FB Alpha Shuffle Version 2.4.0 (Released on February 26, 2026)

FB Alpha Shuffle v2.4.0, released on February 26, 2026, is an unofficial FBA-based emulator featuring several enhancements. Key updates include: an AVI recorder, input macros, and a translated game name list in the selection dialog. It supports IPS v4, MAMEPlus! image menus, and offers functionality for importing from MAMEP. New features also include customizable images, cheat loading from zip/7z archives, and game filters. Other improvements comprise adjustable emulation speeds, a jukebox, multiple audio outputs, and custom button mapping, while also removing rarely-used features. The emulator now does not rely on kailleraclient.dll for netplay. Download links are provided.

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FB Alpha Shuffle v2.4.0 (2026/02/26) has been released. FB Alpha Shuffle is an unofficial variant based on FBA that includes numerous features.

Features of FB Alpha Shuffle:
– Introduced AVI recorder and input macros. [Gangta, emufan]– Added support for a translated game name list in the game selection dialog. [Sho, 800]You can import game names from mamep.lst while exporting the game list (place mamep.lst in the directory of fbas.exe or in the config folder).
– Integrated IPS v4 support from MAMEPlus! (Thanks to Emuman, emufan).
– Included an image menu from MAMEPlus! (Thanks to Emuman, kkez).
– Enabled selection of background images and random image functions.
– Enhanced the UI for the game selection dialog and allowed setting of miscellaneous paths.
– Implemented options for saving presets and default input mappings, stored in config/presets.
– Provided some custom images in the .res folder; feel free to replace them as desired.
– Added display scores, selection, gameover, and boss snapshots to the game selection dialog.
(http://www.progettoemma.net/snaps/)
– Supported archived preview images (zip or 7z).
(name them: snap, titles, flyers, score, select, boss, gameover; ext = zip/7z).
– Enabled loading cheats from archive files (name them: cheat.zip/7z) and added options for cheat selection and reloading.
– Integrated filters in the game selection dialog, which can also filter custom translated game names.
(enter “lamer” in the filter to show unavailable/missing sets).
You can edit “user-filter” in fbas.xml to define your filter string, separating multiple values with semicolons.
– Allowed saving of favorite games (stored in config/favorites.ini).
– Introduced “Undo” for input recordings and “Rewind” for input playback. [blip]– Added adjustable emulation speeds (shift + +/-) along with a frame counter display. [blip]– Launched a simple jukebox feature for NEOGEO and CPS1/2 games. (Thanks to CaptainCPS-X, iq_132)
(place sound.dat of caname in the .config folder with UTF-8 encoding)
– Integrated 7-Zip support. (http://www.7-zip.org/)
– Added XAudio2 sound output (requires installation of the new DirectX runtime/SDK).
– Included OpenAL sound output.
– Supported OpenGL, GDI, and Direct2D video outputs.
– Enabled selection of audio devices and display adapters.
– Integrated autofire support with customizable delay values in the input mapping dialog.
(autofire affects only regular buttons; direction and macro buttons are not supported).
– Introduced a custom button feature (Map Game Inputs ==> Custom buttons).
– Allowed configurable hotkeys. (Thanks to mauzus)
– Modified the emulator to eliminate dependency on kailleraclient.dll.
You may place kailleraclient.dll in the same folder as the emulator for netplay.
– Adjusted all romsets to align with MAME Plus! standards.
– Removed several rarely-used features from the official FBA version.
– A big thank you to OopsWare (http://oopsware.googlepages.com/) for porting PGM, CPS3, and other drivers to FBA.