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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: tposey on December 30, 2014, 11:01:30 am
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What are your recommendations on the best front end for a 2 player cabinet. On 2 player games such as fighting games id like the screen split. I cant seem to find any good topics on this in particular.
Thanks in advance
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I am currently using maximus arcade and havent seen that option anywhere as of now.
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What are your recommendations on the best front end for a 2 player cabinet. On 2 player games such as fighting games id like the screen split. I cant seem to find any good topics on this in particular.
Thanks in advance
I'm not sure I understand what you're getting at.
What is the goal of doing a split screen setup on a single screen two player cabinet?
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I meant cocktail when i said cabinet.
So that player 1 and player 2 have their own screen essentially.
Sorry for the lack of clarification.
Thanks for the reply.
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MAME can do that under video options.
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MAME can do that under video options.
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Also, there's a related topic you may want to check out here: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,142354.msg1474459.html#msg1474459 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,142354.msg1474459.html#msg1474459)
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Thanks guys.
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He IS asking about front ends, not MAME....
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As for doing that within a front end would 2 monitors be an option?
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Mala has the option to flip the front end around for cocktail cabs with a button push.
http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/File:Mala_OptionsCKA.JPG (http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/File:Mala_OptionsCKA.JPG)
I don't think there is front end out there that allows for a mirrored layout that can be controlled with either player 1 or player 2 controls.
Attract mode might let you do it since it uses squirrel to create it's layouts but you'd have to create it yourself.
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I assume you are talking about a FE that will display to each player (ie. split screens) and allow either player to pick a game. As others have mentioned, I don't know of any FE that will do that. I know that some people have made some "cocktail" themes for HyperSpin, but that may not really help you.
Here is a video of HyperSpin Cocktail incase it is of interest to you:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-tC3e-vCis (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-tC3e-vCis)
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Use Attract Mode front end and create a custom theme that has your artwork and list duplicated and flipped for the other player. Creating themes for this front end is easy.
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