need a front end for mame

[lithho]

hello all, Im looking to get mame running, just on my pc with a 360 usb fight stick. i will have a cabinet once ive spoken to my pal the arcade owner. Question is really, what front end should i use? are they all pay for or are there free examples? any help would be cool.

[Waka]

I didn't know there were any pay ones.
I still use MameUI on my pc
http://www.mameui.info/

although some of the guys on here use a different one in their cabs but the name escapes me.

[lithho]

Ive found one thats ok call hyperspin, http://hyperspin-fe.com/oldsite/, its ok, can make it look how you want so will play with it for a bit.

[_Belial]

I used to use hyperspin on my cab, but found it too slow so moved over to MALA which is much simpler, yes it looks basic, but it does the job that i need.

http://malafe.net/

[Modcoms]

I use hyperspin on my system and yes i agree its a hog but its so nice looking the only other downside is that it weighs in at 300 gb

[Sanj[UK]]

Mame32 is what i used to use to play all the streetfighter / kill instinct roms. Stupidly easy to use.

[tronads]

I have just decided to pull my finger out and work on my cabinet, which is currently standard Jamma running a multi game board....going to try Hyperspin first, and I have downloaded the full works, video previews for everything..and as Modcoms says, its huge....a 98gb download yesterday, which has expanded to 300, and thats before any emulators or roms are placed in it !

[lithho]

im just gonna bulid it on a usb hdd i think. Im liking hyperspin look but trying to find the game you want to play is a pain so may try mala.

[AD]

I used to use Maximus Arcade on mine. Its a pay one but was the dogs danglies when I had a cab.

[tronads]

I'm very happy with Maximus Arcade...a registration code was easy enough to find :-)
Hyperspin was superb, but was just too heavy for my dated PC (AMD64-4000).
I have a few setup issues I forever seem to be tinkering with....little things annoy me, such as Visual Pinball (VPinMame)....works perfectly, but doesnt bring the window into focus, so the screen/table comes up on attract mode, waiting for coins, but until you left click on a mouse, nothing works.....really annoying.