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ZedEx48K:
Nice write up ;D
I have built several cabs in the past but I am looking to make a purely racing cab for a change and was wondering what you guys are using as a frontend? I would like to have just one list of all the games with different emulators rather than switch between them (mostly MAME model 2 & 3) I know I will have to use batch files or AHK but my problem seems to be finding the right FE, any tips?
BadMouth:
I'm using MALA and have all my arcade games in one list (regardless of emulator) using the workaround found here:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=68419.0
It seems like a PITA at first, but once you get the hang of it and understand how it works, it's easy to add new games.
I only have 2 "other emu" folders, M2 and PC_Games.
For VivaNonno, Demul, Supermodel, etc., I create an autohotkey script for each game.
There are only a few games on each emulator and most of them have quirks that you need an autohotkey script to deal with anyway.
Then make a shortcut to the autohotkey script and throw that in with the PC_Games.
More people probably use Hyperspin and I think it allows you to have "all games" together in a list, but that will also include console games if you plan to have them on the cab. Mbasile35 has Hyperspin looking pretty good for a driving cab by switching it to hyper-pin mode and swapping in a steering wheel for the joystick at the bottom.
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=114400.msg1223406#msg1223406
ZedEx48K:
--- Quote from: BadMouth on December 08, 2011, 09:47:54 am ---I'm using MALA and have all my arcade games in one list (regardless of emulator) using the workaround found here:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=68419.0
It seems like a PITA at first, but once you get the hang of it and understand how it works, it's easy to add new games.
More people probably use Hyperspin and I think it allows you to have "all games" together in a list, but that will also include console games if you plan to have them on the cab. Mbasile35 has Hyperspin looking pretty good for a driving cab by switching it to hyper-pin mode and swapping in a steering wheel for the joystick at the bottom.
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=114400.msg1223406#msg1223406
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Yeah, I've been following that guid but am suck in the PITA stage (it just keeps listing all the mame games), as for Hyperspin I don't mind it (got the 100+ gig version) however it won't do the simplest of things like go full screen for me, never had problems with cabs till wanting one simple list :P
After my post I did realise I would prob add the PC version of outrun and maybe the DC Crazy Taxi etc, was busy just geperating the working driving games from MAME at the time, oh well I will kepp trying, if not I might just hassle you for your config files ;)
BadMouth:
--- Quote from: ZedEx48K on December 08, 2011, 01:50:39 pm ---Yeah, I've been following that guid but am suck in the PITA stage (it just keeps listing all the mame games)
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Off the top of my head...for best results....
> Don't keep a full romset in your mame folder. Only a couple dozen games that are playable with a 270 degree wheel work in MAME anyway.
All the roms that are playable on other emulators need to be removed from the mame rom folder anyway for SGT's combined list method to work.
(otherwise, they will launch in MAME where they don't work)
> Make sure you've modified Mame.xml in the mame folder to report the other games as playable
(change "imperfect" and "preliminary" to good in all categories at the bottom of each xml entry)
You may have to make your own entry for a game if it's not in the MAME romset.
> Make sure you've added the other_emus directory as a rom directory in the MAME tab in MALA and have mala set to search in subfolders.
A zip file with the same name as the rom needs to be in that file. (It doesn't matter what it actually is)
If all those things are done, there's no reason they wouldn't show up in your all games list when it is refreshed.
ZedEx48K:
--- Quote from: BadMouth on December 08, 2011, 03:06:25 pm ---
> Don't keep a full romset in your mame folder. Only a couple dozen games that are playable with a 270 degree wheel work in MAME anyway.
All the roms that are playable on other emulators need to be removed from the mame rom folder anyway for SGT's combined list method to work.
(otherwise, they will launch in MAME where they don't work)
> Make sure you've modified Mame.xml in the mame folder to report the other games as playable
(change "imperfect" and "preliminary" to good in all categories at the bottom of each xml entry)
You may have to make your own entry for a game if it's not in the MAME romset.
> Make sure you've added the other_emus directory as a rom directory in the MAME tab in MALA and have mala set to search in subfolders.
A zip file with the same name as the rom needs to be in that file. (It doesn't matter what it actually is)
If all those things are done, there's no reason they wouldn't show up in your all games list when it is refreshed.
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Well I have got further, the roms I have sectioned off are displaying (mame, M2, M3 atm) annoyingly when I chose to launch an M2 or 3 rom it launches MAME to run them, now I would have no problem editing the mame.xml other than the fact it is 46meg big and filled with way too much info to hunt stuff down :/
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