RetroFE | Project Arcade Blur - High-Low Specs Update DEMO
8ProjectArcade Theme for RetroFE
ProjectArcadeBlur Theme for RetroFE
By:
JolygimGameandTech
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ProjectArcadeBlur
Features: Low-High Specs Update Jan 19, 2023
1.Three (3) Screen Selection Menu-
a. Main Menu (Screen1)- Genre Selection including Settings Menu
b. Platform Selection Menu (Screen2)- Over 135plus platform to choose from and adding more.
c. Game Selection Menu (Screen3)
2. Music Effects - Interchangeable through the Settings Menus-
a. 5 Main Menu Music
b. 5 Platform Selection Menu
c. Can turn all music ON and OFF (Turning off the music will turn on video background volume of all media)
3. Mode or Mode Selection - manageable in the Settings Menu - Every Mode has its own set of settings every time you change mode.
a. Default Mode or Blur Box Mode - semitransparent boxes behind the actual game logos.
b. Logo Mode - Game Logo only on the game selection menu. (Screen3 only)
c. Platform Logo Mode - Semi Transparent Box with logo (Screen2 only)
d. Marquee Mode - Game Marquee instead of game logos will be use on the game selection menu.
e. Big Video Mode - replace the video on the Platform Selection Menu on (Screen2) with a full HD 1920x1080x60 video preview.
f. Fast Mode - a mode similar to common retroFE Theme like Coinops. Also recommended to medium specs machine. If the High Specs Mode don't work on yours very well.
g. Fast Mode Big Video Mode or Energized Mode - similar to Fast Mode but with additional video effects on Platform selection Menu.
h. Low Specs Mode - designed for low specs computer specially with dual core processors. This mode will disable all video effects and replace it with a still image on all 3 screens. Making the whole interface smooth on low-end machine.
i. High Specs Mode - The default settings for ProjectArcadeBlur.
Minimum Requirements:
AMD Ryzen™ 3 2200G with Radeon™ Vega 8 Graphics or similar Quad Core CPU
12GB to 16GB Memory / RAM
GTX 750 Ti 2GB - Game Ready Driver or Similar
Windows 10 Pro v.20H2
4. Added 4 Loading Screen after the Game Selections Menu. Interchangeable in the "Settings Menu".
5. Highly Compatible to CoinOPS Addon. So, you can use the roms and medium artworks folder from your CoinOPS Build without renaming or changing. Just copy the addon on the collections folder and make it as a sub file for the existing addon or similar addon.(a tutorial is in order).
6. Default Emulators are located on the "emulators" folder.
7. Added additional info like ratings, score, numberofplayers, year, manufacturer, etc. on the game selection menu. Mainly Mame and some Console Addons)
8. All addons were tested and configured on a Xbox controller.
9. You can find my official addons on the Patreon Page.
Included in the main download are arcade games only. But you can add all my previous addon later if you want to. just follow the instructions. (Browse below)
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All addons in this list will be scheduled for a proper version upload. But most of this is already available on download. you just have to properly place folders to work.
will add tutorials on adding addons in the next update...
For now, only Mame games or Arcade games are available upon install.
It's not perfect, but will be improving it more as we go along...
Recommended System Requirements for Project Arcade:
Quad Core CPU or above
12GB Ram or above
Graphics Card At least a GTX 1050 TI or similar.
SSD for OS
8 Terabyte HDD for Data Files
Light Guns (optional)
Controller (Xbox controller or similar)
Windows 10 64Bit
Installations:
Just extract on a short path to any drive except Drive C:\
run ProjectArcade.exe
and play...
that is all...
If you have questions, you can visit me on discord...
Instruction on Adding addons from my list:
Just copy only the roms folder and the medium_artwork folder only inside the Addon base directory
Do not overwrite any "default" files you might encounter... specially the cabinets default file.
Note:
available addons are Mame games only for now... but you can add all my previous addon following a specific instruction mentioned above.
Future updates
3d Box Mode
Cabinet Mode and
more updates on the way...
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I spend a lot of resource and time on making these, your donations will be a great help on maintaining the channel and buying more coffee.
Thank you!