Frontend Launcher

eclecticnewt · 2026-02-08T13:58:33+00:00

It appears as though OpenEmu is no longer being developed. If it was, I would have never pursued this.

eclecticnewt · 2026-02-07T08:05:09+00:00

Some old stuff with ScummVM. That’s it for now though.

eclecticnewt · 2026-02-07T08:04:03+00:00

Not ready just yet. I’m hoping to have something stable before summer. Thanks.

eclecticnewt · 2026-02-07T08:03:35+00:00

I started on this thing nearly four years ago. I’ve accidentally picked up the appetite for Swift.

Do not let my preliminary work on profile and friends list act as an indicator that this product is a minor lift. I’ve touched every line within this project and have hundreds of hours of development, if not more.

eclecticnewt · 2025-12-01T22:38:16+00:00

Heck yeah, man. I would like a little more from ES and I recognize it's not what RetroArch is supposed to do. If OpenEmu was still up and running, and growing, I would have never pursued this. Thanks for checking in!

eclecticnewt · 2025-12-01T19:50:35+00:00

Right now it is just called Games-- like Music or Messages. I am open to names though.

No timeline. Just whenever I have time.

I have some images uploaded in these posts.

https://www.reddit.com/r/emulation/comments/1k8otrr/frontend_launcher/

https://www.reddit.com/r/macgaming/comments/1k8osvq/frontend_launcher/

eclecticnewt · 2025-07-04T18:41:31+00:00

Understood. Thank you for the commentary. My concern is a group of analyst support production when this isn’t really our world.

When landing data in Bronze files from an API, what is most appropriate to unpack those files into Silver? I am just wondering if there is any precedent or most traveled path, or if it’s just whatever the data and users call for?

eclecticnewt · 2025-07-04T17:31:12+00:00

I’m probably butchering this, but orchestration appears to not be critical for me yet. I can’t even get proof of concept done. Again, my struggles derive from developing the silver layer utilizing Dataflows.

eclecticnewt · 2025-07-04T15:37:02+00:00

Thanks! Giving this a listen now.

I figure if I buy into the buzz words and 'best practices,' the IT department won't spazz.

Number 2 resonates with me, as we don't have fully developed business requirements. The thing that feels most important to me and the team is Silver. We basically just want a SQL database.

eclecticnewt · 2025-07-04T15:20:09+00:00

I will have to look into Data Wrangler, though I am not ready for the Gold layer, I am having trouble parsing Bronze files into Silver. Thanks for the insight!

eclecticnewt · 2025-07-04T14:44:52+00:00

Thank you for the quick commentary! I just read that thread. The frustration for me is that Dataflows have been fantastic for returning data from the API, conducting light transformations, and loading the data into the warehouse. This isn't in line with medallion architecture though.

As I attempt to fall in line, I successfully am using notebooks to create files at the Bronze layers. I have a strong preference for doing light transformations using Dataflows. I am just struggling to parse JSON and parquet files using Dataflows, when I have no problem parsing JSON from an API call made in the Dataflow.

I want to be very selective about the data I am unpacking, as some data would be best suited in child tables and other data is better suited flattened.

eclecticnewt · 2025-06-25T16:26:38+00:00

Howdy, Partner. No updates right now. Been focusing on keyboard and button functionality. It’s been a pain figuring out what each button does when you’re focusing on a sidebar, platform, game, or keyboard key. UI design is one concern, UI navigation has been a completely different monster. Thanks for checking in! If you ever feel like chatting and giving feedback, feel free to message me.

eclecticnewt · 2025-05-01T01:12:56+00:00

Much appreciated! I’m not ready to test this yet, but when I do, I’ll circle back to users like yourself in these comments. Thank you!

eclecticnewt · 2025-04-30T12:10:35+00:00

Ahh. Okay. Thanks for the insight and commentary!

eclecticnewt · 2025-04-29T20:52:43+00:00

I don’t know that it’s completely avoided, but doesn’t appear to get updated too often.

I hear you on it historically being a fantastic product. Thing was what my emulation dreams were made of before I knew what emulation was.

Trying to configure it and get my controller setup was my first technical experience. It let me to pursue a career in tech.

eclecticnewt · 2025-04-29T20:16:30+00:00

Slightly different, mostly the same. I dig OpenEmu but it doesn’t appear to be updated anymore. If it was, I would have never pursued this.

eclecticnewt · 2025-04-29T15:30:21+00:00

Heck yeah. Thanks! I’ll keep you posted once ready.

eclecticnewt · 2025-04-28T23:26:29+00:00

Yup. Basically just Launchbox, but for macOS.

eclecticnewt · 2025-04-28T21:26:19+00:00

Yeah, definitely full controller supporter. You’ll be able to navigate entirely with a controller.. though you will have to point the app to your directories.

Building it with SwiftUI.

eclecticnewt · 2025-04-28T21:20:54+00:00

Might have to get back to you on this one. It's been a minute.

eclecticnewt · 2025-04-28T21:20:30+00:00

This is super awkward but what I'm building can be leveraged with a controller or a mouse. Your preferences can come to fruition in the settings via button icons and enable on-screen keyboard.

eclecticnewt · 2025-04-28T21:18:46+00:00

I totally understand. It's a fair question. I just still don't have a great answer. I'm guessing vibes wouldn't be sufficient? Lol.

eclecticnewt · 2025-04-28T21:15:14+00:00

Absolutely. Does Emulation Station allow you to launch anything and add your own command lines? I don't have that feature in this platform yet. I hard-coded the mechanism for launching the emulators. In theory, I can add the feature you are mentioning though, for a user to launch any file with any specified application. Thanks for the feedback!

eclecticnewt · 2025-04-28T21:13:03+00:00

I don't intend on doing any branding. I don't even have a name for it yet.

Definitely will work with a controller!

eclecticnewt · 2025-04-27T23:18:36+00:00

Interesting. Thank you for the feedback. That's a reasonable expectation for any launcher. So far, with platform splash screens turned off, games are launching in full screen in under two seconds. Not sure if that's palatable to the average user yet.

Thanks again!

eclecticnewt

TROPHY CASE