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sniffmyface:

Long time lurker, first time poster!

I've just read through this entire thread hoping for a bit of insperation or guidance on what i should go with. I'm jaded with every front end i have seen as they are either a nightmare to set up, or just look rubbish, even with custom skins!

I have always used Hyperspin, and after MANY hours configuring and several hundred GB of videos, images and god knows what else i have had it working for a while. I've spent time making my own skins and got it looking ok, but it now looks very dated due to the very low resolution it runs at. It looks terrible on a 1080P display, and as far as i can tell it can't be changed.

I was holding out for HS 2.0 for a while, but it now seems as though Hyperspin has been abandoned.

Then i was aboard the Gameex Evolution hype train, only to find it wasn't actually released at the end of the count down, and that everything seems to have gone quiet again now! It looked promising, but doesn't seem to be coming out any time soon.

I've tried Mala, Gameex, Maximus, HS and another i can't remember. Hyperspin is the only one i have really spent any time with, but it just looks a bit old and dated now due to it using a low resolution.

I think Mala is possibly the way to go for me (providing it still supports all emulators and works withe what i have) as i like the idea of having game information on screen, but the time i have spent trying to get my head round it hasn't been very fruitful so far. Despite everyone saying how easy it is to configure and make skins for, i am yet to make any progress with it. Even getting game info to display correctly seems a chore!

yotsuya:

You bring up some interesting points, er, sniffmyface. I haven't had problems with FE resolution, but then again, I'm not running on 1080P displays (nor do I plan to).

clok:

Have to Add to the Zombie thread also. I have used or tried at least 20 or so FE over the years, paid for 3-4. In the end its Hyperspin for me (cant say enough good about it). All of them took time to learn, some where much harder then others. In the end, I wanted the "zing" to go with my fun, Unless you are nickle and dimeing a build (many are, nothing wrong with that) a PC that will run MAME games that crush, and Hyperspin is easy to build for $3-400 if you don't mind anand tech or other used sources. And as stated, it can be stripped down to some pretty basics so it will run much faster on lower horsepower. Its like most stuff, Linux rocks as an OS, but you dont just turn it on and go, it takes some real learning, but once you are setup, going back to SLOW (other) OS's is hard. You want to learn just enough to do what you want to do.. you want to learn to do it all, take your pick (again nothing wrong with this).

I know when i set front ends up there where times i said F-THIS and ran MAME32 (what the heck was the Basic GUI out way back? it was MAME32 wasn't it?)
baack when WMC was the rage I did use GameEX (one i paid for) then AtomicFE (he was wonderful in support help) now its hyperspin.. maybe Im all looks, but its just damn sweet on a 2600K setup.. Took time, but going back  to older ones just not going to happen. Maybe if i build a bartop with a lesser CPU, but i got the hardware, im tricking it out!


ZexisStryfe:

As i am planning out my new cab I have been looking at front-ends as well and I have honestly found the entire thing very discouraging. Hyperspin seems to lead the pack for me, however now that Hyperspin 2.0 is effectively dead I am rethinking that. My cab will have a 1080p monitor in it and I just don't like the 4:3 -> 16:9 stretching. Widescreen support (or lack there of) is damn near a dealbreaker for me, no matter the other features...

Here is hoping GameEx Evolution actually comes out (preferably by end of year like they said it would)...

lamprey:


--- Quote from: ZexisStryfe on November 14, 2014, 04:28:14 pm ---As i am planning out my new cab I have been looking at front-ends as well and I have honestly found the entire thing very discouraging. Hyperspin seems to lead the pack for me, however now that Hyperspin 2.0 is effectively dead I am rethinking that. My cab will have a 1080p monitor in it and I just don't like the 4:3 -> 16:9 stretching. Widescreen support (or lack there of) is damn near a dealbreaker for me, no matter the other features...

Here is hoping GameEx Evolution actually comes out (preferably by end of year like they said it would)...

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Not sure if running in windowed mode is an option for you or not for Hyperspin...?  I have to do that because I'm running a vertically oriented monitor/tv and that is the only way to make it work. If you set up the right background and have the menu bar hidden (assuming windows 7), then it is, basically, seamless.

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