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Jukebox Software

2010-01-05T15:52:27Z

Spacefractal: moved Juke Blaster Pro to the none BYOAC member section

'''Jukebox software''' is designed to allow your PC to act and look like a jukebox. Much like [[emulators|game emulators]], there are graphical user interfaces (GUIs) to enhance this effect. Jukeboxes often require you to [[CD Ripping|rip your music]] from CDs to your PC.

Software is available for several different operating systems and may or may not be freeware. Often, if the software is freeware, a donation link is present on the homepage of the software to allow you to show your appreciation for the developer's efforts in creating software that frequently rivals and/or bests commercial software!

Jukebox software may also be "skinnable", meaning the appearance of the software may be changed by the end-user based on their preferences. This may take the form of preset skins within the software, or the ability to develop and share skins with other end-users.

Lastly, touchscreens may be utilized if the software supports it, and can be used to eliminate the need for buttons or a keyboard/mouse combination altogether.

==List of jukebox software==
Below is the jukebox software comparison table for '''Windows''' only. SilverJuke now exists to Mac, and Doscab is for DOS.

 '''''Please be aware that this may be incomplete! The individual pages will have the software's homepage for you to verify any information or questions you may have!'''''

{| Width="100%" valign="top" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" style="background:white; color:black; border:1px solid silver;"
|- style="background:navy; color:white"
|'''Software'''
|'''Format1'''
|'''BYOAC2'''
|'''OS'''
|'''License3'''
|'''Skin4'''
|'''Monitor'''
|'''Media5'''
|'''Resolutions6'''
|'''Main Control(s)7'''

|- valign="top"
| [[Arcade Jukebox]]
| Singles
| Mark
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| Basic
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| mp3
| 400x300 640x480 800x600
| '''Joystick''' Trackball

|- valign="top"
| [[Aussie Juke]]
| Both
| AussieJuke
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| Basic
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| mp3, wma (audio) and mpg, wmv, avi (video) files
| 800x600+
| '''Joystick''' Mouse

|- valign="top"
| [[Arcade Music Box]]
| List
| Space Fractal
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| Full
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor dualscreen icon.gif]]
| Many9 cdg radio video
| 320x240 400x300 640x480 ''ANY''
| '''Joystick''' Spinner

|- valign="top"
| [[DAM Jukebox]]
| Singles
| DamSoft
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| Basic
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| mp3
| 1024x768
| '''Buttons'''

|- valign="top"
| [[DWJukebox]] (DOSCab/WinCab)
| Both
| Chris
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]][[Image:OS DOS icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| Full
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| mp3 ogg mid
| MonitorLess, Any6
| '''Buttons''' Joystick Keypad Touchscreen7 Mouse

|- valign="top"
| [[E-Touch]]
| Album
| Barcrest
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Shareware
| Full
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor dualscreen icon.gif]]
| mp3 m4a wma cdg video
| 800x600 1024x768 ''ANY''
| '''Touchscreen''' Mouse

|- valign="top"
| [[Jukebox Arcade]]
| Both
| NebulaSleuth
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| Full
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| WMP
| 1024x768 ''ANY''
| '''Mouse''' Trackball Buttons Touchscreen

|- valign="top"
| [[MultiJuke]]
| Multi
| Space Fractal
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]][[Image:OS linux icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| Basic
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| Many9 cdg
| MonitorLess, 640x480+ ''ANY''
| '''Joystick''' '''Spinner''' '''Keypad''' Trackball

|- valign="top"
| [[Nowtro Jukebox]]
| Singles
| AdamMF
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Commercial
| Standard
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| mp3
| 800x600+
| '''Keypad'''

|- valign="top"
| [[SK Jukebox]]
| Album
| SalmonKing
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| Basic
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| WMP video
| 800x600+
| '''Keypad''' Mouse Touchscreen

|- valign="top"
| [[UncleT's Jukebox]]
| Album
| UncleT
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| Advanced
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor dualscreen icon.gif]]
| WMP video/audio
| 1024x768+
| '''Mouse''' Touchscreen Keyboard

|- valign="top"
| [[Virtual Music Jukebox]]
| Album
| VMJ Team
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Commercial
| Standard
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor dualscreen icon.gif]]
| mp3 wma wmv
| 800x600 1024x768
| '''Keypad''' '''Touchscreen''' Mouse

|- style="background:navy; color:white"
|'''Software'''
|'''Format1'''
|'''BYOAC2'''
|'''OS'''
|'''License3'''
|'''Skin4'''
|'''Monitor'''
|'''Media5'''
|'''Resolutions6'''
|'''Controls7'''

|- valign="top"
| [[AlbumPlayer]]
| Album
| -
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Shareware
| Standard
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| Many9 cdg video
| 800x480+
| Touchscreen Mouse

|- valign="top"
| [[BoxEasy]]
| Album
| -
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Shareware
| Basic
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| mp3 ogg wma m4a
| 1024x768 1280x1024
| Keyboard Mouse

|- valign="top"
| [[GlobeCOM Jukebox]]
| Album
| -
| '''Web'''10
| Freeware
| Advanced
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| mp3
| 800x600+
| Mouse

|- valign="top"
| [[Juke Blaster Pro]]
| Both
| -
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Commercial
| Basic
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| mp3 wma
| Auto size
| '''Touchscreen''' Keyboard

|- valign="top"
| [[Jukebox Jockey]]
| Both
| -
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Commercial
| Standard, Web based homepage
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor dualscreen icon.gif]]
| AMP & Direct Show (Music, Video, Karaoke)
| 800x600+, ANY
| '''Touchscreen''', '''Infared Remote''', Keyboard, Keypad, Mouse

|- valign="top"
| [[Jukebox Simulator]]
| Album
| -
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Shareware
| Basic
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| mp3
| 1024x768
| Keyboard

|- valign="top"
| [[MP3 Susi]]
| Album
| -
| [[Image:OS MAC icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| None
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| mp3 ?
| ?
| Mouse

|- valign="top"
| [[Title Track]]
| Album
| -
| [[Image:OS MAC icon.gif]] [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Commercial
| None
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| mp3 wav aiff sd2
| ?
| Mouse

|- valign="top"
| [[The JukeBox'er]]
| Album
| -
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Shareware
| Advanced
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor dualscreen icon.gif]]
| wma mp3 ogg wav cda cdg radio video
| 800x600+
| Mouse

|- valign="top"
| [[Nordbeat's Jukebox]]
| Album
| -
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Shareware
| Standard
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| WMP AMP
| 800x600 1024x768
| Touchscreen Keyboard Mouse

|- valign="top"
| [[The PC Jukebox]]
| Album
| -
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Commercial
| Standard
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| mp3 wma wav video
| 1024x768
| Touchscreen Mouse

|- valign="top"
| [[PartyTime Jukebox]]
| Album
| -
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| Basic
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor dualscreen icon.gif]]
| AMP
| 800x600 1024x768
| Touchscreen Keyboard

|- valign="top"
| [[Python Jukebox]]
| Album
| -
| '''Web'''10
| Open Source
| -
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| MP3 more?
| ?
| Mouse Touchscreen

|- valign="top"
| [[Silverjuke]]
| Album
| -
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]][[Image:OS MAC icon.gif]]
| Commercial
| Advanced
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| AMP
| 640x480+
| Touchscreen Mouse Keyboard

|- valign="top"
| [[Tunez]]
| Album
| -
| '''Web'''10
| Open Source
| -
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| mp3 ogg
| ?
| Mouse

|- valign="top"
| [[Touchtone]]
| -
| -
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Shareware
| Basic
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor dualscreen icon.gif]]
| AMP video
| 1024x768
| Touchscreen Mouse

|- valign="top"
| [[YoDJ]]
| Album
| -
| '''Web'''10
| Freeware
| CCS9
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| Many 10
| From 640x480+
| Mouse/Keyboard

|}

'''1) Format Orientation:'''

With type of format do the software use. This tell it Singles or album based (or both). There are some exceptions:

* Arcade Music Box use a list based screme like Mamewah, but it support both Singles and Albums formats.
* Wincab/Doscab acts best as a singles-based jukebox (it is very popular), but it also supports album as well.

'''2) Byoac Member?'''

If this software is registered and supported by a BYOAC member, the name is showed here.

'''3) License:'''
* ''Freeware:'' is fully functional without payment. A nag screen or ads are not considered a loss of functionality.
* ''Shareware:'' has limited functionality until payment is made.
* ''Commercial:'' software is fully functional for a limited time, after which payment must be made.

'''4) About skinning:'''

How can the software being skinned and changed?

{| Width="550" valign="top" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" style="background:white; color:black; border:1px solid silver;"
|- style="background:#333333; color:white"
|'''Grade'''
|'''Fonts'''
|'''Background'''
|'''Elements'''
|'''Resizeable'''
|'''Moveable'''
|'''Resolutions'''

|-
|'''Font Only'''
|Yes
|Fixed
|Fixed
|Fixed
|Fixed
|Fixed

|-
|'''Basic'''
|Maybe
|Yes
|Fixed
|Fixed
|Fixed
|Fixed

|-
|'''Standard'''
|Yes
|Yes
|Some
|Some
|Fixed
|Fixed

|-
|'''Advanced'''
|Yes
|Yes
|All
|Some
|Some
|Fixed

|-
|'''Full'''
|Yes
|Yes
|All
|All
|Most
|Any

|}

'''Note:'''
* '''Basic:''' Only the background may be changed or colors adjusted, but not the fonts or control placements.
* '''Standard:''' A software may only support one "Some", not the both.
* '''Advanced:''' A software may only support one "Some", not the both.

'''5) Media:'''
* If WMP ([http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/default.mspx Windows Media Player]) or AMP ([http://www.winamp.com Winamp]) are listed, that jukebox software is simply a frontend for those programs and handle all formats and codecs WMP/AMP support. WMP/AMP are '''REQUIRED''' for the jukebox software to operate.
* If video and/or image is listed, the individual page will list all video or image file types supported.
* Some software may support MP3+G (a karaoke system), wich is stated as cdg (but they may need to being ripped from the cd).

'''6) Resolutions:'''
* If software has a + after the resolutions, this meams it uses an autoscaling scheme. You can show it on a higher monitor, but the skin may just be rescaled.
* If software stated with any, this mean any resolution is supported by a added skin.
* DWJukebox autoscales all skins to all resolutions and orientations; skins designed specifically for very low resolutions (320x240) are included.
* Other software may look best at the stated resolution(s), even if it supports any resolution with a new skin.

'''7) Controls:'''
* '''Main Controls''' marked in '''bold''' indicate the controls the software was originally designed for and works best with.
* '''Buttons''' is typical used for limited use like insert a letter and number (like D3 to insert a song).
* '''Joystick''' is meant for using with arcade joystick (and few buttons), but technical been a keyboard encoder and/or gameport.
* '''Keyboard''' shortcuts (Skip, Pause, Show Queue etc) are not counted as main controls, due nearly all software support it in many ways. Some software can have many shortcuts.
* '''Keypad''' support in many software can also been remmapped.
* '''Mouse''' can been a trackball as well (if mouse course is hided, use trackball term insted).
* '''Touchscreen''' support in DWJukebox is limited to DOS and Windows XP.

'''8) Web based skin:'''
* Some application can used as webbased software. So skins is based on css in that case.

'''9) Many Extensions:'''
* These software support many extensions as it could listed here. So they may support 10+ extensions.
* '''Arcade Music Box''' and '''Album Player''' is based on BASS engine, and support these extensions as well.
* Bass is an external engine, [http://www.un4seen.com Bass] wich also supports a variety of extensions and is included with the software. Some software is based on it, but not all software support plugins (like '''The JukeBox'er''').

'''10) Webbased:'''
* These software is writting in a web based language, like php perl and python. because of it, it good to use with a Apache server or like that. It should of course run on all platform (a least on Windows, linux and Mac)

==See Also==
* [[Software]]

[[Category:Index]]
[[Category:Software]]

Arcade Music Box

2009-08-07T13:15:46Z

Spacefractal: arcademusicbox.com gone, but changed to subpage of spacefractal.com which works.

[[Image:Arcade_Music_Box.jpg|thumb|Arcade Music Box Screenshot (640x480)|320px|right]]
[[Image:Arcade_Music_Box2.jpg|thumb|Arcade Music Box with Moon Light Skin (320x240)|320px|right]]
* '''OS: ''' Windows 98+
* '''Cost: ''' Freeware (donations accepted)
* '''Skinnable: ''' Full - change all artwork, all interface can been changed (resize, moveable and resoulution).
* '''Re-mappable keys: ''' Yes
* '''Monitor orientation(s): ''' Horizontal, Vertical, Dualscreen
* '''Screen resolution(s): ''' Best under 320x240 and 640x480
* '''Main Control(s)''' Joystick, Spinner
* '''Supported media format(s):''' BASS cda cdg avi mpeg url
* '''Format Orientation(s):''' Album & Singles-oriented
* '''Additional Requirements:''' Windows Media Player required for videos, netradio and wma.
* '''Homepage: '''[http://www.spacefractal.com/index.php?id=Arcade_Music_Box Arcade Music Box]
* '''Additional Details:'''
: Arcade Music Box 2 is an HTPC-like jukebox interface that also supports videos and netradio and was designed to work with limited controls in a windows-based arcade cabinet. It has been designed with MAMEWAH as its reference and will act very similar in use to it.

: It was also designed to use Dir Mask and File Mask to avoid ID3 tags and the problems inherent with bad tagging in large music collections. Using this method, it will check how your collection is used across your hard drive. If you would prefer to use ID3v1 and/or ID3v2 tags, Arcade Music Box 2 still IS capable of using them.

: Arcade Music Box can also be used like MS Explorer (no database used, relies on cache files instead), but is only used full screen mode, i.e. no signs of Windows.

: Arcade Music Box separates both albums and singles, as well as utilizing videos and netradio. In this way, your structured album collection can work seamlessly alongside your singles (such as those you may have downloaded), video, and any netradio you may enjoy by using their own folder path.

: BONUS GAME: Arcade Music Box 2 has a "name that song" game.

: ''Arcade Music Box was created by Spacefractal, who is an active member in the [http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php BYOAC forums], where support can also be found in [http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=39000.0 this thread]''

''NOTE: Arcade Music Box is not update anymore, because lose
of the source (mostly). Instead I may went to create a
completly fresh jukebox application in the next year.''

{{JukeboxSoftware}}
[[Category:Software]]

MultiJuke

2009-08-07T13:12:04Z

Spacefractal: changedf MultiJuke link to valid oen

[[Image:Multijuke.jpg|thumb|Multijuke Screenshot - Arcade GUI|320px|right]]
[[Image:Multijuke2.jpg|thumb|Multijuke Screenshot - Jukebox GUI|320px|right]]
* '''OS: ''' Windows 98+ and Linux (I used Ubuntu 7.04 as development OS)
* '''Cost: ''' Freeware (can been changed)
* '''Skinnable: ''' Basic - Background + Colors can been changed.
* '''Re-mappable keys: ''' Yes
* '''Monitor orientation(s): ''' Horizontal, Vertical
* '''Screen resolution(s): ''' 640x480 or higher in any formats of 4:3, 5:4, 16:10 and 16:9
* '''Main Control(s): ''' Joystick, Keypad, Trackball, Spinner
* '''Supported media format(s):''' BASS cdg
* '''Format Orientation(s):''' Album & Singles-oriented
* '''Additional Requirements:''' Windows Media Player required for WMA support.
* '''Homepage: '''[http://www.multife.com/ MultiJuke]
* '''Additional Details:'''

MultiJuke is a simple, but effective fullscreen virtual Jukebox player for both your albums and singles collection(s) for your game room. It can been used with a touch screen or with arcade controls.

'''Why did I (Space Fractal) call it MultiJuke?'''

Unlike Arcade Music Box and many other software applications, Multijuke uses a library system which can carry its own Orientation format. This means MultiJuke can use multiple type of collections. You can also use your compilations, Singles and Albums at the same time. Each type of library is shown in its own list and you can go back to the front menu at any time to select an another library.

Since MultiJuke supports Multiple Orientations, I wanted to call it MULTIple JUKEbox, or MultiJuke for short.

'''Please Note:'''
* The user can change the skin color to any color, hence the color difference in these two screenshots.
* This software is countinue under its new name, [[MultiFE]], which have all MultiJuke features inact.
* MultiJuke is Renamed to MultiFE with all jukebox features intact.

{{JukeboxSoftware}}
[[Category:Software]]

Jukebox Software

2009-04-17T18:58:23Z

Spacefractal: Freebox is renamed to E-Touch

'''Jukebox software''' is designed to allow your PC to act and look like a jukebox. Much like [[emulators|game emulators]], there are graphical user interfaces (GUIs) to enhance this effect. Jukeboxes often require you to [[CD Ripping|rip your music]] from CDs to your PC.

Software is available for several different operating systems and may or may not be freeware. Often, if the software is freeware, a donation link is present on the homepage of the software to allow you to show your appreciation for the developer's efforts in creating software that frequently rivals and/or bests commercial software!

Jukebox software may also be "skinnable", meaning the appearance of the software may be changed by the end-user based on their preferences. This may take the form of preset skins within the software, or the ability to develop and share skins with other end-users.

Lastly, touchscreens may be utilized if the software supports it, and can be used to eliminate the need for buttons or a keyboard/mouse combination altogether.

==List of jukebox software==
Below is the jukebox software comparison table for '''Windows''' only. SilverJuke now exists to Mac, and Doscab is for DOS.

 '''''Please be aware that this may be incomplete! The individual pages will have the software's homepage for you to verify any information or questions you may have!'''''

{| Width="100%" valign="top" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" style="background:white; color:black; border:1px solid silver;"
|- style="background:navy; color:white"
|'''Software'''
|'''Format1'''
|'''BYOAC2'''
|'''OS'''
|'''License3'''
|'''Skin4'''
|'''Monitor'''
|'''Media5'''
|'''Resolutions6'''
|'''Main Control(s)7'''

|- valign="top"
| [[Arcade Jukebox]]
| Singles
| Mark
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| Basic
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| mp3
| 400x300 640x480 800x600
| '''Joystick''' Trackball

|- valign="top"
| [[Aussie Juke]]
| Singles
| AussieJuke
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| Basic
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| mp3 wma mpg
| 800x600+
| '''Joystick''' Mouse

|- valign="top"
| [[Arcade Music Box]]
| List
| Space Fractal
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| Full
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor dualscreen icon.gif]]
| Many9 cdg radio video
| 320x240 400x300 640x480 ''ANY''
| '''Joystick''' Spinner

|- valign="top"
| [[DAM Jukebox]]
| Singles
| DamSoft
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| Basic
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| mp3
| 1024x768
| '''Buttons'''

|- valign="top"
| [[DWJukebox]] (DOSCab/WinCab)
| Both
| Chris
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]][[Image:OS DOS icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| Full
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| mp3 ogg mid
| MonitorLess, Any6
| '''Buttons''' Joystick Keypad Touchscreen7 Mouse

|- valign="top"
| [[E-Touch]]
| Album
| Barcrest
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Shareware
| Full
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor dualscreen icon.gif]]
| mp3 m4a wma cdg video
| 800x600 1024x768 ''ANY''
| '''Touchscreen''' Mouse

|- valign="top"
| [[Jukebox Arcade]]
| Both
| NebulaSleuth
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| Full
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| WMP
| 1024x768 ''ANY''
| '''Mouse''' Trackball Buttons Touchscreen

|- valign="top"
| [[MultiJuke]]
| Multi
| Space Fractal
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]][[Image:OS linux icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| Basic
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| Many9 cdg
| MonitorLess, 640x480+ ''ANY''
| '''Joystick''' '''Spinner''' '''Keypad''' Trackball

|- valign="top"
| [[Nowtro Jukebox]]
| Singles
| AdamMF
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Commercial
| Standard
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| mp3
| 800x600+
| '''Keypad'''

|- valign="top"
| [[SK Jukebox]]
| Album
| SalmonKing
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| Basic
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| WMP video
| 800x600+
| '''Keypad''' Mouse Touchscreen

|- valign="top"
| [[UncleT's Jukebox]]
| Album
| UncleT
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| Advanced
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor dualscreen icon.gif]]
| WMP video/audio
| 1024x768+
| '''Mouse''' Touchscreen Keyboard

|- valign="top"
| [[Virtual Music Jukebox]]
| Album
| VMJ Team
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Commercial
| Standard
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor dualscreen icon.gif]]
| mp3 wma wmv
| 800x600 1024x768
| '''Keypad''' '''Touchscreen''' Mouse

|- style="background:navy; color:white"
|'''Software'''
|'''Format1'''
|'''BYOAC2'''
|'''OS'''
|'''License3'''
|'''Skin4'''
|'''Monitor'''
|'''Media5'''
|'''Resolutions6'''
|'''Controls7'''

|- valign="top"
| [[AlbumPlayer]]
| Album
| -
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Shareware
| Standard
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| Many9 cdg video
| 800x480+
| Touchscreen Mouse

|- valign="top"
| [[BoxEasy]]
| Album
| -
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Shareware
| Basic
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| mp3 ogg wma m4a
| 1024x768 1280x1024
| Keyboard Mouse

|- valign="top"
| [[GlobeCOM Jukebox]]
| Album
| -
| '''Web'''10
| Freeware
| Advanced
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| mp3
| 800x600+
| Mouse

|- valign="top"
| [[Jukebox Jockey]]
| Both
| -
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Commercial
| Standard, Web based homepage
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor dualscreen icon.gif]]
| AMP & Direct Show (Music, Video, Karaoke)
| 800x600+, ANY
| '''Touchscreen''', '''Infared Remote''', Keyboard, Keypad, Mouse

|- valign="top"
| [[Jukebox Simulator]]
| Album
| -
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Shareware
| Basic
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| mp3
| 1024x768
| Keyboard

|- valign="top"
| [[MP3 Susi]]
| Album
| -
| [[Image:OS MAC icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| None
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| mp3 ?
| ?
| Mouse

|- valign="top"
| [[Title Track]]
| Album
| -
| [[Image:OS MAC icon.gif]] [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Commercial
| None
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| mp3 wav aiff sd2
| ?
| Mouse

|- valign="top"
| [[The JukeBox'er]]
| Album
| -
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Shareware
| Advanced
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor dualscreen icon.gif]]
| wma mp3 ogg wav cda cdg radio video
| 800x600+
| Mouse

|- valign="top"
| [[Nordbeat's Jukebox]]
| Album
| -
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Shareware
| Standard
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| WMP AMP
| 800x600 1024x768
| Touchscreen Keyboard Mouse

|- valign="top"
| [[The PC Jukebox]]
| Album
| -
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Commercial
| Standard
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| mp3 wma wav video
| 1024x768
| Touchscreen Mouse

|- valign="top"
| [[PartyTime Jukebox]]
| Album
| -
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| Basic
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor dualscreen icon.gif]]
| AMP
| 800x600 1024x768
| Touchscreen Keyboard

|- valign="top"
| [[Python Jukebox]]
| Album
| -
| '''Web'''10
| Open Source
| -
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| MP3 more?
| ?
| Mouse Touchscreen

|- valign="top"
| [[Silverjuke]]
| Album
| -
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]][[Image:OS MAC icon.gif]]
| Commercial
| Advanced
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| AMP
| 640x480+
| Touchscreen Mouse Keyboard

|- valign="top"
| [[Tunez]]
| Album
| -
| '''Web'''10
| Open Source
| -
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| mp3 ogg
| ?
| Mouse

|- valign="top"
| [[Touchtone]]
| -
| -
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Shareware
| Basic
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor dualscreen icon.gif]]
| AMP video
| 1024x768
| Touchscreen Mouse

|- valign="top"
| [[YoDJ]]
| Album
| -
| '''Web'''10
| Freeware
| CCS9
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| Many 10
| From 640x480+
| Mouse/Keyboard

|}

'''1) Format Orientation:'''

With type of format do the software use. This tell it Singles or album based (or both). There are some exceptions:

* Arcade Music Box use a list based screme like Mamewah, but it support both Singles and Albums formats.
* Wincab/Doscab acts best as a singles-based jukebox (it is very popular), but it also supports album as well.

'''2) Byoac Member?'''

If this software is registered and supported by a BYOAC member, the name is showed here.

'''3) License:'''
* ''Freeware:'' is fully functional without payment. A nag screen or ads are not considered a loss of functionality.
* ''Shareware:'' has limited functionality until payment is made.
* ''Commercial:'' software is fully functional for a limited time, after which payment must be made.

'''4) About skinning:'''

How can the software being skinned and changed?

{| Width="550" valign="top" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" style="background:white; color:black; border:1px solid silver;"
|- style="background:#333333; color:white"
|'''Grade'''
|'''Fonts'''
|'''Background'''
|'''Elements'''
|'''Resizeable'''
|'''Moveable'''
|'''Resolutions'''

|-
|'''Font Only'''
|Yes
|Fixed
|Fixed
|Fixed
|Fixed
|Fixed

|-
|'''Basic'''
|Maybe
|Yes
|Fixed
|Fixed
|Fixed
|Fixed

|-
|'''Standard'''
|Yes
|Yes
|Some
|Some
|Fixed
|Fixed

|-
|'''Advanced'''
|Yes
|Yes
|All
|Some
|Some
|Fixed

|-
|'''Full'''
|Yes
|Yes
|All
|All
|Most
|Any

|}

'''Note:'''
* '''Basic:''' Only the background may be changed or colors adjusted, but not the fonts or control placements.
* '''Standard:''' A software may only support one "Some", not the both.
* '''Advanced:''' A software may only support one "Some", not the both.

