i tried hyperspin, however it is just too much work to get everything setup. i messed with it for a little while, but i couldnt seem to get it to show the marquees and snaps from my mame directory. the only way i could get it to work was to put the files in some files named "artwork 1, artwork 2, etc.... plus it seemed a little slow during the transitions.
dont get me wrong, i liked the interface, it looks very professional, and i liked those advanced themes...however until i can download a pack that has most of the themes, it just wont work. i dont really want to take the time to set up those nice themes for all of my games.
i like mala because it is very easy to set up and get working, and very easy to customize. i'll continue to mess around with hyperspin, but unless i can find a way to make it use the default mame locations for image files, it is no good for me. i dont want to have to move all of my images around just to try it out, and then move them all back if it doesnt work. perhaps im just an idiot and i missed something...so i'll keep looking