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4 player CP
justinf951:
I am starting to work on a 4 player CP. But before I begin I have a few questions. First off how many buttons should each player have 4 or 6? Also what type of joystick is the best pick for a 4 player CP 4 way or 8 way? The games I am most interested in are the gauntlet, simpsons, turtles in time games. Thanks for your help.
AmericanDemon:
Players 3 and 4 really only need 3 buttons honestly. A FEW games use 4 buttons but not many. Definately use 8 ways.
Bgnome:
the only reason why i would consider more than 4 buttons for players 3 and 4 is for console games. i plan on running a SNES emulator which would require 6 play buttons, not including start and select, and possibly incorporating a dreamcast/playstation which would require more buttons. its better to have too many buttons than not enough but the issue at this point is that your cp can easily look cluttered with all the buttons for each player..
justinf951:
I am a big SNES fan so I think I might go with the 6 button layout thanks for your help.
TalkingOctopus:
Use 4 buttons for p3 + p4. The two dungeon and dragon beat 'em ups are the only 4 player games to use 4 buttons and I think that they are definately worth the extra buttons.