MydknyteStyrm

Hello Everyone, I have spent the last month researching frontends, Mame, roms, building cabs, and looking for monitors online. Everything is moving along smoothly to get my first cab up and running, but the FrontEnds are giving me a bit of a quandary. I have used Maximus Arcade, with no satisfaction, and HyperSpin, with some satisfactory results. Everywhere I look I hear that GameEx is the best FE to use for Mame, and so far I am excited to put it together. I downloaded it today, and am anxious to get started. However... 1) I am very anal about the listing of the games, and in Hyperspin all I had to do was edit the XML file. I have spent countless hours selecting the precise roms for Mame that I want to use by creating a new "roms" folder in the Mame root, and only putting in the roms I want. Therefore, when I look on the list, I want to see Street Fighter, then SF2, SF3, and so forth. Most FE's use the rom name to put the list together. In GameEx, can I design the list as I see fit, as far as putting sequels and Super versions next to each other? It's really nice to put the Pac Man family together. 2) I want to install a intro video for the system. What format works for GameEx? AVI, FLV or mp4? I suppose this question works for the downloads from EmuMovies as well. Whats the required format that wont bog the system down? 3) Background music. MaximusArcade had a great setup where I could put in a few mp3's, and they would play randomly whilst I was selecting games. Is that an option in GameEx? It wasnt in Hyperspin. Ideally I would love to have the music play as I select games, but not sacrificing the sound from the Game preview. Is this even an option? 4) What is the best LED software to use with GameEx? I definitely intend to have the buttons light up pertaining to each game, and want to ensure that this FE is the best to have it done before I start wiring LEDs I am sure I will have a million other questions, but if anyone can point me in the right direction, it will be appreciated. Thanks again!