It's highly customizable and even has support for skins.Ī Multi emulator frontend which supports any version of SNES9x, KGEN, NeoRAGE and MAME.
Generates lists, runs roms straight from zip files, and more!Ī graphically impressive, multi-system emulator frontend.
Highly configurable front-end for emulators and PC games. Works under Windows XP, Windows 2000 (+directx7 or better), Windows 98 (and Windows 95!!)) (+directX 7 or better). In other words, it can work perfectly well with a keyboard or arcade controls.Īnd last but not least, this Front End is completely configurable: it supports all the resolutions, all graphic cards (including ArcadeVGA), and is capable of functioning with the majority of emulators that accept command lines. The main objective of Atomic FE is to function within a real arcade cabinet, and to be driven using joysticks as well as the buttons. This front end is optimized for MAME and its derivatives (ADVMAME, FASTMAME, etc.). It's been made mainly to be used with games of arcade MAME.įurthermore, it would be possible to utilize Atomic FE with any other emulator as a result of small configuration efforts.Įventually, Atomic FE can be used to launch any application, as well as simply as a menu control! If you just want to dive in and get something working, BigBox is pretty safe bet that can be made to look nice.This is a frontend for Commodore 64 and Amiga.Ītomic FE is a Front-End for Multi-emulators. the finished results never fail to impress. If you're not afraid of watching some tutorials and investing some time, Hyperspin is hard to beat. But for purely organizational purposes across multiple systems, BigBox is a good choice. To me, Hyperspin is like "attract mode" on an arcade cabinet, in the sense that it looks fantastic and draws you in. I've been doing stuff with front-ends for more than a decade now, and I haven't seen much else come up that's really worth the time. There are some, but I wouldn't bother (assuming you're staying on the PC side).
For simplicity and organization, it's hard to beat. You can customize it with a lot of different looks. It's very well supported, currently, with a very active user base. By default, the actual front-end is more "list based," which is less flashy and arguably less interesting than Hyperspin. This is currently the "new, cool kid" of the group, and more straightforward initially.
It's not free if you want BigBox (which you will). Note that it also requires a bit of horsepower for best results. Just be prepared to invest some time watching online tutorials if you want anything more than a simple MAME setup. And it can do just about anything, even launching PC games. it's bright, flashy, fun, and is a nice way of seeing all the games you have. Other FEs even have "looks like Hyperspin" media because of how good it is. The updates are slower these days, but there's still a large community and the finished results are second-to-none.
It can be quite complex, but it'll do everything you want (and more). The reigning champ for the last decade or so. Only mentioning it because it was brought up. It comes free with the X-Arcade products, so it has some users, but it's not really what most hardcore emulation enthusiasts use. It's also not terribly well supported these days.