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GFuel 0.41.0 is the latest major release of the fully featured emulated gaming platform. This release sees the first version of a Windows build, available in both source code and binary packages. While most of the work for the 0.41.0 release has been done to this end, we managed to squeeze in a couple new features (including the beginning of an emulator recognition tool used to automatically configure your emulator settings) as well as crush some bugs. GFuel is now available to more people than ever so give it a try, your feedback is greatly appreciated!

A minor enhancement to the new 0.40 series of GFuel has been released.

The most notable change in this release is a reduction of the tarball size from ~9MB to ~2MB, making the program an easier download. Part of this fix involved compressing the default artwork, which also relieves some performance issues on older systems.

Downloading and installing GFuel has never been easier, so give it a try!

After numerous bug fixes and feature enhancements, GFuel version 0.40.0 has been released!

Perhaps the greatest achievement in the 0.40 series is the addition of a new configuration utility, taking away the headaches of hand-editing config files. This release also includes an improved user interface, easier gamepad configuration, and new default artwork. Overall, the user experience is a major step up from previous versions.... read more

GFuel is a full-screen, lightweight console emulator launcher for Linux-based systems. It aims to remove the need for the mouse/keyboard interface, while making games as accessible as possible using just a joystick.

GFuel is fully customizable, allowing the user to specify the emulators and games, the displayed images, played sounds, as well as the joystick buttons to use for various functions within the application. The program is ideal for users to load on a full-time gaming system. The interface relies on QT4, and has been in development since early 2005.... read more