外伝 (Gaiden)

Japanese

noun (common)

A Tale; Side Story;

A small powershell tray application for windows os to track gaming time. Helps you record your gaming story over the years.

Features

• Time Tracking and Emulator Support

  • Tracks play time for PC or emulated games.
  • Auto tracks new roms after registering any emulator just once.
  • Supports Retroarch cores.
  • Detects and removes idle time from gaming sessions.
  • Out of box HWiNFO64 integration with session time and tracking status metrics.

• UI and Statistics

  • Fast browser based UI with search and sorting. Quick view popup for recent games.
  • Multiple in depth statistics on gaming. Lifetime summary, monthly/yearly time analysis, most played games, games per emulator etc.
  • Integrated google image search for game icons / box art.
  • Mark games as Finished / Playing to track backlog completion.

• Quality of Life Features

  • Small size (~7 MB). High performance (Sub 5 sec game detection). Light on cpu & ram.
  • Completely offline and portable, all data stored in local database.
  • Automated data backup after each gaming session.

Video Demo

How to install / upgrade / use

1. Open a Powershell window as admin and run below command to allow powershell modules to load on your system. Choose Yes when prompted.

   • Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser

2. Download GamingGaiden.zip from the latest release.

3. Extract GamingGaiden folder and Run Install.bat. Choose Yes/No for autostart at Boot.

4. Use the shortcut on desktop / start menu for launching the application.

5. Regularly backup your GamingGaiden.db and backups folder to avoid data loss. Click Settings => Open Install Directory option in app menu to find them.

Unknown Publisher

Windows smart screen may give a warning that application is from Unknown Publisher due to lack of signature by a public CA approved certificate. These certifactes cost hundreds of dollars per year. Can't afford them.

Antivirus False Positives

Powershell Module ps12exe written by Steve Green is used to convert the primary script of Gaming Gaiden into native exe.

Some antivirus solutions give false positives for such autogenerated executables. Check the Virus Total Scan Link for each release and make your own decision.

Open Source softwares do not come with any warranty. Users are responsible for their own actions & saftey.

Attributions

Made with love using

• PSSQLite by Warren Frame
• ps12exe by Steve Green
• DataTables
• Jquery
• ChartJs
• Various Icons from Icons8
• Game Cartridge Icon from FreePik on Flaticon
• Cute Ninja Vector by Catalyststuff on Freepik
• Ninja Garden Font by Iconian Fonts