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Multi/Single Emulator Frontend

  • 13-10-2011 3:04pm
    #1
    brianon
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    Guys. I've no longer got my multi emu arcade cabinet so I'm looking for a multi emulator that runs (quickly) and looks nice on a desktop PC.

    Any ideas ?


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  • #2
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Really depends on what you want to run. For the majority of non-3d stuff, Mame covers all the bases. For 3d type games to run & look well, you'll need to look at specific emulators for that system.

    A good setup would be Mame, & various other specific emulators all running & controlled via a nice frontend such as Hyperspin.


  • #3
    brianon
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    EnterNow wrote: »
    Really depends on what you want to run. For the majority of non-3d stuff, Mame covers all the bases. For 3d type games to run & look well, you'll need to look at specific emulators for that system.

    A good setup would be Mame, & various other specific emulators all running & controlled via a nice frontend such as Hyperspin.

    Yeah. I've decent experience with emulators. Its a frontend I'm looking for.

    I'm looking for as light as possible FE. Its been a while since I used hyperspin (I had it setup in the arcade cab). Would it be light enough/quick to run ?


  • #4
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    brianon wrote: »
    Yeah. I've decent experience with emulators. Its a frontend I'm looking for.

    I'm looking for as light as possible FE. Its been a while since I used hyperspin (I had it setup in the arcade cab). Would it be light enough/quick to run ?

    In that case its down to the specs of your pc. My cab's pc is a Core2Duo 2.8Ghz, 4GB ram & XP x64...HS runs flawlessly on it. Some users report stuttering though, so it's not a fine art.


  • #5
    brianon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,406 ✭✭✭brianon


    EnterNow wrote: »
    In that case its down to the specs of your pc. My cab's pc is a Core2Duo 2.8Ghz, 4GB ram & XP x64...HS runs flawlessly on it. Some users report stuttering though, so it's not a fine art.

    My PC is fast(recent) so HS would be grand. Its more that I'm looking for something a bit more minimalist. Its not for an arcade cab. Its for my desktop pc.


  • #6
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    brianon wrote: »
    My PC is fast(recent) so HS would be grand. Its more that I'm looking for something a bit more minimalist. Its not for an arcade cab. Its for my desktop pc.

    Yeah but you can configure HS to display a single list of games, or the entire romset of every emulator. Its lightness is entirely up to the user & how its configured.

    There's other frontends too though which might suit, but if looking good is a requirement, I know HS fulfills.


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  • #7
    Andrew76
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 10,752 Mod ✭✭✭✭Andrew76


    As EnterNow says, HS can be trimmed to suit your needs. There's also Mala, http://malafe.net/index.php?page=layouts, only used it for a short while years ago before switching to HS so not sure what it's like these days.


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