FRI version 1.8.0.0 is here! This version of FRI brings Community Ratings, a way to find great ROMs in your collection that you haven’t played before. This version also contains underlying updates to how FRI scans for ROMs, resulting in a better user experience. This release’s code is closer than ever to being able to be ported to Media Center for a Windows Media Center counterpart to FRI.

Download FRI version 1.8.0.0 here



Thanks to FlotsamX for providing feedback as a beta tester, and Vimm for providing me access to his website’s user ratings.




Change log:
New feature: FRI now automatically retrieves a “master database” from the web, which currently contains “community ratings” of some ROMs.

The process of scanning for ROMs is more responsive and provides the user with more information.

FRI can now handle ROM files that have filenames that are too long. Previously FRI would simply skip over these. The user is now warned when a ROM with a really long file name is added.

Generic file extensions are no longer attached to specific platforms. That functionality never made sense, because they were generic file extensions. Now generic file extensions are one list, available on the new "Other" tab of the Settings window. The "Generic Extensions" column in the Platform Vocabulary list has been removed, and the other column widths have been increased to fill the space.


ROM files that are executable (with .exe extensions) will now be run directly.
Fixed UI problem in the Platform Information Editor, where the "Cancel" button would not move properly when the window was resized.
Fix: FRI no longer makes the “you can’t do that” sound when the user presses enter in the search box to start the search.
"Other" tab added to the Settings window.
Fix: The “defaults” button for the File Flags Vocabulary tab in the Settings Editor now works properly.
"rom" added as a generic ROM file extension
The "Unique Extensions" column in the Platform Vocabulary list has been renamed to "Unique File Extensions".
".a26" unique file extension for the Atari 2600 corrected to remove the decimal point.
"Atari" removed as another name for "Atari 2600"
Platforms added:
Amega
AmigaCD32
Atari 7800
Neo Geo
Neo Geo CD
Neo Geo Pocket
ColecoVision
Vectrex
Magnavox Odyssey
Magnavox Odyssey²
SuperGrafx
TurboGrafx 16
Game & Watch
Pokemon mini
N-Gage
3DO Interactive Multiplayer
Sega Dreamcast
Sega CD
Platform extensions added
"col" added as a unique extension for "ColecoVision"
"vec" added as a unique extension for "Vectrex"
"min" added as a unique extension for "Pokemon mini"
"vb" added as a unique extension for "Virtual Boy"
“mdf” added as a generic extension

“Sony PlayStation”, “PSX”, “Sony PlayStation 1”, “Sony Play Station”, and “Sony Play Station 1” added as other names for “PlayStation”