“Collection of emulators for gaming fans”

This has to be one of the most comprehensive programs I've ever laid eyes on. It's pretty much an entire entertainment solution ranging from gaming to a home entertainment centre. It features multiple emulators for gaming fans, music playlists, a fully functional Jukebox, Picture and Slide show viewer, Ebook and Comic Book reader, CD Player and CD Ripper with Automatic lookup of CD information and even a News Reader.

In addition, GameEx features a DVD Player with support for FFDSHOW which can also be controlled with a Gamepad, The Video module can also play DVR-MS using FFDSHOW (on Windows XP). Registered users can also use GameExtender which is like a networked LCD display for GameEx but for a real PC Display or TV, it can also be viewed through a web browser according to the developers.

For anyone that wants an all-in-one package, GameEx is certainly impressive although it packs a bit too much into one entertainment centre for my liking.

Languages:

English, Spanish, Argentinean, Catalan, Chinese Trad, Czech, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Russian

About the license:

Free for personal use with registration-donation nag box

OS requirements for GameEx:

OS: Win98SE/Me/2000/XP/Vista

Minimum requirements:

DirectX 9.0c
.NET Framework 2.0
Windows Media Player 9
Microsoft Data Access Components(MDAC) in Windows 98 and 2000

Pros

Features everything you need in package for entertainment

Cons

Too many components in one package
Many parts require registration

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From the publisher of GameEx

GameEx is a graphical DirectX based front-end for MAME, Zinc, Daphne, PC Games, and all command line based emulators, along with being a complete Home Theatre PC solution, especially when gaming is a priority or important. It also makes a good CarPC frontend.

The original goal was for it to be used on Windows XP Media Center and also Arcade Cabinets. It will run on any version of Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP and Vista. You don't need Windows Media Center to run GameEx.