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Title: Custom MAME front end - where to start?
Post by: JDGJr on March 11, 2015, 09:06:20 pm

I'm looking for someone to use existing source for a front end to create a version to do specific things for a) preview/screensaver and b) transition from preview to a short list of games. Time to completion is short.

Please respond here or send me a message if you're capable and interested.
Can anyone point me to a better place to ask this question?

Thanks,
John

Title: Re: Custom MAME front end - where to start?
Post by: keilmillerjr on March 11, 2015, 09:46:45 pm

Almost every already existing front end can do that. I don't understand? :dunno

I am currently enjoying and recommending http://attractmode.org (http://attractmode.org). I'm not sure if http://retrofe.com/ (http://retrofe.com/) has a screensaver yet, but you might want to give that a check as well. Both are relatively new, cross platform, currently active and well built front ends.

Title: Re: Custom MAME front end - where to start?
Post by: JDGJr on March 11, 2015, 11:01:50 pm

I don't have the time to research the front ends to determine which will work, and then do the configuration to create the solution.

More specifically, I'm working on a kiosk-type installation and looking for a single preview image/animation that is displayed until a button is pressed. Then a preview image or animation is displayed (not game related) followed by a list of game to select from. On game completion, the kiosk returns to the preview image.

would prefer running on a RaspPI-2 or andriod  device.

Title: Re: Custom MAME front end - where to start?
Post by: Slippyblade on March 12, 2015, 01:18:18 am

Let me get this straight.  You don't have time to browse the existing programs that do what you want, so you want to pay, I assume, someone to create something from scratch?  I get the feeling you have no clue what you are asking.   Good luck with that.

Title: Re: Custom MAME front end - where to start?
Post by: horizon on March 12, 2015, 01:32:04 am

Quote from: Slippyblade on March 12, 2015, 01:18:18 am

Let me get this straight.  You don't have time to browse the existing programs that do what you want, so you want to pay, I assume, someone to create something from scratch?  I get the feeling you have no clue what you are asking.   Good luck with that.

Just make sure your arrangement is $/line of code.  Best way to get quality work.

Title: Re: Custom MAME front end - where to start?
Post by: empardopo on March 12, 2015, 03:13:22 am

Quote from: JDGJr on March 11, 2015, 09:06:20 pm

I'm looking for someone to use existing source for a front end to create a version to do specific things for a) preview/screensaver and b) transition from preview to a short list of games. Time to completion is short.

Please respond here or send me a message if you're capable and interested.
Can anyone point me to a better place to ask this question?

Thanks,
John

Where is this source?

Title: Re: Custom MAME front end - where to start?
Post by: BadMouth on March 12, 2015, 09:00:09 am

Step 3=Profit

Title: Re: Custom MAME front end - where to start?
Post by: keilmillerjr on March 12, 2015, 09:11:37 am

Something about this doesn't seem right...

Title: Re: Custom MAME front end - where to start?
Post by: empardopo on March 13, 2015, 03:06:32 am

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