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gothroughthegate:
I have been looking at all the FE out there.  I've gotten myself  confused :P.  Is there a FE with a screen that pops up with the button layout of games on mame?
dkubarek:
you want an add on for your front end in that case. CP2viewer and CPwizard. Many FEs support them. But I use Mala and it has the setup in the GUI. I have CP2viewer and like it because it was easy to setup but the program will sometimes run several times if I play a lot of games, which can sap some PC power. (If I go into task manager, I see a few "CP2viewers running, I mean.) CPwizard I never used, but it has another screen to show steps for combo attacks and fatalities in fighting games. I'll probably switch for that reason. It requires a file for reference, but you can find it on the Web.
Ginsu Victim:
CPwizard link
http://members.iinet.net.au/~freeaxs/cpwizard/
Turnarcades:
I've always seen those cp layout programs as a bridge too far and one more wait between the FE and a game loading. As most games can be attributed to a 3 or six-button JAMMA layout anyway, I find it easier just to trial and error for a moment or two on my first game. Most games I play do not use non-standard layouts anyway though.
dkubarek:
yea, for fighters I can see it, but my nephews don't even look at the screen when it pops up. like you said, just one more thing in the way. I think you can set them to work during pause, tho, and just access them when needed. and then it's only there when you want it.
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