Frontend

A Frontend is software that presents a list of games and calls the appropriate emulator to run the selected game.

The main reason to use a Frontend is to simplify the gaming experience: when all the games are organized and the emulators are configured, the user concentrates only in choosing what to play.

Some Frontends are suited to be run in home-built arcade machines which have a PC computer inside with many different games and emulators to choose.

The HyperSpin, for example, is considered one of the best looking frontends. It has custom-made graphics art for specific games, movie support with transition effects, and theme and favorites support.

List of frontends
It's impossible to say which is(are) the best frontend(s) as every person has different necessities and preferences.

Below is a list of frontends that are worth using, in no particular order:

Frontends created by Pleasuredome members
Because you (probably) can get support easier, these are in a separate table: