, 2012, 09:45:09 AM

A serius free rival for the Amiga Forever?

Title: Re: iGame for Windows - beta version available
Post by: CritAnime on November 20, 2012, 02:52:02 PM

This is a great free alternative to Amiga Forever. Maybe as a name you simply swap I for A (for Amiga).