Build Your Own Arcade Controls Forum
Main => Software Forum => Topic started by: Doc Thirst on January 15, 2008, 08:53:12 am
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Hello everyone, been a while! Glad to see the community is still running strong.
I'm posting today from a different angle. I'm building a cab for the biggest arcade enthusiast I know, unfortunately, he is also the least computer literate person I know. So my question is simple, features be damned, what is the simplest front end going?
Basically, I want something simple, stable, and strait forward enough to unleash in a daycare or retirement home. Anyway, I think you all get the idea, any suggestions?
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maximus arcade if one of the most user friendly front-ends
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You can try Atomic Fe and his plug'n play modules.
Try for instance the Arcade_Simple one. You just have to copy roms in a folder.
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Thanks for the feedback guys. I'll dl and take a look at both. Right now I'm looking at mala which seems pretty strait forward, I might check into disabling right-clicking and run with that. I'm really excited to be getting this guy set up and its important to me he not feel overwhelmed, or frustrated. I currently use Mamewah, but I'm afraid a missed key stroke could cause problems (like switching emus). Just got to get it down to the least common denominator.
It pretty cool to have taken a break from the hobby and come back. There have been some great advances while I was away.
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If you try AtomicFe , just before running it the first time , run in the AtomicFe folder the exe :
Codec_tscc.exe
It is codec for the default introvideo.
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If extreme user friendliness is what you want, use 2 U360 joysticks, all electric ice buttons with an ledwiz, and Mala.
I have two 49way sticks, the first software configured sticks that I purchased before the U360 existed. I also have all electric ice buttons/trackball with the ledwiz. When I choose any game, Mala automatically sets the joystick to the correct mode and lights the buttons used to the original game colors.