'''5) Media:'''
* If WMP ([http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/default.mspx Windows Media Player]) or AMP ([http://www.winamp.com Winamp]) are listed, that jukebox software is simply a frontend for those programs and handle all formats and codecs WMP/AMP support. WMP/AMP are '''REQUIRED''' for the jukebox software to operate.
* If video and/or image is listed, the individual page will list all video or image file types supported.
* Some software may support MP3+G (a karaoke system), wich is stated as cdg (but they may need to being ripped from the cd).

'''6) Resolutions:'''
* If software has a + after the resolutions, this meams it uses an autoscaling scheme. You can show it on a higher monitor, but the skin may just be rescaled.
* If software stated with any, this mean any resolution is supported by a added skin.
* DWJukebox autoscales all skins to all resolutions and orientations; skins designed specifically for very low resolutions (320x240) are included.
* Other software may look best at the stated resolution(s), even if it supports any resolution with a new skin.

'''7) Controls:'''
* '''Main Controls''' marked in '''bold''' indicate the controls the software was originally designed for and works best with.
* '''Buttons''' is typical used for limited use like insert a letter and number (like D3 to insert a song).
* '''Joystick''' is meant for using with arcade joystick (and few buttons), but technical been a keyboard encoder and/or gameport.
* '''Keyboard''' shortcuts (Skip, Pause, Show Queue etc) are not counted as main controls, due nearly all software support it in many ways. Some software can have many shortcuts.
* '''Keypad''' support in many software can also been remmapped.
* '''Mouse''' can been a trackball as well (if mouse course is hided, use trackball term insted).
* '''Touchscreen''' support in DWJukebox is limited to DOS and Windows XP.

'''8) Web based skin:'''
* Some application can used as webbased software. So skins is based on css in that case.

'''9) Many Extensions:'''
* These software support many extensions as it could listed here. So they may support 10+ extensions.
* '''Arcade Music Box''' and '''Album Player''' is based on BASS engine, and support these extensions as well.
* Bass is an external engine, [http://www.un4seen.com Bass] wich also supports a variety of extensions and is included with the software. Some software is based on it, but not all software support plugins (like '''The JukeBox'er''').

'''10) Webbased:'''
* These software is writting in a web based language, like php perl and python. because of it, it good to use with a Apache server or like that. It should of course run on all platform (a least on Windows, linux and Mac)

==See Also==
* [[Software]]

[[Category:Index]]
[[Category:Software]]

E-Touch

2009-04-17T18:57:24Z

Spacefractal: Freebox moved to E-Touch

<gallery>
Image:freebox_jukebox.jpg|Freebox 50's Diner Skin
Image:freebox_version3.jpg|New version 3 Reflections
</gallery>

* '''OS: ''' Windows XP recommended, Windows 2000 Compatible.
* '''Cost: ''' Shareware (25$)
* '''Skinnable: ''' Full skinning with any resoulution supported.
* '''Re-mappable keys: ''' Yes
* '''Monitor orientation(s): ''' Horizontal and Dual Screen.
* '''Screen resolution(s): ''' Most suited for 800x600 and 1024x768
* '''Main Control(s): ''' Touchscreen, Mouse
* '''Supported media format(s):''' mp3, M4a, wma, mpg, avi and wmv
* '''Format Orientation(s):''' Album-oriented
* '''Additional Requirements:''' Additional codecs may be required for certain media formats
* '''Homepage: '''[http://www.freeboxjukebox.com/ www.freeboxjukebox.com]
* '''Additional Details:'''
Freebox Jukebox similar to the popular software found running in most bars across the world. It has support for Video (also on dual Screen), MP3 and MP3+G (Karaoke). The software has a pin coded options screen to hide from users and credit support. It comes with a selection of skins and a tool to create these yourself making it fully customizable.

This jukebox supports large collections easilly and offers search abilities for Album Name, Artist Name and Track Title. It works quite fast and has been designed to run on P700mhz, it has been tested on a P400 and runs at an acceptable speed.

Freebox do now support skins in any resoulutions, so you can make a new skin on that resoulution you want. Just look in the skin forum for the inspiration and is downloadable.

Note: Old unsupported version 2.2 is still available as download and can been used as freeware.
{{JukeboxSoftware}}
[[Category:Software]]

Freebox

2009-04-17T18:57:24Z

Spacefractal: Freebox moved to E-Touch: E-Touch - This software have reanmed to that

#redirect [[E-Touch]]

Jukebox Arcade

2009-02-17T10:55:43Z

Spacefractal: added back links to jukebox software.

[[Image:jba13Ss1.jpg|thumb|Jukebox Arcade Screenshot|320px|right]]
* '''OS: ''' Windows
* '''Cost: ''' Freeware
* '''Skinnable: ''' Full - Skin file in .XML format.
* '''Re-mappable keys: ''' Yes
* '''Monitor orientation(s): ''' Horizontal
* '''Screen resolution(s): ''' ANY - 1024x768,800x600 and 1280x768 with default skins
* '''Main Control(s): ''' Mouse, Trackball, Buttons and Touchscreen
* '''Supported media format(s):''' WMP Audio and Video. Uses Windows Media Player and all supported audio/video formats
* '''Format Orientation(s):''' Album oriented, supports singles
* '''Additional Requirements:'''Windows Media Player 9 or Higher
* '''Homepage: '''[http://www.extrastrength.com/jbarcade.php www.extrastrength.com]
* '''Additional Details:'''

A new version was release on 2/16/09 . The new version has improved skin features, support for Video files, enhanced visualization support, and many new features.

This former pay program is now freeware. It's interface is based around album art, and utilizes Windows Media Player as the back end. The interface is skinnable through the editing of an .XML file. It allows mapping of most of the functions to keybaord/button input, or can be controlled via the mouse. The skin definition can be modified to remove unwanted elements, and change the look shape or size of others. With the default skin's large buttons, the program can be used with a mouse compatible touch screen driver.

{{JukeboxSoftware}}
[[Category:Software]]

Front-Ends

2009-02-07T10:22:36Z

Spacefractal: SimpleTouchFE - CMD changed to PC Games Only

== Front-end Software ==
Below is the front-end software comparison table. Click on the software's name for detailed information about that software. Please be aware that this may be incomplete! The individual pages will have the software's homepage for you to verify any information or questions you may have!

''Note: Any unknown information in the table is filled with placeholders (placeholders are shown in italics).''
''Note: To be listed as Cabinet friendly, it needs to be able to be used with joysticks and buttons only (CAB).'''

{| Width="100%" valign="top" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" style="background:white; color:black; border:1px solid silver;"
|- style="background:navy; color:white"
| '''Software'''
| '''BYOAC User'''
| '''OS'''
| '''Type1'''
| '''Monitor Orientation 2'''
| '''Emulators3'''
| '''Other Features4'''

|- style="background:gray; color:white"
|colspan="7"|'''<center>Typical recommended frontends by BYOAC users:</center>'''

|-
| [[AtomicFE]]
| Youki
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD PC
| CAB JB LED LR MR ST TOU VID

|-
| [[GameEx]]
| TSpeirs
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Shareware ($22)
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD PC
| CAB JB LCD LED LR MR ST SW TOU VID

|-
| [[HyperSpin]]
| BadBoyBill
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| CMD PC
| CAB DEV LR MR ST SW VID

|-
| [[MaLa]]
| Loadman (previously Swindus)
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD PC
| CAB JB LCD LED LR MR ST SW VID

|-
| [[Mamewah]]
| Minwah
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD PC
| CAB DEV LCD LED LR MR ST VID

|-
| [[Maximus Arcade]]
| %
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Shareware ($25)
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| 39+ arcade and console emulators
| CAB JB LED MR ST VID

|- style="background:gray; color:white"
|colspan="7"|'''<center>Recommended for Linux (both active and discounted):</center>'''

|-
| [[AdvanceMenu]]
| %
| [[Image:OS linux icon.gif]][[Image:OS windows icon.gif]][[Image:OS DOS icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD
| AM CAB LR MR VID

|-
| [[Wah!Cade]]
| Balki
| [[Image:OS linux icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD
| DEV CAB LR MR ST VID

|- style="background:gray; color:white"
|colspan="7"|'''<center>Other cabinet friendly frontends:</center>'''

|-
| [[Emulaxian/3D Arcade]]
| )p(
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD
| CAB MR SW

|-
| [[Fronty]]
| FrontyDev
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD PC
| CAB DEV LCD MR ST

|-
| [[Khameleon]]
| Cakemeister
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| CMD
| CAB DEV LR MR SW VID

|-
| [[MAMELOAD TNG]]
| Tafoid
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD (MAME-BASED, Including MESS), M1, Final Burn Alpha
| CAB DEV MR SW

|-
| [[MultiFE]]
| Space Fractal
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| Mame, CMD (Includning MESS) & PC Games
| CAB DEV JB MR TOU

|-
| [[UltraMame]]
| r.cade
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| MAME only
| CAB DEV MR VID

|- style="background:gray; color:white"
|colspan="7"|'''<center>Mouse based frontends:</center>'''

|-
| [[EmuLaunch]]
| %
| [[Image:OS_apple_icon.gif]]
| Freeware for personal use
| Emulator dependent
| Uses Finder to open ROMS in 15 arcade and console emulators
| CAB SW

|-
| [[MAME32]]
| %
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| MAME only
| DEV MR

|- style="background:gray; color:white"
|colspan="7"|'''<center>Touch screen based frontends:</center>'''

|-
| [[SimpleTouch FE]]
| Lave Laar
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| Application dependent
| PC Games only
| DEV ST TOU VID

|- style="background:gray; color:white"
|colspan="7"|'''<center>Discontinued and/or unsupported frontends5:</center>'''

|-
| [[ArcadeOS]]
| %
| [[Image:OS DOS icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD
| AM CAB LCD LR MR

|-
| [[ArcadEpic]]
| chowny
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| CMD
| CAB JB MR VID

|-
| [[Dragon King]]
| Howard_Casto
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| CMD
| CAB LR MR SW VID

|-
| [[GameLauncher]]
| Dave Dribin
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]][[Image:OS DOS icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD
| CAB LR MR

|-
| [[Kymaera]]
| PacManFan
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]][[Image:OS DOS icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD
| AM CAB LR MR ST SW VID

|-
| [[Ultrastyle]]
| ultrastyle
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| MAME only
| CAB MR SW VID

|- style="background:gray; color:white"
|colspan="7"|'''<center>Frontends with missing "other features" tab:</center>'''

|-
| [[CabFE]]
| %
| [[Image:OS linux icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| CMD
| ''Placeholder''

|-
| [[PyreCade]]
| flemming
| [[Image:OS linux icon.gif]][[Image:OS windows icon.gif]][[Image:OS_apple_icon.gif]]
| OpenSource
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| Mame <.106uq2
| ''Placeholder''

|-
| [[XMAME-GUI]]
| %
| [[Image:Java.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| SDL-MAME Only
| ''Placeholder''

|}

''Homepages for these FEs are gone, and are (might?) not active anymore:''

* ''[[Arcade.EXE]] - Windows-only MAME front-end''
* ''[[ArcadeFE]] - Windows-only MAME front-end''
* ''[[ArcadeFX]] - Windows-only MAME front-end''

'''1)''' Type:
* '''Open Source:''' is fully functional software with source code included.
* '''Freeware:''' is fully functional without payment and without nag screens and ads.
* '''Shareware:''' has limited functionality (or has nags) until payment is made.
* '''Commercial:''' software is fully functional for a limited time, after which payment must be made.

'''2)''' About software and hardware rotation:

Most Frontends with vertical support typical require Windows to been rotated as well. Some frontends, such like Mamewah, MultiFE and others support software rotation as well.

'''3)''' Emulators:
* If '''CMD''' is shown, this front-end can run all command line based emulators.
* If '''PC''' is shown, it can run PC games as well (using bat and/or shortcuts files).

'''4)''' Other Features:
*'''DEV''' - Still in developing for fixing bugs or/and supported.
*'''AM''' - Native arcade monitor support without ArcadeVGA card
*'''CAB''' - Mouse and keyboard-free operation (for cabinets)
*'''JB''' - Integrated jukebox
*'''LCD''' - LCD screen, such as those found at http://www.seetron.com/
*'''LED''' - Front-end can control a LED controller
*'''LR''' - Low Resolutions (below 640 pixels wide)
*'''MR''' - Multiple Resolutions
*'''ST''' - Skin tool included
*'''SW''' - Skinnable without tool
*'''TOU''' - Touchscreen Support
*'''VID''' - Video snapshots (movies)

Howover Mamewah and MultiFE (in realtime) have software rotation as well.

Just because a frontend is discontinued does not mean that it is a bad frontend.
Either there is no more need to update it, or the author just left the project.
Discontinued frontends are still used in cabinets today, and most run on both older and newer machines, though some may have some issues with newer versions of MAME.
So check these out as well.

Talk:Front-Ends

2009-02-05T18:24:54Z

Spacefractal: changed comment for the TOU feature

* [[Talk:Front-Ends/Archived|Archived discussion]]

----

I didn't like the "Other Features" descriptions. It should use icons, because ABCDE is not rememable.
::Just create logos for the "Other Features" and edit!

Please see the discussion thread [[Talk:Jukebox_Software]] about -ware in the jukebox software, why "freeware" "shareware" and "Commercial" is choosen.

This one started the discussion about using the table with is lots better then the bunch of text.

----

I don't like the "Skinnable" category. I'm going to change it to "Skinning Features". The reason is that some FEs under the "Full" skinnable category really have more skinnable features than others. For example, although the game list in Kymaera can be resized, it still is always drawn as a straight up and down list of text. Plus, I don't think it can use marquee images instead of text. On the other hand, I believe Atomic can do those things, except the skins are not human readable (GRRRR!)

--[[User:Buddabing|Buddabing]] 09:26, 6 September 2006 (EDT)

You right.

If you look on the jukebox section, I have added servial more skin features), wich is a bit more precision. I guess the useing the table and minor changes should suit the skinning feature better. It up to you, what you would doing.

If there are some speciel thing about skinning, you can allways use the indepth page.

--[[User:Spacefractal|Spacefractal]] 11:51, 6 September 2006 (EDT)

I've compiled the following skin-related questions which hopefully can be answered for each front end with a chart.

* Can a selectable solid color be displayed as the background?
* Can a changeable image be displayed as the background?
*Can a looping movie be displayed as the background?
* Can skin elements such as marquees, cabinet images, and control panels be added to the skin?
* Are skin elements resizable?
* Are skin elements moveable?
* Is the game list font changeable?
* Can font effects such as bold, italic, shadowing be applied to the game list font?
* Can game list entries be individually moved around and resized?

Only for a few front ends will we be able to answer "yes" to all questions. Movies would being added as the option, if you ask me.

--[[User:Buddabing|Buddabing]] 12:18, 6 September 2006 (EDT)

{| Width="550" valign="top" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" style="background:white; color:black; border:1px solid silver;"
|- style="background:#333333; color:white"
|'''Grade'''
|'''Font Styles'''
|'''Background'''
|'''Entries'''
|'''Elements'''
|'''Resoulutions'''

|-
|'''Font Only'''
|Yes
|Fixed
|Fixed
|Fixed
|Fixed

|-
|'''Basic'''
|Maybe
|Yes
|Fixed
|Fixed
|Fixed

|-
|'''Standard'''
|Yes
|Yes
|Some
|Some
|Fixed

|-
|'''Advanced'''
|Yes
|Yes
|All
|Some
|Some

|-
|'''Full'''
|Yes
|Yes
|All
|Most
|Any
|}

Do I have missed some thing?

The above table should meet most thing, you asked. If some frontend have some thing speciel, it can allways destription in the indepth page or using some foot note.

I do guess a picture previes like marquees is not a skin question, but more than "Other Featuers" one. It nothing about skinning to due.

--[[User:Spacefractal|Spacefractal]] 16:59, 6 September 2006 (EDT)

Maybe the skin column should even removed completly? And instead move it to "Other Features". A chart would used a lots with the "Other Features" as well.

Most frontend seen to use "full" skinning, wich doen´ts destription how it act with that. It maybe better to use a chart, with your quastion in thier own page.

Instead it canr renamed to "gui style" with present with style of gui it use:

* List only
* Picture based
* Window GUI
* Full 3D

Or something like this (only a breif example)? Your ideas?

--[[User:Spacefractal|Spacefractal]] 18:05, 6 September 2006 (EDT)

----

Maybe having two tables is better like you suggest, one for front end features and one for skinning features.

The problem is that a lot of skinning features are unknown because the front ends does not have a good skinning application.

I would prefer not to have a "gui style" column, rather I would prefer the skinning column to be removed entirely.

{| Width="550" valign="top" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" style="background:white; color:black; border:1px solid silver;"
|- style="background:#333333; color:white"
|'''Front End'''
|'''Font Styles'''
|'''Background'''
|'''Game List Split or One List'''
|'''Skin Elements'''

|-
|'''Atomic FE'''
|Face/Size
|Color/Picture/Animation
|One List
|Selectable/Resizeable

|-
|'''MameWah'''
|Face/Size
|Picture only
|One List
|Selectable/Resizeable

|-
|'''Dragon King'''
|Face/Size
|Picture/Animation
|Split
|Selectable/Resizeable

|-
|'''Kymaera'''
|Face/Size/Bold/Italic/Underline/Shadow
|Color/Picture/Animation
|One List
|Selectable/Resizeable

|-
|'''MaLa'''
|Face/Size
|Color/Picture/Animation
|One List
|Selectable/Resizeable
|}

These table entries are not necessarily accurate.

--[[User:Buddabing|Buddabing]]

Let remove the skintab completly and let it add into the features as a "Other Features" Instead. These codes can being used:

* SKF: This frontend can being skinned with a '''full skinning tool'''.
* SKN: This frontend can being skinned, but it have '''not have a skin tool''' included.

--[[User:Spacefractal|Spacefractal]] 06:25, 9 September 2006 (EDT)

Change the page, since I didden't hear from you, but comment it of course. What do you think? The "Other Features" should have thier own page with a chart over all features.

Since I use ST (Skin Tool) and SWT (Skin without tool) is best to tell, a user simply can change the skin in the fly or a easy way (without hassle with the ini or other inhuman things). A frontend can been harder to skin rather than a jukebox software....

--[[User:Spacefractal|Spacefractal]] 17:39, 12 September 2006 (EDT)

SF, I disagree somewhat with your last edit, I think Nagware and Shareware are slightly different. For Nagware, the free version of the software has the exact feature list as the registered (paid) version, excepting only that there is a nag screen or advertisements. For Shareware, the registered version can have additional features (like GameEx does).

So, if GameEx had no extra features in the registered version, it would be nagware instead of shareware.

Currently, I don't think any frontends meet the nagware category, but that doesn't mean it should be removed.

[[User:Buddabing|Buddabing]] 20:16, 17 December 2006 (EST)

Because You changed GameEX to shareware, there are no more nagware shown on the list. So why add it, when no nagware was shown? It was just waste of space.

This is just only why I merged it into shareware (since gameEx actuelly have '''both''' cripped and have a very annoring nag ever seen, wich I never could past trouch. You are simply forced to pay it. I hear it to rougly minuttes to past it, but I diddent take the time on that one.

--[[User:Spacefractal|Spacefractal]] 05:01, 18 December 2006 (EST)

Maybe we can add an "OLD" "OS" or "OLDOS" tag which says the machine can run under an old version of Windows, say Windows 98, or on a PC with very low processor speed or memory? Some users run their MAME cabs on an older PC and this may be useful.

--[[User:Cakemeister|Cakemeister]] 08:17, 23 January 2008 (EST)

Ultrastyle is both a frontend and a project?

SF's edit broke the link to the Ultrastyle frontend's wiki entry.

--[[User:Cakemeister|Cakemeister]] 20:45, 21 June 2008 (EDT)

Yes, I found out, they have nothing to due with toghether and hence it need to create a new indepth page. They just share the page.

Either UltraMame cab need to been renamed to UltraMame (Cab), or changing this link to the link I created. What do you think?

But I need more info about UltraMame before I created that page (but was going to bed here, it was very late). Hence I changed the link. The FE url is still exists and is on:
http://www.mameworld.net/ultrastyle/

--[[User:Spacefractal|Spacefractal]] 05:33, 22 June 2008 (EDT)

About your entry from 2006, it can just add a OLD or such that as a "other features". Which is a good idea. Sorry I never saw that.

--[[User:Spacefractal|Spacefractal]] 05:35, 22 June 2008 (EDT)

UltraMAME is a cab and a front end and Ultrastyle is just a front end. Since the front end came before the cab, the cab's wiki page should be something else, like UltraMAME (Cab). I would leave the UltraMAME front end wiki page as plain UltraMAME because it was there first.

--[[User:Cakemeister|Cakemeister]] 20:40, 22 June 2008 (EDT)

oops. Something went wrong. For some reason I got UltraMame frontend removed. I add that back very soon. I move the pages. UltraStyle FE is state as delation (because it just point to UltraStyle as it should.

--[[User:Spacefractal|Spacefractal]] 02:10, 23 June 2008 (EDT)

I think I got it now? Diddent know why I got UltraMame deleted? Anyway '''[[UltraMame]]''' is now the FE page and '''[[UltraMAME]]''' the project page. UltraMame is still in development.

--[[User:Spacefractal|Spacefractal]] 02:23, 23 June 2008 (EDT)

EmuLaunch works good in a cab, so I don't know why it is under MOUSE frontends. It could work better though. Support for the second player joystick and having all keys to work as activation key would be nice. Now you have to do everything with joystick 1 and button 3.
--[[User:Blanka|Blanka]] 02:23, 29 Oktober 2008 (EDT)

I'm not too thrilled with a separate category for touch screen based front ends, isn't the TOU tag enough?

--[[User:Cakemeister|Cakemeister]] 19:51, 4 February 2009 (EST)

TOU is fine, howover is SimpleTouch FE only been designed to run PC games and not emulators. If yes, CMD should been changed to PC. CMD is for these who can run emulators with roms like mame.

--[[User:Spacefractal|Spacefractal]] 13:21, 5 February 2009 (EST)

Talk:Front-Ends

2009-02-05T18:21:52Z

Spacefractal: added comment

* [[Talk:Front-Ends/Archived|Archived discussion]]

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I didn't like the "Other Features" descriptions. It should use icons, because ABCDE is not rememable.
::Just create logos for the "Other Features" and edit!

Please see the discussion thread [[Talk:Jukebox_Software]] about -ware in the jukebox software, why "freeware" "shareware" and "Commercial" is choosen.

This one started the discussion about using the table with is lots better then the bunch of text.

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I don't like the "Skinnable" category. I'm going to change it to "Skinning Features". The reason is that some FEs under the "Full" skinnable category really have more skinnable features than others. For example, although the game list in Kymaera can be resized, it still is always drawn as a straight up and down list of text. Plus, I don't think it can use marquee images instead of text. On the other hand, I believe Atomic can do those things, except the skins are not human readable (GRRRR!)

--[[User:Buddabing|Buddabing]] 09:26, 6 September 2006 (EDT)

You right.

If you look on the jukebox section, I have added servial more skin features), wich is a bit more precision. I guess the useing the table and minor changes should suit the skinning feature better. It up to you, what you would doing.

If there are some speciel thing about skinning, you can allways use the indepth page.

--[[User:Spacefractal|Spacefractal]] 11:51, 6 September 2006 (EDT)

I've compiled the following skin-related questions which hopefully can be answered for each front end with a chart.

* Can a selectable solid color be displayed as the background?
* Can a changeable image be displayed as the background?
*Can a looping movie be displayed as the background?
* Can skin elements such as marquees, cabinet images, and control panels be added to the skin?
* Are skin elements resizable?
* Are skin elements moveable?
* Is the game list font changeable?
* Can font effects such as bold, italic, shadowing be applied to the game list font?
* Can game list entries be individually moved around and resized?

Only for a few front ends will we be able to answer "yes" to all questions. Movies would being added as the option, if you ask me.

--[[User:Buddabing|Buddabing]] 12:18, 6 September 2006 (EDT)

{| Width="550" valign="top" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" style="background:white; color:black; border:1px solid silver;"
|- style="background:#333333; color:white"
|'''Grade'''
|'''Font Styles'''
|'''Background'''
|'''Entries'''
|'''Elements'''
|'''Resoulutions'''

|-
|'''Font Only'''
|Yes
|Fixed
|Fixed
|Fixed
|Fixed

|-
|'''Basic'''
|Maybe
|Yes
|Fixed
|Fixed
|Fixed

|-
|'''Standard'''
|Yes
|Yes
|Some
|Some
|Fixed

|-
|'''Advanced'''
|Yes
|Yes
|All
|Some
|Some

|-
|'''Full'''
|Yes
|Yes
|All
|Most
|Any
|}

Do I have missed some thing?

