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Let's talk about a MAME

By Spyderturbo007

5 years ago


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#19 5 years ago

I'm using Hyperspin, I picked it after spending a couple years with GameEx. I picked GameEx at first because of the easy setup, where Hyperspin is a bit of a hassle to get together or so it seems at first if you start reading all the documentation.

But once you got their base concept of XML files running pretty much everything it becomes crystal clear and Hyperspin allows much more customization to get a pixel perfect display or close by for every game on any emulator. Once setup it's totally stable and doesn't require any kind of maintenance, so I would say worth the sweat.

That being said I have a package with Hyperspin preset for 15k screens, a bunch of emulators and bunch of games that I'm happy to share with whomever needs it.

#26 5 years ago
Quoted from Thermionic:

+1 for MGalaxy. http://www.mgalaxy.com
I have set up three multi-emulator systems, and only discovered MGalaxy during the most recent build. To me, its ease of setup felt like a revelation compared with the endless tweaking that Hyperspin and Maximus seemed to require. Everything is GUI-based and the tedious stuff like fetching artwork, gameplay videos, and game history is automated. The frontend screens look great, and the paid version (worth the $$) adds lots of neat themes and unlocks some useful database customization options.
If you want a more turnkey option for cabinets and control panels, check out Rec Room Masters. They make several different cabinets and control panels (one with a trackball, spinner, and separate 4 and 8-way joysticks), so all that is needed is a PC/Pi/game console and display. They also make cabinets which are customized for the X-arcade control panel. Not as cheap as DIY, but look and feel “professional” and save a LOT of time versus scratch-building or cleaning/modifying an old cab.

mGalaxy looks quite interesting, especially on the setup part for multiple emulators. I don't see anything in the main section (but didn't dig the documentation) regarding handling VGA support and multiple display resolutions for a CRT screen. What do you run this emulator on ? and do you know if CRT screens are supported ?

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