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SirPoonga:
Yeah, maybe I will come up with a grid of features
Basically i want a simple way at the beginning of the review that sums up the FE. The FE may have mroe features but it will give the basic core features everyone looks at.
For example, operating systems it runs on. I could just link to a logo of the OSes supported.
So, that begs the questions, when people look for a FE for their cabinet what do they look for?
What OS it runs
If the controls work well with cabinet, meaning if the person has a tball the person can use a mouse, if the person has a jamma converted cabinet the person will want something that can be controlled only by keyboard, etc...
Arcade monitor support, ala what resolutions and frequency range can the FE handle.
How the FE lists games.
Multiemu support?
What else?
For each of those I need a way to rate it or compare the options.
youki:
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But users of arcade monitors should avoid it.
Why?
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jelwell:
--- Quote from: SirPoonga on April 14, 2005, 03:54:39 pm ---So, that begs the questions, when people look for a FE for their cabinet what do they look for?
What else?
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Here's a good place to start, *waaay* outdated of course.
Things I looked for when I picked my front end:
"Looks like an Arcade game" mode versus "Looks like a windows/gui application".
Customizable look and feel.
Able to use various artworks (cabinets, marquees, control panels, flyers, etc)
Lockable (no way to edit via control panel once setup)
Ability to hide windows.
Easy to setup.
Active developer / community support.
Supports filtering mame list by categories, nplayers, etc.
Fast to scroll through thousands of game titles.
I'll let you guess at what I picked. ;)
Joseph Elwell.
SirPoonga:
--- Quote ---Supports filtering mame list by categories, nplayers, etc.
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uhg, nplayers. Personally, I don't like it since controls.dat does they same thing :)
jelwell:
--- Quote from: SirPoonga on April 15, 2005, 12:31:44 pm ---
--- Quote ---Supports filtering mame list by categories, nplayers, etc.
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uhg, nplayers.
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