Jimmer's Retro Gaming Scripts

The Scripts!

Script Name:                Custom Content List Item Creator              <<< Click heading to download.

Script Usage:                General Utility / HyperSpin & RocketLauncher

Ease of Use:                  Beginner (very little setup)

Requirements:              HyperSpin with at least one PC Launcher (EXE file) enabled wheel

Script Description:

This Script requires that you are already able to launch EXE files from HyperSpin using a RocketLauncher "PC Launcher" module.  

It is designed for New Users & Power users alike, and, when installed, it allows a user to quickly add any type of custom content into HyperSpin without any editing of files, setting up of emulators or launchers, or anything else.  Power users can use it to quickly add content in under 5 seconds.  See the video.

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This Script Includes VLC Portable, NotePad++, IrfanView, SumatraPDF.  It allows you to add:

      Any WebPage (Launched from any of the 5 major browsers) - use it to launch a Web Based Game!

      Any Audio File or Directory - use it to play a song or a randomized playlist from your HS Wheel!

      Any Video File or Directory - use it to launch a movie or play some intro videos in between gaming!

      Any Picture File or Directory - use it as a screensaver, or to show images of games etc from HS!

      Any Text Based File - use it to view text files in NotePad++ like to view walkthroughs or cheats for games.

      Any Text Based File - use it to view pdf or ebook type files to view stuff like comic books or game mags.

      ANY OTHER PROGRAM - you can also add it to run any EXE file with any command line arguments -- All from within HyperSpin!

It also includes a custom launcher that puts a nice background hider while launching the item  (to hide your desktop from a briefly transition from HS to exe file).

It also adds a description and load screen for your second monitor (if used),  and has Exit Hotkeys.  Will exit to HS or directly back to windows on-command.

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Script Name:                Directory Jumper              <<< Click heading to download.

Script Usage:                General Utility / Windows Explorer

Ease of Use:                  Beginner (no setup, just click buttons)

Requirements:              Internet Explorer

Script Description:

This Script came out of my own usage of auditing systems and files for my own gaming drive.  I found myself constantly jumping in and out of my system roms folder, to go from one system to the next.  Also, some folders were in the main folder (System\Roms) while others were in subfolders (System\Roms\SSD, System\Roms\UEF).  I wanted a small utility to quickly jump back 1 or 2 directories and automatically deposit me into the next folder (game system) in the list.

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This program is a super-thin small bar that has two input boxes and a long button.  I like to move the entire bar over my "info bar" on an explorer window.   You click the button, and it jumps back however many folders you have set, and then jumps in however many folders you choose.  I usually jump back 1 or 2 and jump in 1.   Click the button and you're there!

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Script Name:                Video Background Screen Saver             <<< Click heading to download.

Script Usage:                General Utility / Windows

Ease of Use:                  Beginner (little setup)

Requirements:              DeskTopHut App, some Videos

Script Description:

This is designed to do a very low-resource desktop video background for your gaming drive or arcade machine.  You specify an amount of time, and, it watches for that long of an idle time and launches the DesktopHut app with your default selected video.  As soon as you are off idel (press any key/control), it turns off the background and waits for next idle.  Very easy to set up.   Click Here to Download DesktopHut app

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Script Name:                Video Background Randomizer             <<< Click heading to download.

Script Usage:                General Utility / Windows Desktop

Ease of Use:                  Beginner (little setup)

Requirements:              DeskTopHut App, some Videos

Script Description:

I came across the awesome DesktopHut Video Desktop app, and thought it was great.  It didn't have a randomize feature however, or a way to automate this process.  But, I designed a way to do this by running it through a script.  The script asks you how long you want to wait before changing videos, and then a directory.  I like to use my Media\Main Menu\Videos directory so that it plays all my gaming system intro videos.  Very easy to set up.   Click Here to Download DesktopHut app

Script Name:                Toggle HyperSpeech             <<< Click heading to download.

Script Usage:                HyperSpin Utility / User Toggle

Ease of Use:                  Intermediate (requires installing HyperSpeech--not difficult, and possibly changing AHK file)

Requirements:              HyperSpin, HyperSpeech

Script Description:

This may require you to edit the AHK file to input your HyperSpin directory, and, HyperSpeech if not in the HyperSpin root folder.  Once complete, this allows the user to easily enable or disable HyperSpeech by running this utility.  It asks if they want it enabled or disabled, and then processes the selection.  If user accidentally double-enables or double-disables, it auto-detects and will not cause any errors.  This can also be added to a "Utility Wheel" so that HyperSpeech can be enabled within HyperSpin!

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Script Name:                Toggle HyperSpin Intro Videos -- With Randomizer!             <<< Click heading to download.

Script Usage:                HyperSpin Enhancement / User Toggle

Ease of Use:                  Intermediate (requires adding some videos to a directory, and possibly changing AHK file)

Requirements:              HyperSpin, some FLV videos, the corresponding batch file for randomizing

Script Description:

This is a user toggle that allows you to turn ON or OFF the HyperSpin Intro Video.  It is run by a user prompt on the AHK file, meaning, this can be run from HyperSpin by a non-technical user and quickly enable/disable Intro Videos.  Also, if the user adds multiple FLV files in a "videos" subdirectory, they can choose to 'randomize' the intro video.  This is achieved on-exit by using a batch file process.  You will also need to download the .bat (batch) file for the randomizer to fully work.

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Script Name:                Toggle RocketLauncher 2nd Screen Background Video             <<< Click heading to download.

Script Usage:                RocketLauncher Enhancement / User Toggle

Ease of Use:                  Intermediate (requires adding some videos to a directory, and possibly changing AHK file)

Requirements:              RocketLauncher, DesktopHut, some Videos

Script Description:

This is a little feature I built for my 2nd monitor.  I sometimes use EDS/HyperMarquee, and, this doesn't affect that.  But, for systems that I want to save processing power on and disable HyperMarquee, I wanted something other than a blank desktop.  So, this uses DesktopHut to play the default system video of the selected launched rom.  IE if you launch an arcade game, it plays your Mame video intro on the 2nd monitor.  If you Launch an NES game, it plays your default NES video on the 2nd monitor.  If you are using HyperMarquee, it's hidden behind it.

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Script Name:                FUTURE SCRIPTS - More To Come!

Script Usage:                General Utility / Windows Desktop

Ease of Use:                  Beginner (little setup)

Requirements:              RL/HS

Script Description:

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