The above table should meet most thing, you asked. If some frontend have some thing speciel, it can allways destription in the indepth page or using some foot note.

I do guess a picture previes like marquees is not a skin question, but more than "Other Featuers" one. It nothing about skinning to due.

--[[User:Spacefractal|Spacefractal]] 16:59, 6 September 2006 (EDT)

Maybe the skin column should even removed completly? And instead move it to "Other Features". A chart would used a lots with the "Other Features" as well.

Most frontend seen to use "full" skinning, wich doen´ts destription how it act with that. It maybe better to use a chart, with your quastion in thier own page.

Instead it canr renamed to "gui style" with present with style of gui it use:

* List only
* Picture based
* Window GUI
* Full 3D

Or something like this (only a breif example)? Your ideas?

--[[User:Spacefractal|Spacefractal]] 18:05, 6 September 2006 (EDT)

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Maybe having two tables is better like you suggest, one for front end features and one for skinning features.

The problem is that a lot of skinning features are unknown because the front ends does not have a good skinning application.

I would prefer not to have a "gui style" column, rather I would prefer the skinning column to be removed entirely.

{| Width="550" valign="top" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" style="background:white; color:black; border:1px solid silver;"
|- style="background:#333333; color:white"
|'''Front End'''
|'''Font Styles'''
|'''Background'''
|'''Game List Split or One List'''
|'''Skin Elements'''

|-
|'''Atomic FE'''
|Face/Size
|Color/Picture/Animation
|One List
|Selectable/Resizeable

|-
|'''MameWah'''
|Face/Size
|Picture only
|One List
|Selectable/Resizeable

|-
|'''Dragon King'''
|Face/Size
|Picture/Animation
|Split
|Selectable/Resizeable

|-
|'''Kymaera'''
|Face/Size/Bold/Italic/Underline/Shadow
|Color/Picture/Animation
|One List
|Selectable/Resizeable

|-
|'''MaLa'''
|Face/Size
|Color/Picture/Animation
|One List
|Selectable/Resizeable
|}

These table entries are not necessarily accurate.

--[[User:Buddabing|Buddabing]]

Let remove the skintab completly and let it add into the features as a "Other Features" Instead. These codes can being used:

* SKF: This frontend can being skinned with a '''full skinning tool'''.
* SKN: This frontend can being skinned, but it have '''not have a skin tool''' included.

--[[User:Spacefractal|Spacefractal]] 06:25, 9 September 2006 (EDT)

Change the page, since I didden't hear from you, but comment it of course. What do you think? The "Other Features" should have thier own page with a chart over all features.

Since I use ST (Skin Tool) and SWT (Skin without tool) is best to tell, a user simply can change the skin in the fly or a easy way (without hassle with the ini or other inhuman things). A frontend can been harder to skin rather than a jukebox software....

--[[User:Spacefractal|Spacefractal]] 17:39, 12 September 2006 (EDT)

SF, I disagree somewhat with your last edit, I think Nagware and Shareware are slightly different. For Nagware, the free version of the software has the exact feature list as the registered (paid) version, excepting only that there is a nag screen or advertisements. For Shareware, the registered version can have additional features (like GameEx does).

So, if GameEx had no extra features in the registered version, it would be nagware instead of shareware.

Currently, I don't think any frontends meet the nagware category, but that doesn't mean it should be removed.

[[User:Buddabing|Buddabing]] 20:16, 17 December 2006 (EST)

Because You changed GameEX to shareware, there are no more nagware shown on the list. So why add it, when no nagware was shown? It was just waste of space.

This is just only why I merged it into shareware (since gameEx actuelly have '''both''' cripped and have a very annoring nag ever seen, wich I never could past trouch. You are simply forced to pay it. I hear it to rougly minuttes to past it, but I diddent take the time on that one.

--[[User:Spacefractal|Spacefractal]] 05:01, 18 December 2006 (EST)

Maybe we can add an "OLD" "OS" or "OLDOS" tag which says the machine can run under an old version of Windows, say Windows 98, or on a PC with very low processor speed or memory? Some users run their MAME cabs on an older PC and this may be useful.

--[[User:Cakemeister|Cakemeister]] 08:17, 23 January 2008 (EST)

Ultrastyle is both a frontend and a project?

SF's edit broke the link to the Ultrastyle frontend's wiki entry.

--[[User:Cakemeister|Cakemeister]] 20:45, 21 June 2008 (EDT)

Yes, I found out, they have nothing to due with toghether and hence it need to create a new indepth page. They just share the page.

Either UltraMame cab need to been renamed to UltraMame (Cab), or changing this link to the link I created. What do you think?

But I need more info about UltraMame before I created that page (but was going to bed here, it was very late). Hence I changed the link. The FE url is still exists and is on:
http://www.mameworld.net/ultrastyle/

--[[User:Spacefractal|Spacefractal]] 05:33, 22 June 2008 (EDT)

About your entry from 2006, it can just add a OLD or such that as a "other features". Which is a good idea. Sorry I never saw that.

--[[User:Spacefractal|Spacefractal]] 05:35, 22 June 2008 (EDT)

UltraMAME is a cab and a front end and Ultrastyle is just a front end. Since the front end came before the cab, the cab's wiki page should be something else, like UltraMAME (Cab). I would leave the UltraMAME front end wiki page as plain UltraMAME because it was there first.

--[[User:Cakemeister|Cakemeister]] 20:40, 22 June 2008 (EDT)

oops. Something went wrong. For some reason I got UltraMame frontend removed. I add that back very soon. I move the pages. UltraStyle FE is state as delation (because it just point to UltraStyle as it should.

--[[User:Spacefractal|Spacefractal]] 02:10, 23 June 2008 (EDT)

I think I got it now? Diddent know why I got UltraMame deleted? Anyway '''[[UltraMame]]''' is now the FE page and '''[[UltraMAME]]''' the project page. UltraMame is still in development.

--[[User:Spacefractal|Spacefractal]] 02:23, 23 June 2008 (EDT)

EmuLaunch works good in a cab, so I don't know why it is under MOUSE frontends. It could work better though. Support for the second player joystick and having all keys to work as activation key would be nice. Now you have to do everything with joystick 1 and button 3.
--[[User:Blanka|Blanka]] 02:23, 29 Oktober 2008 (EDT)

I'm not too thrilled with a separate category for touch screen based front ends, isn't the TOU tag enough?

--[[User:Cakemeister|Cakemeister]] 19:51, 4 February 2009 (EST)

TOU is fine, I guess only AtomicFE and MultiFE is touchscreen freindly over with SimpleTouch FE (which I asseum only run PC games and not emulator, if yes CMD should been changed to PC).

--[[User:Spacefractal|Spacefractal]] 13:21, 5 February 2009 (EST)

Indie Games

2009-02-03T13:56:12Z

Spacefractal: updated with 4 new games and fixed few issues

Over the last few years the independent games scene has grown considerably. Among the hundreds of games out there produced by small-time and aspiring games companies are several that are well suited to play on a home arcade cabinet. Here is a list of just some of the low-budget games out there that fit the bill, several of which have free demo versions available.

Note to editors: Please only include games that are known to play well using standard arcade or trackball controls.

== Freeware ==

=== [http://www.armagetronad.net/ Armagetron] ===
A 3D Tron light-bike game. Tons of features like netplay and chat. It works fine on my cabinet (joystick plus a button or two) but all I do is play against CPU opponents so I don't push the control requirements much.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=115588;image.jpg

=== [http://caesar.logiqx.com/php/emulator.php?id=asteroidsgl AsteroidsGL] ===
A very cool Asteroids emulator, mostly because it generates flyback transformer noise to add to the experience. It maintains the hiscore list too. It was coded back in 2005 and hasn't been updated. Runs perfectly on my cabinet.

Please Note: You need to get the rom files from the actuelly arcade board, but you cannot ask for the rom in the forum.

=== [http://www.cactus-soft.co.nr/ Burn the Trash] ===
A fantastic shooter that shows how games can be a real art form. This guy is talented. Same guy who wrote Clean Asia. Very sexy game. Great music; graphics; simple concept; addictive gameplay. Needs a standard joystick plus x, z, c, and enter keys (all of which are hard-coded). I had a problem with the "c" key which I don't have by default. You need that key to change from ship A to ship B. I live with ship A alone and love the game anyway. Works great otherwise

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=115586;image.jpg

=== [http://www2.tky.3web.ne.jp/~yosshin/my_works/download.html Cho Ren Sha] ===
A great oldy style vertical shooter. Fantastic game and seems completely cabinet friendly.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=115379.jpg

=== [http://www.thephorse.net/beatclick ClickBeat] ===
This is a cool rytmic game, where you need to click on circles to the music. All it need is a one button mouse/trackball.

[[Image:ClickBeat.jpg]]

=== [http://freegame.on.arena.ne.jp/rank/game/dieslave.html Die Slave] ===
A game by Sexy Death Entertainment is another Japanese horizontal shooter. Very nice, 3D graphics; Arrow-keys, Z, and X are used. Seems totally cabinet friendly.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=116047;image.jpg

=== Final Force ===
A Japanese vertical shooter. It's fast and hard to see all the stuff flying around on the screen. It runs good with cabinet controls but requires the use of the "enter" key. The installer/unpacker is difficult to interpret (Japanese) but I managed. Supports two players and defaiult MAME keys. I can't figure out where I found this one, but I'll look for the link.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=115448;image.gif

=== [http://mokeron.hp.infoseek.co.jp/zg/fraxy_main.html Fraxy] ===
A really nice Japanese arena shooter. It uses both the mouse/trackball for aiming and firing, and a regular joystick for directional. Fire with the mouse button. I'm not sure if you can get this working with cabinet controls, but it's worth trying if you have a trackball installed.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=115391;image.jpg

=== [http://garden.sourceforge.net/ Garden of Coloured Lights] ===
A very beautiful vertical shooter. It's gorgeous. Enemies fire in sync with the music. It uses the arrow keys, Z, X, C, and Left Shift... all of which are redefinable in-game. So I moved "C" (fire-3) to a default MAME key. You can tune the config of the program via the .ini file.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=116053;image.jpg

=== [http://pivostudios.hustej.net/gas.zip Generic Arena Shooter] ===
A 3D arena shooter. Works with dual analog sticks and pads (made for a DualShock or Xbox controller), but it can been played with a joystick and a mouse (the stick moves your ship around, and the mouse is for aiming and firing). You might be able to play it with a stick and trackball. ESC exits properly.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=116051;image.jpg

=== [http://gridwars.marune.de/ Grid Wars 2] ===
This is a very cool [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geometry_Wars Geometry Wars] clone (but Gridwars have been stopped by Microsoft) and have posted a lots in arcade controls forum. Fully configurable in game and supports nearly all control types and schemes. You press F3 to change the grid types so that's not cabinet friendly, but you don't need that feature to play.

''With the [http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=80123.0 unofficiel patch], this game can been even more cab friendly, like playable with Ultimarc U360 joysticks, ESC escape directly to your frontend, TAB show up config and F3 grid types is also remapped to PS2 start (2 key).''

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=117379;image.jpg

=== [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/gr_e.html Gunroar] ===
Another [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABA_Games Kenta Cho game]. Vertical shooter, nautical theme (shoot the boats). One of the better Kenta Cho games. Totally cab friendly. The keys are as usual with his games and offer multiple options but no reconfiguration: Move: arrows, number pad, WASD, or IJKL; Fire: Z, LCtrl, RCtrl, or . (period); Lance attack: X, LAlt, R-Alt, LShift, RShift, /, or Return.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=117397;image

=== [http://www.retrosouls.net/ Gyrobot] ===
A cute 3d puzzle game where you are a robot and have to collect energy crystals. Kindof a modern Marble Madness. Very nice music. Plays perfect on my cabinet (standard joystick and one button -- the space bar). Set for "fullscreen" in the .ini file or it will play in a maximized window instead.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=115584;image.jpg

=== [http://huntersmoon.ovine.net/ Hunter's Moon] ===
A remake of a Commodore 64 game. It plays well on a cabinet, but I think it's better with arrow keys rather than a joystick. You need an "enter" button but otherwise can remap the control keys. In MaLa, I had to launch it "normal" or the splash screen and initial menu screen won't show up.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=115450;image.jpg

=== [http://gmc.yoyogames.com/?showtopic=220613 HyperWars - The Mega Firestorm] ===
A really cool vertical shooter that is styled like the original B&W Gameboy. Very well done. Reconfigurable keys that includes directionals and three buttons. Has some adult language.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=117381;image.gif

=== [http://sledgenet.wordpress.com/hola/the-compile/ Ice-Teroids] ===
An Asteroids clone but with sharp shards of ice instead of rocks. The cool thing about this one is that you can play with up to 3 people simultaneously. It requires F-keys so it's not so cab friendly. But once the keys are remapped (each game), it plays great with arcade controls.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=115427;image.jpg

=== [http://tokyo.cool.ne.jp/itako-rider/game.html Iwanaga] ===
A strange Japanese shooter. It kinda looks like an old Sega Genesis platformer. Your player can swing at enemies and jump, but if you hold down the fire key, it converts to cross-hairs which the joystick controls. There's a write-up that [http://indygamer.blogspot.com/2007/09/iwanaga.html explains the controls]. Uses X and Z and ESC exits.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=116055;image.jpg

=== [http://tardis.dk/wordpress/?page_id=8 Jack'O'Roids] ===
A Halloween Asteroids clone. Plays pretty good on the cabinet once set up (you need "enter" and "tab" keys, and "Y" to exit, but the rest are remappable).

The same guy made an excellent color remake of Omega Race called, [http://sledgenet.wordpress.com/hola/the-compile/ um Omega Race]. Plays good on the cabinet, but you need "enter" and "Y" (to confirm exit) mapped to your CP.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=115419;image.jpg

=== [http://www.konjak.org/ Legend of Princess] ===
This is a Zelda inspirated platform game. The game is remappable, but you need a Enter key wired to your cabinet to been playable.

[[Image:Legend of Princess.jpg]]

=== [http://www.bgames.org/gamesen2.php?id=28 Lethal Judgment 2 - Orbital Apocalypse] ===
A horizontal shooter. 3D graphics and a slick look. Not my favorite but I didn't play it much. There are sequels to this game I haven't checked out yet. SPACE, ESC, and directionals are all you need so it plays nice on a cabinet. But it has an initial configurator/launcher app that I could not get past without a mouse click. I might try to script around the launcher app but probably won't bother

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=116057;image.jpg

=== [http://www.zolyx.co.uk/millenipede/ Millenipede] ===
This game is based on Centipede but has lots more. Great game. The game have been tested with mouse and keyboard, but not with trackball arrangement yet.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=115425;image.jpg

=== [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/mcd_e.html mu-cade] ===
A [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABA_Games Kenta Cho] wire-frame arena shooter. You are a snake-like player and you push and shoot enemies but stay in the ring. Uses the directionals plus the Z key. Also supports a joypad or a second stick. You can set the resolution via command-line option.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=117377;image.gif

=== [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/p47_e.html Parsec47] ===
A [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABA_Games Kenta Cho] vertical shooter that plays great on a cabinet. All his shooters are great. I suggest you get them all ([http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/rr_e.html rRootage], [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/gr_e.html Gunroar], [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/tt_e.html Torus Trooper], and [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/mcd_e.html Mu-Cade] in particular).

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=115423;image.jpg

=== [http://retrospec.sgn.net/games/ppolympics/index.php Pen Pen Olympics (Black Cat)] ===
A great skiing game that's meant to look like a 16-bit precursor to the Dreamcast's Pen Pen Trilcelon. Controls are perfect for a cabinet. I can ski OK with a joystick, but not so good with a keyboard.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=115383.jpg

=== [http://xout.blackened-interactive.com/ProtoType.html Protoype] ===
An r-type like game. 100% cabinet happy. Can also be used with a joypad. Keys can be re-configured in-game.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=117375;image.jpg

=== [http://www.shmup-dev.com/forum/index.php?topic=1220.0 Prototype II] ===
A fantastic rType type game (horizontal shooter). It runs great on the cabinet, but it starts with a Windows configuration screen that lets you set resolution, enable shaders, etc. I haven't figured out how to launch from the command-line and bypass the start-up window (AKA it need a AHK script to skip the config screen).

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=115381.jpg

=== [http://quantasm.ovine.net/ Quantasm] ===
A neon vector-like arena shooter where you sit in a turret and spin around shooting at enemies that attack from all sides. It's meant to use a mouse/spinnner and not with a standard joystick and buttons.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=115582;image.jpg

=== [http://homepage.ntlworld.com/danny.offer/downloads.html#retroroids Retroids (Dan's Remakes)] ===
It's a simple asteroids remake and has OpenGL space clouds, power-ups, and some other features. If you like Asteroids, it's worth a look.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=115389;image.jpg

=== [http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=4017.0 Spelunky] ===
Spelunky is a platform game which can been descripted like La Mulana meets Nethack. Play nicely on a cabinet, but a script is required to skip the config screen (only need to send a enter) and also send a F10 (or ALT/F4) to quit.

[[Image:Spelunky.jpg]]

=== [http://tardis.dk/wordpress/?page_id=17 Rip Off (Tardis Remakes)] ===
A remake of the arcade game of the same name. Plays great on my cabinet, but you need "Y", "N" and enter keys mapped to buttons to be able to quit the game.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=115387;image.jpg

=== [http://www.phackett.com/rumblebox/ RumbleBox] ===
An interesting fighting game that reminds me of Ballz on the Sega Genesis. It seems completely cabinet friendly and is worth checking out.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=115385;image.jpg

=== [http://www18.big.or.jp/~hikoza/Prod/index_e.html Shooter's Solitude] ===
A very nice japanese vertical shooter. Lots of bullet and laser dodging and a novel power-up system. Uses directionals, Z (fire), X (powerup), S (bombs), and D (change weapons). There's is a nice Get KeyCode application which you can use to figure out alternate keys. Then you can edit the .ini file to use the alternate key. In the end, works great on a cabinet.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=117399;image.jpg

=== [http://www.bombergames.net/sorr_e.htm Streets of Rage Remake] ===
A fantastic new episode to the SOR family -- takes me back to my Sega Genesis days. I like it as much as Beats of Rage. Runs perfect on my cabinet. I love a good beat-em-up with arcade controls.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=115446;image.jpg

=== [http://wiebo.wordpress.com/my-pc-games/ Thrust Extreme] ===
A Gravitron like game (actually, it's a remake of Thrust. Also very polished. Written in BlitzBasic. Can reconfigure keys (or edit the .ini directly). You need ENTER to play. You also need a keyboard to enter high scores. Also supports a joypad.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=115993;image.jpg

=== [http://typhoon.kuto.de/ Typhoon 2001] ===
A Tempest like game. Very polished. Works with a joystick but would be better with a spinner. Have not tested with a spinner. Keys are reconfigurable. Supports keyboard, mouse, or spinner.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=115997;image.jpg

=== [http://tokyo.cool.ne.jp/itako-rider/game.html Vacant Ark] ===
Another Japanese horizontal shooter. This time you play a mermaid. I thought gameplay was a bit slow. All it needs is the arrow keys, Z, X, and shift. ESC exits right back to your front-end. Works fine on a cabinet.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=115987;image.jpg

=== [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/vr0_1a.zip Val and Rick] ===
A Xevious-like vertical shooter. Very nice. Different than Kenta Cho's other stuff. Only needs the directionals and Z and X. No problems. Cabinet friendly

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=115991;image.jpg

=== [http://smayds.com/games/veck/ Veck Special Edition] ===
An arena shooter with neon graphics. Looks like little like Geometry wars. I play it with dual joysticks. You need an ENTER key mapped to be able to exit. ESC will pause. It has a configuration program where you can set screen resolution and what-not. Keys can be reconfigured and it works with a dual analog controller too. If you can map ENTER easily, this one is cabinet friendly and good to play on a cabinet.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=115989;image.jpg

=== [http://www.the2bears.com/?p=1362 War T-W-A-T] ===
A retro-styled abstract arena shooter. Very cool, really hard to play. Lots of action going on at once and hard to see your "player". Robotron-like frantic-ness. Very nicely done game. Uses the directionals as well as the Z key. Looks to be 100% cabinet friendly.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=117373;image.jpg

=== [http://www18.big.or.jp/~hikoza/Prod/ Warning Forever] ===
A very cool Japanese shooter. All bosses. Wireframe-like graphics. Uses a regular joystick and 3 buttons (z, x, and c). You can remap the keys, but I couldn't remap to keys like shift, control, and alt. So mapping to default player 1 MAME keys can been difficult without a AHK script or such.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=115580;image.jpg

=== [http://www.kit.hi-ho.ne.jp/zapzap/works_eng.htm Winged Gear] ===
A very nice arena shooter with graphics that remind me of Xevious and gameplay like Smash TV. This one plays perfect on the cabinet with no key mapping issues.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=115417;image.jpg

== Shareware ==

=== [http://www.raptisoft.com/hamsterball.shtml Hamsterball] ===
A very cabinet friendly and fun marble Madness inspired game. Works best with mouse/trackball, but joystick can been used too and is nice cab friendly.

=== [http://www.lexaloffle.com/jasper.php Jasper's Journey] ===
Jasper's Journeys offers a mixture of thoughtful exploration, tricky jumps, and frantic monster pummelling action. The game is pretty much perfect cabinet freindly and only need a ENTER key wired.

[[Image:Jasper%27s_Journey.gif]]

== Games with some issues ==

=== [http://zenjohost.com/~hunty/platine/jabberwock.zip Engage to Jabberwock] ===
This is a japanse arena platform game. The game might have issues with some cabinet, its require a fair numbers of buttons and is not fully remappable and hence it might require a script. ESC need to been mapped to ALT/F4 for a direct quit.

[[Image:Jabberwock.jpg]]

=== [http://www.merseyremakes.co.uk/gibber/g-force/ G-Force] ===
A 2D Tempest game. Very nice graphics, but couldn't get it to do full screen. Uses 3D graphics (used my video card). Uses Z or Y for fire, directions, and X for superzapper. Without fullscreen, it can not really play on a cabinet and lunch time might been long too.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=117395;image.jpg

=== [http://xout.blackened-interactive.com/Gravitron.html Gravitron] ===
A neon vector Thrust/Oids/gravitar like game. Very cool. A configurator/launcher loads first and I can't figure out how to get past it without a mouse click. Might need to script it. You can configure the keys in the game (thrust, shield, left, right, and fire). ESC will pause, but another ESC will exit. Not really cabinet friendly because of the launcher, but you might be able to get it working. [http://xout.blackened-interactive.com/Gravitron2.html Gravitron2] costs $5 but there's a free demo. I haven't tried it yet.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=116049;image.jpg

=== [http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=117389;image Protoganda] ===
A wide-screen vertical shooter with 3Dish bosses and lots of bullet dodging. Very cool. Needs F1 button for options including screen resolution. Uses ENTER to start. Z button is fire. You need to enter your name with a keyboard the first time, but afterwards you don't need a keyboard. You cannot remap keys.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=117389;image.jpg

=== [http://www.pugfuglygames.com/Game.php?game=10 Return to Sector 9] ===

This game has many arcade games wrapped into one game. You progress through different games like you are progressing through levels. Some are space-arena shooters, others are like Missle Command. It's all 3D graphics. Some of the games use the mouse. Might not suit for a cabinet, but worth trying.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=117391;image.jpg

=== [http://www.bettiesart.com/tc/robotix/ Robotix] ===
A retro 2D platform game which have tested with some issues. It didn't really work out. You need a mouse, ENTER key, DEL key, and the F-keys. Best to leave this one on a PC I think or someone workout a AHK script to get it arcade combatible.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=115995;image.jpg

=== [http://www.farbs.org/games.html ROM Check Fail] ===
A cool game in that it simulates an arcade ROM failure and mixes Space Invaders, PacMan, Arkanoid, and other classics into a single game. Neat idea. It doesn't play full screen but other wise seemed OK the cabinet. If I can get it to go full screen, it could been fit a cabinet nicely.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=117393;image.jpg

=== [http://www.yoyogames.com/games/show/48762 Torque] ===
An abstract arena shooter with geometric graphics. Uses directionals and "Z" for fire. You can remap thefire button. SPACE is used for Pause and F4 is used for fullscreen. I'm using AutoHotKey to set to fullscreen right after launch and then map SPACE to P for pause. In the end, not so cabinet friendly.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=117383;image.jpg

== The old game list, need testing ==

These games need testing again to checkout if there is any problems in a cabinet. freeware or not.

