emuze version 0.58.0

emuze v0.58.0 has launched as a graphical frontend for emulators compatible with Windows, Linux, and Steam Deck. Key features include a fast UI, easy import of emulators and ROMs, and metadata fetching from IGDB. It supports gamepads and installs missing emulators on Linux. Recent updates enhance MAME, Cemu, and other bundled emulators. Improvements include faster PS3 import speeds, support for PSN classics, and fixes for configuration conflicts. Bug fixes enhance functionality on Steam Deck and address gamepad input recognition issues on Windows. For more details, refer to the official documentation.

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emuze v0.58.0 has been released. emuze is a user-friendly graphical interface designed for various emulators, compatible with Windows, Linux, and Steam Deck.

Key Features:
⚡️ Swift and responsive user interface
🚂 Import your emulators and ROMs effortlessly with a single click
🪄 Retrieves metadata from IGDB based on your ROM filenames
🎮️ Gamepad compatibility
💻️ Supports Windows, Linux, and Steam Deck
🔧 Installs missing emulators (Linux only)
💫 Self-updating capability

emuze Changelog:
💥 New Features
Preconfigured MAME
Preconfigured Cemu
Preconfigured Rosalie’s Mupen GUI (RMG)
Offers basic Lightgun support for PlayStation and PS3. For detailed information, please refer to the documentation
Scale emuze for higher resolutions
Updated Steam Input Profile:
Left Touchpad functions as a scroll wheel
Right Touchpad Click acts as Left Mouse Click
Left Touchpad Click functions as Right Mouse Click
Touchscreen can be utilized for scrolling
Significantly boosts import speed for PlayStation 3
Adds support for PSN PlayStation 1 games (PSOne Classics) using RPCS3
Supports .pbp format for PPSSPP for playing PSN games such as PSP Minis
Supports .3ds format for Azahar
Employs deinterlacer bob_offset to resolve interlacing issues with high-resolution Saturn games (e.g., Virtua Fighter 2)
Uses 94% xscale value to correct lightgun aiming in Time Crisis on PlayStation
For Nintendo 64, maps Right Stick Down to XBOX B Button and Right Stick Left to XBOX Y Button for proper jumping in games like Super Smash Bros. This mapping is applied in addition to the standard mapping
Uses native window decoration for Mednafen on Linux, thanks to @Samueru-sama
Synchronizes SDL game controller database with bundled emulators
Documents external data utilized
Sets hotkey for screen swapping to Right Stick Click for Nintendo DS
💫 Updates / Bundles
Bundled Rosalie’s Mupen GUI v0.8.9
Bundled Cemu v2.6
Updated bundled ares to v147
Updated bundled Dolphin to v2512
Updated bundled melonDS to v1.1
Updated bundled RPCS3 to v0.0.39
Updated bundled xemu to v0.8.133
Updated bundled Flycast to v2.6
Updated bundled MAME to v0.285
Updated bundled Azahar to v2124.3
🪲 Bug Fixes
Resolved issue of overwriting existing config files when syncing from the emuze folder to emulator folder
Physical PlayStation 3 games couldn’t launch if update files existed for those games
Importing PlayStation 3 games could lead to incorrectly mixed-up game tiles
Improper mapping of L and R Buttons for PlayStation Portable on Linux
Fixed settings overlay appearing too large on 4K displays
Games from removed systems weren’t deleted from the last played list
System removal sometimes caused unreliable navigation in the system list
In Steam Deck, emuze occasionally did not launch maximized
Resolved keyboard mapping issues for GameCube and Wii on Windows
Fixed configuration writing issues for several systems on Windows
Addressed focus issues on Windows that prevented immediate recognition of gamepad inputs after starting emuze
Corrected focus issues on Windows resulting in unrecognized gamepad inputs after closing a game
Fixed focus issues on Windows that caused gamepad inputs to be unrecognized after selecting a ROM folder