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Author Topic: 4 Player Mame?  (Read 3192 times)

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4 Player Mame?
« on: May 26, 2004, 02:02:39 pm »
Has anyone created a 4 player MAME that has good directions on a web site?  Want to play the usual: Simpsons, TMNT and NBA Jam.  Having trouble finding a good example, I am thinking of building it by scratch.  Would appreciate any help.

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Re:4 Player Mame?
« Reply #1 on: May 26, 2004, 02:15:02 pm »
Has anyone created a 4 player MAME that has good directions on a web site?  Want to play the usual: Simpsons, TMNT and NBA Jam.  Having trouble finding a good example, I am thinking of building it by scratch.  Would appreciate any help.

Thanks

Lots -- go to the Examples page and search in 'description' for' 4 player' (and click the Scratch Built box if you want only those)

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Re:4 Player Mame?
« Reply #2 on: May 26, 2004, 03:58:25 pm »
dont know how ive missed the search function all these times, thanks, better then clicking on a link and hoping

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Re:4 Player Mame?
« Reply #4 on: May 27, 2004, 01:45:42 pm »
How many games are there out there that player 3 and 4 need 6 buttons?
Any?

The last link seems the best layout.

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Re:4 Player Mame?
« Reply #5 on: May 27, 2004, 04:15:26 pm »
There are no games where players 3 and 4 need 6  buttons each.

Probably the closest is D&D shadow over Mystara (capcom 1997), 4 players with 4 buttons per player + 1 optional button per player used to show the inventory + 1 start button per player.
Normally the "start" button and the "inventory" button are the same one.

Honorable mention D&D tower of doom (capcom 1995?), 4 players with 4 buttons per player + 1 start button per player

They are both cool games tho

Anyone know how many buttons Golden Ax 2 is? 4 players with 3 buttons per player + start I think? after SOM it's probably the best beat em up







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Re:4 Player Mame?
« Reply #6 on: May 27, 2004, 04:23:37 pm »
Golden Axe 2 is a good game, but I find it a bit slow after playing Cadillacs & Dinosaurs, Final Fight or Metal Slug. Cadillacs is 3 player (2 buttons per player). I have a feeling you can switch it to 4 player in dip switches.

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Re:4 Player Mame?
« Reply #7 on: May 27, 2004, 04:45:42 pm »
There are no games where players 3 and 4 need 6  buttons each.

A majority of CPs with that many buttons on players 3 and 4 are also designed to play console games.

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Re:4 Player Mame?
« Reply #8 on: May 27, 2004, 09:11:31 pm »
I have a four player CP.. and I went with 6 buttons for players 3 and 4 mostly just to get a nice symetric look..

Also if you want.. you can have players 1 & 2 play on the outside controllers if you want more room.. etc.. just more flexibility..  the buttons are cheap to add a couple more..