{| Width="100%" valign="top" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" style="background:white; color:black; border:1px solid silver;"
|- style="background:navy; color:white"
|'''Game'''
|'''Type'''
|'''Control'''
|'''Notes'''

|-
| [http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=30121.0 Airstrike II]
| Shareware
| Joystick
| an excellent shooter

|-
| [http://www.digital-eel.com/blox/buy.htm Big Box of Blox]
| Freeware
| Keyboard, customizable controls
| Big Box of Blox can best be summed up as Tetris on acid.

|-
| [http://www.divogames.com/games/arcade/bvsd2 Bomberman vs Digger]
| Shareware
| Joystick
| what would happen if Bomberman, Digger and Boulderdash had babies

|-
| [http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=28285.0 BreakQuest]
| Shareware
| Trackball Spinner
| an incarnation of Breakout/Arkanoid

|-
| [http://www.pcgaming.ws/viewgame.php?game=chorensha_68k Chorensha]
| Freeware
| Joystick
| Great vertical scrolling shooter.

|-
| [http://www.shrapnelgames.com/freegames2.htm Dr. Blob's Organism]
| Freeware
|
| Dr. Blob's Organism, winner in not one, but two, IGF categories (2004 IGF Innovation In Audio and Innovation in Visual Art), is a game about shooting one-celled organisms in a petri dish. Think of it like the old arcade game Tempest, only with much squishier targets.

|-
| [http://www.frozen-bubble.org/ FrozenBubble]
| Freeware
| Keyboard
| Linux only Bubble Boggle clones, w/level editor.

|-
| [http://www.mking.com/juno/ Juno Nemesis]
| Shareware
| ?
| a modern take on Tempest

|-
| [http://www.pompomgames.com/mutantstorm.htm Mutant Storm]
| Shareware
| Dual Joystick
| dual-joystick Robotron style game

|-
| [http://www.shrapnelgames.com/freegames2.htm Plasmaworm]
| Freeware
|
| Plasmaworm is the fiendishly addictive arcade game of weird worms eating random probability eidolons in a tank of otherspatial plasma.

|-
| [http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=28028.0 Platypus]
| Shareware
| Joystick
| a side-scrolling shooter with clay graphics

|-
| [http://www.unitedmindsgames.com/content/view/22/45/ Space Renegade]
| Shareware ($8.00)
| Joystick, keyboard configurable
| Space Invaders style vertical shooter. Linux friendly, mac version coming.

|-
| [http://www.pompomgames.com/spacetripper.htm Space Tripper]
| Shareware
| Joystick
| Defenders style gameplay with updated graphics

|-
| [http://www.boiledsweets.com/Stopple/ Stopple]
| Freeware
| Joystick ?
| a free, addictive, fun, puzzle game for all the family

|-
| [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/ttn_e.html Titanion]
| Freeware
| Keyboard
| Galaga style shooter, with an interesting twist on escorts.

|-
| [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/tt_e.html Torus Trooper]
| Freeware
| Keyboard
| Tempest meets Wipeout, a rotating racer and shooter.

|}
[[Category:Software]]

== See Also ==
* [http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=88098.0 Some cool indy PC games for your cabinet] - The thread most of these games came from.

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2009-02-03T13:55:52Z

Spacefractal: Screenshot of Engage to Jabberwock

Screenshot of Engage to Jabberwock

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2009-02-03T13:39:24Z

Spacefractal: Jasper's Journey screenshot

Jasper's Journey screenshot

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2009-02-03T13:31:20Z

Spacefractal: Spelunky screenshot

Spelunky screenshot

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Spacefractal: Screenshot of Legend of Princess

Screenshot of Legend of Princess

Indie Games

2009-02-02T22:38:30Z

Spacefractal: Changed INDIE gamelist with a lots of new games and layout..

Over the last few years the independent games scene has grown considerably. Among the hundreds of games out there produced by small-time and aspiring games companies are several that are well suited to play on a home arcade cabinet. Here is a list of just some of the low-budget games out there that fit the bill, several of which have free demo versions available.

Note to editors: Please only include games that are known to play well using standard arcade or trackball controls.

== Freeware ==

=== [http://www.armagetronad.net/ Armagetron] ===
A 3D Tron light-bike game. Tons of features like netplay and chat. It works fine on my cabinet (joystick plus a button or two) but all I do is play against CPU opponents so I don't push the control requirements much.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=115588;image.jpg

=== [http://caesar.logiqx.com/php/emulator.php?id=asteroidsgl AsteroidsGL] ===
A very cool Asteroids emulator, mostly because it generates flyback transformer noise to add to the experience. It maintains the hiscore list too. It was coded back in 2005 and hasn't been updated. Runs perfectly on my cabinet.

Please Note: You need to get the rom files from the actuelly arcade board, but you cannot ask for the rom in the forum.

=== [http://www.cactus-soft.co.nr/ Burn the Trash] ===
A fantastic shooter that shows how games can be a real art form. This guy is talented. Same guy who wrote Clean Asia. Very sexy game. Great music; graphics; simple concept; addictive gameplay. Needs a standard joystick plus x, z, c, and enter keys (all of which are hard-coded). I had a problem with the "c" key which I don't have by default. You need that key to change from ship A to ship B. I live with ship A alone and love the game anyway. Works great otherwise

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=115586;image.jpg

=== [http://www2.tky.3web.ne.jp/~yosshin/my_works/download.html Cho Ren Sha] ===
A great oldy style vertical shooter. Fantastic game and seems completely cabinet friendly.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=115379.jpg

=== [http://www.thephorse.net/beatclick ClickBeat] ===
This is a cool rytmic game, where you need to click on circles to the music. All it need is a one button mouse/trackball.

[[Image:ClickBeat.jpg]]

=== [http://freegame.on.arena.ne.jp/rank/game/dieslave.html Die Slave] ===
A game by Sexy Death Entertainment is another Japanese horizontal shooter. Very nice, 3D graphics; Arrow-keys, Z, and X are used. Seems totally cabinet friendly.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=116047;image.jpg

=== Final Force ===
A Japanese vertical shooter. It's fast and hard to see all the stuff flying around on the screen. It runs good with cabinet controls but requires the use of the "enter" key. The installer/unpacker is difficult to interpret (Japanese) but I managed. Supports two players and defaiult MAME keys. I can't figure out where I found this one, but I'll look for the link.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=115448;image.gif

=== [http://mokeron.hp.infoseek.co.jp/zg/fraxy_main.html Fraxy] ===
A really nice Japanese arena shooter. It uses both the mouse/trackball for aiming and firing, and a regular joystick for directional. Fire with the mouse button. I'm not sure if you can get this working with cabinet controls, but it's worth trying if you have a trackball installed.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=115391;image.jpg

=== [http://garden.sourceforge.net/ Garden of Coloured Lights] ===
A very beautiful vertical shooter. It's gorgeous. Enemies fire in sync with the music. It uses the arrow keys, Z, X, C, and Left Shift... all of which are redefinable in-game. So I moved "C" (fire-3) to a default MAME key. You can tune the config of the program via the .ini file.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=116053;image.jpg

=== [http://pivostudios.hustej.net/gas.zip Generic Arena Shooter] ===
A 3D arena shooter. Works with dual analog sticks and pads (made for a DualShock or Xbox controller), but it can been played with a joystick and a mouse (the stick moves your ship around, and the mouse is for aiming and firing). You might be able to play it with a stick and trackball. ESC exits properly.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=116051;image.jpg

=== [http://gridwars.marune.de/ Grid Wars 2] ===
This is a very cool [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geometry_Wars Geometry Wars] clone (but Gridwars have been stopped by Microsoft) and have posted a lots in arcade controls forum. Fully configurable in game and supports nearly all control types and schemes. You press F3 to change the grid types so that's not cabinet friendly, but you don't need that feature to play.

''With the [http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=80123.0 unofficiel patch], this game can been even more cab friendly, like playable with Ultimarc U360 joysticks, ESC escape directly to your frontend, TAB show up config and F3 grid types is also remapped to PS2 start (2 key).''

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=117379;image.jpg

=== [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/gr_e.html Gunroar] ===
Another [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABA_Games Kenta Cho game]. Vertical shooter, nautical theme (shoot the boats). One of the better Kenta Cho games. Totally cab friendly. The keys are as usual with his games and offer multiple options but no reconfiguration: Move: arrows, number pad, WASD, or IJKL; Fire: Z, LCtrl, RCtrl, or . (period); Lance attack: X, LAlt, R-Alt, LShift, RShift, /, or Return.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=117397;image

=== [http://www.retrosouls.net/ Gyrobot] ===
A cute 3d puzzle game where you are a robot and have to collect energy crystals. Kindof a modern Marble Madness. Very nice music. Plays perfect on my cabinet (standard joystick and one button -- the space bar). Set for "fullscreen" in the .ini file or it will play in a maximized window instead.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=115584;image.jpg

=== [http://huntersmoon.ovine.net/ Hunter's Moon] ===
A remake of a Commodore 64 game. It plays well on a cabinet, but I think it's better with arrow keys rather than a joystick. You need an "enter" button but otherwise can remap the control keys. In MaLa, I had to launch it "normal" or the splash screen and initial menu screen won't show up.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=115450;image.jpg

=== [http://gmc.yoyogames.com/?showtopic=220613 HyperWars - The Mega Firestorm] ===
A really cool vertical shooter that is styled like the original B&W Gameboy. Very well done. Reconfigurable keys that includes directionals and three buttons. Has some adult language.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=117381;image.gif

=== [http://sledgenet.wordpress.com/hola/the-compile/ Ice-Teroids] ===
An Asteroids clone but with sharp shards of ice instead of rocks. The cool thing about this one is that you can play with up to 3 people simultaneously. It requires F-keys so it's not so cab friendly. But once the keys are remapped (each game), it plays great with arcade controls.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=115427;image.jpg

=== [http://tokyo.cool.ne.jp/itako-rider/game.html Iwanaga] ===
A strange Japanese shooter. It kinda looks like an old Sega Genesis platformer. Your player can swing at enemies and jump, but if you hold down the fire key, it converts to cross-hairs which the joystick controls. There's a write-up that [http://indygamer.blogspot.com/2007/09/iwanaga.html explains the controls]. Uses X and Z and ESC exits.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=116055;image.jpg

=== [http://tardis.dk/wordpress/?page_id=8 Jack'O'Roids] ===
A Halloween Asteroids clone. Plays pretty good on the cabinet once set up (you need "enter" and "tab" keys, and "Y" to exit, but the rest are remappable).

The same guy made an excellent color remake of Omega Race called, [http://sledgenet.wordpress.com/hola/the-compile/ um Omega Race]. Plays good on the cabinet, but you need "enter" and "Y" (to confirm exit) mapped to your CP.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=115419;image.jpg

=== [http://www.bgames.org/gamesen2.php?id=28 Lethal Judgment 2 - Orbital Apocalypse] ===
A horizontal shooter. 3D graphics and a slick look. Not my favorite but I didn't play it much. There are sequels to this game I haven't checked out yet. SPACE, ESC, and directionals are all you need so it plays nice on a cabinet. But it has an initial configurator/launcher app that I could not get past without a mouse click. I might try to script around the launcher app but probably won't bother

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=116057;image.jpg

=== [http://www.zolyx.co.uk/millenipede/ Millenipede] ===
This game is based on Centipede but has lots more. Great game. The game have been tested with mouse and keyboard, but not with trackball arrangement yet.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=115425;image.jpg

=== [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/mcd_e.html mu-cade] ===
A http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABA_Games Kenta Cho] wire-frame arena shooter. You are a snake-like player and you push and shoot enemies but stay in the ring. Uses the directionals plus the Z key. Also supports a joypad or a second stick. You can set the resolution via command-line option.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=117377;image.gif

=== [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/p47_e.html Parsec47] ===
A [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABA_Games Kenta Cho] vertical shooter that plays great on a cabinet. All his shooters are great. I suggest you get them all ([http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/rr_e.html rRootage], [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/gr_e.html Gunroar], [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/tt_e.html Torus Trooper], and [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/mcd_e.html Mu-Cade] in particular).

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=115423;image.jpg

=== [http://retrospec.sgn.net/games/ppolympics/index.php Pen Pen Olympics (Black Cat)] ===
A great skiing game that's meant to look like a 16-bit precursor to the Dreamcast's Pen Pen Trilcelon. Controls are perfect for a cabinet. I can ski OK with a joystick, but not so good with a keyboard.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=115383.jpg

=== [http://xout.blackened-interactive.com/ProtoType.html Protoype] ===
An r-type like game. 100% cabinet happy. Can also be used with a joypad. Keys can be re-configured in-game.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=117375;image.jpg

=== [http://www.shmup-dev.com/forum/index.php?topic=1220.0 Prototype II] ===
A fantastic rType type game (horizontal shooter). It runs great on the cabinet, but it starts with a Windows configuration screen that lets you set resolution, enable shaders, etc. I haven't figured out how to launch from the command-line and bypass the start-up window (AKA it need a AHK script to skip the config screen).

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=115381.jpg

=== [http://quantasm.ovine.net/ Quantasm] ===
A neon vector-like arena shooter where you sit in a turret and spin around shooting at enemies that attack from all sides. It's meant to use a mouse/spinnner and not with a standard joystick and buttons.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=115582;image.jpg

=== [http://homepage.ntlworld.com/danny.offer/downloads.html#retroroids Retroids (Dan's Remakes)] ===
It's a simple asteroids remake and has OpenGL space clouds, power-ups, and some other features. If you like Asteroids, it's worth a look.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=115389;image.jpg

=== [http://tardis.dk/wordpress/?page_id=17 Rip Off (Tardis Remakes)] ===
A remake of the arcade game of the same name. Plays great on my cabinet, but you need "Y", "N" and enter keys mapped to buttons to be able to quit the game.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=115387;image.jpg

=== [http://www.phackett.com/rumblebox/ RumbleBox] ===
An interesting fighting game that reminds me of Ballz on the Sega Genesis. It seems completely cabinet friendly and is worth checking out.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=115385;image.jpg

=== [http://www18.big.or.jp/~hikoza/Prod/index_e.html Shooter's Solitude] ===
A very nice japanese vertical shooter. Lots of bullet and laser dodging and a novel power-up system. Uses directionals, Z (fire), X (powerup), S (bombs), and D (change weapons). There's is a nice Get KeyCode application which you can use to figure out alternate keys. Then you can edit the .ini file to use the alternate key. In the end, works great on a cabinet.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=117399;image.jpg

=== [http://www.bombergames.net/sorr_e.htm Streets of Rage Remake] ===
A fantastic new episode to the SOR family -- takes me back to my Sega Genesis days. I like it as much as Beats of Rage. Runs perfect on my cabinet. I love a good beat-em-up with arcade controls.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=115446;image.jpg

=== [http://wiebo.wordpress.com/my-pc-games/ Thrust Extreme] ===
A Gravitron like game (actually, it's a remake of Thrust. Also very polished. Written in BlitzBasic. Can reconfigure keys (or edit the .ini directly). You need ENTER to play. You also need a keyboard to enter high scores. Also supports a joypad.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=115993;image.jpg

=== [http://typhoon.kuto.de/ Typhoon 2001] ===
A Tempest like game. Very polished. Works with a joystick but would be better with a spinner. Have not tested with a spinner. Keys are reconfigurable. Supports keyboard, mouse, or spinner.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=115997;image.jpg

=== [http://tokyo.cool.ne.jp/itako-rider/game.html Vacant Ark] ===
Another Japanese horizontal shooter. This time you play a mermaid. I thought gameplay was a bit slow. All it needs is the arrow keys, Z, X, and shift. ESC exits right back to your front-end. Works fine on a cabinet.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=115987;image.jpg

=== [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/vr0_1a.zip Val and Rick] ===
A Xevious-like vertical shooter. Very nice. Different than Kenta Cho's other stuff. Only needs the directionals and Z and X. No problems. Cabinet friendly

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=115991;image.jpg

=== [http://smayds.com/games/veck/ Veck Special Edition] ===
An arena shooter with neon graphics. Looks like little like Geometry wars. I play it with dual joysticks. You need an ENTER key mapped to be able to exit. ESC will pause. It has a configuration program where you can set screen resolution and what-not. Keys can be reconfigured and it works with a dual analog controller too. If you can map ENTER easily, this one is cabinet friendly and good to play on a cabinet.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=115989;image.jpg

=== [http://www.the2bears.com/?p=1362 War T-W-A-T] ===
A retro-styled abstract arena shooter. Very cool, really hard to play. Lots of action going on at once and hard to see your "player". Robotron-like frantic-ness. Very nicely done game. Uses the directionals as well as the Z key. Looks to be 100% cabinet friendly.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=117373;image.jpg

=== [http://www18.big.or.jp/~hikoza/Prod/ Warning Forever] ===
A very cool Japanese shooter. All bosses. Wireframe-like graphics. Uses a regular joystick and 3 buttons (z, x, and c). You can remap the keys, but I couldn't remap to keys like shift, control, and alt. So mapping to default player 1 MAME keys can been difficult without a AHK script or such.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=115580;image.jpg

=== [http://www.kit.hi-ho.ne.jp/zapzap/works_eng.htm Winged Gear] ===
A very nice arena shooter with graphics that remind me of Xevious and gameplay like Smash TV. This one plays perfect on the cabinet with no key mapping issues.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=115417;image.jpg

== Shareware ==

=== [http://www.raptisoft.com/hamsterball.shtml Hamsterball] ===
A very cabinet friendly and fun marble Madness inspired game. Works best with mouse/trackball, but joystick can been used too and is nice cab friendly.

== Games with some issues ==

=== [http://www.merseyremakes.co.uk/gibber/g-force/ G-Force] ===
A 2D Tempest game. Very nice graphics, but couldn't get it to do full screen. Uses 3D graphics (used my video card). Uses Z or Y for fire, directions, and X for superzapper. Without fullscreen, it can not really play on a cabinet and lunch time might been long too.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=117395;image.jpg

=== [http://xout.blackened-interactive.com/Gravitron.html Gravitron] ===
A neon vector Thrust/Oids/gravitar like game. Very cool. A configurator/launcher loads first and I can't figure out how to get past it without a mouse click. Might need to script it. You can configure the keys in the game (thrust, shield, left, right, and fire). ESC will pause, but another ESC will exit. Not really cabinet friendly because of the launcher, but you might be able to get it working. [http://xout.blackened-interactive.com/Gravitron2.html Gravitron2] costs $5 but there's a free demo. I haven't tried it yet.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=116049;image.jpg

=== [http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=117389;image Protoganda] ===
A wide-screen vertical shooter with 3Dish bosses and lots of bullet dodging. Very cool. Needs F1 button for options including screen resolution. Uses ENTER to start. Z button is fire. You need to enter your name with a keyboard the first time, but afterwards you don't need a keyboard. You cannot remap keys.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=117389;image.jpg

=== [http://www.pugfuglygames.com/Game.php?game=10 Return to Sector 9] ===

This game has many arcade games wrapped into one game. You progress through different games like you are progressing through levels. Some are space-arena shooters, others are like Missle Command. It's all 3D graphics. Some of the games use the mouse. Might not suit for a cabinet, but worth trying.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=117391;image.jpg

=== [http://www.bettiesart.com/tc/robotix/ Robotix] ===
A retro 2D platform game which have tested with some issues. It didn't really work out. You need a mouse, ENTER key, DEL key, and the F-keys. Best to leave this one on a PC I think or someone workout a AHK script to get it arcade combatible.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=115995;image.jpg

=== [http://www.farbs.org/games.html ROM Check Fail] ===
A cool game in that it simulates an arcade ROM failure and mixes Space Invaders, PacMan, Arkanoid, and other classics into a single game. Neat idea. It doesn't play full screen but other wise seemed OK the cabinet. If I can get it to go full screen, it could been fit a cabinet nicely.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=117393;image.jpg

=== [http://www.yoyogames.com/games/show/48762 Torque] ===
An abstract arena shooter with geometric graphics. Uses directionals and "Z" for fire. You can remap thefire button. SPACE is used for Pause and F4 is used for fullscreen. I'm using AutoHotKey to set to fullscreen right after launch and then map SPACE to P for pause. In the end, not so cabinet friendly.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88098.0;attach=117383;image.jpg

== The old game list, need testing ==
http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/Indie_Games

{| Width="100%" valign="top" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" style="background:white; color:black; border:1px solid silver;"
|- style="background:navy; color:white"
|'''Game'''
|'''Type'''
|'''Control'''
|'''Notes'''

|-
| [http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=30121.0 Airstrike II]
| Shareware
| Joystick
| an excellent shooter

|-
| [http://www.digital-eel.com/blox/buy.htm Big Box of Blox]
| Freeware
| Keyboard, customizable controls
| Big Box of Blox can best be summed up as Tetris on acid.

|-
| [http://www.divogames.com/games/arcade/bvsd2 Bomberman vs Digger]
| Shareware
| Joystick
| what would happen if Bomberman, Digger and Boulderdash had babies

|-
| [http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=28285.0 BreakQuest]
| Shareware
| Trackball Spinner
| an incarnation of Breakout/Arkanoid

|-
| [http://www.pcgaming.ws/viewgame.php?game=chorensha_68k Chorensha]
| Freeware
| Joystick
| Great vertical scrolling shooter.

|-
| [http://www.shrapnelgames.com/freegames2.htm Dr. Blob's Organism]
| Freeware
|
| Dr. Blob's Organism, winner in not one, but two, IGF categories (2004 IGF Innovation In Audio and Innovation in Visual Art), is a game about shooting one-celled organisms in a petri dish. Think of it like the old arcade game Tempest, only with much squishier targets.

|-
| [http://www.frozen-bubble.org/ FrozenBubble]
| Freeware
| Keyboard
| Linux only Bubble Boggle clones, w/level editor.

|-
| [http://www.mking.com/juno/ Juno Nemesis]
| Shareware
| ?
| a modern take on Tempest

|-
| [http://www.pompomgames.com/mutantstorm.htm Mutant Storm]
| Shareware
| Dual Joystick
| dual-joystick Robotron style game

|-
| [http://www.shrapnelgames.com/freegames2.htm Plasmaworm]
| Freeware
|
| Plasmaworm is the fiendishly addictive arcade game of weird worms eating random probability eidolons in a tank of otherspatial plasma.

|-
| [http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=28028.0 Platypus]
| Shareware
| Joystick
| a side-scrolling shooter with clay graphics

|-
| [http://www.unitedmindsgames.com/content/view/22/45/ Space Renegade]
| Shareware ($8.00)
| Joystick, keyboard configurable
| Space Invaders style vertical shooter. Linux friendly, mac version coming.

|-
| [http://www.pompomgames.com/spacetripper.htm Space Tripper]
| Shareware
| Joystick
| Defenders style gameplay with updated graphics

|-
| [http://www.boiledsweets.com/Stopple/ Stopple]
| Freeware
| Joystick ?
| a free, addictive, fun, puzzle game for all the family

|-
| [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/ttn_e.html Titanion]
| Freeware
| Keyboard
| Galaga style shooter, with an interesting twist on escorts.

|-
| [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/tt_e.html Torus Trooper]
| Freeware
| Keyboard
| Tempest meets Wipeout, a rotating racer and shooter.

|}
[[Category:Software]]

== See Also ==
* [http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=88098.0 Some cool indy PC games for your cabinet] - The thread most of these games came from.

File:ClickBeat.jpg

2009-02-02T22:34:32Z

Spacefractal: Screenshot of clickbeat

Screenshot of clickbeat

Front-Ends

2009-01-22T11:11:31Z

Spacefractal: /* Front-end Software */ - no need with the "h/w or s/w rotation", but moved that to <6> description intead

== Front-end Software ==
Below is the front-end software comparison table. Click on the software's name for detailed information about that software. Please be aware that this may be incomplete! The individual pages will have the software's homepage for you to verify any information or questions you may have!

''Note: Any unknown information in the table is filled with placeholders (placeholders are shown in italics).''
''Note: To be listed as Cabinet friendly, it needs to be able to be used with joysticks and buttons only (CAB).'''

