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BritInVA's Project Arcade II attempt :)
drventure:
I've found mala to be the easiest of the front ends to setup.
Grab a copy of ROMLISTER to generate a few lists of specific rom files. That makes things a little easier
Then, play with mala creating lists via the front end itself. I have an "ALL GAMES" list, then a "MyFavorites" list. As I'm playing, if I come across a game that I like, it's pretty quick to use Mala to throw it in "MyFavorites".
The Mala website has lots of good info. I'm guessing you've been there, but here's the link, just in case.
http://malafe.net/
britinva:
Encryptor - Yes, been at those locations and been using UncleT's doc but its very dated and had me chasing my tail for things that ended up now being included in MaLa. To be Honest I've not had time to properly trawl the MaLa forum & WiKi and was looking for a simple 'get up & working' doc.
SNAAKE - Thanks for complement on HT, believe me I'm by no means rich - if I was I'd be paying someone to build my MAME ;)
drventure - will take a look at ROMLISTER, I think one of my issues is I don't know how to navigate around the front end :-[
Looks like I need to do more reading/searching on the FE and less time planing the actual cabinet build. I might also try out Atomic FE which seems to have some nice tutorials.
Thanks everyone.
drventure:
Yeah, The controls can be vexing at first
Have a look here.
http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/Mala_Controls
Be sure to read down and see how you reconfigure those controls. Use the defaults while your setting things up on a normal PC, but once you get it in a can, you'll want to change the def keys to use appropriate cab controls (sticks, etc).
britinva:
Thanks, I had printed those off but had only done some basics like scroll thru games, select game etc. Not tried menu
Once you open a game how do you know what keys operate it?
Is there a website that shows what buttons/controls you need for each game?
mgb:
You should also give atomic fe a shot. I found it to be pretty easy for a basic setup.