Do I need more than 2 buttons?

[Smeghead]

So im MAMEing this cocktail cab, probably going to keep it to fairly simple flippable cocktail style games, frogger, space invaders, pacman, lunar lander, Tetris, that kinda thing. Anything that only needs a one 4 four-way joystick and 2 or 3 buttons.

I was wondering to save space do I really need 3 buttons? Im trying to think of a game that needs 3 instead of 2?
Im not going to put track n field on it, or bank Panic, I have those on my mame full size cab.
Anything else I would really want on a cocktail cab that needs 3?

[HaRuMaN]

Check MAWS.  Select 4-way with 3 buttons, and see what comes up.

[Howard_Casto]

Nope.... there aren't any 4 way games that use 3 buttons.  If there is one, it's so rare and obscure I've never heard of it and thus you probably won't want to play it anyway.

[BadMouth]

Button 3 = both buttons pressed simultaneously 

[LeedsFan]

Nope.... there aren't any 4 way games that use 3 buttons.  If there is one, it's so rare and obscure I've never heard of it and thus you probably won't want to play it anyway.

Tutankham  or was that dual stick?   

[BadMouth]

Games with 4-way joysticks & 3 buttons From MAWS deluxe search (as Haruman suggested)
No deal-breakers in my mind.

   battlcry    Battlecry    Home Data    1991    .070u3    Fighter / 2D
   croquis    Croquis (Germany)    Deniam    1996    .068    Puzzle
   dairesya    Dai Ressya Goutou (Japan)    Konami (Kawakusu license)    1986    .036b11    Platform / Shooter Scrolling
   dambustruk    Dambusters (UK)    South West Research    1981    .092    Shooter / Flying Horizontal
   dambustr    Dambusters (US, set 1)    South West Research    1981    .092    Shooter / Flying Horizontal
   dambustra    Dambusters (US, set 2)    South West Research    1981    .132u1    Shooter / Flying Horizontal
   farwest    Far West    bootleg?    1986    .031    Platform / Shooter Scrolling
   ironhors    Iron Horse    Konami    1986    .030    Platform / Shooter Scrolling
   karianx    Karian Cross (Rev. 1.0)    Deniam    1996    .037b06    Puzzle / Drop
   lvgirl94    Las Vegas Girl (Girl '94)    Comad    1994    .067    Puzzle / Drop *Mature*
   logicpro    Logic Pro (Japan)    Deniam    1996    .037b06    Puzzle
   logicpr2    Logic Pro 2 (Japan)    Deniam    1997    .037b06    Puzzle
   ppmast93    Ping Pong Masters '93    Electronic Devices S.R.L.    1993    .087u4    Sports / Ping pong
   punchout    Punch-Out!!    Nintendo    1984    .030    Sports / Boxing
   punchita    Punch-Out!! (Italian bootleg)    bootleg    1984    .116u2    Sports / Boxing
   reikaids    Reikai Doushi (Japan)    Home Data    1988    .057    Fighter / Versus
   tenspot    Ten Spot    Thomas Automatics    1982    .134u4    Maze / Shooter Small
   tutankhm    Tutankham    Konami    1982    .033b01    Maze / Shooter Large
   tutankhms    Tutankham (Stern Electronics)    Konami (Stern Electronics license)    1982    .025    Maze / Shooter Large
   zerozone    Zero Zone    Comad    1993    .034b06    Puzzle / Drop *Mature*

[yotsuya]

I didn't know Punch-Out was a 4-way. Makes sense, now that I think about it.

[Smeghead]

Apart from that one i've never heard of any of em!
Thanks guys I think 2 is going to be fine

[CrazyKongFan]

Tutankham is actually 2 sticks and 1 button. The right stick is only 2 way, to fire left and right. The button is for "flash" to kill everything on the screen. Of course, it could be done with 3 buttons instead of a 2nd joystick.