Best MAME frontend?

[Sudo]

I haven't really been into arcade games for a while, but there have been a few that I've been wanting to play lately. I liked MAME32, but it seems to be somewhat outdated, as it didn't have all the games listed that I wanted to play. I don't really came for MAME Classic's UI, since there doesn't seem to be an option to set controller inputs for all games instead of doing it manually for each.

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

I haven't really been into arcade games for a while, but there have been a few that I've been wanting to play lately. I liked MAME32, but it seems to be somewhat outdated, as it didn't have all the games listed that I wanted to play. I don't really came for MAME Classic's UI, since there doesn't seem to be an option to set controller inputs for all games instead of doing it manually for each.

There's absolutely an option to do standard controller inputs across all games.

That option has been standard across all MAME 32 releases for years, and it's still included in all UI releases.

Just start a game, hit tab, and the first controller input option should be the "universal" one. The one that says "Inputs - for this game" are game specific.

[Sudo]

There's absolutely an option to do standard controller inputs across all games.

That option has been standard across all MAME 32 releases for years, and it's still included in all UI releases.

Just start a game, hit tab, and the first controller input option should be the "universal" one. The one that says "Inputs - for this game" are game specific.

Thanks, I hadn't realized that. I may just stick with MAME Classic since I've gotten that issue sorted out.

[Phosphor Dot Fossils]

I don't use it anymore, but man, I used to be in love with Ultrastyle. You could set it up to be a "jukebox" on its menu screen, picking randomly from a directory of whatever MP3s you liked. New wave all the way, baby! It was amazing customizable. I don't even know if it's compatible or actively supported anymore.

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

Thanks, I hadn't realized that. I may just stick with MAME Classic since I've gotten that issue sorted out.

You'll still likely have to tweak certain games, as even some of the "universal" stuff can get screwy on games that have a ton of specific buttons (usually the 4 player games, or games with a lot of analog controls) but if you spend a bit of time setting up your universal controls you can get all the heavy joystick/button stuff out of the way for all of the games you have running.

[InsaneDavid]

As I said in this thread (different subject)...

Also take a look at GameLauncher, it's simple and straight forward to use, but setup takes a little time since it uses a configuration .txt file. What's cool is it supports nearly ANY command line emulator or program, it will also work with DOS flavors of MAME. I was going to use it on my Pole Position conversion but the motherboard I'm using likes to idle in DOS for a moment before loading anything so game performance was slightly hindered. However, I use GameLauncher here on my main computer to play the small MAME assortment I always have ready to go.

[XYXZYZ]

If you're on an arcade machine MaLa is the frontend I like the most.

[jb143]

I depends entirely on what you want to use it for. For Mame cabinets I use Mamewah. It's tricky to set up but does everythign I need it to and more. For just playing games on my PC I use the built in text front end on the newer console mames.