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MaseMan:
--- Quote from: DisneyRob on June 12, 2018, 12:00:06 pm ---Thank You so much. Just for the record, I have looked at other frontends, and they seem a tad complicated.
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I recently transitioned from Maximus to Launchbox, and I found the setup to be extremely easy. Like also noted, there are many easy to follow videos on Youtube for most front ends, if you have any issues.
djlunchbox:
Man it sucks to see all these negative answers/opinions instead of just answering the question.
Yes it maybe a "dead software" but it still has tons of comparability. Hyperspin is a huge PIA to get up and running and yeah LaunchBox/BigBox is cool, some people don't wanna pay $50. Plus it's still ALOT of grunt work to get BigBox set up pretty.
Fact is MA is a straight up EASY to set up front end that doesn't require a ton of nitpicking and yes does look good. The Hypermax theme as well as the older Hyperspace theme plus a handful of other themes make MA look great. I started with a Raspberry Pi which is still my go to however I was gifted a mini pc and 2tb drive with Hyperspin on it that had just been gathering dust.
Honestly MA has found a resurgence in Europe and South America. I'm fortunate enough to be fluent in spanish so watching the only available setup tutorials in spanish or portugese were pretty easy to understand. Currently I got the following systems set up and working no problem in MA: Atari 2600, NES, SNES, N64, MasterSystem, Genesis,PC Games and future Pinball. Currently working to get Pinball FX2 to be a standalone and to launch tables individually. Then i'll move on to Taito Type X, MAME, NEoGeo, Saturn, Naomi, Sega M2 and 3 then finally handhelds. For reference here's my current machine:
AlienWare Alpha i7 processor, NVIDIA GeForce GTX, 1TB internal, Windows 10. Have not had a single issue.
So don't know some of us because we want to use an old software. If it ain't broke don't fix it right?
Mike A:
Then answer the questions when they come up mister smarty pants.
JDFan:
--- Quote from: djlunchbox on August 01, 2018, 02:23:07 pm ---Currently I got the following systems set up and working no problem in MA: Atari 2600, NES, SNES, N64, MasterSystem, Genesis,PC Games and future Pinball. Currently working to get Pinball FX2 to be a standalone and to launch tables individually. Then i'll move on to Taito Type X, MAME, NEoGeo, Saturn, Naomi, Sega M2 and 3 then finally handhelds. For reference here's my current machine:
AlienWare Alpha i7 processor, NVIDIA GeForce GTX, 1TB internal, Windows 10. Have not had a single issue.
So don't know some of us because we want to use an old software. If it ain't broke don't fix it right?
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But the thing is for MAME at least - it is broke and has to be fixed in order to get it running - but guess you have not run into that yet since you do not have mame set up ! ( hopefully you can still translate enough help when you get around to that ! - though not sure why you needed to resort to spanish/portuguese help if you have not had any problems at all yet ! ) -- The problem with dead software is that it is not updated along with other software so eventually breaks or requires each user to do things to make it work when the emulator software changes.
THe main Problem I have with MA is the fact that they are still selling licenses to it (or giving it away with X-arcade purchases ) - but give a 30 or 60 day trial install at the end of which they are supposed to send an activation code but lately they have not been sending them and everyone comes here looking for a solution when they can not activate it. - or they come here asking how to get mame working since it is no longer working with newer versions of mame due to changes made to the Mame project. If they want to continue selling it or selling it to a third party to include with a sale of their product then they should provide some sort of support and keep it updated with the major programs it is designed to run with - Or just stop selling it !
Fortunately there is an activation code generator out there that works so those that do not ever receive their activation code can get it activated but the company themselves should be taking care of supporting the software they are still selling even if it is only a $5 or $10 product..
MaseMan:
"Plus it's still ALOT of grunt work to get BigBox set up pretty. "
I'm really confused by this comment. I am not a technical computer wizard at all, but I remember the process being pretty simple and easy. I mean, I honestly probably didn't spend more than 2-3 hours getting it set up how I wanted.
I had Maximus for a couple years. Is it still usable? Yes, it's totally fine and serviceable. However, it hasn't been updated in several years, and there's no active community around it anymore.
Also, I really don't get balking on spending $50 on a high quality, constantly updated front-end, after spending probably hundreds of dollars to build a decent arcade rig. To me, it would be like building a your own high performance sports car, but then running it on an economy four cylinder, because "It still runs fine."
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