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[[Frontends/Archive 1|Archive of old Frontends page]]

==Missing frontends==

These should perhaps be added somewhere:

* <s>[https://www.retrix.me/ RetriX]</s>

* [http://www.rlauncher.com/ RocketLauncher]

* [https://kodi.tv/ Kodi]

* CoinOPS (PC and Xbox?) [https://coinops.fandom.com/wiki/Coinops_Wiki Wiki], [https://coinops.fandom.com/wiki/Coinops_Wiki Arcade Punks], [https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/coinopsproject/index.php Tapatalk]

* [[RoM-Jacket|skeletonKey]] / RoM-Jacket

* [https://snowflakepowe.red/ Snowflake]

* [https://vintagesimulator.com/ Vintage Simulator (VSIM)]

* [https://vintagesimulator.com/ Vintage Simulator (VSIM)] - libretro

* [https://www.emuvr.net/ EmuVR] - VR

* RetroPlayer (XBMC) - libretro

* [https://digitalcybercherries.com/new-retro-arcade-neon/ New Retro Arcade: Neon] - VR

* [[ZSNES#ZMZ|ZMZ]] - libretro (SNES cores only)

* [https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/retrovr#/ RetroVR] - VR (Occulus Quest)

* [http://arcan-fe.com/ Arcan] - libretro?

* <s>[https://www.emuvr.net/ EmuVR] - VR / libretro</s>[[Virtual_reality#VR_game_room_simulations|*]]

* [https://github.com/aruantec/AES_Lacrima AES_Lacrima]

* [https://digitalcybercherries.com/new-retro-arcade-neon/ New Retro Arcade: Neon] - VR / libretro

* [https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/retrovr#/ RetroVR] - VR /libretro? (Occulus Quest)

* [http://www.lakka.tv/ Lakka] - libretro/retroarch linux dist

* LudOS - Ludo libretro linux dist

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* [http://members.quicknet.nl/blankendaalr/dbgl/ DGBL] - DOSBox

* [http://dfendreloaded.sourceforge.net/index.html?lang=en D-Fend Reloaded] - DOSBox

* [http://www.classics-for-x.info/csx/dapplegrey/ Dapplegrey] - DOSBox

* [http://www.happychick.hk/ Happy Chick] - Android

* [https://arcbrowser.com/ ARC Browser] - Android

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* [https://hyperpin.software.informer.com/ Hyperpin] (Pinball frontend?)

* [https://www.nailbuster.com/wikipinup/doku.php Pinup Popper] (Pinball frontend?)

* [[RMG]] - Mupen64Plus

* Cocoon and iiSU?

<s>Might be others on the [[Comparison of Emulator Frontends]] page</s>

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* [http://emucenter.2.free.fr/website/ENG/ EmuCenter2]

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20180831150941/http://malafe.net/ MaLa]

==TODO==

* Add all frontends from RetroArch, libretro, MAME, etc pages.

* Change those pages to link here instead

* Add screenshots in comparisons

==Layout==

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-[[User:Jpx|Jpx]] ([[User talk:Jpx|talk]]) 20:38, 24 February 2020 (UTC)

Personally I like QuickPlay for it's simplicity, worth checkout out if you don't need that "flash": http://quickplay.sourceforge.net/

:Personally I like QuickPlay for it's simplicity, worth checkout out if you don't need that "flash": http://quickplay.sourceforge.net/

::Looks nice but Windows-only, might perhaps be worth recommending as a FOSS alternative to LaunchBox -[[User:Jpx|Jpx]] ([[User talk:Jpx|talk]]) 08:15, 29 February 2020 (UTC)

== Criteria for Recommended frontends ==

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The only thing that QP loses to LB is eye candy. But, QP in another way, it´s blazing-fast, and slowdown free compared to LB.

