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Ahltamachine ?M.A.M.E. Front-End

I wrote this simple front-end more just to play with Java AWT/Swing than anything else. It?s rather limited in what it can do, but it serves its purpose for what I needed. I may add more functionality in the future but I?m not supporting this code. If you want a copy of the source or have any questions, comments, etc. just click on the mail box below and shoot me an e-mail. Main Functionality: ? Generate list of valid ROM files (with option to ignore or include clones) ? Show only favorites or entire list of games ? Add/Remove single games from game list ? Game information (Year, Manufacturer, etc.) scrolls above game list for selected game. ? Show game information from mameinfo.dat ? Keyboard shortcuts for scrolling in game list, playing game, showing info, etc. which can be mapped with a keymap file to additional keys, thus allowing you to control most of the functionality through the mame controls. ? Can display Marquee and one screen snapshot, title, cabinet or flyer (uses standard files for these, but they need to be unzipped), for each game in list as selected ? Game list can be sorted by any column by clicking on column header ? Ability to view output of last game run. It also keeps track of number of times each game has been run and date/time of last run. ? Control panel and default screen image defined in configuration file for easy customization. Main Limitations: ? System is designed for 1024/768 display and doesn't resize cleanly. ? No screen for updating mame.ini file ? Needs to run from Mame directory. ? No control over color or layout of interface. Screenshots.

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