A problem arose when a friend was experiencing some difficulties searching for his games and was unable to recognize different copies of the same game title. I previously had done some basic automation with AutoHotkey that might be applicable for revealing further details to expose needed data related to the files. After some investigation I developed a full solution with an XML searching program to find and launch the appropriate games. We further improved the operation by integrating a configuration switcher for changing settings related to 2 or 4 player setups for joysticks and controllers.

Gamesearch Project full features

Gamesearch Project search features

Gamesearch launch screen & favorites list

Gamesearch Autohotkey code example