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nickbuol:


--- Quote from: GregD on June 06, 2012, 04:13:01 pm ---You need a dual core processor (2.6+) and a decent graphics card.  Onboard graphics are fine if it is a new pc.

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After doing more reading, I read right on the Hyperspin web site that it is CPU intensive, not GPU intensive, and like MAME, doesn't need a beefy video card.


I think that I will crack open the case on my proposed "different" (not new) machine and see what it has for RAM, video, and motherboard.  Then I will see if the motherboard supports a faster processor.  With any luck, I can get the best of both worlds...  A faster machine and a minimal upgrade cost.  Of course, I know that there are other factors in PC performance besides just upgrading the CPU, but until I look at what I have for a MB, I'll never know.

EDIT: Gotta love TigerDirect.  I looked up the computers I bought back when I built my current cabinet, and it looks like an Athlon XP 3200+ is the best I could do, but of course I couldn't buy one if I wanted.  I do have a MSI K9N SLI-F motherboard sitting around.  Maybe time to build a new beast.  But this is all so much off topic.  Sorry.  I like the simplicity of Mala, but Hyperspin looks great.  I wonder how it looks on the 29" TV that is in my cabinet.

Dazz:


--- Quote from: TheShaner on June 06, 2012, 12:32:37 am ---So Im working on my FrontEnd as we speak.  I am still going back and forth between these two.  I am building the front end in MALA right now, but am probably going to build a Hyperspin theme as well.  DAZZ, do you have any examples of really well done themes?  I would like to see an example of someone else who has done it right.  It might help me get the noggin rolling.

Also, I think it is funny that people say things like "You dont play the front end".  The way I see it, you spend all of this time creating a bad ass cabinet, configuring it, etc, why would you skip out on the front end design to add that last layer of polish??  Big letters on a plain background seem like a cop out.  Just my opinion.

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It depends on what you consider "really well done" or "done right"...  It's all a personal taste on how they want their setup.  Give me an example of what you consider "really well done".

The current version does not take advantage of GPU.  Its flash and AS3 based so it likes CPU and RAM.  A dual core with at least 2gb of ram is recommended.  However, you should be able to use lesser of a machine if you set the optimizer at LOW, turn off the advanced transitions and image smoothing as well as run at the native resolution.  

2.0 will take advantage of GPU tech as well as having more streamlined code.  Tasks that required 2,000+ lines of code have been cut down to ~200.


--- Quote from: nickbuol on June 06, 2012, 03:49:30 pm ---Anyway, the harddrive comes with Hyperspin preinstalled and "configured". 

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BTW - We really don't take kindly to those that purchase such drives/collections...

TheShaner:

Dazz, Im just looking for slick examples.  No need to clarify slick, just shoot some winners my way.

Any timeframe on 2.0?

BadMouth:

I think he's looking for layouts with a unique, polished looking theme that doesn't change with each game.
(preferrably matching the cabinet it's installed on)

We know it's possible, but just don't see it done with Hyperspin for some reason.
I searched youtube and the web, and only came up with a couple.
(someone felt the need to do a Maximus Arcade theme though?!?!)

It's an early WIP, but I liked the direction mbasile was going for his Mario Kart themed driving cab:

I'll probably do something similar for the next incarnation of my driving cab.
(just need to ditch the arrow and keep the wheel on the screen, which I'm sure he did in later revisions)

Maybe the default is complete to the point that nobody feels the need to mess with it.
The default setup is basically a different theme for every game.
Think about how massive of an undertaking that is.....a different theme for every game.
It kinda makes you not want to start over from scratch.

When I first tried MALA and the default layout loaded, the first thing through my mind was "this ugly thing has got to go"  :lol

I'm working on a different MALA layout for each gamelist in my new cab, and it definitely has it's faults.
I've made some slick looking backgrounds, but the plain text game lists look out of place.
I wish there was an option to apply some effects to the text in addition to using different fonts.
(maybe I'll use the Hyperspin wheel images instead  ;)  )
Videos have black bars on the sides or top, depending on how I have the video window sized.
Decided to mess around with the few animation options and they are horrible.
Moving pics and GIFs must be the same size as the entire screen?!  :angry:
EDIT:GIFs can be any size and can be resized in the mala layout editor, but they don't work in windows 7.
With all its warts, it does everything I need to do for this build; monitor rotation based on mame.xml (which I can modify), arcade games using other emulators integrated into MAME list and using data from mame.xml, right click gamelist building.

Neither front-end is perfect.  Each has it's strengths and weaknesses.
If I were building a cab-less emulator setup for use with gamepads and my TV, I'd use Hyperspin with the default themes.




Dazz:


--- Quote from: TheShaner on June 08, 2012, 09:51:03 am ---Dazz, Im just looking for slick examples.  No need to clarify slick, just shoot some winners my way.

Any timeframe on 2.0?

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This one is quickly becoming one of my favorites...  Not sure if he's got it completed or not though.

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