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Malenko:

--- Quote from: rCadeGaming on September 18, 2013, 11:07:12 am ---You should be using the mkchamp's hiscore patch to avoid pressing O K.

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or just move the stick left, then right.
shponglefan:
I've basically designed out (although have yet to build) something the same as per the OP.  For the admin panel, I planned to have:

Esc, Tab, Enter, Pause, Reset

For Coin/Start buttons, I would just put those on the main control panel.  Reason being, if you are designing panels for different numbers of players, it would look weird to have some of the coin/starts on the admin panel, but others on the main CP.

For up/down, you can just use joysticks for that.  Unless I suppose you specifically plan to design panels w/o that capability, in which case having an extra up/down buttons might be worthwhile (or maybe a mini thumbstick in lieu of buttons?).

And some people will suggest not having a Tab button if you have random people playing your cab, because apparently random people like to reconfigure things.  If you are worried about that, you could still have a Tab button, but wire it to a hidden master switch so it can be disabled at will.  You can do that with other buttons as well.
shponglefan:

--- Quote from: michelevit on September 18, 2013, 10:57:18 am ---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.
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Dunno about you, but buttons like Esc and Enter get used all the time.  Or how else do people switch in and out of games?  ???
Malenko:

--- Quote from: shponglefan on September 18, 2013, 12:02:42 pm ---
--- Quote from: michelevit on September 18, 2013, 10:57:18 am ---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.
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Dunno about you, but buttons like Esc and Enter get used all the time.  Or how else do people switch in and out of games?  ???

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hold P1 start and press P2 start to exit, select games from the front end with P1 start.
PL1:

--- Quote from: jimmer on September 18, 2013, 05:02:07 am ---1. ESC
2. TAB
3. Enter
4. Up
5. Down

6. Pause
7. Record Movie

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1. Yes
2. Maybe -- For a dedicated cab, probably not.  For a portable/modular panel that might be used on different computers, maybe.
If you're constantly changing your gamelist and don't have kids or drunk/stupid friends that might accidently mess up your settings, TAB might be a good idea.
3. Maybe -- For a dedicated cab, probably not.  For a portable/modular panel that might be used on different computers, probably yes.
4. No -- Joystick up covers it
5. No -- Joystick down covers it
6. Yes
7. Almost certainly no -- How often do you actually expect to use this?  Wireless keyboard would probably be a better way to do this.


--- Quote from: jimmer on September 18, 2013, 05:02:07 am ---8. 1P Start - 1
9. 2P Start - 2
10. Coin 1 - 5
11. Coin 2 - 6

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Yes to all of these.


--- Quote from: jimmer on September 18, 2013, 05:02:07 am ---12. User1 - O
13. User2 - K
14. User3 - ?
15. User4 - ?

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No to all of these.

Jiggle the joystick to bypass the nag screen or compile a "no nag" version of MAME after you make sure your ROM collection is working.


--- Quote from: jimmer on September 18, 2013, 05:02:07 am ---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.

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In Gauntlet, TMNT, Simpsons, etc. the credit is assigned according to coin slot used. (use the 2 player version of the ROMs FTW)

No 2-player action without Coin 2.

On the subject of shifted functions: Some people love them, I'm not a big fan because there is a slim possibility that you can accidently trigger an unintended function, especially during 2-player action.

If you do go with shifted functions, be sure to put an instruction card on the bezel.


Scott
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