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otaku

07-06-2009, 05:26 PM

Want to use an old pc to build a mame cab but woudl like some preferably free software to make it not run like a pc but like an arcade machine with multiple games available I know the stuff exists just don't know whats good etc

Thanks

namzep

07-06-2009, 05:42 PM

There are tons of freebie front ends. I just pick whichever frontend you like (and will work with your setup) and run the plain version of Mame. If you're looking for just a quick setup, Mame 32 would work, too.

norkusa

07-06-2009, 07:33 PM

I don't know much about MAME font ends but if I was building a cab I'd use HyperSpin. Slickest frontend I've ever seen:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEgaqXsavYA

BetaWolf47

07-06-2009, 09:32 PM

X-Men is good. Hey, you asked for software that MAME uses, right? (ignore me)

namzep

07-07-2009, 09:28 AM

I don't know much about MAME font ends but if I was building a cab I'd use HyperSpin. Slickest frontend I've ever seen:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEgaqXsavYA
Hyperspin's cool but you need a fairly good pc to run it smoothly.

otaku

07-08-2009, 03:09 AM

well the machine is core 2 duo 2 gigs of ram running xp 7200rpm hard drive.

TheDomesticInstitution

07-08-2009, 05:50 AM

I am running MAME .162 with MAMEWah as a front end. I haven't done much configuring yet but then run fine on a 2.xx GHz P4 with 512mb rab and no video card. I don't play a lot of super modern games on it though.

I have played:
xmen
the simpsons
captain america
TMNT
TMNT: Turtles in time

Which all work great, and seem to play exactly like the arcade. Although I encountered my first game with massive slowdown yesterday, which is a bummer. Double Dragon (JPN). It's one of my favorite NES games, but it really starts to cough with any more than 2 enemies on the screen. Anyway, I don't have the power to run any slick front ends, but just wanted to share my specs- to give you an idea how low you can go.

IG-88

07-08-2009, 06:17 AM

well the machine is core 2 duo 2 gigs of ram running xp 7200rpm hard drive.

Thats an old PC? I hear old and think a 486 or a newer P75 or something. :-/

namzep

07-08-2009, 07:39 AM

You should be able to run Hyperspin then. That would be my advice (just because it's such a nice looking frontend).

Baloo

07-08-2009, 09:09 AM

I would probably go with Mame32.