Features

    • FREE! Source code available on request; let me know if you find problems or want to make improvements

    • Fully playable mini-game built into the frontend; George and R9-A fight each other for control over the game selection

    • Supports any program that you can run from the command line; if you can run it from the command line, you can launch it from Big Blue

    • Ability to choose programs (with parameters) to run both before and after the main game in your list

    • Mouse support for trackball arcade cabinets

    • Support for multiple mice simultaneously via Raw Input

    • Gamepad and joystick support via DirectInput

    • Xbox controller support via XInput

    • Infinitely nested list support

    • File system folders as list support

    • Voice recognition support; speak the name of the item you want to find

    • 5.1 and 7.1 audio support

    • 60FPS 1080P video previews

    • Multi-monitor / surround monitor support with the ability to display game marquees on secondary screens

    • Powerful GUI configuration utility with the ability to query MAME's list XML data

    • No dependency on emulator versions; won't have to be changed continually with each new version of an emulator

    • Runs at any resolution or aspect ratio (320x240 all the way up to 3840x2160 have been tested)

    • Pillarboxing to display a 4:3 aspect ratio correct image on widescreen monitors

    • Theme that changes dynamically depending on the time of day

    • Elaborate shutdown / restart sequence that'll blow the wig straight off your scalp

    • Optional music

    • Built-in screensaver with a configurable timer

    • Built-in clock so you don't lose track of time while gaming

    • Ability to shutdown or restart computer when exiting the frontend

    • Configurable frontend controls

    • Left and right rotation for vertically-oriented monitors

    • Hides Windows system cursors so that you don't see Windows's hourglass loading when you launch games

    • Overrides Escape key behavior so that you can quit from any emulator by pressing Escape even if the emulator doesn't behave that way by default (Model 2 emulator and others)

    • Allows you to disable inputs while a game is launching so that windows don't lose focus (a major problem with emulators that use OpenGL)

    • Adjust volume of frontend and videos independently

    • Adjust Windows system volume even while in a game using global inputs