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TheShaner:

Well, I am knee deep in Hyperspin setup.  I am not sure what it is about it, but I am having second thoughts.  Maybe it's all of the stuff flying around the screen, Im not sure.  I did a MameWah config a few years ago and liked the results, but it is pretty bare.  Ive heard a lot about MALA, but have never messed with it.  I would be curious to hear some views on each. 

harveybirdman:

This is what it boils down to for me......

Mala layouts can be as simple or as complex as you want them to be, and you don't have to download a bagillion gigs worth of stuff to enhanace the experience.

Don't get me wrong, Hyperspin is extremely impressive, but with all due respect to hyperspin users, if you've seen one hyperspin front end you've seen them all....

Los Abrazos Rotos:

I've tried them all and nothing competes with GameEx in my opinion

Cynicaster:

I’ve only ever used MaLa so this comes without the benefit of comparison, but I think it’s great.  

All I wanted was a utilitarian interface that shows useful information—game names, screenshots, manufacturer, year of release, marquee, etc.—and I had no trouble at all getting MaLa up and running.  It seems to run with fairly low overhead, as even the 8 year old PC I use in my cabinet runs it no problem.

You can make custom layouts, gamelists, include other emulators, etc.  All of the core functionality that I have wanted is included.  The only complaint I have is that it has a tab to configure background music that plays while you browse your games, but it doesn’t work.  Other than that, I’d recommend it.  


harveybirdman:


--- Quote from: Cynicaster on May 24, 2012, 04:50:18 pm ---  The only complaint I have is that it has a tab to configure background music that plays while you browse your games, but it doesn’t work.  Other than that, I’d recommend it.  

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Try disabling fades, I'm using background music and hoping for a bug fix on the issue you are referencing.

/hijack

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