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vwalbridge:

--- Quote from: dkersten on November 13, 2015, 10:10:41 am --- As stated earlier, Hyperspin is an overbloated piece of garbage that practically requires a high end computer just to run smoothly.

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I'll have to politely disagree with this. I've used Hyperspin on 3 different builds:

- Intel NUC with integrated graphics
- Zotac Pico (Atom Processor) with integrated graphics
- Core2 with integrated graphics

I was able to tweak Hyperspin to run flawlessly in each of the 3 systems.This included using game preview video. None of them were powerhouses by any means. And NONE of them had discrete graphics cards.

Unfortunately, Hyperpspin gets a bad rap because people simply don't take the time to understand how it works. I can do just about anything I want with it now. I guarantee I could get it working on a low-end computer with enough tweaking.

The problem is, people spend so much time building their arcades that by the time they get close to the finish line, their patience has worn out and they treat the FE like an afterthought. Therefor, they just want something they can slap on a computer and have it work. Hyperspin is not for impatient people but I happen to think that it is worth the reward. I'll never put anything else in my cab.

Howard_Casto:
I'm going to have to politely disagree with your disagreement.

I know my stuff, trust me on this one, and hyperspin would be functionally inert without 2 dozen people writing plug-ins for it to cover it's obvious flaws. Mind you there is nothing wrong with that at all, but it means the average user has to learn the ins and outs of hyperspin and all the plugins. Even then it isn't easy and the majority of people who use the FE use some pre-made list that someone else included and are so clueless to the fe's function that they can't do something as simple as adding a custom game correctly.

I will also say that your definition of powerhouse must be different than ours. Hyperspin needs a dual core 2ghz+ to run smoothly at a high resolution (if you are using low resolution why would you use hyperspin?) That's not a super powerful pc by any means but it isn't what a lot of people use either.... we have a guy in the software forums right now trying to tweak his 1.75ghz Pentium 4. Mind you I wouldn't use something that puny at this point, but there are builds out there that would.

I'm not going to go as far as dkersten, but let's just say that hyperspin isn't for everyone and leave it at that.

vwalbridge:

--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on November 13, 2015, 11:47:16 am ---I'm going to have to politely disagree with your disagreement.

I know my stuff, trust me on this one, and hyperspin would be functionally inert without 2 dozen people writing plug-ins for it to cover it's obvious flaws. Mind you there is nothing wrong with that at all, but it means the average user has to learn the ins and outs of hyperspin and all the plugins. Even then it isn't easy and the majority of people who use the FE use some pre-made list that someone else included and are so clueless to the fe's function that they can't do something as simple as adding a custom game correctly.

I will also say that your definition of powerhouse must be different than ours. Hyperspin needs a dual core 2ghz+ to run smoothly at a high resolution (if you are using low resolution why would you use hyperspin?) That's not a super powerful pc by any means but it isn't what a lot of people use either.... we have a guy in the software forums right now trying to tweak his 1.75ghz Pentium 4. Mind you I wouldn't use something that puny at this point, but there are builds out there that would.

I'm not going to go as far as dkersten, but let's just say that hyperspin isn't for everyone and leave it at that.

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I will agree, it's not for everyone. So what FE do you think is the best? (You have to pick just one)

BTW, I used Mame Hooker on my mini Qbert and it works PERFECTLY! Thank you so much for that awesome app. I feel like I should throw you a few bucks for it. Got a paypal account? PM me.

Howard_Casto:
Which ever one the person using it thinks is best. That's kind of the point. Options... they are good to have.

I'm a fan of GameEx and Mamewah. People will take offense to this, but a lot of the other ones (excluding hyperspin, which is very unique) just re-hash things the FEs I used to write did. It's certainly understandable, I haven't updated mine in quite some time and a lot of the features/ideas are a foregone conclusion, but needless to say they don't interest me for that reason.

I appreciate the thought, but you don't owe me a red cent. Mamehooker was something absent that we needed, me and headkaze were glad to do it.

Just keep that attitude in mind when I start writing phone/tablet/metro apps for the community though. I'm probably going to charge a small fee for those. ;)

vwalbridge:
Thanks Howard_Casto. You're very generous with your work and I appreciate all the work you have put into your products. :cheers:

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