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What's a good front end for MAME for a non-computer guy?
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AlanS17:
If you're just playing the games on a PC, sitting at a desk, and have a mouse available to switch around games, then MAME32 is the easiest. If you want something to put in an actual arcade macine, GameLauncher was the easiest for me. It's clean and professional, too.

MAME32 in a cabinet would look VERY unprofessional IMO. Who wants to see Windows running on the cabinet? If MAME32 has a cabinet mode, I've never seen it.
paigeoliver:

--- Quote from: AlanS17 on May 12, 2005, 05:18:08 pm ---If you're just playing the games on a PC, sitting at a desk, and have a mouse available to switch around games, then MAME32 is the easiest. If you want something to put in an actual arcade macine, GameLauncher was the easiest for me. It's clean and professional, too.

MAME32 in a cabinet would look VERY unprofessional IMO. Who wants to see Windows running on the cabinet? If MAME32 has a cabinet mode, I've never seen it.

--- End quote ---

I am actually using Mame32 in my Frankencab at the moment. I never quite go around to customizing Mamewah the way I want it.
screaming:
MAMEWAH is probably the majority favorite these days unless you have some special reason not to use it, for example, if you want a virtual arcade to "walk" through, you could try 3D Arcade.

If you're considering MAMEWAH and don't mind installing the .NET Framework (if you don't already have it), check out MAMEWAH Config.

  There's a list of front ends on myarcade.org, or another (kind of stale, but extensive) list is available on Zophar's Domain.

-sab
daywane:
I like Mame 32. works just fine in a cab.

most people are used to a windows look.  especially children nowadays.
born into it. Think about it for a second. Windows fits into there lives like a microwave. Never knew life with out it.

Atomic FE is becoming my favorite ( looks good and only a few steps more then Mame 32 .
danny_galaga:
if you can use DOS im guessing you will be able to use many of the front ends available. im absolutely hopeless with any of that stuff so im one of those sinners who has mame32 in a cab.
ive found that ULTRASTYLE seems to be ok to set up but ive had issues with my setup so i never quite got it to work properly. but it looks great! on my XP pc it will freeze when i first open it and then it works when i ctrl-alt-del and open again. but on a pc who cares what it looks like, might as well use mame32. on my cab which is win98 i cant make it run at all  >:(  having said that most people seem to make it work ok.
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