mangonel

A game launcher for emulators and steam

Rudimentary support for the following:

• project64
• snes9x
• vba-m
• bizhawk
• fceux
• flashplayer
• steam
• zelda classic

Currently, only windows is supported. Support for POSIX (Linux, Mac, etc) is planned for a later release

Setup

npm install mangonel

Usage

import mangonel from mangonel

// Minimum settings required
let settings = {
    "launcher": {
        "name": "bizhawk",
        "path": "D:\\BizHawk-1.11.4\\emuhawk.exe",
    },
    "app": "D:\\pce\\Galaga-90.pce"
}

mangonel(settings)

Results

Options

You can also specify generic launcher options. (ex: full screen, vsync, etc)

// Adding to the object above
settings.options = {
    "video": {
        "vsync": true,
        "fullscreen": true,
        "resolution": {
            "width": 1920,
            "height": 1080
        }
    }
}

FAQ

Why the name mangonel?

Because all the good names from the npm registry are taken :) ..and because its easier than trebuchet.

Wikipedia:

A mangonel was a type of catapult or siege engine used in the medieval period to throw projectiles at a castle's walls

Will you add support for insert launcher name here?

Yes, I'd love to add support for more launchers. Please add a request in the issue tracker.

License

MIT License 2015 © Simon W. Jackson and contributors