MAMEWorld Forums - News - New version of Big Blue frontend

Features:

* Runs at any resolution (320x240 to 3840x2160 tested)
* Works on 15khz arcade cabinet setups all the way through 4k resolution LCD monitors
* Runs any commandline program and will not need to be updated to support any new emulator or game that comes out
* Has 4:3 letterboxing for setups with widescreen monitors if that's what you're after
* Includes a fully playable mini-game that 2 players can play to determine who gets control of the next game selection
* Completely arbitrary game list order / fully configurable
* Is aware of your computer's time and changes the theme for morning, sunset, and night
* 6 layer parallax scrolling background for the arcade feel
* Full sound and music (optional)
* Fully configurable controls

What's unique about this frontend is that the frontend itself is a video game. Player 1 and 2 can fight each other to determine who gets to select the game.

I've also added a pixel shader so that the background scenery changes depending on the time of day.

Here's a video showing it running with letterboxing enabled and a 2 player game:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt64UCHP2K4

320x240:
http://i.imgur.com/alZw60o.png

640x480:
http://i.imgur.com/eLxrn1s.png

2560x1600:
http://i.imgur.com/GiOtrwT.png

Running at sunset with image scaling disabled at 2560x1600:
http://i.imgur.com/k6pLC3n.png

Running at night with image scaling disabled at 2560x1600:
http://i.imgur.com/kIYiTsa.png

You can download it here:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/fdrgva