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--- Quote from: Zeenon on February 12, 2013, 11:44:11 am ---Will that parallel wiring work with the USB mini PAC? Last thing I want to do is short it out.

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The inputs are all at ~5v so there is no noticeable current flow between the inputs when they are connected.

When you press the Upper Flipper/Magnasave button, it is the same as pressing two buttons at once.

No problems that I've ever encountered with my USB Mini-Pac or AVR/KADE.


Scott

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--- Quote from: Zeenon on February 11, 2013, 01:31:05 pm ---You are correct typo on my part, so maybe P1, Pause, and Exit on top left and move P2 to the top right? In all the games I've played I've never used the Pause button.
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That might work.  Really, there are all kinds of possibilities.

If you're not O.C.D. about symmetry, you could even have all the game controls inline across the center.  From left to right: P1 joy, P1 buttons, trackball, spinner, P2 joy, P2 buttons.  Share the P1 buttons between the joystick and trackball.  Share the P2 buttons between the joystick and spinner.  Place the P1/P2 start buttons in the top/center position, side by side, with admin buttons on upper left.  Efficient use of assets, and no knuckle-spraining obstructions downstream of the trackball.   

As for the pause button, I'm surprised you've never used it.  If you ever have a bunch of buddies over and get into games of 2-player DK or Galaga (for example), it doesn't take long before player 1 dies while player 2 is across the room talking or upstairs taking a squirt.  That's just one example.  Me, I sometimes like to take a sip of my beer between levels, and few games give you enough time.  :D

Also, don't rule out buttons on the front and sides of the control box.  My P1 and P2 coin-in buttons are on the front of my panel on their respective sides, and the fact that they're black and sort of hidden under the top panel "overhang" makes them pretty much invisible. 

Having TAB as a shift function is probably best so that it stays hidden.  A MAME menu popping up is going to confuse the children, techno-phobes, and drunk bozos in your midst; besides, most of the items in that menu are set-it-and-forget it anyway, so why have a permanent button for it?




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