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papaschtroumpf:
Haven't been on the forums for a while, my cabinet being mostly "finished", but I have two things that aren't working right:

1) the johnny5/AHK script still hickups often. I mostly came here to see if there was a newer version/better solution
2) the movie screensaver in mamewah almost always crashes eventually. I had posted a while back and MinWah said it had to be in the codec support, but hte movies will play fine a number of times and eventually cause an error in mamewah, crashing it.

While I'd feel like I'm letting MinWah down in some way, I'd be willing to try another FE if it meant that my cab would be more stable. Atomic FE was too young last time I tried it and didn't work out for me. I might give it another try, but it seems that the new craze is Mala. I just couldn;t find a good post about what's different between Mamewah and Mala except easier configuration (personally the INI files in mamewah are not an issue for me, although I wish they didn't change format between every major release :) ) but people keep mentionning Mala having "other features I wanted" without ever specifying what they might be.

Is there a ahandy comparison of features between FEs? Failing that, can people that chose one over the other explain what features made them decide?

I have no need for external LEDs, LCDs etc... really MAMEWAH would be perfect without the crashes, although I might like slightly updated" graphics. support for other emulators and PC games is a must, as is johnny5, as are movie previews and hopefully screensavers


gamecreature:
Have you checked the wiki? http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/Front-Ends

papaschtroumpf:
hehe, nice! Thanks. Still curious about what made people choose one over the other.

gamecreature:
Well I tried most of them and I just sort of grew fond of how easy it was to set up Mame in MaLa. I also liked the features in the layout tool. Since I'm primarily using this for Mame, MaLa fit the bill for me. Other folks have different priorities, so their preferences may lean a different direction.

loadman:
There is no reason why you can't have all 3 set-up on your cab while you decide which one works for you the best. I use MaLa on my cab but I have 'MaLa' and 'MameWah' and 'Atmoic' set up on my main PC right now (just for fun) or am I weird?  ;D

Anyway..
* Yes check the Wiki
* Try all the FE's. There is no best one. Just what is best for you and your emu gaming needs


--- Quote ---I have no need for external LEDs, LCDs etc
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Just in case you missunderstood, that is just an 'option' in MaLa.


--- Quote ---Is there a ahandy comparison of features between FEs? Failing that, can people that chose one over the other explain what features made them decide?
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Sounds good in Theory. It can be subjective. Just try them all as I say and ask a question on the forum if you need to.


--- Quote from: papaschtroumpf on July 07, 2006, 05:04:07 pm ---hehe, nice! Thanks. Still curious about what made people choose one over the other.

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I used to use 'GameLauncher' but that is no longer actively supported.
The three you mentioned all have great features and support. For me It came down to mala's rotation, and LED/LCD hardware options.

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