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Franken admin panel for MAME
jimmer:
How many buttons do I need on my admin strip?
I'm going to have swappable control panels and a fixed admin panel. Admin panel and swappable panel have their own usb keyboard encoders.
So far I've got:
1. ESC
2. TAB
3. Enter
4. Up
5. Down
6. Pause
7. Record Movie
8. 1P Start - 1
9. 2P Start - 2
10. Coin 1 - 5
11. Coin 2 - 6
12. User1 - O
13. User2 - K
14. User3 - ?
15. User4 - ?
I've put O K in there for hacked ROMs when you get asked to wiggle the joystick or type OK. In eg Defender User1,2,3 will be use for the game adjustments (default F1,F2,9)
Is coin 2 needed? I don't really know how the 2player fighters work, but I understand on eg streetfighter you can join in with someone who is already playing solo, so on that panel I would put starts and coins on the panel as well as needed.
AGarv:
I'd recommend using an encoder with a shift function (e.g. ipac) to turn that entire admin panel into one button.
EMDB:
--- Quote from: AGarv on September 18, 2013, 09:58:59 am ---I'd recommend using an encoder with a shift function (e.g. ipac) to turn that entire admin panel into one button.
--- End quote ---
1 Player Start, 2 Player Start, Coin1, (Coin2), Pause and Exit (ESC) are quite commonly used, the rest can indeed be shifted standard buttons...
michelevit:
just get this. its going to be cheaper and better solution that adding all those admin buttons....
http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Wireless-Keyboard-Multi-Touch-920-003070/dp/B005DKZTMG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1379516098&sr=8-1&keywords=WIRELESS+KEYBOARD
you dont use admin buttons that frequently that they warrant a dedicated button which you or a guest will inevitably hit and screw things up.
rCadeGaming:
You should be using the mkchamp's hiscore patch to avoid pressing O K.