{| Width="100%" valign="top" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" style="background:white; color:black; border:1px solid silver;"
|- style="background:navy; color:white"
| '''Software'''
| '''BYOAC User'''
| '''OS'''
| '''Type1'''
| '''Monitor Orientation 2'''
| '''Emulators3'''
| '''Other Features4'''

|- style="background:gray; color:white"
|colspan="7"|'''<center>Typical recommended frontends by BYOAC users:</center>'''

|-
| [[AtomicFE]]
| Youki
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD PC
| CAB JB LED LR MR ST TOU VID

|-
| [[GameEx]]
| TSpeirs
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Shareware ($22)
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD PC
| CAB JB LCD LED LR MR ST SW TOU VID

|-
| [[HyperSpin]]
| BadBoyBill
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| CMD PC
| CAB DEV LR MR ST SW VID

|-
| [[MaLa]]
| Loadman (previously Swindus)
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD PC
| CAB JB LCD LED LR MR ST SW VID

|-
| [[Mamewah]]
| Minwah
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD PC
| CAB DEV LCD LED LR MR ST VID

|-
| [[Maximus Arcade]]
| %
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Shareware ($25)
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| 39+ arcade and console emulators
| CAB JB LED MR ST VID

|- style="background:gray; color:white"
|colspan="7"|'''<center>Recommended for Linux (both active and discounted):</center>'''

|-
| [[AdvanceMenu]]
| %
| [[Image:OS linux icon.gif]][[Image:OS windows icon.gif]][[Image:OS DOS icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD
| AM CAB LR MR VID

|-
| [[Wah!Cade]]
| Balki
| [[Image:OS linux icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD
| DEV CAB LR MR ST VID

|- style="background:gray; color:white"
|colspan="7"|'''<center>Other cabinet friendly frontends:</center>'''

|-
| [[Emulaxian/3D Arcade]]
| )p(
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD
| CAB MR SW

|-
| [[Fronty]]
| FrontyDev
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD PC
| CAB DEV LCD MR ST

|-
| [[Khameleon]]
| Cakemeister
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| CMD
| CAB DEV LR MR SW VID

|-
| [[MAMELOAD TNG]]
| Tafoid
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD (MAME-BASED, Including MESS), M1, Final Burn Alpha
| CAB DEV MR SW

|-
| [[MultiFE]]
| Space Fractal
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| Mame, CMD (Includning MESS) & PC Games
| CAB DEV JB MR TOU

|-
| [[UltraMame]]
| r.cade
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| MAME only
| CAB DEV MR VID

|- style="background:gray; color:white"
|colspan="7"|'''<center>Mouse based frontends:</center>'''

|-
| [[EmuLaunch]]
| %
| [[Image:OS_apple_icon.gif]]
| Freeware for personal use
| Emulator dependent
| Uses Finder to open ROMS in 15 arcade and console emulators
| CAB SW

|-
| [[MAME32]]
| %
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| MAME only
| DEV MR

|- style="background:gray; color:white"
|colspan="7"|'''<center>Discontinued and/or unsupported frontends5:</center>'''

|-
| [[ArcadeOS]]
| %
| [[Image:OS DOS icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD
| AM CAB LCD LR MR

|-
| [[ArcadEpic]]
| chowny
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| CMD
| CAB JB MR VID

|-
| [[Dragon King]]
| Howard_Casto
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| CMD
| CAB LR MR SW VID

|-
| [[GameLauncher]]
| Dave Dribin
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]][[Image:OS DOS icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD
| CAB LR MR

|-
| [[Kymaera]]
| PacManFan
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]][[Image:OS DOS icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD
| AM CAB LR MR ST SW VID

|-
| [[Ultrastyle]]
| ultrastyle
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| MAME only
| CAB MR SW VID

|- style="background:gray; color:white"
|colspan="7"|'''<center>Frontends with missing "other features" tab:</center>'''

|-
| [[CabFE]]
| %
| [[Image:OS linux icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| CMD
| ''Placeholder''

|-
| [[PyreCade]]
| flemming
| [[Image:OS linux icon.gif]][[Image:OS windows icon.gif]][[Image:OS_apple_icon.gif]]
| OpenSource
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| Mame <.106uq2
| ''Placeholder''

|-
| [[XMAME-GUI]]
| %
| [[Image:Java.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| SDL-MAME Only
| ''Placeholder''

|}

''Homepages for these FEs are gone, and are (might?) not active anymore:''

* ''[[Arcade.EXE]] - Windows-only MAME front-end''
* ''[[ArcadeFE]] - Windows-only MAME front-end''
* ''[[ArcadeFX]] - Windows-only MAME front-end''

'''1)''' Type:
* '''Open Source:''' is fully functional software with source code included.
* '''Freeware:''' is fully functional without payment and without nag screens and ads.
* '''Shareware:''' has limited functionality (or has nags) until payment is made.
* '''Commercial:''' software is fully functional for a limited time, after which payment must be made.

'''2)''' About software and hardware rotation:

Most Frontends with vertical support typical require Windows to been rotated as well. Some frontends, such like Mamewah, MultiFE and others support software rotation as well.

'''3)''' Emulators:
* If '''CMD''' is shown, this front-end can run all command line based emulators.
* If '''PC''' is shown, it can run PC games as well (using bat and/or shortcuts files).

'''4)''' Other Features:
*'''DEV''' - Still in developing for fixing bugs or/and supported.
*'''AM''' - Native arcade monitor support without ArcadeVGA card
*'''CAB''' - Mouse and keyboard-free operation (for cabinets)
*'''JB''' - Integrated jukebox
*'''LCD''' - LCD screen, such as those found at http://www.seetron.com/
*'''LED''' - Front-end can control a LED controller
*'''LR''' - Low Resolutions (below 640 pixels wide)
*'''MR''' - Multiple Resolutions
*'''ST''' - Skin tool included
*'''SW''' - Skinnable without tool
*'''TOU''' - Touchscreen Support
*'''VID''' - Video snapshots (movies)

Howover Mamewah and MultiFE (in realtime) have software rotation as well.

Just because a frontend is discontinued does not mean that it is a bad frontend.
Either there is no more need to update it, or the author just left the project.
Discontinued frontends are still used in cabinets today, and most run on both older and newer machines, though some may have some issues with newer versions of MAME.
So check these out as well.

Utilities

2009-01-19T07:27:26Z

Spacefractal: /* Input Mapping Software */ - added Timer (HyperAttract)

== ROM Managers, Renamers & Dats ==
* '''[http://www.clrmame.com/ CLRMame Pro]'''
: A popular ROM management program. Designed to help you maintain and organize your emulators roms collection for various gaming systems.

* '''[http://www.romcenter.com/ ROM Center]'''
: Another popular ROM management program.

* '''[http://offlinelist.free.fr/ OfflineList]'''
: Another ROM manager.

* '''[http://www.users.on.net/~swcheetah/sam/UnGoodMerge.html UnGoodMerge]'''
: This program makes it very convenient to convert a large amount of GoodMerged 7-Zip archives into formats that emulators can read.

* '''[http://www.users.on.net/~swcheetah/sam/UnGoodMerge.html GoodTools]'''
: GoodTools is a common name for set of Rom Renamers for a wide variety of systems. Created by Cowering, they are distributed as .exe files with a built in database. The GoodTools are some of the oldest rom renamers still in existance.

* '''[http://www.no-intro.org/ NoIntro]'''
: What "No-Intro" does is fill some .dat files, to be used with ROM-Managers, with information about the known ROMS released.

* '''[http://www.tosec.org/ TOSEC]'''
: TOSEC is an acronym standing for "The Old School Emulation Centre", and is the name of an organisation dedicated to creating a database project, cataloguing the complete software libraries of old computer and console platforms.

* '''[http://transwarped.com/ROMSorter.zip ROMSorter]'''
: A program that can sort ROMs based on flags in the filename Eg. Sorting all US (U) and Japanese (J) ROMs.

== Input Mapping Software ==
* '''[http://www.autohotkey.com AutoHotkey]'''
: Automate your applications. Maybe used for these games, that have trouble to get working in a cabinet (most wrappers seen to made in this utility)

* '''[http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/ AutoIt]'''
: Powerful scripting application that can be used to write wrappers. Can compile custom scripts to executables.

* '''[http://www.electracode.com/4/joy2key/JoyToKey%20English%20Version.htm Joy2Key]'''
: Program to simulate keypresses from joystick inputs (useful for some emulators)

* '''[http://www.geocities.com/deonvdw/Docs/Diagrams/Virtual/PPJoyKey.htm PPJoyKey]'''
: PPJoyKey is an application to convert keystrokes into Windows joystick input via the PPJoy Virtual Joystick interface.

* '''[http://xpadder.com/ XPAdder]'''
: Great software for keyboard and mouse emulation. ''(By Jonathan)''

* '''[http://members.iinet.net.au/~freeaxs/mame/MameJoyMap.zip Mame Analog Joystick Map Editor]'''
: This is a Mame analog joystick map editor. Loads/Saves Mame ini files that can specify analog control map for specific games. Some example ini files included. Save the ini files to the Mame's ini folder (create one if it's not there). Name the file [ROM].ini. ''(By HeadKaze)''

* '''[http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=88532.msg930117#msg930117 Timer (HyperAttract)]
: This is a application to auto quit your emulator under a amount of idle, which you define in the ini file.

== List Generators ==

* '''[http://www.silverfoxy.plus.com/LCDGen.html Mame LCDGen]'''
:LCD text file generator for creating *.lcd files to send to a LCD attached to your PC's com port, typically used in a Mamecab in conjunction with [[Mamewah]] or other frontend. ''(By Silver)''

* '''[http://cpmaker.mameprojects.com/files/LISTGEN.ZIP ListGen]'''
: This utility uses a free SQL engine (SQLite) to create an internal table from MAME's -listxml output that can be used to generate MAMEWah game lists. It also can be used to generate batch files for Cakemeister's MAME Movie Maker. ListGen is a fast, open source way to filter game lists. ''(By Cakemeister)''

* '''[http://www.waste.org/~winkles/ROMLister/ ROMLister]'''
: A windows GUI based application that also uses MAME's xml output file to allow you to create custom filtered lists of games based on your input criteria. (# of buttons, joystick type, monitor orientation, etc) The program can create numerous output files for many popular front ends as well as generic formats like XML, CSV, and batch files. Open source and freeware. ''(By NOP)''

* '''[http://multimame.wikidot.com/start MultiMame]'''
: MultiMAME is a command line application which makes multiple emulators and/or subset of games look like a single emulator. ''(By Lilwolf)''

* '''[http://spiderstyle.arachno-media.com/ RomDir2XML]'''
: Utility for generating MaLa game lists for emulators other than MAME. ''(By Spiderstyle)''

== Video Tools ==

* '''[http://www.entechtaiwan.net/util/multires.shtm MultiRes]'''
: Program to change the screen resolution (inc. from a commandline)

* '''[http://realtimesoft.com/ultramon/ UltraMon]'''
: UltraMon is a utility for multi-monitor systems, designed to increase productivity and unlock the full potential of multiple monitors.

* '''[http://www.entechtaiwan.com/util/ps.shtm PowerStrip]'''
: Program for setting custom resolutions. See [[Custom display modes (Windows) - Powerstrip]]

* '''[http://mamewah.mameworld.net/downloads.htm MAME Resolution Tool]'''
: Tool for generating cfg files with resolutions to match closest authentic resolution for games. ''(By MinWah)''

* '''[http://www.ultimarc.com/avres.zip AvRes]'''
: Another tool for generating cfg files with resolutions to match closest authentic resolution for games. ''(By Gavin Benson)''

* '''[http://community.arcadeinfo.de/showthread.php?t=8170 Soft-15k]'''
: A simple tool programming videocard drivers to support 15 Khz AND arcade resolutions. Supports ATI Catalyst, NVidia ForceWare, Matrox PowerDesk and various 3Dfx Voodoo3/4/5 drivers. See [[Soft-15khz]]. ''(By SailorSat)''

* '''[http://www.entechtaiwan.com/util/irotate.shtm iRotate]'''
: iRotate uses the hardware rotation capabilities of the video card to rotate the screen.

* '''[http://www.entechtaiwan.com/lib/softspin.shtm softSpin]'''
: softSpin's screen orientation support utilizes the rotation capabilities present in most of today's graphics card drivers.

* '''[http://cpmaker.mameprojects.com/files/MNG2AVI.ZIP mng2avi]'''
: The mng2avi is a utility which converts MNG video files into AVI video files. It does this by first breaking down the MNG file into a series of pngs, then running a VirtualDub script to create the AVI file. Optionally, mng2avi can be used to create demo loop movies directly from MAME's MNG output. ''(By Cakemeister)''

* '''[http://www.silverfoxy.plus.com/MNG2AVI.html mng2avi]'''
: Another mng2avi program. ''(By Silver)''

== Audio Tools ==

* '''[http://hofle.com/mame/CabVol.zip CabVol]'''
: Control volume with your spinner/trackball/joysticks/buttons. ''(By Ahofle)''

* '''[http://glorysoft.omsk.ru/volumetray.html VolumeTray]'''
: This little utility lets me map a single button/control on my control panel for Volume up and down that works regardless of emulator.

* '''[http://www.gameex.net/Download/WrappersPluginsandUtilities/tabid/85/Default.aspx Command Line Volume]'''
: Run this utility before and after you run an emulator and it will restore the volume last set for it. ''(By HeadKaze)''

* '''[http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=77909.0 Master Volume Lock/Fix]'''
: Run this script on system startup to lock the sytem volume at a given level. ''(By Kelroy)''

* '''[http://arcade.hofle.com/ambience1.zip Ambience]'''
: Ambience runs in the system tray to play audio samples randomly or in order. While designed to play the [http://arcade.hofle.com Arcade Ambience] samples it can play any samples on a primary or secondary sound card. ''(By TheShanMan)''

==Control Panel Software==

===Johnny 5===
: Johnny5 is a label layout program, controls viewer, and artwork generator. You take your own background image and add where you want your labels to go, such as Up, Fire, etc. Johnny then takes information from [[controls.dat]] to populate the labels and creates a psudeo-interactive display from it. Optionally, Johnny can just save the display to a file via command-line. J5 can also display instruction cards, control panel images and supports the [http://home.comcast.net/~plotor/command.html command.dat]. Johnny also includes a GUI. ''(By Howard Casto)''

''You can find full information about Johnny 5 controls viewer on at http://www.mameworld.net/tigerheli/johnny''

* '''[http://dragonking.arcadecontrols.com/ Johnny 5 home page]'''

===CPMaker===
: CPMaker is a label layout program, control panel layout program, controls viewer, and artwork generator. The CPMaker GUI, which was released in February 2006, allows the user to easily create his or her own control panel out of artwork pieces. ''(By Cakemeister)''
* '''[http://cpmaker.mameprojects.com CPMaker home page]'''

===CPViewer===
: CPViewer is a label layout program and controls viewer.

:jcrouse says this about what CPViewer is:

:''"CPViewer is an add-on for Mame. More specifically for the front-end you use to launch your Mame games.''

:''It uses a file called controls.ini (part of [[controls.dat]]) to lookup the controls for a particular game. 'It then displays them on the screen so you know what buttons and movements perform what actions in the game that is currently highlighted in your front-end.''

:''Did you ever sit do to play a little and decide to try a new game? Then ask yourself, "What buttons do what?"''

:''Well if the game has been documented in the controls.ini file, this won't happen again. Simply press a hotkey (one of your control panel buttons) and a graphic of your control panel will be displayed with all of the character movements or button assignments displayed so you know what buttons perform what actions. It's that simple."'' ''(By John Crouse)''

* '''[http://www.cpviewer.emuchrist.org CPViewer home page]'''

===CPWizard===
: CPWizard is a control panel editor, control panel ([[controls.dat]]), game info (listinfo.xml/Catver.ini/nplayers.ini/HallOfFame.xml), game history (history.dat), mame info (mameinfo.dat), special moves (command.dat) and hiscore (story.dat) viewer.

:CPWizard is a CP editor and viewer with a graphics library designed to build a custom CP. It runs resident in the icon tray and can be invoked by pressing pause in Mame without the need for command line options. It can export CP as images or bezel artwork that can be toggled on or off inside Mame. It also supports emulators other than Mame. ''(By HeadKaze)''

* '''[http://members.iinet.net.au/~freeaxs/cpwizard/ CPWizard Home Page]'''

== LED Software ==
* '''[http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=64375.0 LEDWiz SDK]'''
: LEDWiz SDK. ''(By RandyT / MikeQ / HeadKaze)''

* '''[http://www.ultimarc.com/pacdrive.html PACDrive & U-HID SDK]'''
: PACDrive & U-HID SDK. ''(By HeadKaze)''

* '''[http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=69607.0 LuminAudio Engine™]'''
: LuminAudio Engine™ is a "light organ" application for the LED-Wiz and LED-Wiz+GP Lighting and output controllers. ''(By RandyT)''

* '''[http://www.gameex.info/forums/index.php?showtopic=4636 LuminAudio Engine™ FE Integration Scripts]'''
: Scripts to help integrate the LuminAudio Engine™ software for use in Front Ends. ''(By AlexDog69)''

== Front-End / Jukebox Plugins ==

* '''[http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=64275.0 Mala LEDWiz Plugin]'''
: MaLa LEDWiz plugin ''(By Loadman & Edge)''

* '''[http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=64387.0 Emu-Wave Plugin]'''
: MaLa plugin that plays wav files ''(By Loadman)''

* '''[http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=59334.0 UltraStik Mapper Plugin]'''
: Mala plugin for UltraStik 360 ''(By FatFingers)''

* '''[http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=73905.0 LEDBlinky w/ Animation Editor]'''
: Arcade LED Control software and Animation Editor (LWAX format). Supports LEDWiz and PACDrive. ''(By Arzoo)''

* '''[http://www.gameex.info/forums/index.php?showtopic=4564 PluginLCD]'''
: GameEx plugin that supports LEDWiz, PACDrive, BetaBrite, BPP-440, CrystalFontz, PJRC, ProLite hardware devices. It also supports Speech and Sample event driven effects. ''(By HeadKaze)''

* '''[http://www.gameex.info/forums/index.php?showtopic=5638 UltraStik Plugin]'''
: GameEx plugin for UltraStik 360 ''(By HeadKaze)''

* '''[http://mala.arcadezentrum.com/plugins.html MaLa Plugins]'''
: Other MaLa Plugins

* '''[http://www.gameex.info/forums/index.php?showtopic=2704 GameEx Plugins]'''
: Other GameEx Plugins

* '''[http://www.jukeplugsys.com/?page_id=10 JukePlugSys]'''
: Jukebox Plugin System. See [[Jukebox Plug-Ins]] ''(By Unclet / Space Fractal / HeadKaze / Loadman)''

== Screen Savers ==

* '''[http://dragonking.arcadecontrols.com EmuSaver]'''
: Emulator Screensaver ''(By Howard Casto)''

* '''[http://tomspeirs.com/mamescreensaver Mame Screensaver]'''
: Mame Screensaver ''(By Tom Speirs)''

* '''[http://sourceforge.net/projects/mamelauncher Random Mame Launcher]'''
: Randomly loads a new random MAME ROM for a specific amount of time (which you specify). Useful for arcade cabinets in which you want to randomize your game selection (e.g. have your games run a new random game for each different day). ''(By emb)''

* '''[http://home.comcast.net/~tacobirds/ TB_ScreenSaver]'''
: TB_ScreenSaver is a Windows 2000/XP/Vista picture screen saver that displays pictures from a user-specified directory using one of nine formats. TB_ScreenSaver supports MAME by displaying MAME pictures then running the games. ''(By Kenneth W. McKirahan)''

== File Renamers ==

* '''[http://www.mediachance.com/free/renamer.htm Oscar's File Renamer]'''
: Program to rename files using text editor type functions like Quick find, Replace, multiple Undo/Redo, Macros and of course normal editing. ''(By Oscar)''

* '''[http://www.bulkrenameutility.co.uk/Main_Intro.php Bulk Rename Utility]'''
: Bulk Rename Utility is a utility which allows you to easily rename files and directories, based upon extemely flexible criteria. Add date-stamps, replace numbers, insert strings, convert case, add auto-numbers, process folders and subfolders....plus loads more! ''(By Jim Willsher)''

* '''[http://www.rlvision.com Flash Renamer]'''
: Batch rename multiple files in a single click! A great time saving tool for managing your file collections, such as digital photos, mp3 music, movies and so forth. ''(By Dan)''

* '''[http://www.localarcade.com/screenshotarchive/downloads_apps.htm Generic Artwork Renamer]'''
: A neat little program written by Howard_Casto (author of the Dragon King Front End) that allows you to easily rename files. A great program that will attempt to rename screenshots by cross-referencing with a given list of game filenames. ''(By Howard Casto)''

* '''[http://www.waste.org/~winkles/fuzzyRename/ FuzzyRename]'''
: An easy to use tool to help rename png/avi files to match your rom/zip files. Uses fuzzy logic to match names that are similar.''(By NOP)''

== Run Files as a Service ==

* '''[http://www.singleclick.com/~jelwell/arcade/XYNTService.zip XYNTService]'''
: This utility lets you start and stop any program as if it were a Windows System Service. This is especially useful for starting programs in the background even if you have Windows set up to boot directly into your Frontend. ''(By Xiangyang Liu)''

* '''[http://www.pirmasoft.com/runassvc.php RunAsSvc]'''
: Another program for running apps as a service. ''(By Dieter Schmeer)''

== Emulator Wrappers ==
* '''[[Wrappers]]'''
: Wrappers are small utilities used to "wrap" an emulator to automate it's launching and exiting.

== Misc Tools ==
* '''[http://www.daemon-tools.cc/ Daemon Tools]'''
: Program to create virtual drives (useful for mounting CD images)

* '''[http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=71845.0 Mame Compiler 64]'''
: FE to help compiling Mame and applying diff patches. Supports Mame 32/64 and MameUI 32/64. ''(By HeadKaze)''

* '''[http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=64298.0 Hiscore Diff's]'''
: Hiscore diff's for all MAME versions without hiscore support (107u2 - current). ''(By MKChamp)''

* '''[http://www.gameex.net/download/instantsheller.zip Instant Sheller]'''
: Hide Windows boot up screen, cursors, desktop and boot straight into a Front End. See [[Hiding Windows]] ''(By Tom Speirs)''

* '''[http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=62982.0 Mame Interop SDK]'''
: The MameInterop SDK is a collection of source code projects to help with writing applications that communicate with Mame using it's built in output system developed by the MAME Team. ''(By MAME Team / HeadKaze / Howard Casto)''

* '''[http://dragonking.arcadecontrols.com/ Mame Hooker]'''
: Program to control hardware through the COM/Parallel ports including LEDWiz, PACDrive, IO Warrior and Keyboard LED's using a scripting engine. It can communicate with Mame and other software as well as display artwork on a secondary monitor. ''(By Howard Casto)''

* '''[http://www.gameex.net/Download/WrappersPluginsandUtilities/tabid/85/Default.aspx WMPFull]'''
: Play video files using Windows Media Player in fullscreen. Will exit when ESC is pressed or the video has finished playing. ''(By HeadKaze)''

* '''[http://www.gameex.net/Download/WrappersPluginsandUtilities/tabid/85/Default.aspx Web Cam Snap]'''
: Attach a webcam to your cab and take snaps or video's of visitors. Play them back later in your Front End. ''(By HeadKaze)''

* '''[http://www.steffengerlach.de/freeware/ Scanner]'''
: A hard disk usage visualization tool. An extended pie chart displays all major files and folders. ''(By Steffen Gerlach)''

* '''[http://www.wingmanteam.com/latest_software/gadgets.htm Joystick Utilities]'''
: Several useful joystick utilities are located at this site including Clear Calibration Utility (clear the calibration of your joysticks), DXTweak 2 (Tweak various settings such as deadzone), JoyIDs Utility (change the Id's of your joysticks), Poswdm Utility (Allows you to see axis and button data).

==See also==
*[[Technical design software]]
*[[Graphics software]]

[[Category:Software]]

MultiJuke

2009-01-05T06:54:22Z

Spacefractal: A note about MultiJuke -> MultiFE

[[Image:Multijuke.jpg|thumb|Multijuke Screenshot - Arcade GUI|320px|right]]
[[Image:Multijuke2.jpg|thumb|Multijuke Screenshot - Jukebox GUI|320px|right]]
* '''OS: ''' Windows 98+ and Linux (I used Ubuntu 7.04 as development OS)
* '''Cost: ''' Freeware (can been changed)
* '''Skinnable: ''' Basic - Background + Colors can been changed.
* '''Re-mappable keys: ''' Yes
* '''Monitor orientation(s): ''' Horizontal, Vertical
* '''Screen resolution(s): ''' 640x480 or higher in any formats of 4:3, 5:4, 16:10 and 16:9
* '''Main Control(s): ''' Joystick, Keypad, Trackball, Spinner
* '''Supported media format(s):''' BASS cdg
* '''Format Orientation(s):''' Album & Singles-oriented
* '''Additional Requirements:''' Windows Media Player required for WMA support.
* '''Homepage: '''[http://www.multijuke.com/ MultiJuke]
* '''Additional Details:'''

MultiJuke is a simple, but effective fullscreen virtual Jukebox player for both your albums and singles collection(s) for your game room. It can been used with a touch screen or with arcade controls.

'''Why did I (Space Fractal) call it MultiJuke?'''

Unlike Arcade Music Box and many other software applications, Multijuke uses a library system which can carry its own Orientation format. This means MultiJuke can use multiple type of collections. You can also use your compilations, Singles and Albums at the same time. Each type of library is shown in its own list and you can go back to the front menu at any time to select an another library.

Since MultiJuke supports Multiple Orientations, I wanted to call it MULTIple JUKEbox, or MultiJuke for short.

'''Please Note:'''
* The user can change the skin color to any color, hence the color difference in these two screenshots.
* This software is countinue under its new name, [[MultiFE]], which have all MultiJuke features inact.

{{JukeboxSoftware}}
[[Category:Software]]

MultiFE

2009-01-04T14:23:57Z

Spacefractal: MultiFE - Features formatting

[[Image:MultiFE.jpg|thumb|MultiFE Screenshot|320px|right]]
[[Image:MultiFE2.jpg|thumb|MultiFE Screenshot 2|320px|right]]

'''[http://www.multife.com MultiFE], created by Space Fractal'''

==What is MultiFE?==

MultiFE is a simple, but effective fullscreen virtual Jukebox player for both your albums and singles collection(s) for your game room. MultiFE can also ACT like a frontend to launch games for emulators and PC games (using bat and shortcuts) as well. It can been used with a touch screen or with arcade controls.

'''Why is this frontend called MultiFE?'''

Unlike Arcade Music Box and many other software applications, MultiFE uses a library system which can carry its own Orientation format for music and even for games. This means MultiFE can use multiple type of collections for both games and music.

Due MultiFE support MultiPle Libraries for games and orientations for music, this application is called MULTIply FrontEnd.

'''I have heard a similar title before MultiFE?'''

