This repository is archived, a better, more up to date and -- more importantly -- maintained copy is available here:

https://github.com/maloep/romcollectionbrowser

I do not vouch for that code, however, as I haven't audited it.

Current stable version: 2.1.2

Current test version: n.a.


Documentation: http://code.google.com/p/romcollectionbrowser/wiki/Welcome?tm=6

XBMC Forum thread: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?t=70115

XBMCNerds thread (german forum): http://www.xbmcnerds.com/index.php?page=Thread&threadID=11578

Game Import / Scraping

• scan your rom folders and import games to local database
  
• scrape artwork and game info from various online sources
  
• import local available data (descriptions, artwork, videos)
  
• results from all selected sources can be mixed together
  
• three scraping modes: Automatic: Accurate, Automatic: Guess Matches, Interactive: Select Matches
  
• search games by crc value or gamename (if supported by the scraped site or the local description file format)
  
• create local nfo files while scraping (option to reimport local files without scraping)
  
• create scrape result files (missing artwork, missing descriptions, possible mismatches)
  
• import options dialog: asks for most important import options on every game import

Game Browsing

• browse games by console, genre, year, publisher and first character
  
• automatic video playback in video window
  
• fullscreen video browser (zap through all selected game videos)
  
• game details page
  
• different views of the main window
  
• configurable image placing (choose filetype for background, gamelist, etc.)
  
• fully skinnable UI: already skinned for Confluence, Night and Carmichael (other skins will use the Confluence look and feel)
  
• dedicated MAME views to display cabinets and marquees

Game Launching

• launch roms and standalone games in solo or non-solo mode (solo mode quits XBMC and relaunches it when you quit the emulator)
  
• supports direct launching of savestate files
  
• detect games in zip and 7z archives and ask user which game to load
  
• create xbox cut files on the fly
  
• store game launch count in db
  
• restore viewstate when returning to RCB

• http://thegamesdb.net - game data + artwork (boxfront, boxback, fanart)
  
• http://archive.vg/ - game data + artwork (boxfront)
  
• http://www.giantbomb.com - game data + artwork (screenshot)
  
• http://www.mobygames.com - game data + artwork (screenshot, boxfront, boxback, cartridge)
  
• http://maws.mameworld.info - game data + artwork (action, title, cabinet, marquee, flyer)

Check out the Screenshot gallery