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Arcade Machine Controls Help - First Build
BOONY:
Hey guys.
I have decided to make an arcade machine/jukebox using an old computer of mine.
I have set up the computer running Maximus Arcade with MAME32 Emulator and some jukebox software(cant remember name) and it works well with the keyboard.
I've read I can go 2 ways with making a control panel - Ipak or Keyboard/Gamepad hack.
I dont really want to buy an Ipak, as this is just a project for fun.. so my question is... What is better? Hacking a keyboard or hacking a gamepad?
It is going to be a Bartop machine too.
Thanks.
codefenix:
The I-Pac allows more simultaneous key presses than your typical keyboard. So if you're interested in playing two player games, you're better off going with the I-Pac.
I got mine two years ago and it works great. Fine product.
BOONY:
--- Quote from: codefenix on February 24, 2012, 07:41:28 am ---The I-Pac allows more simultaneous key presses than your typical keyboard. So if you're interested in playing two player games, you're better off going with the I-Pac.
I got mine two years ago and it works great. Fine product.
--- End quote ---
Its going to be a 1 player machine.
codefenix:
You're probably fine hacking something then. As for gamepad vs keyboard hacking, first confirm that your gamepad works for everything before your hack it. Setting up the gamepad driver and getting it to work with your emulator(s), frontend, and juke software is probably more complicated than simply using the keyboard to control it all. So you'll probably end up hacking the keyboard in the end.
Louis Tully:
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