Emu Loader

Emu Loader is a GUI (Graphical User Interface) for many arcades, console, computer, handheld emulators: Arcade Games Emulators: MAME, Supermodel - Sega Model 3, Daphne, Demul, HBMAME, DICE, Sega Model 2, ZiNc. It lets you create a favorites gaming list containing your favorite games. Supports a wide range of PC/Laptop game emulators. Offers support for zipped and unzipped images. Emu Loader has been tested by the FileHorse team against viruses, spyware, adware, trojan, backdoors and was found to be 100% clean.

Features and Highlights

• Support MAME, MAME Plus!, UME, WolfMAME, HqMAME, SDLMAME/SDMUME emulators (other MAME variants might work)
• Support for a second MAME emulator so you can choose between two MAME builds when running games (AlterMAME)
• Support for MAME software list games (non-arcade): consoles and computer games (MAME v0.162 or newer required)
• ROMs validation system (audit), except for Daphne emulator and the emulator selected in AlterMAME
• Support MAMu_ icons. Awesome custom game icons made my MAMu_ (unzipped or zipped)
• View game preview images: title snapshot, game snapshot, marquee, flyer, cabinet, control panel, software cover, PCB, in-game artwork
• Unzipped and zipped images support (.png and .jpg formats)
• Up to 10 images per category
• Image preview layout mode. View up to three images at the same time. Layouts can be customized
• Six games list view modes to choose from, including grouped view (parent+clones tree) and cool thumbnails view
• Customize columns for details and grouped view modes. Hide columns, change width and their position
• Sort games by 2 columns in standard view mode (details); hold Ctrl key and click on the second column
• Select a file to play or record input before starting MAME
• Select a save state before starting MAME
• Insert a memory card file before starting MAME (only for supported machines)
• Watch game video previews using your favorite media player. My favorite app is Media Player Classic Home Cinema
• Support for AntoPISA's category.ini, version.ini, catver.ini, catver.ini, nplayers.ini, languages.ini,
• Support for AntoPISA's mess.ini to filter out non-arcade MAME machines (available in renameSET pack or version.ini pack)
• Advanced games filters, including a search bar for quick searches
• Customizable filters toolbar. Hide buttons or use a small toolbar
• MAME Machines Side Panel, to list all MAME machines with software list games, filter games by machine (Machine toolbar button)
• Minimum screen resolution supported: 640x480 (some features still require a 1024x768 resolution)
• Support several .dat files for MAME: Mameinfo, Arcade History, MAME Score, MAME Action Replay, MESSInfo
• Browse games list with arcade controllers: X-Arcade, HotRod SE, SlikStik, Detonator II
• Favorites lists. Create a list of your favorite games. You can create as many favorites profiles as you wish
• Delete/copy/move your game files directly within the frontend (includes a fancy progress dialog)
• Partial support for older MAME builds. Minimum version is MAME 0.37 beta 15 (0.51); DOS MAME is not supported
• Create custom game settings
• Support to run multi-slot arcade machines with Neo-Geo MVS, Sega Mega-Tech System, ST-V (MAME v0.154 minimum required)
• Frontend settings are stored in .ini files. Windows registry is never used
• View game info from the internet using ProgettoEMMA website
• Partial support for MAME / HBMAME merged sets
• Detection of bad .zip files (using ZipForge library)
• Support ROMs in 7-Zip format (.7z). MAME, HBMAME, and Demul emulators only. File 7z.dll required (included in full package)

Note: The author packed the release file in the RAR archive. You'll need WinRAR to extract the archive.