New version 2.1.0. This release has the following changes/improvements: 1) Database parsing rewritten/optimized. Loading of CSV now up to 3 times faster. 2) Can now press <space bar> at boot to skip boot timeout counter. 3) Boot timeout can now be turned off altogether in the F2 Config menu with new...

krs wrote: ↑Fri Dec 29, 2023 5:56 pm Holy crap this sounds amazing! Can't wait to tinker with this. Thanks for the hard work creating it.

Great, hope you enjoy using the launcher.

Can a moderator move the Christmas release 2.0.0 up to the first post please? I think many people are just grabbing that one. Thanks. Might be an idea to put your version numbers in the zip filename as im confused already with there being multiple posts of the same zip file.. So you want all the zi...

*Edit* Thanks mods for relinking the first post to the newest version.

I talked to Wilfried Behne a few years ago on LinkedIn about open sourcing NVDI. The basic gist of it was that he had no problem with it, but couldn't do it due to NVDI using some proprietary font engine in it's code. The proprietary font engine is(was?) still owned/protected by another company, fo...

Icky wrote: ↑Sun Dec 24, 2023 6:39 pmNice work!

Thank you! Hope you had a nice Christmas holiday.

Merry Christmas to all Atarians everywhere! I am happy to announce that version 2.0.0 of the HDmenu launcher is now available! This release is a major change to the presentation layer. Gone are the separate screens for simple confirmation prompts or search entries. The menu now offers message boxes ...

I talked to Wilfried Behne a few years ago on LinkedIn about open sourcing NVDI. The basic gist of it was that he had no problem with it, but couldn't do it due to NVDI using some proprietary font engine in it's code. The proprietary font engine is(was?) still owned/protected by another company, for...

The screenshot viewing option of the launcher is nice, but the files have to be .NEO format and named for the games folder they are in. With over 1600+ games compatible with this launcher it's hard to make screenshots of all the games, right? Well, no problem, here is a zip with 1661 screenshots alr...

New release 1.1.0. There is now a new menu font. Files below. hdmenu-new-font.png Further, the font is now freely selectable. hdmenu-alt-font.png Below you can find a download file for FONTS.zip. This zip contains 226! new fonts you can try out and find one you like. If you prefer to make your own, ...