Good menus/frontends.

killergorilla · 26 April 2007, 13:28

Weird request this one.

I'm not after a frontend to use at all, I just want people to give some examples of which frontends they think work really well, giving the user exactly what they need in terms of useability and visual splendour.

I'd appreciate a screenshot, and if you can be arsed, a little explanation on why you think it's so good, how it differs from others, any excellent features it has, and how you navigate it.

I don't use any frontends apart from AGS on my A1200 (which I'm getting really tired of).

Let's just call it research.

DDNI · 26 April 2007, 16:03

Igame. It works, it is fast (despite docs saying its slow). It hasnt crashed yet. Setting up screenshots is a pain though as is classifying games by genre. A pop up window on game exit asking you to pick a genre would be good. Maybe a dat file with all games already classified to a genre would be nice.

killergorilla · 26 April 2007, 16:05

I mean any frontend, MAME32, whatever, not just Amiga frontends.

Sorry if I didn't make that clear

Anubis · 26 April 2007, 16:11

I used Offline List. I needed the way to know which games have English language (GBA) and this frontend does that nicely.

I've set couple of emulators to work with it and it works well, but it's not how I usually run the games.

DDNI · 26 April 2007, 16:16

I know, but if it aint Amiga it aint worth writing about lol

DDNI · 26 April 2007, 16:16

Damn Anubis your collection of GBA games must have cost you a fortune

DamienD · 26 April 2007, 16:17

I use LusSpace FE with my SNES DVD and it's quite cool, works with loads of different emulators / systems

killergorilla · 26 April 2007, 16:21

Hmm...

Those two look identical, I can see a theme here

Keep em coming!

Anyone use one as a frontend for an arcade cabinet or something like that?

Maybe something without a mouse?

Anubis · 26 April 2007, 16:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by DDNI

Damn Anubis your collection of GBA games must have cost you a fortune

And to ensure money spend, you have to make sure you have backups of everything you own!

DamienD · 26 April 2007, 16:27

Here's a site with MAME FrontEnds:

http://www.zophar.net/frontends/mame.html

Personally, I don't use them though so can't comment how good they are etc...

mr_0rga5m · 26 April 2007, 16:28

0.7d (2004/01/22) ! .. You've not updated in a while eh.

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Anubis

I used Offline List. I needed the way to know which games have English language (GBA) and this frontend does that nicely.

I've set couple of emulators to work with it and it works well, but it's not how I usually run the games.

Retro-Nerd · 26 April 2007, 16:38

I'm using Emuloader for Mame. It has some nice gamefilters and a online connection to MAWS.

mr_0rga5m · 26 April 2007, 16:57

EmuLoader is excellent, And its coded in Delphi. So its double excellent.

Marcuz · 26 April 2007, 17:10

Emuloader seems convincing. next time i put some order here i'll try it.

Anubis · 26 April 2007, 17:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by mr_0rga5m

0.7d (2004/01/22) ! .. You've not updated in a while eh.

.

No, I don't update front end that I don't use that often. Screenshot is from their web site, and btw I don't use official dat files, but NoIntro one.

Ultron · 26 April 2007, 17:25

I use Emuloader here too.

Retroplay · 26 April 2007, 19:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by marco pedrana

Emuloader seems convincing. next time i put some order here i'll try it.

Emuloader is the king amongst MAME frontends.
I started my MAME experience with MAME32 but after switching over to MAME/Emuloader there's no turning back.

Marcuz · 26 April 2007, 19:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Retroplay

Emuloader is the king amongst MAME frontends.
I started my MAME experience with MAME32 but after switching over to MAME/Emuloader there's no turning back.

cool! but does it use the bare mame executable or the various hacked ones also? so to use their features like filters, scale etc.

