Big Blue (2014/06/20)

Big Blue (2014/06/20) is released. Big Blue is a frontend for any command line program (MAME or any game) that works on any setup. You can use it with an arcade cabinet with a 15khz arcade monitor or a desktop computer with a 3840x2160 monitor.

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.

See Big Blue in action here:


Big Blue's night theme:


Features:
* FREE! Source code available on request; let me know if you find problems or want to make improvements
* Fully playable mini-game built into the frontend; George and R9-A fight each other for control over the game selection
* Supports any program that you can run from the command line; if you can run it from the command line, you can launch it from Big Blue
* Easy and simple game list configuration that won't have to be changed continually with each new version of an emulator
* Runs at any resolution or aspect ratio (320x240 all the way up to 3840x2160 have been tested)
* Theme that changes depending on the time of day
* Pixel shader effects
* Full sound and music
* Built-in screensaver with a configurable timer
* Ability to shutdown or restart computer when exiting the frontend
* Configurable frontend controls

Big Blue Changelog：:
06/20/2014
Added SF2: Hyperfighting crowd graphics
Adjusted alignment of bush and crowd graphics to eliminate tiny gap at very low resolutions
Reduced the volume of the building smash sound effect

06/17/2014
George and R9-A controls no longer interrupt the movement of the game list
If the exit sequence is running, the first input is no longer trapped when you press a button; it will fire normally
Normalized the speed of game list traversal so it'd be refresh rate independent; the game list no longer moves at the speed of light when you hold down the key
Game list navigation has an acceleration curve now
Minor optimizations
Config utility is now 32bit instead of 64bit for increased compatibility with ghetto machines

Download: Big Blue (2014/06/20)
Source: Here