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how many admin buttons
javeryh:
Keep it as simple as possible. I use coin, pause and exit on all of my cabs. That's the list. If there is a coin door with a reject button I'll rig that for coin and have even one less admin button.
Hoopz:
19 is the minimum, 22 is acceptable.
gazz292:
Hmmmmm, now i'm wondering what to do,
no kids will ever play this machine, dont have any friends with kids, but if i did, there's a key switch on the cab, not sure what it was for on the origional game (golden tee) but i could run the commons from admin switches via the key switch, so when it's off, pressing those buttons wont do a thing anyway, but they are handily placed for getting into the config settings to change the difficulty of a game or change other dip switches and button assignments.
or i could put the buttons back in the coin box like the cab had origionaly,
i know i'll deffo want an exit button, prolly pause,
if i think about it, i only want the admin buttons on the cp so they are easy to get at... which will only be for when i'm setting the machine up, once it's set up those buttons wont be used, so i rekon having them in the coin box is best,
i have 4 spaces in there, so i'd have TAB for entering settings, F2 for entering service mode in games that support it, erm.... 2 more admin functions i could use in there? (origionaly had volume buttons in there, but i now have a dial on the front of the cp box to control the volume)
Maybe a 'show fps' button?
The only reason i wanted the admin buttons easily accessable was for the time when i want to make a single quick change to a game, i.e. change the fire button assignment (one of my friends likes to play bubble bobble with joystick up as jump, as opposed to button 2 as jump, but i guess i could make up an i-pac keycode reasignment file to load when that awkward player comes round :)
justinjstark:
What do you all use a "tab" button for? I usually just have pause and exit along with a coin and start for each player.
Hoopz:
--- Quote from: justinjstark on November 12, 2010, 02:31:48 pm ---What do you all use a "tab" button for? I usually just have pause and exit along with a coin and start for each player.
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Having a tab button opens the door to all kinds of problems. I would avoid having that button above all things. Tab allows you to enter the Mame configuration menu.