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Am I over complicating things? FE set up.
syph007:
Definitely keep it simple. But of course its going to depend on how you play, or want to pick games.
I have a master list (all games minus clones/mature/nonworking/lightgun), then I have a lightgun list, neo geo ( If i feel like being neo geo specific) and a favorites. 99% of the time I pick something from favorites.
nickynooch:
Maybe I'm biased because I am a maximus arcade user, but I find picking the system only is the best way to go.
I know my buddies may not want to choose by style of game, platformer, etc., but they sure know to pick "nintendo" from the menu!
92greenyj:
Part of my reasoning for the full tree with genre set up is that I think it would be easier for certain people to find the type of games they like. For example, my Mother. she likes Pac-Man, tetris, etc. more of the puzzle and logic type games. So i would think it would be easier for someone like her to pick a genre list that only has the types of games she likes to play as opposed to scrolling thru a list of 450+ NES games to find the 30 or so games she would enjoy.
bkenobi:
Can you filter games? I use GameEx and there is a simple method to apply a genre filter (or year, manufacturer, etc). I assume this is available in other FE's too, right? If so, just put everything together and use the filters to get your specific lists.
Don:
I use AtomicFE and on the main screen i have:
Arcade
Console Games
Nes
Snes etc.
Games by Genre
Platform
Fighting etc.
Favorites
This way if people want to play a certain type of game they can look in genre or if they want to browse through a system they know they can. Also i wanted arcade games to be the main focus, hence why they are not mixed with other systems and are top of the list.