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Atari paddles for Kaboom and such??
Louis Tully:
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Vigo:
:cheers: Thanks, Scott. You are the best.
jshel65:
while we are on the topic of Kade and Atari, I wonder if it will support the infamous Atari Jaguar controller?
PL1:
--- Quote from: jshel65 on November 24, 2014, 01:58:32 am ---Has anybody discovered a way to use the atari 2600 paddles on emulators for games like Kaboom?
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Rise from your grave, Necropost!
Finally figured out the answer for how to do this in MAME as long as you have an interface that allows you to see the paddles as an analog gamepad. :w00t
1. Configure MAME to use the Atari 2600 software list.
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,168079.msg1769033.html#msg1769033
2. Use a command line/batch file like these to launch a game via the software list.
(Changing configuration didn't seem to work from within the GUI. ??? )
The "-joyport1 pad" option configures the Atari 2600 with paddles for P1/P2.
--- Quote ---mame a2600 kaboom -joyport1 pad
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Adding "-joyport2 pad" configures the Atari 2600 with paddles for P1-P4. (Multimouse in mame.ini is your friend.)
--- Quote ---mame a2600 warlords -joyport1 pad -joyport2 pad
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The "wheel" option is for games like Indy 500 that used the driving controller.
--- Quote ---mame a2600 indy500 -joyport1 wheel -joyport2 wheel
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There are joyport options for other controller types like keypads or the CBS Booster Grip.
- You can find the names of them under the MAME "slot devices" menu.
- Press ENTER to see a more detailed description of the option.
Map/adjust the controls in MAME as usual.
All three of the examples above confirmed working with mouse/spinner. Warlords was also tested using an analog joystick. (potentiometer)
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,168079.msg1769036.html#msg1769036
Scott