Game frontend such as attract mode

[Foxgod]

Hola Pandonians,

How possible would it be to have a nice frontend like attract mode for the pandora:

http://attractmode.org/download.html

Theres a linux version with source.

I would love to be able to index all games on my pandora into a frontend with screenshots, and launch them from that very same frontend.

Even better would be if a frontend could be integrated in switch gui, so that besides the regular desktop we can have a gui just for launching games.

Would it be possible to port attract mode, and let it launch games directly from it, whether it be a game or trough an emulator?

It would make the pandora a portable arcade.

 

[ptitSeb]

I have done a beta already.

It's not finished yet (I mean, it miss the polish), but runs fine.

got there: http://boards.openpandora.org/topic/17398-beta-attract-mode/

 

[mcobit]

Did anybody look into emulationstation as used by RetroPie?


Also has a scraper and nice theming support.

 

[ptitSeb]

I will probably, but after I finish attractmode.

I agree, it also looks nice, so if someone wants do it first, don't wait for me.

 

[Foxgod]

Wow, thanks a lot, il be sure to report anything i find.

 

[Foxgod]

Btw, since version 1.4, attract mode also contains thegamesdb as a scraper.

Is that implemented in your beta?

 

[ptitSeb]

No, I think my source is based on 1.3 something. I have to update...

 

[Foxgod]

Take your time, you are quite busy

It would however omit the need for emulationstation

 

[thatgui]

I always had the impression that pandafe is somewhat "underappreciated".

 

[Foxgod]

Thats frontend is very promising, i have it on my pandora, but i desire screenshots and a scraper

Hopefully those features are planned.

 

[ptitSeb]

Screen shots works if you put them by hand.


Scrapper need next version. I have to work on it.

 

[Foxgod]

Screen shots works if you put them by hand.


Scrapper need next version. I have to work on it.

Thanks PtitSeb, i am looking forward to it, but the comment was directed at thatgui who mentioned pandafe

I dont want to put any pressure on you, i saw how much work you have going on, but am looking forward to the update anyway

 

[ptitSeb]

Ah pandafe doesn't support screenshot?

 

[Foxgod]

Indeed no screenshots yet, and no scraper either in pandafe.

 

[commander-beef]

I've done a multi emulator frontend for OP a year ago, with screenshots and various configs for many emulators, but never released. It looks like mix of my DosBox EX and my as-well-not-released UAE4ALL EX Gui [ https://vimeo.com/89547763 ]

 

[Foxgod]

Nice, il give yours a try too, tnx!