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Favorite Front End
JenkNZ:
i like the 'mame.exe' only thing it needs is to be able to scroll through games with joystick. is there any FE like that? all text no setup?
MagicManPA:
Of the few that I have tried, I decided on Mala. Very easy to use & does what I need it do. I don't need 100 fancy bells & whistles. I just want to pick a game & play.
Now if I could figure out why it won't save a gamelist for any emulators outside MAME I'd be golden. :cry:
kaptainsteve:
Here's my observation;
Q. Which of these frontends actually works with the latest mame?
A. Almost none. They either don't install (Ultrastyle, Mala) or have serious bugs (loss of focus issues in both Mala and Arcade Maximus). If you think this is not so, just try your favorite with the latest mame and see.
The problem is that the frontends get too complicated, then bugs find their way into the software and they can't be kept up with.
I am sticking with Ultramame.
Why? 4 reasons.
It can be accessed completely from the control panel. It installs. No bugs. It works.
Kaptainsteve
Dazz:
--- Quote from: kaptainsteve on February 23, 2011, 03:08:22 pm ---Here's my observation;
Q. Which of these frontends actually works with the latest mame?
A. Almost none. They either don't install (Ultrastyle, Mala) or have serious bugs (loss of focus issues in both Mala and Arcade Maximus). If you think this is not so, just try your favorite with the latest mame and see.
The problem is that the frontends get too complicated, then bugs find their way into the software and they can't be kept up with.
I am sticking with Ultramame.
Why? 4 reasons.
It can be accessed completely from the control panel. It installs. No bugs. It works.
Kaptainsteve
--- End quote ---
I hate to say this, but it sounds like you don't know what you are doing... What version of MAME are you trying to use?
All front ends should work perfectly fine with the latest MAME. I personally use HyperSpin and we have no issues at all running the latest MAME. I have also tested Maximus Arcade using the latest MAME and have no issues with focus. I haven't used MALA in a long while, but I don't see why it would have any issues with the latest version of MAME.
Celsius:
Using Mala and mame...no installation problems and works perfect
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