MultiFe is renamed from MultiJuke, which was just focused on music, but now want to turn into a game lancher and music player. Thanks goes to Cakemeister from BOYAC for the nice name.

==Featuers:==

'''Some Key General Features:'''

* All form for controllers supported through 3 GUI modules: Arcade GUI, Jukebox GUI and Touchscreen GUI.
* Colors and background in the theme used can been changed.
* Designed for 640x480 and up and in 4x3, 5x4, 16x9 and 16x10 formats.
* Full feature Search feature (search in all libraries at once).
* Highly integrated Jukebox and Game frontend.
* Jukebox GUI and Arcade GUI can been combined (even in rotated mode).
* Locale Language support (both right and left handed langauges).
* Multiply Libraries support for Albums, Singles and your games.
* Relative paths support (use systems ot music folder which exists in MultiFE).

'''Some Key Frontend Features:'''

* Cocktail and rotation support.
* Escape hook for most officiel emulators.
* Launch commandline applications before and after game launch and on various other points.
* Launch pretty much any emulators (System), Mame and PC Games (Explorer Library).
* No ini edit (apart from creating new profiles for new Systems and for LCD devices).
* Profiles based (20 system profiles is included and more to come) = Easy Setup.
* Screenshots does not need match 100% for filenames for Systems.
* UnZip for System Library for various emulators, that dosen't support zip files.

'''Some Key Jukebox Features:'''

* Compatible with multiJuke libraries and config files (see upgrade section).
* Filemask and id3v2.x support for the jukebox.
* Hide Jukebox and/or frontend part.
* Integrated CDG Player with zip support (but no video support).
* Juke Plugin System support.
* Play all important music extensions.
* Serial LED/LCD & SmartiLCD support for Jukebox GUI (can operate in Monitorless mode).
* Various bugfixes around Jukebox part since final version of MultiJuke.

{{FrontEnd}}
[[Category:Software]]

File:MultiFE2.jpg

2009-01-04T14:21:36Z

Spacefractal: Show of the console list in MultiFE

Show of the console list in MultiFE

MultiFE

2009-01-04T14:17:34Z

Spacefractal: changed destription for MultiFE

[[Image:MultiFE.jpg|thumb|MultiFE Screenshot|320px|right]]
[[Image:MultiFE2.jpg|thumb|MultiFE Screenshot 2|320px|right]]

'''[http://www.multife.com MultiFE], created by Space Fractal'''

==What is MultiFE?==

MultiFE is a simple, but effective fullscreen virtual Jukebox player for both your albums and singles collection(s) for your game room. MultiFE can also ACT like a frontend to launch games for emulators and PC games (using bat and shortcuts) as well. It can been used with a touch screen or with arcade controls.

'''Why is this frontend called MultiFE?'''

Unlike Arcade Music Box and many other software applications, MultiFE uses a library system which can carry its own Orientation format for music and even for games. This means MultiFE can use multiple type of collections for both games and music.

Due MultiFE support MultiPle Libraries for games and orientations for music, this application is called MULTIply FrontEnd.

'''I have heard a similar title before MultiFE?'''

MultiFe is renamed from MultiJuke, which was just focused on music, but now want to turn into a game lancher and music player. Thanks goes to Cakemeister from BOYAC for the nice name.

==Featuers:==

'''Some Key General Features:'''

All form for controllers supported through 3 GUI modules: Arcade GUI, Jukebox GUI and Touchscreen GUI.
Colors and background in the theme used can been changed.
Designed for 640x480 and up and in 4x3, 5x4, 16x9 and 16x10 formats.
Full feature Search feature (search in all libraries at once).
Highly integrated Jukebox and Game frontend.
Jukebox GUI and Arcade GUI can been combined (even in rotated mode).
Locale Language support (both right and left handed langauges).
Multiply Libraries support for Albums, Singles and your games.
Relative paths support (use systems ot music folder which exists in MultiFE).

'''Some Key Frontend Features:'''

Cocktail and rotation support.
Escape hook for most officiel emulators.
Launch commandline applications before and after game launch and on various other points.
Launch pretty much any emulators (System), Mame and PC Games (Explorer Library).
No ini edit (apart from creating new profiles for new Systems and for LCD devices).
Profiles based (20 system profiles is included and more to come) = Easy Setup.
Screenshots does not need match 100% for filenames for Systems.
UnZip for System Library for various emulators, that dosen't support zip files.

'''Some Key Jukebox Features:'''

Compatible with multiJuke libraries and config files (see upgrade section).
Filemask and id3v2.x support for the jukebox.
Hide Jukebox and/or frontend part.
Integrated CDG Player with zip support (but no video support).
Juke Plugin System support.
Play all important music extensions.
Serial LED/LCD & SmartiLCD support for Jukebox GUI (can operate in Monitorless mode).
Various bugfixes around Jukebox part since final version of MultiJuke.

{{FrontEnd}}
[[Category:Software]]

Front-Ends

2008-12-17T21:15:44Z

Spacefractal: added CMD to MultiFE

== Front-end Software ==
Below is the front-end software comparison table. Click on the software's name for detailed information about that software. Please be aware that this may be incomplete! The individual pages will have the software's homepage for you to verify any information or questions you may have!

''Note: Any unknown information in the table is filled with placeholders (placeholders are shown in italics).''
''Note: To be listed as Cabinet friendly, it needs to be able to be used with joysticks and buttons only (CAB).'''

{| Width="100%" valign="top" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" style="background:white; color:black; border:1px solid silver;"
|- style="background:navy; color:white"
| '''Software'''
| '''BYOAC User'''
| '''OS'''
| '''Type1'''
| '''Monitor Orientation'''
| '''Emulators3'''
| '''Other Features4'''

|- style="background:gray; color:white"
|colspan="7"|'''<center>Typical recommended frontends by BYOAC users:</center>'''

|-
| [[AtomicFE]]
| Youki
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD PC
| CAB JB LED LR MR ST TOU VID

|-
| [[GameEx]]
| TSpeirs
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Shareware ($22)
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD PC
| CAB JB LCD LED LR MR ST SW TOU VID

|-
| [[HyperSpin]]
| BadBoyBill
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| CMD PC
| CAB DEV LR MR ST SW VID

|-
| [[MaLa]]
| Loadman (previously Swindus)
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD PC
| CAB JB LCD LED LR MR ST SW VID

|-
| [[Mamewah]]
| Minwah
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| CMD PC
| CAB LR MR ST VID

|-
| [[Maximus Arcade]]
| %
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Shareware ($25)
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| 39+ arcade and console emulators
| CAB JB LED MR ST VID

|- style="background:gray; color:white"
|colspan="7"|'''<center>Recommended for Linux (both active and discounted):</center>'''

|-
| [[AdvanceMenu]]
| %
| [[Image:OS linux icon.gif]][[Image:OS windows icon.gif]][[Image:OS DOS icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD
| AM CAB LR MR VID

|-
| [[Wah!Cade]]
| Balki
| [[Image:OS linux icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD
| DEV CAB LR MR ST VID

|- style="background:gray; color:white"
|colspan="7"|'''<center>Other cabinet friendly frontends:</center>'''

|-
| [[Emulaxian/3D Arcade]]
| )p(
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD
| CAB MR SW

|-
| [[Fronty]]
| FrontyDev
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD PC
| CAB DEV LCD MR ST

|-
| [[Khameleon]]
| Cakemeister
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| CMD
| CAB DEV LR MR SW VID

|-
| [[MAMELOAD TNG]]
| Tafoid
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD (MAME-BASED, Including MESS), M1, Final Burn Alpha
| CAB DEV MR SW

|-
| [[MultiFE]]
| Space Fractal
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| Mame, CMD (Includning MESS) & PC Games
| CAB DEV JB MR TOU

|-
| [[UltraMame]]
| r.cade
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| MAME only
| CAB DEV MR VID

|- style="background:gray; color:white"
|colspan="7"|'''<center>Mouse based frontends:</center>'''

|-
| [[EmuLaunch]]
| %
| [[Image:OS_apple_icon.gif]]
| Freeware for personal use
| Emulator dependent
| Uses Finder to open ROMS in 15 arcade and console emulators
| CAB SW

|-
| [[MAME32]]
| %
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| MAME only
| DEV MR

|- style="background:gray; color:white"
|colspan="7"|'''<center>Discontinued and/or unsupported frontends5:</center>'''

|-
| [[ArcadeOS]]
| %
| [[Image:OS DOS icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD
| AM CAB LCD LR MR

|-
| [[ArcadEpic]]
| chowny
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| CMD
| CAB JB MR VID

|-
| [[Dragon King]]
| Howard_Casto
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| CMD
| CAB LR MR SW VID

|-
| [[GameLauncher]]
| Dave Dribin
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]][[Image:OS DOS icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD
| CAB LR MR

|-
| [[Kymaera]]
| PacManFan
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]][[Image:OS DOS icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD
| AM CAB LR MR ST SW VID

|-
| [[Ultrastyle]]
| ultrastyle
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| MAME only
| CAB MR SW VID

|- style="background:gray; color:white"
|colspan="7"|'''<center>Frontends with missing "other features" tab:</center>'''

|-
| [[CabFE]]
| %
| [[Image:OS linux icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| CMD
| ''Placeholder''

|-
| [[PyreCade]]
| flemming
| [[Image:OS linux icon.gif]][[Image:OS windows icon.gif]][[Image:OS_apple_icon.gif]]
| OpenSource
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| Mame <.106uq2
| ''Placeholder''

|-
| [[XMAME-GUI]]
| %
| [[Image:Java.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| SDL-MAME Only
| ''Placeholder''

|}

''Homepages for these FEs are gone, and are (might?) not active anymore:''

* ''[[Arcade.EXE]] - Windows-only MAME front-end''
* ''[[ArcadeFE]] - Windows-only MAME front-end''
* ''[[ArcadeFX]] - Windows-only MAME front-end''

'''1)''' Type:
* '''Open Source:''' is fully functional software with source code included.
* '''Freeware:''' is fully functional without payment and without nag screens and ads.
* '''Shareware:''' has limited functionality (or has nags) until payment is made.
* '''Commercial:''' software is fully functional for a limited time, after which payment must be made.

'''2)''' Skinnable:
* '''Basic: ''' change only the background, and maybe text size and/or color
* '''Advanced: ''' change all artwork. The interface elements are locked in place, although buttons may be able to be resized
* '''Full: ''' change all artwork, all interface elements can be changed (resize, moveable and resolution).

'''3)''' Emulators:
* If '''CMD''' is shown, this front-end can run all command line based emulators.
* If '''PC''' is shown, it can run PC games as well (using bat and/or shortcuts files).

'''4)''' Other Features:
*'''DEV''' - Still in developing for fixing bugs or/and supported.
*'''AM''' - Native arcade monitor support without ArcadeVGA card
*'''CAB''' - Mouse and keyboard-free operation (for cabinets)
*'''JB''' - Integrated jukebox
*'''LCD''' - LCD screen, such as those found at http://www.seetron.com/
*'''LED''' - Front-end can control a LED controller
*'''LR''' - Low Resolutions (below 640 pixels wide)
*'''MR''' - Multiple Resolutions
*'''ST''' - Skin tool included
*'''SW''' - Skinnable without tool
*'''TOU''' - Touchscreen Support
*'''VID''' - Video snapshots (movies)

'''5)''' About Discontinued Frontends (no DEV in the Other Features list):

Just because a frontend is discontinued does not mean that it is a bad frontend.
Either there is no more need to update it, or the author just left the project.
Discontinued frontends are still used in cabinets today, and most run on both older and newer machines, though some may have some issues with newer versions of MAME.
So check these out as well.

MultiFE

2008-12-17T21:14:25Z

Spacefractal: added commandline emulator support.

[[Image:MultiFE.jpg|thumb|MultiFE Screenshot|320px|right]]

'''[http://www.multife.com MultiFE]'''

This is a Jukebox, MAME and PC Games frontend suitable for Arcade, Jukebox and Touchscreen users. Its based on [[MultiJuke]], but is not countinue under this name.

==Here is some Feneral Features:==
* All form for controllers supported through 3 GUI: Arcade GUI, Jukebox GUI and Touchscreen GUI.
* Colors and background can been changed.
* Designed for 640x480 and up and in 4x3, 5x4, 16x9 and 16x10 formats.
* Highly integrated Jukebox and Game frontend.
* Locale Language support (both right and left handed langauges).
* Jukebox GUI and Arcade GUI can been combined (even in rotated mode).
* Multiply Libraries support for Albums, Singles and your games.
* Relative paths support (use systems folder which exists in MultiFE).

==Some Key Frontend Features:==
* Cocktail and Rotation support.
* Launch Mame (Using Mame Libray) and PC games (using Explorer Library).
* Launch Precommand line applications before and after MAME and various other points.
* Rom Filter Support (like the excellent RomLister).
* Smart Gamelist filter based using catver (category and Genre) and number of buttons (Mame XML).
* Support MAME, COMMANDLINE EMULATOR and PC Games.
* No ini edit.

==Some Key Jukebox Features:==
* Compatible with MultiJuke libraries and config files (see upgrade section).
* Filemask and id3v2.3 support for the jukebox.
* Hide Jukebox and/or frontend part.
* Integrated CDG Player with zip support (but no video support).
* Juke Plugin System support.
* Play most important music extensions.
* SmartiLCD support for Jukebox GUI as well direct support using seriel.
* Various bugfixes around Jukebox part since final version of MultiJuke.

''This Frontend is still and in heavy developent by a BOAYC member, Space Fractal.''

{{FrontEnd}}
[[Category:Software]]
[[Category:Mamewah]]

Snes9x

2008-11-28T16:26:23Z

Spacefractal: hovw to remove the topmenu in Snes9x emulator

[[Image:Snes9X v1.51.JPG|thumb|Emulator Screenshot|160px|right]]
* '''OS:''' Windows, Mac OS X, Linux
* '''Cost:''' Freeware
* '''Re-mappable keys:''' Yes
* '''Monitor orientation(s):''' Vertical or Horizontal See: Display Orientation
* '''Emulated System(s):''' Super Nintendo Entertainment System/Super Famicom
* '''Known Game Compatability List:''' High degree of compatibility >90% no list at this time
* '''Homepage:''' [http://www.Snes9x.com/ http://www.Snes9x.com/]
* '''Additional Requirements:''' Minimum for Snes9x to function is a Pentium 133 or comparable

 

==What is Emulator?==
"Snes9x is a portable, freeware Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) emulator. It basically allows you to play most games designed for the SNES and Super Famicom Nintendo game systems on your PC or Workstation; which includes some real gems that were only ever released in Japan.

Snes9x is the result of well over three years worth of part-time hacking, coding, recoding, debugging, divorce, etc. (just kidding about the divorce bit). Snes9x is coded in C++, with three assembler CPU emulation cores on the i386 Linux and Windows ports.

Currently there are many ports of Snes9x available" (SOURCE:[http://www.Snes9x.com/ http://www.Snes9x.com/])

==How do I set it up?==
This is a standalone emulator with a GUI just download and execute. The key to screen rotation is matching display resolution with the output of the emulator. The default for this emulator a menu is visible at startup. In a normal situation the escape key would hide this menu but most Mame™ machines employ the escape key to end the current emulation. This can be overcome with the use of a [[Wrappers|wrapper]]. With the use of a Wrapper Snes9x is a very stable seamless emulator for arcade machines.

NOTE: In version 1.51 a cfg setting was added to auto-hide the menu on start up a wrapper is still necessary in order to route the esc key to end the emulator.

==How do I remove the top menu?==
You do NOT need a wrapper to remove the topmenu on startup.

Since there is no option to remove in its GUI, you can open snes9x.cfg in Notepad, find the line hidemenu and set it to TRUE, and the topmenu is gone on startup.

Many fronted can route ESC to quit the emulator.

==Command Line Parameters==
Snes9x can be executed via the command line as follows:

'''Brief:'''

"C:\Snes9x Folder\Snes9x.exe" "D:\Some Folder\Your Roms\Romfile.smc" <<With quotations

If you have the Snes9x pointed to a specific ROM directory <<Default "./roms":
"C:\Snes9x Folder\Snes9x.exe" "Romfile.smc"
Snes9x supports compressed ROMs in zip, gzip and JMA format as follows:
"C:\Snes9x Folder\Snes9x.exe" "D:\Some Folder\Your Roms\Romfile.zip"
OR
"C:\Snes9x Folder\Snes9x.exe" "Romfile.zip"

'''Extensive:'''

snes9x <options> <rom image filename>

Where <options> can be:

-sound or -so Enable digital sound output
-nosound or -ns Disable digital sound output
-soundskip or -sk <0-3> Sound CPU skip-waiting method
-soundquality, -sq, or -r <num> Set sound playback quality
0 - off, 1 - 8192, 2 - 11025, 3 - 16000,
4 - 22050, 5 - 32000 (default), 6 - 44100,
7 - 48000
-altsampledecode or -alt Use alternate sample decoder
-stereo or -st Enable stereo sound output (implies -sound)
-mono Enable monaural sound output (implies -sound)
-soundsync or -sy Enable sound sync to CPU at startup
-soundsync2 or -sy2 Alternate method to sync sound
-nois Turn off interpolated sound
-echo or -e Enable DSP echo effects at startup
-noecho or -ne Disable DSP echo effects at startup
-envx or -ex Enable volume envelope height reading
-nosamplecaching, -nsc, or -nc Disable sample caching
-nomastervolume or -nmv Disable master volume setting
-fix 'Fix' sound frequencies
-conf <filename> Use specified conf file (after standard files)
-nostdconf Do not load the standard config files
-hdma or -ha Enable HDMA emulation at startup
-nohdma or -nh Disable HDMA emulation at startup
-transparency or -tr Enable transparency effects
-notransparency or -nt Disable transparency effects at start
-windows Enable graphic window effects
-nowindows or -nw Disable graphic window effects
-im7 Enable Mode 7 interpolation effects
-displayframerate or -dfr Display the frame rate counter
-aidoshm <shmid> Run in AIDO mode, with specified SHM ID
-hires or -hi Enable support for hi-res and interlace modes
-frameskip or -f <num> Screen update frame skip rate
-frametime or -ft <float> Milliseconds per frame for frameskip auto-adjust
-hirom, -hr, or -fh Force Hi-ROM memory map
-lorom, -lr, or -fl Force Lo-ROM memory map
-bs Use BS Satellite System ROM mapping
-bsxbootup Boot up BS games from BS-X
-nointerleave or -ni ROM image is not in interleaved format
-interleaved or -i ROM image is in interleaved format
-interleaved2 or -i2 ROM image is in interleaved 2 format
-interleavedgd24 or -gd24 ROM image is in interleaved gd24 format
-header, -he, or -hd Force the detection of a ROM image header
-noheader or -nhd Force the detection of no ROM image header
-ntsc or -n Force NTSC timing (60 frames/sec)
-pal or -p Force PAL timing (50 frames/sec)
-superfx or -sfx Force detection of the SuperFX chip
-nosuperfx or -nosfx Force detection of no SuperFX chip
-dsp1 Force detection of the DSP-1 chip
-nodsp1 Force detection of no DSP-1 chip
-nopatch Do not apply any available IPS patches
-cheat Apply saved cheats
-nocheat Do not apply saved cheats
-gamegenie or -gg <code> Supply a Game Genie code
-actionreplay or -ar <code> Supply a Pro-Action Reply code
-goldfinger or -gf <code> Supply a Gold Finger code
-nomp5 Disable emulation of the Multiplayer 5 adapter
-nomouse Disable emulation of the SNES mouse
-nosuperscope Disable emulation of the Superscope
-nojustifier Disable emulation of the Konami Justifier
-port# <control> Specify which controller to emulate in port 1/2
Controllers: none No controller
pad# Joypad number 1-8
mouse# Mouse number 1-2
superscope Superscope (not useful with -port1)
justifier Blue Justifier (not useful with -port1)
one-justifier ditto
two-justifiers Blue & Pink Justifiers
mp5:#### MP5 with the 4 named pads (1-8 or n)
ROM image needs to be in Super MagiCom (*.smc), Super FamiCom (*.sfc),
*.fig, or split (*.1, *.2, or sf32527a, sf32527b, etc) format and can be
compressed with zip, gzip, JMA, or compress.

=='''Display Orientation'''==

'''NOTE:''' Microsoft Windows specific
*Untested under other operating systems

The key to the rotation of Snes9x emulation is screen resolution.

Normal horizontal desktop resolution:
“800 x 600” or “Larger Value x Smaller Value” or "Width x Height" in pixles

Vertical Desktop resolution:
“600 x 800” or “Smaller Value x Larger Value” or "Width x Height"

Snes9x Does not have a setting to rotate the display so you must specify a vertical resolution in the video settings of the emulator. This resolution must match the resolution of your desktop and your desktop must be rotated(videocard must support native desktop rotation). You can specify Snes9x to stretch to fit the given resolution, the distortion is unnoticeable. The vertical display modes can be set manually via the .cfg if you are using snes9x v1.51,. Else the display modes do not appear in the video setting of Snes9x until your desktop display is at a vertical resolution.

'''NOTE:''' Many emulators do not support rotated display to overcome this specify a vertical resolution in the video settings of said emulator.

=='''See Also''':==
* [[Game_Consoles|Zsnes]]

[[Category:Software]]

Zinc

2008-11-15T18:12:01Z

Spacefractal: /* Useful configuration applications and resources */

__NOTOC__
[[Image:tekken2.gif|thumb|Tekken 2 Screenshot|160px|right]]
[[Image:empty.gif|thumb|Empty Screenshot|160px|right]]
* '''OS: ''' Windows 98 & XP, Linux
* '''Cost: ''' Freeware
* '''Re-mappable keys: ''' Yes
* '''Monitor orientation(s): ''' Depends on the Game
* '''Unique games emulated: ''' 51 games
* '''Emulated System(s):''' PSX-based arcade hardware
* '''Additional Requirements:''' [[BIOS Roms]], [[Game Roms]]
* '''Homepage: [http://www.emuhype.com/ Emuhype]

==What is Zinc? ==

ZiNc is an emulator for arcade video games based on Sony PlayStation hardware. This includes systems from Capcom, Taito, Konami, Tecmo, and Namco, among others. These games are also supported in MAME, but ZiNc can frequently run them faster and with graphics and sound enhancements (therefore not a full emulator, see also [[simulators and remakes|simulators]]).

''R.Belmont, one of the authors of Zinc, says'':
"ZiNC is intended for people too cheap to buy a machine that runs MAME well. If you own a cabinet, you have that kind of money." [http://www.bannister.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=24;t=001803;p=1#000015]

 

==How to install to my frontend?==
Zinc uses command lines very similar to mame. Unfortunately, rather than using the rom name to launch a game, you use the rom number (the number as in the order the game was released for zinc).

The command line to run zinc looks something like this:

zinc.exe gamenumber --use-config-file=cfgfilename.cfg --use-render-config-file=rendercfgfilename.cfg [--options]

Notice the odd, double-dashed command line options and the game number rather than a romname. Because of this it can be somewhat difficult to run zinc on some frontends, even if they support custom command line strings. There are [[wrappers|Wrappers]] for zinc available, which will make it possible to launch in nearly any frontend.

== How to remap the controls? ==

The controls can be hard to configure to get it working on a arcadecab.

You should use the excellent [http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=85315.0 Zinc Guide] by DeLuSioNaL29, how you manually edit these files.

== Useful configuration applications and resources ==
* [http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=86588.0 ZincCab] This utility easier your remap configuration much easier and also act like a wrapper (which can wrap the romname). ''by Space Fractal''
* [http://dragonking.arcadecontrols.com/simplephp/ccount/click.php?id=27 ZincConfig] ZincConfig. This is a utility to make configutaion easier as well. ''By Howard Casto''

[[Category:Software]]

Zinc

2008-11-15T18:10:55Z

Spacefractal: edited some text in the remap guide

__NOTOC__
[[Image:tekken2.gif|thumb|Tekken 2 Screenshot|160px|right]]
[[Image:empty.gif|thumb|Empty Screenshot|160px|right]]
* '''OS: ''' Windows 98 & XP, Linux
* '''Cost: ''' Freeware
* '''Re-mappable keys: ''' Yes
* '''Monitor orientation(s): ''' Depends on the Game
* '''Unique games emulated: ''' 51 games
* '''Emulated System(s):''' PSX-based arcade hardware
* '''Additional Requirements:''' [[BIOS Roms]], [[Game Roms]]
* '''Homepage: [http://www.emuhype.com/ Emuhype]

==What is Zinc? ==

ZiNc is an emulator for arcade video games based on Sony PlayStation hardware. This includes systems from Capcom, Taito, Konami, Tecmo, and Namco, among others. These games are also supported in MAME, but ZiNc can frequently run them faster and with graphics and sound enhancements (therefore not a full emulator, see also [[simulators and remakes|simulators]]).

''R.Belmont, one of the authors of Zinc, says'':
"ZiNC is intended for people too cheap to buy a machine that runs MAME well. If you own a cabinet, you have that kind of money." [http://www.bannister.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=24;t=001803;p=1#000015]

 

==How to install to my frontend?==
Zinc uses command lines very similar to mame. Unfortunately, rather than using the rom name to launch a game, you use the rom number (the number as in the order the game was released for zinc).

