The Sinden Launcher is a community made tool to help setting up and using the Sinden Software and several emulators.
Currently it supports: Super Nintendo, MAME, Dreamcast, Playstation, Nintendo NES and Sega Model 2
Download:
Download from the Sinden Launcher official GitHub page
The application notifies about new releases and has the option to auto update.
Installation:
Unzip to a folder of your choice. Run SindenLauncher.ahk if you have AutoHotKey installed, or SindenLauncher.exe if you don't want to install AutoHotKey.
Usage:
Main tab:
In the Main tab you can set up the Sinden Software
- Install the software using the Installation Wizard or manual download
- Run (auto start) or launch the Sinden Software for configuration
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Playstation tab:
In the Playstation tab you can set up Duckstation
- Install Duckstation from the wizard, which will add the basic configuration and some game settings
- Sinden generic borders will be installed too
- Configure your game folder and your bezels folder
- Add custom bezels for games
- Enable mouse cursor hiding when launching games
- Create Windows Shortcuts to launch games from their own icon
- Play games using custom bezels
Download the Duckstation (PS1) Bezel Pack (v1.7)
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SNES tab:
In the SNES tab you can set up SNES9x
- Install SNES9x from the wizard, which will add the basic configuration and some game settings
- Sinden generic borders will be installed too.
- Configure your game folder and your bezels folder
- Add custom bezels for games
- Enable mouse cursor hiding when launching games
- Create Windows Shortcuts to launch games from their own icon
- Play games using custom bezels
Download SNES9x Bezel Pack (v1.7) HERE
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NES tab:
In the NES tab you can set up Mesen
- Install Mesen from the wizard, which will add the basic configuration
- Sinden generic borders will be installed too
- Configure your game folder and your bezels folder
- Add custom bezels for games
- Enable mouse cursor hiding when launching games
- Create Windows Shortcuts to launch games from their own icon
- Play games using custom bezels
Download the Mesen Bezel pack (v1.5) HERE
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MAME tab:
In the MAME tab you can set up MAME
- Install MAME from the wizard, which will add the basic configuration
- The wizard installs the required gun files and game configuration files
- Sinden generic borders will be installed too
- Configure your game folder and your bezels folder
- Add custom bezels for games
- Create Windows Shortcuts to launch games from their own icon
- Play games using custom bezels
Download the Sinden MAME Bezel pack (v2.5) HERE
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Dreamcast tab:
In the Dremcast tab you can set up Redream
- Install Redream from the wizard, which will add the basic configuration
- Reshade generic borders will be installed too
- Enable Reshade bezels (if you have issues running Redream in borderless fullscreen)
- Enable mouse cursor hiding when launching games
- Create Windows Shortcuts to launch games from their own icon
- Play games using Reshade bezels
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Model 2 tab:
In the Model 2 tab you can set up Model 2 Emulator
- Install Model 2 Emulator from the wizard, which will add the basic configuration
- Demulshooter will be also installed as it is required for this emulator
- Create Windows Shortcuts to launch games from their own icon
- Play games using Demulshooter
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Launching games from command line
Once you have configured an emulator in the graphical interface, to launch a game from the command line (CMD) you need to provide the system and full path to the rom/iso of the game:
- System options are : snes | ps1 | nes | mame | dc | m2
- If the path to your game has spaces you will need to add " double quotes before and after
Launchbox
To launch games from Launchbox, set SindenLauncher as an emulator and follow the same guidelines as running from command line above:
Launchbox Playstation Sinden Launcher configuration example
