I don't think it would be easy to quantify an award for thread revival, but I'd like to nominate myself.
Life goes fast. Holy sh!t.
I need remedial MAME help. I've got some parts laying around and would be interested in a bartop-format affair. But I am kind of a retard, so some of the stuff I'm reading on the web is still a little beyond my grasp.
I want to use my existing stuff. I don't want to buy new hardware. If I can't do it with my existing stuff, I'm not going to do it. The point is to reclaim/reuse/repurpose some old tech "assets" and have fun. The point is NOT to "build a MAME cabinet". Capisce? (we're re-watching "The Sopranos" with our daughter).
So, what I've got is a
Zotac ZBox with a dual-core Atom processor and a
X-Arcade controller. Both are "a few" years old.
I don't know enough about Linux. What I *think* I should do is install Ubuntu (or some other, lighter distro) and install whatever MAME emulator package and front end "works" on that distro.
I have surplus a 19" 4:3 LCD and a 21" 16:9 LED.
I want to play crappy old games from arcades and consoles (if possible).
Got any advice?
