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astgl:
Since it's getting closer to prime time, I wanted to see if there was any interest in from anyone in another Multigame frontend.

Yamfe (Yet-Another Multigame Frontend) is an OpenGL based mutigame frontend with what I think are some very nice features. It's primarily targeted at Presentation monitors, plasma screens, lcds and other large format screens, but runs as a full screen overlay at any resolution from 640x480 to 2048x1536. It is now at "Beta Quality" and I will be releasing it as soon as I get a few fixes in and some sort of list config program written.

Features:
* Multiple game lists or "Panels" since I am using removeable panels on my cabinet.
* Complete "Non Windows" GUI, that can be ported at a later date to OSX and Linux.
* Ability to have any type of game per displayed list, from PC to mame to console in the same game list.  It uses "registered" exe's to find each game and run it with the correct options.
* Ability to run multiple pre and post programs, for example to download ultrastick map files, or run just about anything.
* Can have an infinite number of mame versions to allow you to run older "over emulated" games with other versions of mame.
* Currently runs every emu that I have thrown at it correctly, including my own unreleased AAE, ZINC, DAPHNE, MAME (all versions) GENS, Visualboy Advance, Z26, etc....
* Supports 4 concurrent joysticks, multiple mice, and a per-panel key configuration.

ToDo's before release:

Minor cleanups and bugfixes.
Currently all exe's have to be registered with the program so it can identify and locate them. This is a config file, and I need a little frontend to make editing this easier.
Add an additional "Artwork based" theme.
Make a list generator tool. ;)

I would really like some help with the opening screen. The theme sucks, I am not an artist and I really need someone to make better panel icons that what I have thrown in as placeholders. If anyone would want to help, I could use some. !!!!!

Screenshots attached, I will try to have a releaseable version later this month.
astgl:
More Pictures:
astgl:
One More picture, Menu root.
hakan:

--- Quote from: astgl on December 30, 2006, 01:15:28 pm ---Since it's getting closer to prime time, I wanted to see if there was any interest in from anyone in another Multigame frontend.

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Yes, as soon as it can run on Linux  >:D


--- Quote from: astgl on December 30, 2006, 01:15:28 pm ---Features:
* Multiple game lists or "Panels" since I am using removeable panels on my cabinet.

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I modified my cabinet for removable (modular) panels, too (seems to be the new "in" thing to to  ;D )

Do you have any method to detect which panel has been installed on your cabinet or do you select this via the frontend?

I'm still looking for a good idea to make my frontend show me only the trackball games as if the trackball panel module is available.

Regards,
Hakan
squirrellydw:
I am always looking for a new FE but what will make this any better than the other ones out there?  Such as GameEX, Atomic, Mamewah.  Will it be free, support the LEDwiz, show screen shots or video snap shots?  What does the configuration look like?  Sorry for all the questions.
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