MAME vs 60 in 1

[scatman]

HI all,

I know nothing compares to the actual real arcade game.  Needless to say, I don't have room, nor can I afford 200 machines. So considering building a multi-machine to accomodate this.  I have never played on a 60 in 1 type machine, however I do use MAME which has its advantage of more game choices.  So now my question; Which would you consider better at getting closest to the real thing in terms of emulating?

Any opinions or advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

[John's Arcade]

MAME is gonna be better. The 60 in 1 is a flavor of old MAME. The 60 in 1 is great because it's stupid easy if you have a JAMMA harness to plug into.

[scatman]

Plus I can design a nice frontend to use on top.

Thanks for the heads-up...

[smonroe]

If you're talking a 60 in 1, get an ArcadeSD card. Moat accurate multiJAMMA card out there.

[darkcat1]

If you're talking a 60 in 1, get an ArcadeSD card. Moat accurate multiJAMMA card out there.

I was going to say Arcade SD.  Plays more games and won't break like that cheap Chinese junk that is most 60-1 boards

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[Furniture_Nerd]

I've had a 60-in-1 in my space invaders homage cabinet for a couple of years, and the only thing it won't do is save high scores. Other than that it's actually been quite reliable and fun. I have been fairly impressed with the Pandora's Box 3 that I have, but it's better for the more modern games like Metal Slug and the Capcom fighting games. It's not so great with the emulation of the classics. I think the 60-in-1 is better for the classics.
To each his own though. I also have a mame cabinet running on a Mac mini and setup for 4 players. The front end isn't the best for macs though, so maybe that's why I don't like it as well as the multigame jamma pcb's.


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[BrianWithAnI]

A MAME cabinet is a lot of fun but takes a good amount of time to finish. I'm always tweeking it, adding games and customizing the front end.

I'd recommend a MAME cabinet but don't think it's going to be ready in a weekend.

[wally]

done both multiple times 60 in one is a set it and forget it type setup the arcade SD is very nice and offers more games and a top notch front end.  Mame is more complex ever evolving and overall a great way to try out thousands of games you have never heard of.  it just depends on what you are trying to play.