Hyperspin vs Ultracade's Arcade Legends/Classic Front End

If you look at the newly released Hyperspin (public beta as of 2008-08-16) and compare it to the Arcade Legends / Classic front end by Joshua Technology as of 2005-2008, they look awfully similar.

Perhaps they're made by the same developers? Notice that even the compass needle on the right looks similar.

Here is the manual from Chicago Gaming for the Arcade Legends home arcade that has pictures of the front end.

http://www.chicago-gaming.com/Brochures/Arcade_Legends_Manual_Rev3c.pdf

Also here are some phone cam photos of the Arcade Classics front end also made by Joshua Technology seen at a local arcade:

http://i38.tinypic.com/292y5ur.jpg

http://i36.tinypic.com/f3s4cp.jpg

http://i35.tinypic.com/htbsow.jpg

http://i38.tinypic.com/2e1ete9.jpg

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[davidrfoley]

Joshua Technology did not develop the front end, they were merely a contractor hired to work on the UltraCade System.

HyperSpin is not related to UltraCade or UltraCade products and merely has the ability to display a pick list of games similar to UltraCade. HyperSpin is far more configurable and flexible than the UltraCade System and will surpass it in features very quickly as it is being developed by a community effort.

[amiga2000]

Thanks a million for clearing this up. I'm happy your way-ahead-of-its-time look and feel is garnering so much attention and to a much larger audience now.

Any new ventures in the industry in the foreseeable future?

[emeryDH]

@bradmonk69 I don't care for it either, it's a bit much. I have Maximus Arcade, I think it's perfect and it's easy to set up too :)

[bradmonk69]

hyperspin is way over the top if you ak me. it annoys me

[newR4Zi3L]

@guarapo66 its like pirating.....

[kyokusanagui2006]

Very, Very nice program, is amazing ...

[Paperclown]

amiga2000: yeah.. dave foley is headed to prison

gamasutra.

com/php-bin/news_index.php

?story=24691

[Paperclown]

the guy who owned Ultracade then Arcade Legends lost his two businesses. Was boycotted by the scene when he tried to (C) mame for himself when he had nothing to do with it. He is now back in federal court with 35 felony cases against him for selling counterfeit arcade machines with unlicened roms.

re David R. Foley .. lots of articles on him.

[guarapo66]

is not illegal to have a mamecab working like this one?

[leslielove]

i what aultarcade

[santy091]

i'll download it for my gp2x