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Le Chuck:


--- Quote from: fenring on January 07, 2012, 07:03:57 pm ---I'm using Hyperspin right now, though it needs more computer resources to run than my old Pentium 4 has to offer. I'm actually in the market for a front-end, but everyone who plays my arcade prefers to just type the names in on the raw MAME text screen. Tthe choices for front-ends are dizzying and the configuration of them is often confusing and esoteric to all but the software's developer. Flexible and custimizable, but not entirely user-friendly or intuitive. I just know that when I type "marble" into the MAME text screen, all I have to do is push the enter key and I'm in gaming Nirvana. In Hyperspin, I've got to navigate past hundreds of "Mahjong" games (does ANYONE play those??) just to get to "Marble Madness". I know that I can set up favorites, but even that hitches and is excruciatingly slow on my Pentium 4.

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HS is an awesome frontend but does need to be customized to slim down your gamelists.  MALA is not as resource intensive but requires a lot of setup as well.  If you want something that will be a smooth interface on a slower system I'd go with MALA before HS but that's me.  Both have their pros and cons.  Fact of the hobby: you are going to have to log the hours on either FE set up for a good experience.  BTW, with either FE you go with I'm pretty sure you can set a ROM (Marble Madness) to load on start up so that you don't even have to press anything.  Just an idea. 

mgb:

Looks great.  :applaud:

I love the artwork. Laminating was a wise decision also.

fenring:


--- Quote from: Le Chuck on January 07, 2012, 08:05:57 pm ---
--- Quote from: fenring on January 07, 2012, 07:03:57 pm ---I'm using Hyperspin right now, though it needs more computer resources to run than my old Pentium 4 has to offer. I'm actually in the market for a front-end, but everyone who plays my arcade prefers to just type the names in on the raw MAME text screen. Tthe choices for front-ends are dizzying and the configuration of them is often confusing and esoteric to all but the software's developer. Flexible and custimizable, but not entirely user-friendly or intuitive. I just know that when I type "marble" into the MAME text screen, all I have to do is push the enter key and I'm in gaming Nirvana. In Hyperspin, I've got to navigate past hundreds of "Mahjong" games (does ANYONE play those??) just to get to "Marble Madness". I know that I can set up favorites, but even that hitches and is excruciatingly slow on my Pentium 4.

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HS is an awesome frontend but does need to be customized to slim down your gamelists.  MALA is not as resource intensive but requires a lot of setup as well.  If you want something that will be a smooth interface on a slower system I'd go with MALA before HS but that's me.  Both have their pros and cons.  Fact of the hobby: you are going to have to log the hours on either FE set up for a good experience.  BTW, with either FE you go with I'm pretty sure you can set a ROM (Marble Madness) to load on start up so that you don't even have to press anything.  Just an idea. 

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You're right, I definitely need to dig deep into customizing the experience on Hyperspin (or MALA, or whatever front-end I end up using). I've been so wrapped up in getting the hardware done that I really haven't given it a lot of attention to this point.

arximidis:

Very good!!!
I really like the artwork

I would prefer the controls not look separated from the cab

Nice work!!!

Hoopz:

Vader looks great!  I'd say you need to change the Luke and Leia pic though.  Who wants to look at Luke with his shirt open?  Change that around and it'd win a Mamey!   :lol

Outstanding job!   :applaud:

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