FB Alpha Shuffle Version 2.4.0 (Released on September 1, 2025)

FB Alpha Shuffle v2.4.0 (released on 2025/09/01) is an unofficial version of FBA with enhanced features. Key updates include an AVI recorder, support for translated game names, and IPS v4 support. It allows importing from MAME and includes an image menu, customizable backgrounds, and improved UI. Users can save presets, manage favorites, and apply filters during game selection. Enhancements also feature adjustable emulation speeds, a jukebox for specific games, and support for multiple audio/video output options. The emulator no longer relies on kailleraclient.dll and aligns all romsets with MAME Plus!. Download options are provided.

FB Alpha Shuffle v2.4.0 (2025/09/01) has been released. FB Alpha Shuffle is an unofficial release based on FBA, featuring numerous enhancements.

FB Alpha Shuffle Features:
– introduced AVI recorder and input macros. [Gangta, emufan]– incorporated support for translated game name lists in the game selection dialog. [Sho, 800]You can import game names from mamep.lst when exporting the game list (place mamep.lst in the same directory as fbas.exe or the config directory).
– added IPS v4 support from MAMEPlus!. (Thanks to Emuman, emufan)
– included an image menu from MAMEPlus!. (Thanks to Emuman, kkez)
– enabled selecting background images and random images.
– established miscellaneous path settings and enhanced the UI for the game selection dialog.
– implemented save preset and default input mapping, stored in config/presets.
– included custom images in the .\res folder, which can be replaced with your preferred images.
– added display features for score, select, game over, and boss snapshots in the game selection dialog.
(http://www.progettoemma.net/snaps/)
– supported preview images from archived files (zip or 7z).
(name them: snap, titles, flyers, score, select, boss, gameover. ext = zip/7z).
– enabled loading cheats from archive files (name it: cheat.zip/7z), along with cheat selection/reloading.
– introduced filtering options in the game selection dialog. (Custom translated game names are also filterable)
(Type “lamer” into the filter to display unavailable/missing sets)
You can modify the “user-filter” value in fbas.xml to define your filtering string, separating values with semicolons.
– added the ability to save favorite games (stored in config/favorites.ini).
– implemented an “Undo” feature for input recordings and “Rewind” for playback. [blip]– added adjustable emulation speeds (shift + +/-) and a frame counter display. [blip]– included a simple jukebox for NeoGeo, CPS1/2 games. (Thanks to CaptainCPS-X, iq_132)
(Place sound.dat of the game in the .\config folder with UTF-8 encoding)
– added support for 7-Zip. (http://www.7-zip.org/)
– introduced XAudio2 sound output. (Requires installation of new DirectX runtime/SDK)
– enabled OpenAL sound output.
– integrated OpenGL, GDI, and Direct2D video outputs.
– provided options to select audio devices and display adapters.
– supported autofire functionality, allowing the setting of delay values in the input mapping dialog.
(Autofire only applies to normal buttons; it does not support direction and macro buttons)
– included custom button features. (Map Game Inputs ==> Custom buttons)
– enabled configurable hotkeys. (Thanks to mauzus)
– adjusted the emulator so it does not rely on kailleraclient.dll.
You can place kailleraclient.dll in the same directory as the emulator if you wish to enable netplay.
– updated all romsets to align with MAME Plus!.
– removed many rarely used features from the official FBA.
– Special thanks to OopsWare (http://oopsware.googlepages.com/) for porting PGM, CPS3, and various other drivers to FBA.