The command line to run zinc looks something like this:

zinc.exe gamenumber --use-config-file=cfgfilename.cfg --use-render-config-file=rendercfgfilename.cfg [--options]

Notice the odd, double-dashed command line options and the game number rather than a romname. Because of this it can be somewhat difficult to run zinc on some frontends, even if they support custom command line strings. There are [[wrappers|Wrappers]] for zinc available, which will make it possible to launch in nearly any frontend.

== How to remap the controls? ==

The controls can be hard to configure to get it working on a arcadecab.

You should use the excellent [http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=85315.0 Zinc Guide] by DeLuSioNaL29, how you manually edit these files.

== Useful configuration applications and resources ==
* [http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=86588.0 ZincCab] This utility easier your remap configuration much easier and also act like a wrapper. ''by Space Fractal''
* [http://dragonking.arcadecontrols.com/simplephp/ccount/click.php?id=27 ZincConfig] ZincConfig. This is a utility to make configutaion easier as well. ''By Howard Casto''

[[Category:Software]]

Wrappers

2008-11-15T18:05:34Z

Spacefractal: /* Wrappers by other authors */ - added zincCab

''Wrappers'' are additional applications that allow certain emulators to work properly with a frontend or arcade setup.

Most emulators are not designed with frontends or arcade machines in mind, and therefore may cause some or all of the following issues to arise when they are attempted to run that way, such as:

* ''Requires specific keys to be pressed at startup''
* ''Starts in windowed mode (as opposed to full screen)''
* ''Loses ‘focus’ to the application when starting (preventing keystrokes from working)''
* ''Will not exit the software without a key or mouse button press''

This is where a wrapper comes in. Instead of running the emulator directly, you run the wrapper, and the wrapper in turn runs the emulator or application for you. However, the wrapper takes care of any miscellaneous issues that arise, such as listed above.

In order to use a wrapper, it will require additional configuration. You will need to configure the frontend to run the wrapper executable, and you will also need to configure the wrapper, usually by editing ini files (text configuration files), and inform it on how to run the emulator or application.

== Wrappers by Howard Casto ==

The following wrapper programs have been provided by '''Howard Casto''' at the [http://dragonking.arcadecontrols.com/static.php?page=wrapperdownload Lazarus/Dragon King Homepage]:

* '''Chankast Wrapper 2.5''' (Daemon /Alcohol Edition): runs the Sega Dreamcast emulator [[Chankast]] and also manages pesky configuration tweaks required for each game.
* '''Microsoft Pinball Arcade Wrapper:''' runs the Microsoft PC game [[http://www.microsoft.com/games/pinball/ Pinball Arcade]]
* '''Visual Pinball Wrapper 4.0 Enhanced:''' runs the [[Other Emulation|Visual Pinball]] emulator
* '''Generic command line wrapper 7.0:''' runs many command line programs, and comes preconfigured for [[Zinc]]
* '''Generic keypress simulator wrapper''' (preconfigured for [[Final Burn]])

The Following Wrappers are available as well, but are very old (and thus not supported).

* '''U64 wrapper 2.0:''' runs the Ultra64 hardware based emulator [[Ultra64]]
* '''Modeler wrapper:''' runs the Sega System 32 and Model 1 emulator [[Modeler]]
* '''Impact wrapper:''' runs the [[Impact]] emulator
* '''S11 wrapper''': runs the [[S11]] emulator

== Wrappers by other authors ==

* '''[http://www.spacefractal.com/files/App/FuturePinballWrapper.zip Future Pinball Wrapper]:''' runs [[Pinball|Future Pinball]] and get the keyboard focus work. ''(By Space Fractal)''
* '''[http://multimame.wikidot.com/ MultiMAME]:''' Combines a number of emulators and filters to look like a single version of mame. Multiple MAME versions, Zinc, Daphne, AAE, and command line applications. ''(By Lilwolf)''
* '''[http://www.emuchrist.org/cpviewer/visualpinball.htm PinballWrapper]:''' runs [[Pinball|Visual Pinball]]. ''(By John E. Crouse)''
* '''[http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=77914.0 Snes9x Wrapper]:''' Hides [[snes9x]] menu on startup and routes esc key to kill ''(By Kelroy)''
* '''[http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=86588.0 ZincCab]:''' ZincCab is a configuration and Wrapper for [[Zinc]]. ''(By Space Fractal)''
* '''[http://members.iinet.net.au/~freeaxs/winuae/WinUAELoader.zip WinUAE Loader]:''' runs [[Emulators|WinUAE]] Amiga emulator. ''(By HeadKaze)''

== To other developers ==
These wrappers should be work with any frontend that allows a command line application to be executed. You can add your own wrapper to above links.
==See Also==
* [[Software]]

[[Category:Index]]
[[Category:Software]]

Zinc

2008-11-15T17:55:17Z

Spacefractal: /* Useful applications and resource */ - Added ZincCab

__NOTOC__
[[Image:tekken2.gif|thumb|Tekken 2 Screenshot|160px|right]]
[[Image:empty.gif|thumb|Empty Screenshot|160px|right]]
* '''OS: ''' Windows 98 & XP, Linux
* '''Cost: ''' Freeware
* '''Re-mappable keys: ''' Yes
* '''Monitor orientation(s): ''' Depends on the Game
* '''Unique games emulated: ''' 51 games
* '''Emulated System(s):''' PSX-based arcade hardware
* '''Additional Requirements:''' [[BIOS Roms]], [[Game Roms]]
* '''Homepage: [http://www.emuhype.com/ Emuhype]

==What is Zinc? ==

ZiNc is an emulator for arcade video games based on Sony PlayStation hardware. This includes systems from Capcom, Taito, Konami, Tecmo, and Namco, among others. These games are also supported in MAME, but ZiNc can frequently run them faster and with graphics and sound enhancements (therefore not a full emulator, see also [[simulators and remakes|simulators]]).

''R.Belmont, one of the authors of Zinc, says'':
"ZiNC is intended for people too cheap to buy a machine that runs MAME well. If you own a cabinet, you have that kind of money." [http://www.bannister.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=24;t=001803;p=1#000015]

 

==How to install to my frontend?==
Zinc uses command lines very similar to mame. Unfortunately, rather than using the rom name to launch a game, you use the rom number (the number as in the order the game was released for zinc).

The command line to run zinc looks something like this:

zinc.exe gamenumber --use-config-file=cfgfilename.cfg --use-render-config-file=rendercfgfilename.cfg [--options]

Notice the odd, double-dashed command line options and the game number rather than a romname. Because of this it can be somewhat difficult to run zinc on some frontends, even if they support custom command line strings. There are [[wrappers|Wrappers]] for zinc available, which will make it possible to launch in nearly any frontend.

== How to remap the controls? ==

The controls can be hard to configure to get it working on a arcadecab.

Howard_Casto of the BYOAC community has developed a utility program to aid in configuring controls for Zinc easier.

This utility can be downloaded from http://dragonking.arcadecontrols.com/simplephp/ccount/click.php?id=27

There is also a detailed guide written by DeLuSioNaL29 posted here:
(this is very useful for those who have the "default" MAME controls on their cabinet and is also configurable for custom setups as well)
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=85315.0

== Useful applications and resource ==
* [http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=86588.0 ZincCab] = This utility easier your remap configuration much easier and also act like a wrapper. Created by Space Fractal

[[Category:Software]]

File:MultiFE.jpg

2008-09-27T17:37:16Z

Spacefractal: MultiFE's Screenshot :: Here using the Touchscreen GUI

MultiFE's Screenshot :: Here using the Touchscreen GUI

MultiFE

2008-09-27T17:35:46Z

Spacefractal: added misising back links and screenshot

[[Image:MultiFE.jpg|thumb|MultiFE Screenshot|320px|right]]

'''[http://www.multife.com MultiFE]'''

This is a Jukebox, MAME and PC Games frontend suitable for Arcade, Jukebox and Touchscreen users. Its based on [[MultiJuke]], but is not countinue under this name.

==Here is some Feneral Features:==
* All form for controllers supported through 3 GUI: Arcade GUI, Jukebox GUI and Touchscreen GUI.
* Colors and background can been changed.
* Designed for 640x480 and up and in 4x3, 5x4, 16x9 and 16x10 formats.
* Highly integrated Jukebox and Game frontend.
* Locale Language support (both right and left handed langauges).
* Jukebox GUI and Arcade GUI can been combined (even in rotated mode).
* Multiply Libraries support for Albums, Singles and your games.
* Relative paths support (use systems folder which exists in MultiFE).

==Some Key Frontend Features:==
* Cocktail and Rotation support.
* Launch Mame (Using Mame Libray) and PC games (using Explorer Library).
* Launch Precommand line applications before and after MAME and various other points.
* Rom Filter Support (like the excellent RomLister).
* Smart Gamelist filter based using catver (category and Genre) and number of buttons (Mame XML).
* Support MAME and PC Games.
* No ini edit.

==Some Key Jukebox Features:==
* Compatible with MultiJuke libraries and config files (see upgrade section).
* Filemask and id3v2.3 support for the jukebox.
* Hide Jukebox and/or frontend part.
* Integrated CDG Player with zip support (but no video support).
* Juke Plugin System support.
* Play most important music extensions.
* SmartiLCD support for Jukebox GUI (can operate in Monitorless mode).
* Various bugfixes around Jukebox part since final version of MultiJuke.

''This Frontend is still and in heavy developent by a BOAYC member, Space Fractal.''

{{FrontEnd}}
[[Category:Software]]
[[Category:Mamewah]]

MultiFE

2008-09-27T17:34:20Z

Spacefractal: Added Info from MultiFE's homepage

'''[http://www.multife.com MultiFE]'''

This is a Jukebox, MAME and PC Games frontend suitable for Arcade, Jukebox and Touchscreen users. Its based on [[MultiJuke]], but is not countinue under this name.

==Here is some Feneral Features:==
* All form for controllers supported through 3 GUI: Arcade GUI, Jukebox GUI and Touchscreen GUI.
* Colors and background can been changed.
* Designed for 640x480 and up and in 4x3, 5x4, 16x9 and 16x10 formats.
* Highly integrated Jukebox and Game frontend.
* Locale Language support (both right and left handed langauges).
* Jukebox GUI and Arcade GUI can been combined (even in rotated mode).
* Multiply Libraries support for Albums, Singles and your games.
* Relative paths support (use systems folder which exists in MultiFE).

==Some Key Frontend Features:==
* Cocktail and Rotation support.
* Launch Mame (Using Mame Libray) and PC games (using Explorer Library).
* Launch Precommand line applications before and after MAME and various other points.
* Rom Filter Support (like the excellent RomLister).
* Smart Gamelist filter based using catver (category and Genre) and number of buttons (Mame XML).
* Support MAME and PC Games.
* No ini edit.

==Some Key Jukebox Features:==
* Compatible with MultiJuke libraries and config files (see upgrade section).
* Filemask and id3v2.3 support for the jukebox.
* Hide Jukebox and/or frontend part.
* Integrated CDG Player with zip support (but no video support).
* Juke Plugin System support.
* Play most important music extensions.
* SmartiLCD support for Jukebox GUI (can operate in Monitorless mode).
* Various bugfixes around Jukebox part since final version of MultiJuke.

''This Frontend is still and in heavy developent by a BOAYC member, Space Fractal.''

Joystick Database

2008-09-03T13:08:11Z

Spacefractal: added   to all emtpy cells. might clear the table for easier read (like the Jukebox and frontend section). No other changes.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" border=1
! Manufacturer || Name / Part # / Games || Directions || Technology || Img1 || Img2 || parts / Notes
|-
| Taito || WWK00003 Frontline The Tin Star Wild Western || 9 (8 rotary + push) || Micro || [[Image:taito_aafs.jpg|thumb|40px]] || [[Image:taito_aafb.jpg|thumb|40px]] ||  
|-
| Wico || 15-371000 || 4 / 8 || Micro ||   ||   || [[The_Real_Bob_Roberts]] [[VideoGameParts.com]]
|-
| Wico || 15-945201 || 2 || Leaf ||  ||   || [[The_Real_Bob_Roberts]] [[VideoGameParts.com]]
|-
| Wico || ? || 4 (gray base) || Leaf ||   ||  || [[The_Real_Bob_Roberts]] [[VideoGameParts.com]]
|-
| Wico || 15-980601 (violet) 15-979901 (blue) 15-980001 (green) || 8 (black base) || Leaf ||   ||   || [[The_Real_Bob_Roberts]] [[VideoGameParts.com]]
|-
| Wico || 15-968801 (red, long shaft) || 8 || Leaf ||   ||   ||  
|-
| Nintendo || Donkey Kong Donkey Kong Jr. Popeye || 4 (long shaft) || Micro || [[Image:nintendo_4_front.jpg|thumb|40px]] || [[Image:nintendo_4_back.jpg|thumb|40px]] || [[VideoGameParts.com]] [[MikesArcade]] Cocktail versions used a smaller 25mm balltop
|-
| Nintendo || Donkey Kong 3 Punch-Out!! || 4 (short shaft) || Micro ||   ||   || [[VideoGameParts.com]] [[MikesArcade]]
|-
| Nintendo || Mario Brothers || 2 (short shaft) || Micro ||   ||   || [[VideoGameParts.com]] [[MikesArcade]]
|-
| Nintendo || Vs. UniSystem Playchoice 10 || 8 (short shaft) || Micro ||   ||   || [[VideoGameParts.com]] [[MikesArcade]]
|-
| Monroe || Rampage || 8 || Leaf || [[Image:monroe_ramp_front.jpg|thumb|40px]] || [[Image:monroe_ramp_back.jpg|thumb|40px]] ||  
|-
| Monroe || Gyruss Time Pilot || 8 || Leaf || [[Image:gyruss_joy_exp.gif|thumb|40px]] ||   ||  
|}

Talk:RL tutorial firstList

2008-08-03T18:26:47Z

Spacefractal: Wiki articles about romlister use old build version....

Please Note: The user interface is totally changed and easier in the latest build.

It would been nice if you can update this to the newsest beta version?

--[[User:Spacefractal|Spacefractal]] 14:26, 3 August 2008 (EDT)

Front-Ends

2008-08-03T10:19:34Z

Spacefractal: /* Front-end Software */ - added MultiFE

== Front-end Software ==
Below is the front-end software comparison table. Click on the software's name for detailed information about that software. Please be aware that this may be incomplete! The individual pages will have the software's homepage for you to verify any information or questions you may have!

''Note: Any unknown information in the table is filled with placeholders (placeholders are shown in italics).''
''Note: To be listed as Cabinet friendly, it needs to be able to be used with joysticks and buttons only (CAB).'''

{| Width="100%" valign="top" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" style="background:white; color:black; border:1px solid silver;"
|- style="background:navy; color:white"
| '''Software'''
| '''BYOAC User'''
| '''OS'''
| '''Type1'''
| '''Monitor Orientation'''
| '''Emulators3'''
| '''Other Features4'''

|- style="background:gray; color:white"
|colspan="7"|'''<center>Typical recommended frontends by BYOAC users:</center>'''

|-
| [[AtomicFE]]
| Youki
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD PC
| CAB JB LED LR MR ST VID

|-
| [[GameEx]]
| TSpeirs
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Shareware ($25)
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD PC
| CAB JB LCD LED LR MR ST SW VID

|-
| [[MaLa]]
| Loadman (previously Swindus)
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD PC
| CAB JB LCD LED LR MR ST SW VID

|-
| [[Mamewah]]
| Minwah
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| CMD PC
| CAB LR MR ST VID

|-
| [[Maximus Arcade]]
| %
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Shareware ($25)
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| 39+ arcade and console emulators
| CAB JB MR ST VID

|- style="background:gray; color:white"
|colspan="7"|'''<center>Recommended for Linux (both active and discounted):</center>'''

|-
| [[AdvanceMenu]]
| %
| [[Image:OS linux icon.gif]][[Image:OS windows icon.gif]][[Image:OS DOS icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD
| AM CAB LR MR VID

|-
| [[Wah!Cade]]
| Balki
| [[Image:OS linux icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| CMD
| DEV CAB LR MR ST VID

|- style="background:gray; color:white"
|colspan="7"|'''<center>Other cabinet friendly frontends:</center>'''

|-
| [[Emulaxian/3D Arcade]]
| )p(
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD
| CAB MR SW

|-
| [[Fronty]]
| FrontyDev
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD PC
| CAB DEV LCD MR ST

|-
| [[HyperSpin]]
| BadBoyBill
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Not released yet
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| CMD PC
| CAB DEV LR MR ST SW VID

|-
| [[Khameleon]]
| Cakemeister
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| CMD
| CAB DEV LR MR SW VID

|-
| [[MAMELOAD TNG]]
| %
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD (MAME-BASED), M1, Final Burn Alpha
| CAB DEV MR SW

|-
| [[MultiFE]]
| Space Fractal
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| Mame & PC Games
| CAB TOU MR JB DEV

|-
| [[UltraMame]]
| r.cade
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| MAME only
| CAB DEV MR VID

|- style="background:gray; color:white"
|colspan="7"|'''<center>Mouse based frontends:</center>'''

|-
| [[EmuLaunch]]
| %
| [[Image:OS_apple_icon.gif]]
| Freeware for personal use
| Emulator dependent
| Uses Finder to open ROMS in 15 arcade and console emulators
| SW

|-
| [[MAME32]]
| %
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| MAME only
| DEV MR

|- style="background:gray; color:white"
|colspan="7"|'''<center>Discontinued and/or unsupported frontends5:</center>'''

|-
| [[ArcadeOS]]
| %
| [[Image:OS DOS icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD
| AM CAB LCD LR MR

|-
| [[ArcadEpic]]
| chowny
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| CMD
| CAB JB MR VID

|-
| [[Dragon King]]
| Howard_Casto
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| CMD
| CAB LR MR SW VID

|-
| [[GameLauncher]]
| Dave Dribin
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]][[Image:OS DOS icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD
| CAB LR MR

|-
| [[Kymaera]]
| PacManFan
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]][[Image:OS DOS icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD
| AM CAB LR MR ST SW VID

|-
| [[Ultrastyle]]
| ultrastyle
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| MAME only
| CAB MR SW VID

|- style="background:gray; color:white"
|colspan="7"|'''<center>Frontends with missing "other features" tab:</center>'''

|-
| [[CabFE]]
| %
| [[Image:OS linux icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| CMD
| ''Placeholder''

|-
| [[PyreCade]]
| flemming
| [[Image:OS linux icon.gif]][[Image:OS windows icon.gif]][[Image:OS_apple_icon.gif]]
| OpenSource
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| Mame <.106uq2
| ''Placeholder''

|-
| [[XMAME-GUI]]
| %
| [[Image:Java.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| SDL-MAME Only
| ''Placeholder''

|}

''Homepages for these FEs are gone, and are (might?) not active anymore:''

* ''[[Arcade.EXE]] - Windows-only MAME front-end''
* ''[[ArcadeFE]] - Windows-only MAME front-end''
* ''[[ArcadeFX]] - Windows-only MAME front-end''

'''1)''' Type:
* '''Open Source:''' is fully functional software with source code included.
* '''Freeware:''' is fully functional without payment and without nag screens and ads.
* '''Shareware:''' has limited functionality (or has nags) until payment is made.
* '''Commercial:''' software is fully functional for a limited time, after which payment must be made.

'''2)''' Skinnable:
* '''Basic: ''' change only the background, and maybe text size and/or color
* '''Advanced: ''' change all artwork. The interface elements are locked in place, although buttons may be able to be resized
* '''Full: ''' change all artwork, all interface elements can be changed (resize, moveable and resolution).

'''3)''' Emulators:
* If '''CMD''' is shown, this front-end can run all command line based emulators.
* If '''PC''' is shown, it can run PC games as well (using bat and/or shortcuts files).

'''4)''' Other Features:
*'''DEV''' - Still in developing for fixing bugs or/and supported.
*'''AM''' - Native arcade monitor support without ArcadeVGA card
*'''CAB''' - Mouse and keyboard-free operation (for cabinets)
*'''JB''' - Integrated jukebox
*'''LCD''' - LCD screen, such as those found at http://www.seetron.com/
*'''LED''' - Front-end can control a LED controller
*'''LR''' - Low Resolutions (below 640 pixels wide)
*'''MR''' - Multiple Resolutions
*'''ST''' - Skin tool included
*'''SW''' - Skinnable without tool
*'''VID''' - Video snapshots (movies)
*'''TOU''' - Touchscreen Support

'''5)''' About Discontinued Frontends (no DEV in the Other Features list):

Just because a frontend is discontinued does not mean that it is a bad frontend.
Either there is no more need to update it, or the author just left the project.
Discontinued frontends are still used in cabinets today, and most run on both older and newer machines, though some may have some issues with newer versions of MAME.
So check these out as well.

Talk:Front-Ends

2008-06-23T06:23:17Z

Spacefractal: think I got it about UltraMame?

Front-Ends

2008-06-23T06:19:54Z

Spacefractal: UltraMame is still supported.

== Front-end Software ==
Below is the front-end software comparison table. Click on the software's name for detailed information about that software. Please be aware that this may be incomplete! The individual pages will have the software's homepage for you to verify any information or questions you may have!

''Note: Any unknown information in the table is filled with placeholders (placeholders are shown in italics).''
''Note: To be listed as Cabinet friendly, it needs to be able to be used with joysticks and buttons only (CAB).'''

{| Width="100%" valign="top" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" style="background:white; color:black; border:1px solid silver;"
|- style="background:navy; color:white"
| '''Software'''
| '''BYOAC User'''
| '''OS'''
| '''Type1'''
| '''Monitor Orientation'''
| '''Emulators3'''
| '''Other Features4'''

|- style="background:gray; color:white"
|colspan="7"|'''<center>Typical recommended frontends by BYOAC users:</center>'''

|-
| [[AtomicFE]]
| Youki
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD PC
| CAB JB LED LR MR ST VID

|-
| [[MaLa]]
| Loadman (previously Swindus)
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD PC
| CAB JB LCD LED LR MR ST SW VID

|-
| [[Mamewah]]
| Minwah
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| CMD PC
| CAB LR MR ST VID

|-
| [[Maximus Arcade]]
| %
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Shareware ($25)
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| 39+ arcade and console emulators
| CAB JB MR ST VID

|-
| [[GameEx]]
| TSpeirs
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Shareware ($25)
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD PC
| CAB JB LCD LED LR MR ST SW VID

|- style="background:gray; color:white"
|colspan="7"|'''<center>Recommended for Linux (both active and discounted):</center>'''

|-
| [[AdvanceMenu]]
| %
| [[Image:OS linux icon.gif]][[Image:OS windows icon.gif]][[Image:OS DOS icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD
| AM CAB LR MR VID

|-
| [[Wah!Cade]]
| Balki
| [[Image:OS linux icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| CMD
| DEV CAB LR MR ST VID

|- style="background:gray; color:white"
|colspan="7"|'''<center>Other cabinet friendly frontends:</center>'''

|-
| [[Emulaxian/3D Arcade]]
| %
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD
| CAB MR SW

|-
| [[HyperSpin]]
| BadBoyBill
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Not released yet
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| CMD PC
| CAB DEV SW VID

|-
| [[Khameleon]]
| Cakemeister
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| CMD
| CAB DEV LR MR SW VID

|-
| [[MAMELOAD TNG]]
| %
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD (MAME-BASED), M1, Final Burn Alpha
| CAB DEV MR SW

|-
| [[UltraMame]]
| %
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| MAME only
| CAB DEV MR VID

|- style="background:gray; color:white"
|colspan="7"|'''<center>Mouse based frontends:</center>'''

|-
| [[EmuLaunch]]
| %
| [[Image:OS_apple_icon.gif]]
| Freeware for personal use
| Emulator dependent
| Uses Finder to open ROMS in 15 arcade and console emulators
| SW

|-
| [[MAME32]]
| %
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| MAME only
| DEV MR

|- style="background:gray; color:white"
|colspan="7"|'''<center>Discontinued and/or unsupported frontends5:</center>'''

|-
| [[ArcadeOS]]
| %
| [[Image:OS DOS icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD
| AM CAB LCD LR MR

|-
| [[ArcadEpic]]
| %
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| CMD
| CAB JB MR VID

|-
| [[Dragon King]]
| Howard_Casto
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| CMD
| CAB LR MR SW VID

|-
| [[Fronty]]
| %
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD PC
| CAB DEV LCD MR ST

|-
| [[GameLauncher]]
| %
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]][[Image:OS DOS icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD
| CAB LR MR

|-
| [[Kymaera]]
| PacManFan
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]][[Image:OS DOS icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD
| AM CAB LR MR ST SW VID

|-
| [[Ultrastyle]]
| %
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| MAME only
| CAB MR SW VID

|- style="background:gray; color:white"
|colspan="7"|'''<center>Frontends with missing "other features" tab:</center>'''

|-
| [[CabFE]]
| %
| [[Image:OS linux icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| CMD
| ''Placeholder''

|-
| [[PyreCade]]
| %
| [[Image:OS linux icon.gif]][[Image:OS windows icon.gif]][[Image:OS_apple_icon.gif]]
| OpenSource
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| Mame <.106uq2
| ''Placeholder''

|-
| [[XMAME-GUI]]
| %
| [[Image:Java.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| SDL-MAME Only
| ''Placeholder''

|}

''Homepages for these FEs are gone, and are (might?) not active anymore:''

* ''[[Arcade.EXE]] - Windows-only MAME front-end''
* ''[[ArcadeFE]] - Windows-only MAME front-end''
* ''[[ArcadeFX]] - Windows-only MAME front-end''

'''1)''' Type:
* '''Open Source:''' is fully functional software with source code included.
* '''Freeware:''' is fully functional without payment and without nag screens and ads.
* '''Shareware:''' has limited functionality (or has nags) until payment is made.
* '''Commercial:''' software is fully functional for a limited time, after which payment must be made.

