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Section_25:
I like GameEx  ;D

http://www.gameex.net/

drventure:
I played with 3darcade (a lot!). It's freakin cool, but hard as hell to get used to navigating around in. And setting things up? Yikes.

I ended up with Mala because it's so much easier. Hyperspin made me feel like I just did several hits of speed or something. "Hyper" it most definitely is. Not my cup of tea, but I can see the appeal.

councilface:
THERE IS ONLY ONE!

Hyperspin is dead easy to set up and not really resource hungry in this day and age....

DaveMMR:

--- Quote from: councilface on June 21, 2009, 06:53:31 am ---Hyperspin is dead easy to set up and not really resource hungry in this day and age....

--- End quote ---

A lot of builders are using older computers for a MAME machine especially when concentrating on the classics.  That's when HyperSpin may not be the best choice.


--- Quote from: Turnarcades on June 20, 2009, 08:55:53 pm ---Hyperspin does look nice I agree, but the list creation methods are not as simple as other front-ends.

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Agreed.  HS is a great front-end (and I'm currently using it, as a matter of fact) but that's one of its weaknesses.   Making custom gamelists in Mala was simple and painless.  It doesn't bother me much though because, as I said above, I only show games that have themes - and I only download themes for games I want to play.

If we're comparing front-ends, I don't think you can go wrong with HS, Mala, Mamewah or Maximus.  Each has its own set of strengths and weaknesses.  Examples: HS is the sexiest, but is deficient in a couple of key features like proper gamepad/joystick support (it supports the U360 but only to navigate - not button presses)*.  Mala is more intuitive but there's more legwork involved if you want something sleek looking (text lists are not exactly eye-catching).  And so forth. 

(*In all fairness, Hyperspin is relatively new to the scene and many concerns will be addressed I'm sure.  It's not a completely fair comparison for that reason, I know, but for the sake of making a personal front-end choice, it's necessary to bring these issues up.)

At the end of the day, I love the bling of Hyperspin and use it for that reason.  But I still love Mala too.   

daywane:
 :whap
AtomicFE works great for me.
but here is a good link for you to check out
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=84933.0

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