Fulton Beta 0.0020

Fulton Beta 0.0020

Fulton is a free launcher for decompiled, recompiled and remade PC ports of classic games: Zelda 64: Recompiled, Ship of Harkinian, sm64coopdx, Perfect Dark and many more. It finds the ports, downloads them from their official releases, installs them, and starts them for you. You bring your own ROMs.

_{Your shelf and a game's page}

_{Find more: browse hundreds of ports and add the ones you want}

What's new

• Cartridge is now Fulton. New name, new balloon-and-cartridge icon, and the tagline "Your home base for recomps, decomps and remakes". It installs over Cartridge, and your settings, favorites and library folder carry over automatically (your old data folder is left in place as a backup).
• A new look. A dark, Mac-style layout with a sidebar, square covers and a blue accent.
• Themes are still here, and better. Ten color themes, plus Custom with a real color picker. Your custom colors are remembered when you try other themes.
• Background picture. Use any picture behind the app, with Darken and a new See-through slider so it actually shows.
• No games packed in. A new install starts with an empty shelf. Browse Find more and press + Add for the ports you want. Any game can be taken off with Remove from shelf (an installed one is uninstalled first, after asking). If you already used Cartridge, your shelf stays as it was.
• Uninstall and Remove from shelf sit at the bottom of the side panel, out of the way.

Download

Windows

• Fulton-1.53.0-Setup.msi: the installer (recommended). Adds Start menu and desktop shortcuts; uninstall from Settings → Apps.
• Fulton-1.53.0-Portable.exe: a single file that runs without installing.

Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit.

Mac (from 1.29)

• Fulton-1.53.0-arm64.dmg for Apple Silicon Macs (M1 and newer), Fulton-1.53.0-x64.dmg for Intel Macs. Open it and drag Fulton to Applications.
• The first time, macOS says it can't verify the developer. Go to System Settings → Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway. Only once.
• Fewer ports have Mac builds than Windows ones; Fulton shows "No Mac build yet" for the rest.

"Windows protected your PC"?

Fulton isn't code-signed yet (certificates cost money), so Windows SmartScreen warns about it. Click More info → Run anyway. The full source code is right here if you'd like to check it.

Important

Fulton doesn't include, download or share any games, ROMs, BIOS files or keys. The ports need files from games you own.

Support

Fulton is free and always will be. If it saves you some time, you can support it on Ko-fi. Nothing is locked behind it.

Full list of changes: CHANGELOG.md

Cartridge Beta 0.0018

Cartridge Beta 0.0018

Screenshots

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Game details, ROM check and one-click install

Find more: hundreds of ports for every console

⬇️ Which file do I download?

Scroll down to Assets and pick one:

Your computer	Download this
Windows (recommended)	Cartridge-1.51.0-Setup.msi
Windows, no install	Cartridge-1.51.0-Portable.exe
Mac with M1/M2/M3/M4	Cartridge-1.51.0-arm64.dmg
Mac with Intel	Cartridge-1.51.0-x64.dmg

Not sure which Mac you have? Apple menu → About This Mac: "Chip: Apple M…" means arm64.

First time opening it

• Windows: if you see "Windows protected your PC", click More info → Run anyway. Cartridge isn't code-signed yet; the full source is right here.
• Mac: open the .dmg and drag Cartridge to Applications. The first time, macOS says it can't verify the developer: go to System Settings → Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway. Only once.

New in this version

• Cartridge Frost is the new default look, with 8 color themes and custom colors in Settings → Colors
• A soft color glow behind the selected game instead of the blurred cover (changeable in Settings → Colors)
• Find more lists hundreds of ports, including Switch, Wii U and PS4, and each card says whether it has a Windows or Mac download, or if you build it yourself
• Help tab with plain-language guides, and Check my setup to find and fix problems
• ★ Favorites, a Recently played row, NEW badges, and release notes before every update
• ROM scans no longer fill up your C: drive, and the small Mac icons are fixed

Important

Cartridge doesn't include, download or share any games, ROMs, BIOS files or keys. Use files from games you own.

☕ Enjoying Cartridge? Support it on Ko-fi

Cartridge is made by one retro gamer with 40+ years of playing behind him, in spare evenings, and it will always be free. Nothing is locked, there are no ads, and nothing is tracked.

If it saved you some time setting up these ports, or brought back a favorite from your childhood, a coffee helps keep it going: new features, more consoles, Linux and Steam Deck support, and fixes when something breaks.

👉 Support Cartridge on Ko-fi

Not able to chip in? Sharing Cartridge with a friend or starring this repository ⭐ helps just as much. Thank you!

Full list of changes: CHANGELOG.md