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Dartful Dodger:

--- Quote from: Blanka on March 09, 2010, 02:57:13 pm ---If you map the combination of 2 directions to each input, it works pretty well with an 8-way too.

--- End quote ---

Thanks, I didn't realize you could map two(or more) buttons to an input. I really enjoyed playing Crystal Castle in the arcade, but with a joystick and the one button per direction the game is useless.
Congui:
This is my cfg looks like:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!-- This file is autogenerated; comments and unknown tags will be stripped -->
<mameconfig version="10">
    <system name="qbert">
        <input>
            <port type="P1_JOYSTICK_RIGHT" mask="1" index="42" defvalue="0">
                <newseq type="standard">
                    KEYCODE_6_PAD KEYCODE_2_PAD
                </newseq>
            </port>
            <port type="P1_JOYSTICK_LEFT" mask="2" index="43" defvalue="0">
                <newseq type="standard">
                    KEYCODE_8_PAD KEYCODE_4_PAD
                </newseq>
            </port>
            <port type="P1_JOYSTICK_UP" mask="4" index="44" defvalue="0">
                <newseq type="standard">
                    KEYCODE_8_PAD KEYCODE_6_PAD
                </newseq>
            </port>
            <port type="P1_JOYSTICK_DOWN" mask="8" index="45" defvalue="0">
                <newseq type="standard">
                    KEYCODE_2_PAD KEYCODE_4_PAD
                </newseq>
            </port>
        </input>
        <mixer>
            <volume_multiplier final="256" final_max="2560" mixer="256" mixer_max="2560" />
        </mixer>
    </system>
</mameconfig>


Hope this helps.
Matthew Anderson:
Now I am not a huge Q*Bert fan but when the mood strikes this is what I do... and yes I know it is not particularly accurate

I map 4 buttons to the four directions I have a standard street fighter 2 layout

OOO
OOO

so I map 2 buttons on each row like so

XXO
XXO


and VIOLA! I can play

just sucks a little with buttons...

Hope this helps a little...


Necro:
I'm sorry, everyone's wrong.  

The proper answer is to find the schematics to the original Q-bert cabinet, build the cabinet with all NOS control and artwork, then connect it to a computer running Q-bert on mame.

(just kidding, use a remapped U360 :) )
Gatt:
This is something I've been thinking about.

For Congo Bongo and Q-bert,  is it possible to mount a 4 way diagonally to get proper functionality too?  It's something I've been planning on implementing on my 4 way panel if it'll work.
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