Let me start by saying, I have built 3 arcade cabinets, and this is the first time I have tried to do it with GameEX. Since this is the first cabinet I have built with a high end PC/Monitor/Graphics/etc. I decided to purchase GameEX on the spot for the steam support.
Please don't take this the wrong way, but I am going to list the things I am having problems with in order of how badly they make me want to slit my wrists.
1. Emulator Download and Install
I tried using the auto install feature... apparently the versions supported have not been updated for a VERY long time. I wish there was an easy way to tell GameEX, "Hey, I got that crap installed right here, give me the customization menu to change settings for it" without having to install the dated versions listed on the download button. (there probably is, but my frustration level is soooooo high at the moment I am losing the battle for sanity). The absolute most frustrating of these is DEmul. I have a pristine working .582 with perfect config for my system running outside of GameEX. But getting it to even recognize all my games, let alone sort them by some other means than "naomi/atomiswave/etc" is seeming to be all but impossible. I almost wish I could just write a bunch of batch files to launch DEMul with the titles I want and then just add the item to the launch screen under "fighting games" or some other easy to understand for someone who does not build these for a hobby. Because I tell you, 99.99999999 percent of the people who go to play on my box, don't have a clue what any of it means. But they do know that, "hey, under fighting games, I can probably find marvel vs. capcom 2", or that r-type will probably be found under "2d scrolling games"
2. Steam Support
This is the SOLE reason I went with GameEX and donated sight unseen. Yet, I have fiddled and fondled, and default configured, and reinstalled, over and over again without success at getting steam to show up. Steam even passes the config verification screen and in the gameex.ini file, steam is enabled.
3. Custom Menu
Why for the love of pacman can I not just select a dang game as an item from the drop down? Is there a good way to make my "personal" groups of games without having to build a flippin database for gamebase?
4. Gonna Stop here
If I can get the top three dealt with, I will personally do cartwheels down the freaking hall, record it on my brothers go pro, then upload it here for everyone's enjoyment. I can figure everything else out... or at least get to the point where I am focusing on building a silly awesome theme or something.
Take care, sorry for the rant, thanks for the help, and if I need to upload files or something so that it is easier to help me avoid a trip to the psychotherapist... let me know.
