ARCHIVED

This repository is archived, a better, more up to date and -- more importantly -- maintained copy is available here:

I do not vouch for that code, however, as I haven't audited it.

Rom Collection Browser - XBMC Game Frontend

Current stable version: 2.1.2

Current test version: n.a.

Documentation: http://code.google.com/p/romcollectionbrowser/wiki/Welcome?tm=6

XBMC Forum thread: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?t=70115

XBMCNerds thread (german forum): http://www.xbmcnerds.com/index.php?page=Thread&threadID=11578

Game Import / Scraping

scan your rom folders and import games to local database
scrape artwork and game info from various online sources
import local available data (descriptions, artwork, videos)
results from all selected sources can be mixed together
three scraping modes: Automatic: Accurate, Automatic: Guess Matches, Interactive: Select Matches
search games by crc value or gamename (if supported by the scraped site or the local description file format)
create local nfo files while scraping (option to reimport local files without scraping)
create scrape result files (missing artwork, missing descriptions, possible mismatches)
import options dialog: asks for most important import options on every game import

Game Browsing

browse games by console, genre, year, publisher and first character
automatic video playback in video window
fullscreen video browser (zap through all selected game videos)
game details page
different views of the main window
configurable image placing (choose filetype for background, gamelist, etc.)
fully skinnable UI: already skinned for Confluence, Night and Carmichael (other skins will use the Confluence look and feel)
dedicated MAME views to display cabinets and marquees

Game Launching

launch roms and standalone games in solo or non-solo mode (solo mode quits XBMC and relaunches it when you quit the emulator)
supports direct launching of savestate files
detect games in zip and 7z archives and ask user which game to load
create xbox cut files on the fly
store game launch count in db
restore viewstate when returning to RCB

RCB scrapes data from these sites (don't forget to visit, register and contribute!):

http://thegamesdb.net - game data + artwork (boxfront, boxback, fanart)
http://archive.vg/ - game data + artwork (boxfront)
http://www.giantbomb.com - game data + artwork (screenshot)
http://www.mobygames.com - game data + artwork (screenshot, boxfront, boxback, cartridge)
http://maws.mameworld.info - game data + artwork (action, title, cabinet, marquee, flyer)