Highlight the overall concept + combine it with MaLa for delivering emulation on your HDTV.
Highlight the overall concept + combine it with MaLa for delivering emulation on your HDTV.
PC gaming has advanced greatly in mimicking the ease of a console setup. The collection on the platform stands out, yet many games lack PC versions. Emulators are common but often don’t offer a true home console feel. An emulator interface helps bridge this gap. Adding one to Steam lets you play numerous 8th-gen titles, from early video games all the way back. I’ve shared my Mala front-end with pre-set emulators for those interested. The video below shows the setup and includes a download guide with instructions. It works with any controller recognized as a 360 controller.
I recently added my ROMs to Steam. They appear in the Big Picture section and start the emulator when you click on them. You can even choose the poster image. I sort them by categories... It might take more effort to add each game based on your library size, though. Right now I just have a few NES titles. This configuration looks great. It would be nice if there were images or posters included. The old monitor and text list feels a bit dull.
@ Vegarg: Thank you, it really is an excellent addition to the living room. Its great being able to jump from an online session of titanfall to a local mario kart battle on the couch with friends. @ dmegatool: I agree the interface could be snazzed up, but my prime interest was getting it working and keeping the file size down. As it stands the download is only 152 MB, and most of that is the included emulators. I could, and I may add a more appeasing interface with box art and video previews but I will still offer this light option.