multiple 4 ways

[crashwg]

I sincerley apolgize for posting this, becuse I'm pretty sure it is posted somewhere already, but there are thousands of posts on this board, and I'm almost certain I'd never find it.

What, if any games are designed to use 2 4-ways, as in 2 player games that play simultaniously with 1 4-way each?  Also 2 player games with 4-way diagonals at the same time too?

Again, I am sory for this repost.  Please don't yell at me too much howard, I'm very sensitive

[paigeoliver]

No 2 player 4-way diagonal games that I am aware of.

Karate Champ can actually need as many as 4 4-ways.

Other 2-player simultaneous 4-way games (or dual 4-way).

Xybots (software supports 8-ways, and it actually plays better with them, but the cabinet itself shipped with 4-ways).

Hyper Pac-Man

Assault

One (or both) of the Namco Classic collection games needs dual 4-ways for 2 player "arrangement" mode, not sure of the current status of these in Mame though.

One of the hacked versions of Ms. Pac-Man lets player 2 control a ghost.

Bloxeed

Many puzzle games play much better with a 4-way, and most of these are 2-player (Magical Drop, MIExchanger, etc).

There are others, yes there was a recent thread about this, but I can't remember the name.

[GGKoul]

Let's not beat this horse again.. See the following


http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=16101

[paigeoliver]

Let's not beat this horse again.. See the following


http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=16101

Wrong link, you linked to a thread about 4-player games, and this poster was asking about multi-player games that use 4-way joysticks.

[Tiger-Heli]

Let's not beat this horse again.. See the following


http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=16101

Wrong link, you linked to a thread about 4-player games, and this poster was asking about multi-player games that use 4-way joysticks.

Not wrong link, at the bottom of that thread it talks about multi-player 4-way games (I was thinking of that one, but too lazy to dig up the link).

[crashwg]

At the bottom of that post it does list 4-way, 4-player simultanious players, which is not the information I'm looking for.  I want to know what 4-way, 2-player simultanious player games are there.

[Thenasty]

i guess when this gets dump and emu'd, you can add it the list.

http://www.mame.net/cgi-bin/wwwthreads/showpost.pl?Board=mamegeneral&Number=138227&page=0&view=expanded&mode=threaded&sb=7#Post138227

[Nannuu]

Mario Bros.
Joust (although that is actually 2 ways)

[Sephroth57]

that ms pac twin looks awesome, i hope they find that

[crashwg]

Thanks everyone who replied.  To those who didn't, go F*$# yourself (just kidding, I know what it is like when it seems that the same questions are being asked over and over).

I guess I'm just going to go with 1 set of restrictor plates then.

[Jakobud]

Thanks everyone who replied.  To those who didn't, go F*$# yourself (just kidding, I know what it is like when it seems that the same questions are being asked over and over).

hmmm.... not the way to make friends on this board...

[crashwg]

I clearly stated that I was kidding.

[Apollo]

You forgot Bomberman and Bomberman World, awesome games.

[Tiger-Heli]

Thanks everyone who replied.  To those who didn't, go F*$# yourself (just kidding, I know what it is like when it seems that the same questions are being asked over and over).

hmmm.... not the way to make friends on this board...

Probably not that sensitive to being yelled at, either . . .

[IntruderAlert]

So I guess it doesn't really make sense to have more than one 4-way stick on your CP..  right?

[nostrebor]

Williams Inferno uses (2) 4-ways. Of course they are diagonal (like qbert), and one is a trigger stick... so I guess if you wanted to play that one you would need 2 on your cabinet

I personally wish that I had that setup. That game looks kinda fun/cool.

(Yes. your right. This post is useless.)

[IntruderAlert]

can an 8-way be used successfully on those diagonal games?

[Flinkly]

i think your all forgetting the new best way to have all of these controls on one nicely aranged panel...49-way joysticks with the groovy game gear interface...i can never remember what that dang thing is called.

[IntruderAlert]

But didn't someone mention that the 49-ways are not the best for fighting games?
And I think I remember reading about some problems with 2 way games centering properly?

[Flinkly]

i think both of those problems you speak of were fixed or at least taken back in page 9 or 10 of the interface thread.

[IntruderAlert]

thanks for pointing that out
the only other thing holding me back is the total cost of the sticks plus the interface
I'm planning a 4 player panel and was trying to decide if I should curve it like the slikstik quad
or put them all straight across so that i could do simultaneous two player dual-stick games
but right now I'm still wondering how many simultaneous two player dual-stick games exist

[Flinkly]

yeah...cost.  just remember that for each joystick you need to have an interface, so that would be 4 interfaces for 4 joysticks.  but if you look at this from anothe perspective, your taking care of several joysticks in one.  first, you'll be able to play 4 player games in any "way" (2/4/8 way).  second, you'll be able to play two player dual joystick games in any "way" (cept the top fire joystick stuff...unless you got the tron handles...but that is just added expense).  third, you'll be able to play any normal 2 player games in any "way".  and last, you'll be able to play any 1 player game in any "way".

i'm only going to use this in a two player single joystick setup, but so far i'm hooked.  i'm just waiting now till i need them, then i'll buy my two interfaces.

[Kremmit]

but right now I'm still wondering how many simultaneous two player dual-stick games exist

It's not how many, it's how good.  The important ones are Smash TV and Robotron- if you can live without those (I can't), then you can live without support for simultaneous two player dual-stick games.  If you want to play either of those, then you need it.  Any other games this gets you are just a bonus.

[spidermonkey]

"Cloak & Dagger" is another good reason for having this setup along with the two must haves that Kremmit brought up.

[paigeoliver]

I am actually a fan of playing the newer puzzle games with 4-way sticks. Most of them play better with them. Not sure if that is reason enough to have a pair of them though.