Retro-Nerd · 26 April 2007, 20:04

Quote:

Emu Loader is a GUI for MAME (TM), ZiNc, Daphne, AGEMAME and HazeMD emulators.
It is compatible with all versions of Windows. This frontend started as a hobby and a
learning project. When I first discovered MAME back in 1997, I couldn't find a frontend
with everything I wanted.
At the very beginning, it was known as "Mameloader" (between friends), but before I
could release it to the public, another frontend came out first, exactly with this name.
Oops... change of plans! "Visual MAME" / "fxMAME" / "guiMAME" /
"Arcade PC - MAME Frontend." ??? None of those names came to life, heh. With the help of
"Chen Yu-hau" from Taipei/Taiwan, Emu Loader slowly became popular. But now it has become
something much bigger and well known in the emulation scene. I got help from others too of course,
but if it wasn't from Chen's initial help, the development would have been terminated.
Thank you all!

WARNING: DOS MAME and MAME32 are not supported by the frontend!

I'm using it with Mame32 Plus! and it works fine. You can load a Overlay PNG for your desired filter effect.

Marcuz · 26 April 2007, 21:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by Retro-Nerd

I'm using it with Mame32 Plus! and it works fine. You can load a Overlay PNG for your desired filter effect.

hey that's interesting, thank you, i'll try it for sure

26 April 2007, 13:28	#1
killergorilla Lesser Talent Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 7,957	Good menus/frontends. Weird request this one. I'm not after a frontend to use at all, I just want people to give some examples of which frontends they think work really well, giving the user exactly what they need in terms of useability and visual splendour. I'd appreciate a screenshot, and if you can be arsed, a little explanation on why you think it's so good, how it differs from others, any excellent features it has, and how you navigate it. I don't use any frontends apart from AGS on my A1200 (which I'm getting really tired of). Let's just call it research.

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26 April 2007, 16:03	#2
DDNI Targ Explorer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 5,433	Igame. It works, it is fast (despite docs saying its slow). It hasnt crashed yet. Setting up screenshots is a pain though as is classifying games by genre. A pop up window on game exit asking you to pick a genre would be good. Maybe a dat file with all games already classified to a genre would be nice.

26 April 2007, 16:05	#3
killergorilla Lesser Talent Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 7,957	I mean any frontend, MAME32, whatever, not just Amiga frontends. Sorry if I didn't make that clear

26 April 2007, 16:11	#4
Anubis Retro Gamer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Underworld Age: 51 Posts: 4,072	I used Offline List. I needed the way to know which games have English language (GBA) and this frontend does that nicely. I've set couple of emulators to work with it and it works well, but it's not how I usually run the games.

26 April 2007, 16:16	#5
DDNI Targ Explorer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 5,433	I know, but if it aint Amiga it aint worth writing about lol

26 April 2007, 16:17	#7
DamienD Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London / Sydney Age: 47 Posts: 20,420	I use LusSpace FE with my SNES DVD and it's quite cool, works with loads of different emulators / systems

26 April 2007, 16:21	#8
killergorilla Lesser Talent Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 7,957	Hmm... Those two look identical, I can see a theme here Keep em coming! Anyone use one as a frontend for an arcade cabinet or something like that? Maybe something without a mouse?

26 April 2007, 16:27	#10
DamienD Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London / Sydney Age: 47 Posts: 20,420	Here's a site with MAME FrontEnds: http://www.zophar.net/frontends/mame.html Personally, I don't use them though so can't comment how good they are etc...

26 April 2007, 16:38	#12
Retro-Nerd Missile Command Champion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 52 Posts: 12,457	I'm using Emuloader for Mame. It has some nice gamefilters and a online connection to MAWS.

26 April 2007, 16:57	#13
mr_0rga5m Tik Gora :D Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Round yo momma's Posts: 1,273	EmuLoader is excellent, And its coded in Delphi. So its double excellent.

26 April 2007, 17:10	#14
Marcuz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: . Age: 48 Posts: 5,562	Emuloader seems convincing. next time i put some order here i'll try it.

26 April 2007, 17:25	#16
Ultron Something Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Amigaland, Nostalgia Age: 48 Posts: 757	I use Emuloader here too.

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