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Chris Read edited this page Jan 27, 2016 · 1 revision

Frontside MAME frontend

These are the initial commits to this project.

Objectives

Cross platform
Python 2/3 compatible
Everything must be controlled with a 4 way joystick and 3 buttons
Work using just framebuffers and SDL for minimal Linux installs
Favourites game list
Category selections
On screen keyboard input using the joystick
Fast ROM scanning
Database migrations
Unit tests for everything
Flexible config in both file and command line
Joystick testing (for cabinet makers to test connections)
Choice of DB engine, default to SQLite

Would like

Sister project, "Backside" for managing ROMs across several arcade cabs, manage high scores etc

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