RetroFab Windows Player

This application allows you to play RetroFab simulations of vintage handheld electronic games on your Windows PC.

It is currently in active development and is subject to change with each revision. Please report issues and provide suggestions for improvements in the community forum.

Using this application you can play downloaded simulation files (*.sim) on your Windows PC in the following ways:

Executable

Run "RetroFab.exe" from the application folder to launch the app.

Click the RetroFab icon on the titlebar and then select the "Open" menu option to choose a .sim file from your file system to play.

You can find a list of simulations currently available for download in the 'Install instructions' section below. Just download one or more of the simulations and then open using this application.

Command Line

To start a simulation from the command line (or a third-party game launcher) you can use the following command line syntax:

       RetroFab.exe "[filepath]"

Where [filepath] is the location and name of the simulation file.

Simulations launched using the command line syntax will launch in fullscreen mode.

File Manager

You can launch a simulation directly from the Windows file manager by associating .sim files with the RetroFab application.

To set this up right-click on a .sim file and select "Open With...". Then select "Look for another app on this PC" and browse to the RetroFab application folder and select "RetroFab.exe". Check "Always use this app to open .sim files".

Now whenever you open a .sim file through the file manager it will automatically launch the app (in fullscreen mode) and load the simulation.

Drag & Drop

You can also launch a simulation by dragging a .sim file from the file manager and dropping it in the RetroFab application window.

v0.2.1

• Fixed minor menu font size issue

v0.2

• User interface improvements
• Performance improvements
• Drag & drop support

v0.1

• Basic user interface
• Open a RetroFab simulation (*.sim)
• Launch a simulation from the command line