GBPlayer - Introduction

What is it?

This is not MAGE. GBPlayer is a new (cosmetic) UI which still uses the same Gamebase "core backend" (ie databases, gemus scripts, folder locations etc).

Why?

I saw a post from James saying that he wasn't doing any more work on it, that it was on sourceforge. With a UI update, I thought the gamebase system could go from strength to strength. That's where I started.

The only problem is that I'm a Delphi developer, not VB. So I made a few mods to the 1.1 source (made a patch dll) to make it Delphi/Com compatible and started on a new UI.

In the meantime, Gamebase 1.2 was released. The source was uploaded to sourceforge at some point later. Because of this time lag, I had to take a "code cut" of 1.1 and added the extra functions I needed. (I haven't had time to look at the code differences between 1.1 and 1.2.)

What does this do that Gamebase doesn't?

• Display multiple columns (screen resolution permitting)
• Displays those column in the order you specify, and you can now save you chosen columns and order.
• Highly customisable UI (including background image, colors, additional true type fonts & optional (proportional) scale reduction of screenshots/preview graphic)
• Choice of Horizontal/Vertical screenshots
• Optional "preview" graphic in game list.
• Additional list filtering (ie from the current (filtered) gamelist, you can then search for "lem%")
• New additional of "Weblook plugins"

Included Resources

• http://www.atariage.com/2600/archives/AtariFonts/index.html
• http://www.cpviewer.emuchrist.org/graphics.htm

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