Super simple front end available?

[southpaw13]

is there a really simple front end that can just select .bat files?  No snaps, no vids, just a simple 1 through 10 that uses a joystick and button press to select with an escape press going back to the menu.

Thanks,
SP

[Caparo8bit]

MAXIMUS ARCADE YOUR BEST OPTION

[severdhed]

Mala is very simple to set up and will do this

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[southpaw13]

Very famiar with mala.  No support so I want to try something else.  I Mamed out an offroad and only need to select a few games.  I want to be able to use bat files so I can use different versions of Mame for different games.

[BadMouth]

Very famiar with mala.  No support so I want to try something else.  I Mamed out an offroad and only need to select a few games.  I want to be able to use bat files so I can use different versions of Mame for different games.

Maximus is the simplest, but has even less support than Mala.

What issues are you having with Mala that you can't find support for?

I'm doing what you want to do in Mala.
I use SGTs workaround http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,68419.0.html
But if you're only going to have a few games, it could be simplified.
Your mame.bat would look something like:

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if "%1" == "offroad" goto offroad
if "%1" == "ssprint" goto ssprint

:offroad
cd \Emulators\mame126
mame.exe %1
exit

:offroad
cd \Emulators\mame78
mame.exe %1
exit

[McHale]

I'm nerdy and like to see resolutions and game info etc so that's why I'm using EmuLoader but it's REAL simple to configure.  I really like it.

[southpaw13]

1 major problem with mala for me is that I run win 2000 and the newer version of mala doesn't work.  So I use an older mala that looses focus.  Sometimes when I turn it on, it goes to a windowed screen because of steering wheel movement.  A known issue with mala

[dfmaverick]

Haven't looked at it in almost ten years, but perhaps the simplistic, old school, Game Launcher would fit your bill.

http://www.dribin.org/dave/game_launcher/

[rpgposer]

Gamelauncher is a good recommendation.  I suggest AdvanceMenu.
http://advancemame.sourceforge.net/menu-readme.html

[BobA]

Simple Touch FE is designed for touchscreens but can be used with mouse or keyboard so any interface that acts as a keyboard can be used.  Link

[monkeychunkuk]

Ooh some great options ill have a play around with some if my machines

[southpaw13]

Can simple touch fe handle .bat files?

[yotsuya]

I bet it can. I can test it tonight.

[southpaw13]

Thanks!

[gonzo90017]

Mamewah. You just have to create shortcuts for the .bat files and put them in a folder. You then setup Mamwah's Emulator commandline as PC and point to the .lnk's folder.

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### List Generation Settings ###
rom_path                                  C:\MediaWah\Main Menu\shortcuts
rom_extension                             lnk
dat_file                                 
nms_file                                 
catver_ini_file                           
list_generation_method                    rom_folder

[BobA]

You can use a batch file or point directly to the executable in Simple Touch

[southpaw13]

I want to give Simple Touch a try as I have used just about all the others at one time.

Thanks!

[yotsuya]

You can use a batch file or point directly to the executable in Simple Touch

I can confirm through testing that BobA is right.

[UFO]

Take a look at this: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=133795.msg1378441.msg#1378441

[southpaw13]

Looks good!  Works with batch files?

[UFO]

Not sure if it does... I've been away so haven't had chance to fully play with it.

Get in touch with arximidis though, he's doing a pretty good job with it...

[DrakeTungsten]

If you're still looking for something, I have a front-end that handles batch files, and can be operated with a joystick and a couple buttons. It is snap-shot based, however. Let me know if you're interested.