📰 New article from RetroRGB
Breathing new life into the GDEMU with the “openMenu Virtual Folder Bundle”
https://retrorgb.com/breathing-new-life-into-the-gdemu-with-the-openmenu-virtual-folder-bundle.html
Let’s be real—GDEMU fans have been putting up with a clunky menu for too long. Sure, it plays every Dreamcast disc ever made, but browsing 300 ISOs in a single scrolling list? That’s not nostalgia—it’s a chore.
Enter Derek Pascarella, the unsung hero who looked at openMenu (the GDEMU’s open-source menu system) and said, “We can do better.” And he did. The new openMenu Virtual Folder Bundle is basically the Dreamcast ODE equivalent of upgrading from a flip phone to an iPhone.
No more endless scrolling. Now you can organize games into folders—real folders—with subfolders, drag-and-drop renaming, and even support for MP3s, VCDs, and PlayStation discs (yes, really). The interface? Sleek. Themable. Includes a Blue Swirl™ theme because of course it does. And fast boot? Finally. No more waiting for the BIOS to yawn awake.
Plus, the Card Manager app now lets you bulk-assign folders and preview art without becoming a code wizard. It’s not just an update—it’s a full UX overhaul.
If you own a GDEMU, this isn’t just an upgrade—it’s the missing piece your Dreamcast didn’t know it needed. Version 1.1 is stable, packed with features, and ready to make your disc library look like a curated museum instead of a dusty garage sale.
Download it. Organize it. Play it. 🎮💙