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System Requirements

  • OS X 10.3 and above (10.5 Leopard Compatible)
  • G4 1ghz or above
  • Intel or PPC chip

Change Log

Version 1.5.2:

  • Compaibility fix for SDLMame 0122 (-rompath was added to launch script) -Thanks to Mark LaBonte for the bug report and fix
  • ListXML database file has been updated to 0122

Version 1.5.1:

  • Support for screenshots created by MAME OS X
  • Improved Layout Preference Screen. User can now directly enter parameters to affect the layout of the main screen.
  • Added user preference for font sizes
  • Added ability to hide black background bevel
  • Fixed bug for new users not getting the default layout in the preference screen.
  • Fixed bug with reflection on main image being cut off on large images.
  • Smooth scaling of button images in the EMUlaunch Dock
  • Fonts have been changed throughout the application to use the system font "Lucida Grande"

Version 1.5:

  • Layout customization options (more options in regards to font size and background bevels to come)
  • Option for second artwork
  • Option to remove dock
  • Updated 512px icon for Leopard
  • Background image now scales properly in vertical monitor situations.

Version 1.4.3:

  • Fixed bug which prevented launching games in MAME OS X if the rom was located in a sub directory of the main roms folder. Thanks to Dave Dribin for the quick response on the correct syntax for doing this. For those who care its:
    % /Applications/MAME\ OS\ X.app/Contents/MacOS/MAME\ OS\ X -RomPath /path/to/roms -Game zipname
  • Updated MAME background image

Version 1.4.2:

  • This update should fix the problem with EMUlaunch not being able to switch to the next console in some instances
  • Minor interface updates

Version 1.4.1:

  • Incorrect stretching of background images has been fixed
  • ListXML is now included with EMUlaunch, as a result the MacMAME analysis or user created listxml files are no longer needed

Version 1.4:

  • Support for SDLMame and Mame OS X using -listxml file which can be generated using SDLMame.
  • Better multi-resolution scaling
  • Interface changes (larger fonts, no scroll bar, somewhat closer to a front row look if you disable backgrounds and use the zoom mode)
  • Faster scrolling
  • Cached xml files for all systems (this should help going back and forth between systems)

Version 1.3.1:

  • Processor use when EMUlaunch is in the background has been significantly decreased. EMUlaunch now hovers around 0-2.5% (on my Powerbook G4 1ghz) when in the background after it has launched a rom file.

Version 1.3:

  • Universal Binary
  • New background animation - The animation for fading of the backgrounds has been redone as a cross-fade between the two images. Performance of the entire app has benefited from this.
  • No backgrounds option - New option to eliminate backgrounds all together.
  • Zoom mode - This makes the interface scale to take up most of the screen. The lists and title displays look very good in this mode, while the picture quality is only limited by the resolution of your screenshots.

Version 1.2:

  • Nested ROM folder support.
    This was the biggest addition to EMUlaunch and means that you can now have your roms divided into folders within the main roms folder. For example, you can have the following
    /Atari/roms/Favorites
    /Atari/roms/Arcade Ports
    /Atari/roms/Worst Games
    /Atari/roms/Or any other category
    EMUlaunch will automatically create an expandable tree listing for these folders at the top of your list. Simply press "return" to expand the list.
  • Updated interface. The interface has been slightly updated to a slightly cleaner and easier to view look. These are simple changes, but I think that the artwork looks better and the listings are a little easier to see.
  • No longer show icons for consoles which you have not selected in the preferences
  • Icon images can now be replaced by selecting the EMUlaunch application in the finder, and selecting "Show Package Contents". In the resources folder you will find images named btns_nes.png, etc. Replace these images with your own but they must be the same size.
  • Interface now reacts differently when you use less than 6 consoles in EMUlaunch. The highlight box now moves to select the appropriate icon. When there are 6 or more consoles being used the highlight box stays in the middle and the icons move.

1.1.3

  • Extensions on file names are no longer diplayed in the main list (they are still required on the actual files).

1.1.2

  • Support for 10.4.6
  • Added debug information to console. After configuring EMUlaunch and viewing images and roms for your emulators you can open Console to view what EMUlaunch is looking for (the romfolder location and the screenshot for the first rom on the list).

1.1.1

  • Fixed instance where the background image would not fade in right after setting the preferences.

1.1

  • Fixed support for ' in the file path to the MacMAME User data folder.
  • Fixed display of box art for jpgs.

Known issues with 1.1.1

  • No support for Unicode characters in path names.
  • You can not launch PlayStation games. A plugin is in the works for PCSX to allow direct launching of ISO files. More information can be found here.