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<blockquote data-quote="Justchill" data-source="post: 295979" data-attributes="member: 68557">Hi,I would NOT include the emulator program's. Someone who does not like that emulator, has to delete it than.. That's stupid.But I would include a separate _WORKING_ configuration for each emulator. It will require some testing off course.Perhaps you can use an XML configuration file for each emulator; it's done in EMUcenter like this:&lt;PROJECT64&gt;&nbsp; &lt;PATH&gt;c:\program files\project 64\project64.exe&lt;/PATH&gt;&nbsp; &lt;ATTRIBUTES&gt; -f -d&lt;/ATTRIBUTES&gt;&nbsp; &lt;CONSOLE&gt;Nintendo 64&lt;/CONSOLE&gt;&nbsp; &lt;....&gt;&lt;/PROJECT64Here are some consoles + emus I use.1. N64 =&gt; project642. SNES =&gt; ZSNES (best emu, works great)3. ARCADE =&gt; mame4. PLAYSTATION =&gt; eSPXe- Also include emulator thumbnails in your installpackage. However when installing, be aware that the thumbs folder might be different for everyone.- Another idea is to create a database website like <a href="http://www.imdb.com" target="_blank">The Internet Movie Database (IMDb)</a> for emulators and make it possible to download GAME metadata directly from mediaportal or from it's configuration.- Cheeckar: here's a thing you should really spend some time on: Make it possible to close the emulator with the remote control without the use of other Remote control software. It is possible within Vista Media Center with the EMU-Center plugin. This is how it works:&nbsp;* So you're runing the emu and want to quit; press the green button; than you go back to vista media center and you get a menu of which you can choose: quit emulator / continue emulator. Works great.- Perhaps make it possible to add per game some metadata like; score, console, year, genre,... Than you can sort out sport games etc...I really can't think of other features right now, but the most important ones are here..good luck!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Justchill, post: 295979, member: 68557"] Hi, I would NOT include the emulator program's. Someone who does not like that emulator, has to delete it than.. That's stupid. But I would include a separate _WORKING_ [B]configuration[/B] for each emulator. It will require some testing off course. Perhaps you can use an XML configuration file for each emulator; it's done in EMUcenter like this: <PROJECT64> <PATH>c:\program files\project 64\project64.exe</PATH> <ATTRIBUTES> -f -d</ATTRIBUTES> <CONSOLE>Nintendo 64</CONSOLE> <....> </PROJECT64 Here are some consoles + emus I use. 1. N64 => project64 2. SNES => ZSNES (best emu, works great) 3. ARCADE => mame 4. PLAYSTATION => eSPXe - Also include emulator thumbnails in your installpackage. However when installing, be aware that the thumbs folder might be different for everyone. - Another idea is to create a database website like [url=http://www.imdb.com]The Internet Movie Database (IMDb)[/url] for emulators and make it possible to download GAME metadata directly from mediaportal or from it's configuration. - Cheeckar: here's a thing you should really spend some time on: [U]Make it possible to close the emulator with the remote control without the use of other Remote control software[/U]. It is possible within Vista Media Center with the EMU-Center plugin. This is how it works: * So you're runing the emu and want to quit; press the green button; than you go back to vista media center and you get a menu of which you can choose: quit emulator / continue emulator. Works great. - Perhaps make it possible to add per game some metadata like; score, console, year, genre,... Than you can sort out sport games etc... I really can't think of other features right now, but the most important ones are here.. good luck! [/QUOTE]

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