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Major Mame:
I set up MAME with MaLa, and read the threads, trying to set up a two stick layout for Battlezone.  Still not sure about this, so I posted on this old thread.  I have the iPac board.  How do you "map" MAME so that one stick can connect to the joystick 1 terminals, and the second right hand stick to joystick 2 and this work?  Will it work using the iPac board without further mapping?  I have not picked up the sticks yet to try this. 
Please, do not blast me for not understanding the "mapping" part of MAME.  I just finally got a computer set up and running with a few ROMS on it, one of them being Battlezone.
On the keyboard, letters E, D, I, and K operate the tank treads, that is how I am currently playing the game.  I was prepared to hack a keyboard and wire up the joysticks this way.  I really would like to play Battlezone with the sticks! 
PL1:
To set MAME inputs, start by pressing tab to bring up the menu.

The menu you want is "Input (this Game)"

To set the controls, use up/down arrows to highlight the desired input and do this:
1. Press Enter
2. Press the control you want mapped to that input (Sets the input)

Repeat as needed.

If you make a mistake and want to reset any MAME inputs to default, use up/down arrows to highlight the desired input and do this:
1. Press Enter
2. Press Escape (Clears the input)
3. Press Enter
4. Press Escape (Returns the input to default keys)


Scott
Major Mame:
Thanks PL1.
I worked out how to map with your instructions, but it was still interesting with Battlezone, since two sticks are inputing movement, at the same time for some moves.  Looking at the iPac2 setup, I found that the right stick could be connected to terminals (2SW5) and (2SW6), thus operating the default setting (for the iPac board and the Battlezone ROM) of letter I for Right/up, and [K] for Right/Down  or
if the second stick (the right side stick) were connected to terminals 2 Up and 2 Down, MAME should be remapped as
Right/Up    [R]
Right/Down    [F]

Major MAME
paigeoliver:
When we are still in terms of theory builds I like to combo a Ms. Pac reunion (4-way0 joystick immediately to the left of both normal joysticks. (The bases can even be touching and it still works, the pac stick is so short compared to standard ones).
sshaw10:
Battlezone was a game I wanted controls for and I found a joystick on Ultimarc that looks good.  It's called a MiniGrip stick and has to buttons on the stick, top and front.  I'm going to put it right next to the right joystick so I can use two joysticks for Robotron, etc. and a joystick and the MiniGrip as a flightstick or for Battlezone or Tron.
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