:Let's add it to recommend. I'm trying to keep recommended to the best FE for each common use case. -[[User:Jpx|Jpx]] ([[User talk:Jpx|talk]]) 08:22, 29 February 2020 (UTC)

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+[[Frontends/Archive 1|Archive of old Frontends page]]
 ==Missing frontends==
 These should perhaps be added somewhere:
 * <s>[https://www.retrix.me/ RetriX]</s>
+* [http://www.rlauncher.com/ RocketLauncher]
 * [https://kodi.tv/ Kodi]
 * CoinOPS (PC and Xbox?) [https://coinops.fandom.com/wiki/Coinops_Wiki Wiki], [https://coinops.fandom.com/wiki/Coinops_Wiki Arcade Punks], [https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/coinopsproject/index.php Tapatalk]
 * [[RoM-Jacket|skeletonKey]] / RoM-Jacket
 * [https://snowflakepowe.red/ Snowflake]
-* [https://vintagesimulator.com/ Vintage Simulator (VSIM)]
+* [https://vintagesimulator.com/ Vintage Simulator (VSIM)] - libretro
-* [https://www.emuvr.net/ EmuVR] - VR
+* RetroPlayer (XBMC) - libretro
-* [https://digitalcybercherries.com/new-retro-arcade-neon/ New Retro Arcade: Neon] - VR
+* [[ZSNES#ZMZ|ZMZ]] - libretro (SNES cores only)
-* [https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/retrovr#/ RetroVR] - VR (Occulus Quest)
+* [http://arcan-fe.com/ Arcan] - libretro?
+* <s>[https://www.emuvr.net/ EmuVR] - VR / libretro</s>[[Virtual_reality#VR_game_room_simulations|*]]
+* [https://github.com/aruantec/AES_Lacrima AES_Lacrima]
+* [https://digitalcybercherries.com/new-retro-arcade-neon/ New Retro Arcade: Neon] - VR / libretro
+* [https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/retrovr#/ RetroVR] - VR /libretro? (Occulus Quest)
 * [http://www.lakka.tv/ Lakka] - libretro/retroarch linux dist
 * LudOS - Ludo libretro linux dist
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 * [http://members.quicknet.nl/blankendaalr/dbgl/ DGBL] - DOSBox
 * [http://dfendreloaded.sourceforge.net/index.html?lang=en D-Fend Reloaded] - DOSBox
+* [http://www.classics-for-x.info/csx/dapplegrey/ Dapplegrey] - DOSBox
 * [http://www.happychick.hk/ Happy Chick] - Android
 * [https://arcbrowser.com/ ARC Browser] - Android
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 * [https://hyperpin.software.informer.com/ Hyperpin] (Pinball frontend?)
 * [https://www.nailbuster.com/wikipinup/doku.php Pinup Popper] (Pinball frontend?)
+* [[RMG]] - Mupen64Plus
+* Cocoon and iiSU?
 <s>Might be others on the [[Comparison of Emulator Frontends]] page</s>
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 * [http://emucenter.2.free.fr/website/ENG/ EmuCenter2]
 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20180831150941/http://malafe.net/ MaLa]
+==TODO==
+* Add all frontends from RetroArch, libretro, MAME, etc pages.
+* Change those pages to link here instead
+* Add screenshots in comparisons
 ==Layout==
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 -[[User:Jpx|Jpx]] ([[User talk:Jpx|talk]]) 20:38, 24 February 2020 (UTC)
-Personally I like QuickPlay for it's simplicity, worth checkout out if you don't need that "flash":  http://quickplay.sourceforge.net/
+:Personally I like QuickPlay for it's simplicity, worth checkout out if you don't need that "flash":  http://quickplay.sourceforge.net/
+::Looks nice but Windows-only, might perhaps be worth recommending as a FOSS alternative to LaunchBox -[[User:Jpx|Jpx]] ([[User talk:Jpx|talk]]) 08:15, 29 February 2020 (UTC)
 == Criteria for Recommended frontends ==
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 The only thing that QP loses to LB is eye candy. But, QP in another way, it´s blazing-fast, and slowdown free compared to LB.
+:Let's add it to recommend. I'm trying to keep recommended to the best FE for each common use case. -[[User:Jpx|Jpx]] ([[User talk:Jpx|talk]]) 08:22, 29 February 2020 (UTC)