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FrizzleFried:
No love for MAMEWAH?? Easily the fastest front end...once you get the hang of setting it up that is.
I use Mamewah on both my stand up MAME cabs and MALA (at least for now) on my cocktail.
Cakemeister:
--- Quote from: FrizzleFried on September 21, 2008, 12:09:07 pm ---Mamewah...Easily the fastest front end....
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I'm gonna have to sort of like disagree with you there, yeah.
FrizzleFried:
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--- Quote from: FrizzleFried on September 21, 2008, 12:09:07 pm ---Mamewah...Easily the fastest front end....
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I'm gonna have to sort of like disagree with you there, yeah.
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You're welcome to disagree, but I've run Mamewah, Mala, GameEx and 3darcade and Mamewah, once set up, is EASILY the fastest performing front end...
Perhaps I should check out your front end, eh?
Cakemeister:
IMO Atomic is also faster than MAMEWah.
MPS:
--- Quote from: nipsmg on September 20, 2008, 04:51:57 pm ---Between the two, Maximus all the way. It's amazingly easy to set up, looks great, is very configurable, and is just completely trouble free.
For me to actually buy software off the net is rare. When my trial ran out, I absolutely had to buy it.
Edit:
Also, I agree with Dazz, Hyperspin is AWESOME. However, it's really great for a select number of games, especially those with themes already. The other emulators are better for running every rom under the sun. However, keep an eye on it. It is constantly updated and has a great community.
If I made a bartop cabinet with limited controls (and therefore limited games), I would run hyperspin without a thought.
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NIPSMG, I would have to agree 100% with everything you said above.
Right now, I'm playing with the 30 day demo of Maximus Arcade in preparation for building a HTPC with gaming capability. I have been very pleased with what I have seen so far, and I will happily shell out the $25 for Maximus Arcade. My only real beef with it is the lack of pre-made skins. I wish I had some more skinning choices as I am just not talented enough with graphic design programs to make my own.
I signed up for the beta of Hyperspin several months ago. While it was impressive visually, I would agree with you that it is probably best suited for a cab with a limited amount of games. I just can't imagine navigating through Hyperspin on a PC with tons of games. Despite the massive amount of amazing work they have accomplished so far, the fact that there isn't a good way to handle vertical monitors is a huge turn-off to me. I will be watching development closely, and I hope it continues to evolve. If it becomes what we all hope it will, and if they can come up with support/themes for vertical monitors, I would happily pay for it as well.
The other front end that I thought had a lot of potential was Ultrastyle. It is too bad that the author completely flaked out & bailed on the project. I thought it was a nice looking front end for MAME cabinets, and anyone walking up to it for the first time could easily figure out how to navigate around between games. I installed it on my cab with a horizontal monitor and my cab with a vertical monitor several years ago. I am probably overdue to replace Ultrastyle since there is no more development, and the speed issue when navigating the wheel in vertical mode was never fixed.