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Simple Launcher v5.2.0 has been released, enhancing retro gaming by providing an emulator frontend. The update introduces a feature that converts CHD files to ISO on-the-fly for Xemu and Xenia emulators, enabling the storage of Xbox and Xbox 360 ISOs in CHD format. It includes two tools: “BatchConvertToXiso” for optimizing Xbox ISOs and “BatchConvertToCHD” for converting ISO files to CHD, achieving up to 30% size reduction. Additionally, it has added launch handlers for Ootake and SameBoy emulators, improved MAME’s ROM path injection, and enhanced alias generation for Microsoft Windows games.
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Simple Launcher v5.2.0 has been released. Simple Launcher serves as an emulator frontend, simplifying the experience of playing retro games.
Simple Launcher Changelog:
Implemented a feature to convert CHD files to ISO dynamically for the “Xemu” and “Xenia” emulators, both of which lack native support for CHD files.
This functionality allows users to keep their Xbox and Xbox 360 ISOs in CHD format and convert them back to ISO during game launches.
‘Simple Launcher’ includes a built-in tool named “BatchConvertToXiso” which can transform original REDUMP Xbox ISOs into optimized XISO files suitable for emulators. This tool eliminates unnecessary files and optimizes the XISO file for better emulator performance.
‘Simple Launcher’ also offers a tool called “BatchConvertToCHD” that converts ISO files into CHD format.
Utilizing both tools can significantly compress the size of your Xbox and Xbox 360 game collection. My tests showed a size reduction of around 30% compared to optimized XISO files.
‘Simple Launcher’ will automatically revert files to ISO format as needed when launching games.
Developed a launch handler for the Ootake emulator (PC Engine emulator) and SameBoy (Game Boy emulator).
This handler ensures the extraction of compressed files, as both emulators don’t support them natively, preventing any launch failures.
Introduced functionality to convert CHD files to CUE/BIN format dynamically for the Mednafen and 4DO emulators, avoiding launch issues since neither supports CHD files natively.
Adjusted the MAME emulator handler for proper injection of ROM paths into the emulator configuration file.
You no longer need to specify the ‘-rompath’ parameter to run MAME; the logic now automatically injects the ROM paths from the ‘System Folder’ into the MAME configuration file, preventing launch failures.
Enhanced logic for generating aliases for Microsoft Windows games, improving game detection accuracy.