'''2)''' Skinnable:
* '''Basic: ''' change only the background, and maybe text size and/or color
* '''Advanced: ''' change all artwork. The interface elements are locked in place, although buttons may be able to be resized
* '''Full: ''' change all artwork, all interface elements can be changed (resize, moveable and resolution).

'''3)''' Emulators:
* If '''CMD''' is shown, this front-end can run all command line based emulators.
* If '''PC''' is shown, it can run PC games as well (using bat and/or shortcuts files).

'''4)''' Other Features:
*'''DEV''' - Still in developing for fixing bugs or/and supported.
*'''AM''' - Native arcade monitor support without ArcadeVGA card
*'''CAB''' - Mouse and keyboard-free operation (for cabinets)
*'''JB''' - Integrated jukebox
*'''LCD''' - LCD screen, such as those found at http://www.seetron.com/
*'''LED''' - Front-end can control a LED controller
*'''LR''' - Low Resolutions (below 640 pixels wide)
*'''MR''' - Multiple Resolutions
*'''ST''' - Skin tool included
*'''SW''' - Skinnable without tool
*'''VID''' - Video snapshots (movies)

'''5)''' About Discontinued Frontends (no DEV in the Other Features list):

Just because a frontend is discontinued does not mean that it is a bad frontend.
Either there is no more need to update it, or the author just left the project.
Discontinued frontends are still used in cabinets today, and most run on both older and newer machines, though some may have some issues with newer versions of MAME.
So check these out as well.

File:UltraMame.jpg

2008-06-23T06:19:03Z

Spacefractal: UltraMame Screenshot

UltraMame Screenshot

UltraMame

2008-06-23T06:18:32Z

Spacefractal: added UltraMame FE page

[[Image:UltraMame.jpg|thumb|UltraMame Screenshot|320px|right]]

http://rittwage.com/ultramame

Like a lot of you, I've tried out all the front-ends over the years and at some point ran across Mike Billings' "CocktailFE" program. It used the MAME control keys, was configurable somewhat as to what graphics you could put where, and was clean and fast. Since it used Windows fonts, it had the bonus feature of working with the ClearType feature of Windows XP. This made it look beautiful on my setup. There has been another fork of Mike's project called "EmuWizard" which added the ability to use other emulators (somewhat) but didn't add any new display features other than using other graphic formats. This wasn't very useful as all MAME art is in PNG format anyway.

Then one day I took the family to Pizza Hut, only to find a new arcade machine called "Ultracade". Ultracade looked to me like a MAME ripoff with a nice frontend, but after later research it turns out it's legitimate, or at least it hasn't proven to be illegimate. Has anyone tried to look at the hard drive of an Ultracade PC to see what's there? Anyway, it had a beautiful interface where you chose the games by the marquee on the left (2x4 grid) and it shows the live attract mode running on the right. Newer versions of this machine don't look as good to me as it now has some crazy looking broad on the screen with the marquees in a rotating semicircle on the right and the live attract on the left.

UltraMame

2008-06-23T06:15:29Z

Spacefractal: Ultrastyle (FE) moved to UltraMame

[[Image:UltraStyleFE.jpg|thumb|Kymaera Screenshot|320px|right]]

http://www.mameworld.net/ultrastyle/

'''List of Features:'''

* customizable background (in .jpg format)
* upright or cocktail mode - clockwise and counter-clockwise (Horizontal)
* custom font under screenshot cube and on marquees for games without .pngs
* customize font color for game name under cube
* custom resolutions 640x480,800x600,1024x768
* GUI based setup
* 3 wheel sizes, start off with any wheel size you like
* Mouse/Trackball wheel control
* customizable sounds
* see all artwork associated with a game
* optional filter system using files from the Catlist, up to 136 sub-categories
* 3D game art viewer has 4 shapes to choose from
* all controls are bindable
* startup in one of hundreds of sub-categories, or your favorites, last game played, or the filter wheel itself!
* 2 sizes for the cube normal and bigger then normal
* MAME command line option
* additional sound packs and skins available
* Hide the clones
* Non-working ROMs removed, list generated to help you find out what games don't work
* Background MP3 music (optional) while you browse your games
* supported file formats: raw/mod/s3m/xm/it/mid/rmi/wav/mp2/mp3/ogg/wma/asf
* Add/Remove favorites from within ultrastyle
* see the attract video on the screenshot cube (optional, video must be in avi format)
* merged sets supported
* run an .EXE of your choice (I.E. Daphne games, HOTD, Virtua Cop/Squad)
* optional clock
* presets for commercial control panels
* new marquee style - Plank
* native NPlayers.ini support
* optional controller info for each game
* configurable mouse buttons
* Setup Wizard
* remove favorites from within ultrastyle

Ultrastyle (FE)

2008-06-23T06:15:29Z

Spacefractal: Ultrastyle (FE) moved to UltraMame: It was UltraMame this page should been, not UltraStyle FE

#redirect [[UltraMame]]

Front-Ends

2008-06-23T06:12:27Z

Spacefractal: UltraStyle got renamed, and forgot to add UltraMame back again. oops.

== Front-end Software ==
Below is the front-end software comparison table. Click on the software's name for detailed information about that software. Please be aware that this may be incomplete! The individual pages will have the software's homepage for you to verify any information or questions you may have!

''Note: Any unknown information in the table is filled with placeholders (placeholders are shown in italics).''
''Note: To be listed as Cabinet friendly, it needs to be able to be used with joysticks and buttons only (CAB).'''

{| Width="100%" valign="top" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" style="background:white; color:black; border:1px solid silver;"
|- style="background:navy; color:white"
| '''Software'''
| '''BYOAC User'''
| '''OS'''
| '''Type1'''
| '''Monitor Orientation'''
| '''Emulators3'''
| '''Other Features4'''

|- style="background:gray; color:white"
|colspan="7"|'''<center>Typical recommended frontends by BYOAC users:</center>'''

|-
| [[AtomicFE]]
| Youki
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD PC
| CAB JB LED LR MR ST VID

|-
| [[MaLa]]
| Loadman (previously Swindus)
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD PC
| CAB JB LCD LED LR MR ST SW VID

|-
| [[Mamewah]]
| Minwah
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| CMD PC
| CAB LR MR ST VID

|-
| [[Maximus Arcade]]
| %
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Shareware ($25)
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| 39+ arcade and console emulators
| CAB JB MR ST VID

|-
| [[GameEx]]
| TSpeirs
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Shareware ($25)
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD PC
| CAB JB LCD LED LR MR ST SW VID

|- style="background:gray; color:white"
|colspan="7"|'''<center>Recommended for Linux (both active and discounted):</center>'''

|-
| [[AdvanceMenu]]
| %
| [[Image:OS linux icon.gif]][[Image:OS windows icon.gif]][[Image:OS DOS icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD
| AM CAB LR MR VID

|-
| [[Wah!Cade]]
| Balki
| [[Image:OS linux icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| CMD
| DEV CAB LR MR ST VID

|- style="background:gray; color:white"
|colspan="7"|'''<center>Other cabinet friendly frontends:</center>'''

|-
| [[Emulaxian/3D Arcade]]
| %
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD
| CAB MR SW

|-
| [[HyperSpin]]
| BadBoyBill
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Not released yet
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| CMD PC
| CAB DEV SW VID

|-
| [[Khameleon]]
| Cakemeister
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| CMD
| CAB DEV LR MR SW VID

|-
| [[MAMELOAD TNG]]
| %
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD (MAME-BASED), M1, Final Burn Alpha
| CAB DEV MR SW

|- style="background:gray; color:white"
|colspan="7"|'''<center>Mouse based frontends:</center>'''

|-
| [[EmuLaunch]]
| %
| [[Image:OS_apple_icon.gif]]
| Freeware for personal use
| Emulator dependent
| Uses Finder to open ROMS in 15 arcade and console emulators
| SW

|-
| [[MAME32]]
| %
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| MAME only
| DEV MR

|- style="background:gray; color:white"
|colspan="7"|'''<center>Discontinued and/or unsupported frontends5:</center>'''

|-
| [[ArcadeOS]]
| %
| [[Image:OS DOS icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD
| AM CAB LCD LR MR

|-
| [[ArcadEpic]]
| %
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| CMD
| CAB JB MR VID

|-
| [[Dragon King]]
| Howard_Casto
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| CMD
| CAB LR MR SW VID

|-
| [[Fronty]]
| %
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD PC
| CAB DEV LCD MR ST

|-
| [[GameLauncher]]
| %
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]][[Image:OS DOS icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD
| CAB LR MR

|-
| [[Kymaera]]
| PacManFan
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]][[Image:OS DOS icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD
| AM CAB LR MR ST SW VID

|-
| [[UltraMame]]
| %
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| MAME only
| CAB DEV MR VID

|-
| [[Ultrastyle]]
| %
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| MAME only
| CAB MR SW VID

|- style="background:gray; color:white"
|colspan="7"|'''<center>Frontends with missing "other features" tab:</center>'''

|-
| [[CabFE]]
| %
| [[Image:OS linux icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| CMD
| ''Placeholder''

|-
| [[PyreCade]]
| %
| [[Image:OS linux icon.gif]][[Image:OS windows icon.gif]][[Image:OS_apple_icon.gif]]
| OpenSource
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| Mame <.106uq2
| ''Placeholder''

|-
| [[XMAME-GUI]]
| %
| [[Image:Java.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| SDL-MAME Only
| ''Placeholder''

|}

''Homepages for these FEs are gone, and are (might?) not active anymore:''

* ''[[Arcade.EXE]] - Windows-only MAME front-end''
* ''[[ArcadeFE]] - Windows-only MAME front-end''
* ''[[ArcadeFX]] - Windows-only MAME front-end''

'''1)''' Type:
* '''Open Source:''' is fully functional software with source code included.
* '''Freeware:''' is fully functional without payment and without nag screens and ads.
* '''Shareware:''' has limited functionality (or has nags) until payment is made.
* '''Commercial:''' software is fully functional for a limited time, after which payment must be made.

'''2)''' Skinnable:
* '''Basic: ''' change only the background, and maybe text size and/or color
* '''Advanced: ''' change all artwork. The interface elements are locked in place, although buttons may be able to be resized
* '''Full: ''' change all artwork, all interface elements can be changed (resize, moveable and resolution).

'''3)''' Emulators:
* If '''CMD''' is shown, this front-end can run all command line based emulators.
* If '''PC''' is shown, it can run PC games as well (using bat and/or shortcuts files).

'''4)''' Other Features:
*'''DEV''' - Still in developing for fixing bugs or/and supported.
*'''AM''' - Native arcade monitor support without ArcadeVGA card
*'''CAB''' - Mouse and keyboard-free operation (for cabinets)
*'''JB''' - Integrated jukebox
*'''LCD''' - LCD screen, such as those found at http://www.seetron.com/
*'''LED''' - Front-end can control a LED controller
*'''LR''' - Low Resolutions (below 640 pixels wide)
*'''MR''' - Multiple Resolutions
*'''ST''' - Skin tool included
*'''SW''' - Skinnable without tool
*'''VID''' - Video snapshots (movies)

'''5)''' About Discontinued Frontends (no DEV in the Other Features list):

Just because a frontend is discontinued does not mean that it is a bad frontend.
Either there is no more need to update it, or the author just left the project.
Discontinued frontends are still used in cabinets today, and most run on both older and newer machines, though some may have some issues with newer versions of MAME.
So check these out as well.

Talk:Front-Ends

2008-06-23T06:10:59Z

Spacefractal:

Front-Ends

2008-06-22T10:07:34Z

Spacefractal: some format issues fixed.

== Front-end Software ==
Below is the front-end software comparison table. Click on the software's name for detailed information about that software. Please be aware that this may be incomplete! The individual pages will have the software's homepage for you to verify any information or questions you may have!

''Note: Any unknown information in the table is filled with placeholders (placeholders are shown in italics).''
''Note: To be listed as Cabinet friendly, it needs to be able to be used with joysticks and buttons only (CAB).'''

{| Width="100%" valign="top" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" style="background:white; color:black; border:1px solid silver;"
|- style="background:navy; color:white"
| '''Software'''
| '''BYOAC User'''
| '''OS'''
| '''Type1'''
| '''Monitor Orientation'''
| '''Emulators3'''
| '''Other Features4'''

|- style="background:gray; color:white"
|colspan="7"|'''<center>Typical recommended frontends by BYOAC users:</center>'''

|-
| [[AtomicFE]]
| Youki
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD PC
| CAB JB LED LR MR ST VID

|-
| [[MaLa]]
| Loadman (previously Swindus)
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD PC
| CAB JB LCD LED LR MR ST SW VID

|-
| [[Mamewah]]
| Minwah
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| CMD PC
| CAB LR MR ST VID

|-
| [[Maximus Arcade]]
| %
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Shareware ($25)
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| 39+ arcade and console emulators
| CAB JB MR ST VID

|-
| [[GameEx]]
| TSpeirs
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Shareware ($25)
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD PC
| CAB JB LCD LED LR MR ST SW VID

|- style="background:gray; color:white"
|colspan="7"|'''<center>Recommended for Linux (both active and discounted):</center>'''

|-
| [[AdvanceMenu]]
| %
| [[Image:OS linux icon.gif]][[Image:OS windows icon.gif]][[Image:OS DOS icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD
| AM CAB LR MR VID

|-
| [[Wah!Cade]]
| Balki
| [[Image:OS linux icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| CMD
| DEV CAB LR MR ST VID

|- style="background:gray; color:white"
|colspan="7"|'''<center>Other cabinet friendly frontends:</center>'''

|-
| [[Emulaxian/3D Arcade]]
| %
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD
| CAB MR SW

|-
| [[HyperSpin]]
| BadBoyBill
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Not released yet
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| CMD PC
| CAB DEV SW VID

|-
| [[Khameleon]]
| Cakemeister
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| CMD
| CAB DEV LR MR SW VID

|-
| [[MAMELOAD TNG]]
| %
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD (MAME-BASED), M1, Final Burn Alpha
| CAB DEV MR SW

|- style="background:gray; color:white"
|colspan="7"|'''<center>Mouse based frontends:</center>'''

|-
| [[EmuLaunch]]
| %
| [[Image:OS_apple_icon.gif]]
| Freeware for personal use
| Emulator dependent
| Uses Finder to open ROMS in 15 arcade and console emulators
| SW

|-
| [[MAME32]]
| %
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| MAME only
| DEV MR

|- style="background:gray; color:white"
|colspan="7"|'''<center>Discontinued and/or unsupported frontends5:</center>'''

|-
| [[ArcadeOS]]
| %
| [[Image:OS DOS icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD
| AM CAB LCD LR MR

|-
| [[ArcadEpic]]
| %
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| CMD
| CAB JB MR VID

|-
| [[Dragon King]]
| Howard_Casto
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| CMD
| CAB LR MR SW VID

|-
| [[Fronty]]
| %
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD PC
| CAB DEV LCD MR ST

|-
| [[GameLauncher]]
| %
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]][[Image:OS DOS icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD
| CAB LR MR

|-
| [[Kymaera]]
| PacManFan
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]][[Image:OS DOS icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD
| AM CAB LR MR ST SW VID

|-
| [[Ultrastyle (FE)]]
| %
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| MAME only
| CAB MR SW VID

|- style="background:gray; color:white"
|colspan="7"|'''<center>Frontends with missing "other features" tab:</center>'''

|-
| [[CabFE]]
| %
| [[Image:OS linux icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| CMD
| ''Placeholder''

|-
| [[PyreCade]]
| %
| [[Image:OS linux icon.gif]][[Image:OS windows icon.gif]][[Image:OS_apple_icon.gif]]
| OpenSource
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| Mame <.106uq2
| ''Placeholder''

|-
| [[XMAME-GUI]]
| %
| [[Image:Java.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| SDL-MAME Only
| ''Placeholder''

|}

''Homepages for these FEs are gone, and are (might?) not active anymore:''

* ''[[Arcade.EXE]] - Windows-only MAME front-end''
* ''[[ArcadeFE]] - Windows-only MAME front-end''
* ''[[ArcadeFX]] - Windows-only MAME front-end''

'''1)''' Type:
* '''Open Source:''' is fully functional software with source code included.
* '''Freeware:''' is fully functional without payment and without nag screens and ads.
* '''Shareware:''' has limited functionality (or have nags) until payment is made.
* '''Commercial:''' software is fully functional for a limited time, after which payment must be made.

'''2)''' Skinnable:
* '''Basic: ''' change only the background, and maybe text size and/or color
* '''Advanced: ''' change all artwork. The interface elements are locked in place, although buttons may be able to be resized
* '''Full: ''' change all artwork, all interface elements can be changed (resize, moveable and resolution).

'''3)''' Emulators:
* If '''CMD''' is shown, this front-end can run all command line based emulators.
* If '''PC''' is shown, it can run PC games as well (using bat and/or shortcuts files).

'''4)''' Other Features:
*'''DEV''' - Still in developing for fixing bugs or/and supported.
*'''AM''' - Native arcade monitor support without ArcadeVGA card
*'''CAB''' - Mouse and keyboard-free operation (for cabinets)
*'''JB''' - Integrated jukebox
*'''LCD''' - LCD screen, such as those found at http://www.seetron.com/
*'''LED''' - Front-end can control a LED controller
*'''LR''' - Low Resolutions (below 640 pixels wide)
*'''MR''' - Multiple Resolutions
*'''ST''' - Skin tool included
*'''SW''' - Skinnable without tool
*'''VID''' - Video snapshots (movies)

'''5)''' About Discounted Frontends (no DEV in the list):

Even the frontend is discounted, it do not mean a bad frontend.
Either it no more need to update it, or the author just leaved the project.
They are still used by users today, and it's on both older and newer machines.
So just check these out as well.

Front-Ends

2008-06-22T10:06:06Z

Spacefractal: add a note about discounted frontends

== Front-end Software ==
Below is the front-end software comparison table. Click on the software's name for detailed information about that software. Please be aware that this may be incomplete! The individual pages will have the software's homepage for you to verify any information or questions you may have!

''Note: Any unknown information in the table is filled with placeholders (placeholders are shown in italics).''
''Note: To be listed as Cabinet friendly, it needs to be able to be used with joysticks and buttons only (CAB).'''

{| Width="100%" valign="top" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" style="background:white; color:black; border:1px solid silver;"
|- style="background:navy; color:white"
| '''Software'''
| '''BYOAC User'''
| '''OS'''
| '''Type1'''
| '''Monitor Orientation'''
| '''Emulators3'''
| '''Other Features4'''

|- style="background:gray; color:white"
|colspan="7"|'''<center>Typical recommended frontends by BYOAC users:</center>'''

|-
| [[AtomicFE]]
| Youki
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD PC
| CAB JB LED LR MR ST VID

|-
| [[MaLa]]
| Loadman (previously Swindus)
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD PC
| CAB JB LCD LED LR MR ST SW VID

|-
| [[Mamewah]]
| Minwah
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| CMD PC
| CAB LR MR ST VID

|-
| [[Maximus Arcade]]
| %
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Shareware ($25)
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| 39+ arcade and console emulators
| CAB JB MR ST VID

|-
| [[GameEx]]
| TSpeirs
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Shareware ($25)
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD PC
| CAB JB LCD LED LR MR ST SW VID

|- style="background:gray; color:white"
|colspan="7"|'''<center>Recommended for Linux (both active and discounted):</center>'''

|-
| [[AdvanceMenu]]
| %
| [[Image:OS linux icon.gif]][[Image:OS windows icon.gif]][[Image:OS DOS icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD
| AM CAB LR MR VID

|-
| [[Wah!Cade]]
| Balki
| [[Image:OS linux icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| CMD
| DEV CAB LR MR ST VID

|- style="background:gray; color:white"
|colspan="7"|'''<center>Other cabinet friendly frontends:</center>'''

|-
| [[Emulaxian/3D Arcade]]
| %
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD
| CAB MR SW

|-
| [[HyperSpin]]
| BadBoyBill
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Not released yet
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| CMD PC
| CAB DEV SW VID

|-
| [[Khameleon]]
| Cakemeister
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| CMD
| CAB DEV LR MR SW VID

|-
| [[MAMELOAD TNG]]
| %
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD (MAME-BASED), M1, Final Burn Alpha
| CAB DEV MR SW

|- style="background:gray; color:white"
|colspan="7"|'''<center>Mouse based frontends:</center>'''

|-
| [[EmuLaunch]]
| %
| [[Image:OS_apple_icon.gif]]
| Freeware for personal use
| Emulator dependent
| Uses Finder to open ROMS in 15 arcade and console emulators
| SW

|-
| [[MAME32]]
| %
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| MAME only
| DEV MR

|- style="background:gray; color:white"
|colspan="7"|'''<center>Discontinued and/or unsupported frontends5:</center>'''

|-
| [[ArcadeOS]]
| %
| [[Image:OS DOS icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD
| AM CAB LCD LR MR

|-
| [[ArcadEpic]]
| %
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| CMD
| CAB JB MR VID

|-
| [[Dragon King]]
| Howard_Casto
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| CMD
| CAB LR MR SW VID

|-
| [[Fronty]]
| %
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Freeware
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD PC
| CAB DEV LCD MR ST

|-
| [[GameLauncher]]
| %
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]][[Image:OS DOS icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD
| CAB LR MR

|-
| [[Kymaera]]
| PacManFan
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]][[Image:OS DOS icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]][[Image:Monitor vertical icon.gif]]
| CMD
| AM CAB LR MR ST SW VID

|-
| [[Ultrastyle (FE)]]
| %
| [[Image:OS windows icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| MAME only
| CAB MR SW VID

|- style="background:gray; color:white"
|colspan="7"|'''<center>Frontends with missing "other features" tab:</center>'''

|-
| [[CabFE]]
| %
| [[Image:OS linux icon.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| CMD
| ''Placeholder''

|-
| [[PyreCade]]
| %
| [[Image:OS linux icon.gif]][[Image:OS windows icon.gif]][[Image:OS_apple_icon.gif]]
| OpenSource
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| Mame <.106uq2
| ''Placeholder''

|-
| [[XMAME-GUI]]
| %
| [[Image:Java.gif]]
| Open Source
| [[Image:Monitor horizontal icon.gif]]
| SDL-MAME Only
| ''Placeholder''

|}

''Homepages for these FEs are gone, and are (might?) not active anymore:''

* ''[[Arcade.EXE]] - Windows-only MAME front-end''
* ''[[ArcadeFE]] - Windows-only MAME front-end''
* ''[[ArcadeFX]] - Windows-only MAME front-end''

'''1)''' Type:
* '''Open Source:''' is fully functional software with source code included.
* '''Freeware:''' is fully functional without payment and without nag screens and ads.
* '''Shareware:''' has limited functionality (or have nags) until payment is made.
* '''Commercial:''' software is fully functional for a limited time, after which payment must be made.

'''2)''' Skinnable:
* '''Basic: ''' change only the background, and maybe text size and/or color
* '''Advanced: ''' change all artwork. The interface elements are locked in place, although buttons may be able to be resized
* '''Full: ''' change all artwork, all interface elements can be changed (resize, moveable and resolution).

'''3)''' Emulators:
* If '''CMD''' is shown, this front-end can run all command line based emulators.
* If '''PC''' is shown, it can run PC games as well (using bat and/or shortcuts files).

'''4)''' Other Features:
*'''DEV''' - Still in developing for fixing bugs or/and supported.
*'''AM''' - Native arcade monitor support without ArcadeVGA card
*'''CAB''' - Mouse and keyboard-free operation (for cabinets)
*'''JB''' - Integrated jukebox
*'''LCD''' - LCD screen, such as those found at http://www.seetron.com/
*'''LED''' - Front-end can control a LED controller
*'''LR''' - Low Resolutions (below 640 pixels wide)
*'''MR''' - Multiple Resolutions
*'''ST''' - Skin tool included
*'''SW''' - Skinnable without tool
*'''VID''' - Video snapshots (movies)

'''5)''' About Discounted Frontends (no DEV in the list):
Even the frontend is discounted, it do not mean a bad frontend. Either it no more need to update it, or the author have just leaved the project. They are still used by users today, and it's on both older and newer machines. Just check these out as well.

File:UltraStyleFE.jpg

2008-06-22T09:46:24Z

Spacefractal:

UltraMame

2008-06-22T09:46:02Z

Spacefractal:

Talk:Front-Ends

2008-06-22T09:35:12Z

Spacefractal:

Talk:Front-Ends

2008-06-22T09:33:11Z

Spacefractal: why I changed the UltraMame link.