Build Your Own Arcade Controls Forum
Main => Software Forum => Topic started by: spuddybuddy on December 11, 2005, 12:13:49 am
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Well I plan on building my first cab in January so I downloaded MAME, but I dont know how it exactly works. Do I download a frontend the runs MAME for me? And also what is MAME-WAH is it a frontend???
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There is a version of MAME with a built in frontend called MAME32 otherwise you can download one of the command line versions of MAME that you would need a front end for. MameWah is a front end (actually the one I use for my cabinet) and there are a vast assortment of other good frontends out there to use too. The advantage of having a front end is that you can customize it practically any way you want. Where MAME32 will not let you customize it's built in frontend.
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Yeah Mame32 is the way to go for a New user..
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But not necessarily a new cabinet user. In reality, someone going to take the time building a cabinet needs to get accustomed to the software months in advance of building something like this.
Mame32 is nice and noob friendly, but almost any FE is better put into a cabinet. You can get by with Mame32 in a cabinet, but you'll be happier using a real FE.
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Man, how many memories reading this thread has brought up. ::) I second learning how to work a frontend as well. I would install the microsoft toy that allows you to right click a folder and have the option to open a command prompt there. That way you can test mame. Once you feel you get mame set up, this little tool is nice to have to test. You can find a link at TigerHeli's site, but it is on the microsoft site. By the way, be prepared to be overwhelmed for a little bit untill you get it figured out. It's worth it!!!
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You can find a link at TigerHeli's site, but it is on the microsoft site.