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Tiger-Heli:

--- Quote from: Ceifeirot on April 28, 2004, 01:29:22 pm ---I'm trying to get it so that when the player presses the start button it registers as both a start button press and a coin insert. Is there some way to do this with MAME and the KeyWiz? Also, Is there a way to get it so that if you press both start buttons at the same time, it exits the game with my setup?

THanks
Alex

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What exactly are you trying to accomplish (why do you want to do this)?

I thought you could map both P1 Start and Coin 1 to the same key and tested it and it failed miserably (all I could do was add additional coins and I could never start a game).

You could have dedicated coin buttons and use P1B1 (L Ctrl) or P2B1 (A???) for both Start 1 and P1B1 (and remap MAME to match).  You can even have separate buttons on the control panel both connected to the B1 inputs.  (i.e. a 1P start button and the regular P1B1 button both mapped to LCtrl on the KeyWiz).  This would be used if you just wanted to save 4 encoder inputs.

The drawbacks to this are as follows:

DISADVANTAGES
 
The biggest disadvantage to this is if you were to use this setup and then try it with an emulator that was looking for separate start and action buttons and does not allow re-mapping of key inputs.
Ceifeirot:
Wow! Thanks for all the input!
It's a little more information than I needed but hopefully it'll help others in the future too (who are searching the forums)

I just want a temporary way to do this since I forgot to have extra holes drilled for escape/pause/etc.

I think I may have the coin return button act as a coin insert, if possible.

I know the problem with having it exit as described, I just need to be careful not to hit the start button at the same time as P2. (but I'll probably add an escape button later)

Thanks again!
NY_in_TX:
I heard of a cool trick while reading RGVAC.  

It only works well for games where 2 players have to take turns or 2 player simultaneous games without continue

Assign coin in and 2 player start to the same key

first press of P2 adds a coin
now you can start a one player game
or press P2 again and it adds another credit
a third press of P2 starts a 2 player game


when I get my Ms Pac cocktail working I am going to add this feature as it will only play the turn based classics.  

again this isn't the best solution for mame, but it may help you.

I also think your keywiz has a shazam button so that may solve all your problems.  just shazam all the admin keys you need

NY
Tiger-Heli:

--- Quote from: NY_in_TX on April 28, 2004, 10:21:57 pm ---first press of P2 adds a coin
now you can start a one player game
or press P2 again and it adds another credit
a third press of P2 starts a 2 player game

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Not quite right, and not exactly like you would expect, but it's workable, I tried it with PuckMan, it works like this:

first press of P2 adds a coin
now you can start a one player game
or press P2 again and it adds another credit and starts a 2 player game.

--- Quote ---I also think your keywiz has a shazam button so that may solve all your problems.  just shazam all the admin keys you need

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True, and there are a number of advanced tricks to using the Shazaaam! function as well.
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