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4 Player Console Controls
« on: December 29, 2004, 01:03:56 am »
hi there, im trying to design myself a control layout for a 4 player console.  i need suggestions as of what all to include.

so far i figure i will need:

4 joysticks
6 buttons per player
1-4 player start buttons
2 pause buttons on either side of the console top
1 button mounted on top of the cab to turn everything on/off
1 trackball

also, do i connect a trackball in the same manner as i would the sticks and buttons; to the ipac, or do i need to buy an optipac too?

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Re: 4 Player Console Controls
« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2004, 01:21:05 am »
You need an opti-pac or a mouse-hack for the trackball, and as for players 3 and 4 I keep hearing you don't need more than 3 or 4 buttons, cuz there are no 4 player fighting games.
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Re: 4 Player Console Controls
« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2004, 01:23:19 am »
isnt marvel vs capcom 4 player fighting, i think tekken tag is too


actually i may be wrong
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Re: 4 Player Console Controls
« Reply #3 on: December 29, 2004, 01:47:41 am »
4 joysticks- Yes, its a 4 player panel
6 buttons per player - 6 buttons for P1 & P2, 4 buttons for P3 & P4
1-4 player start buttons - Yep
2 pause buttons on either side of the console top - Not really needed
1 button mounted on top of the cab to turn everything on/off - Sure
1 trackball - Yes

You may want to add 4 coin buttons for each player too.


Buttons and joysticks require a Keyboard Encoder to hook up (Example: IPAC/4)

Trackball requires a Opti-pac or a mouse hack will do.

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Re: 4 Player Console Controls
« Reply #4 on: December 29, 2004, 01:48:25 am »
isnt marvel vs capcom 4 player fighting, i think tekken tag is too


actually i may be wrong

No they are not..

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Re: 4 Player Console Controls
« Reply #5 on: December 29, 2004, 01:52:51 am »
thanks for your replys, could you give me a link to some info on the mouse hack?

i saw on one persons layout, they had a few "admin buttons"...any idea what they might be?

and lastly, how many spinners should i have, would you think?
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Re: 4 Player Console Controls
« Reply #6 on: December 29, 2004, 07:41:19 am »
Yes Tekken Tag is 4 player,
not sure about MvsC2 for (which system)? but it's possible
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Re: 4 Player Console Controls
« Reply #7 on: December 29, 2004, 11:07:04 am »
Yes Tekken Tag is 4 player,
not sure about MvsC2 for (which system)? but it's possible

Hmm... http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter=T&game_id=10063

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Re: 4 Player Console Controls
« Reply #8 on: December 29, 2004, 11:09:45 am »
thanks for your replys, could you give me a link to some info on the mouse hack?

i saw on one persons layout, they had a few "admin buttons"...any idea what they might be?

and lastly, how many spinners should i have, would you think?

If you spend 5 mins using the search feature on this site, then you'll find the answers.

Mouse hack - http://www.oscarcontrols.com/DPDTswitch.shtml

Admin buttons - ESC, Pause, 0 - K buttons  ;D

1 spinner would be fine.

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Re: 4 Player Console Controls
« Reply #9 on: December 29, 2004, 11:44:13 am »
I would add two pinball buttons (left/right flippers) on the side on the control panel as well as adding individual CoinUp buttons for player1->4.

I have two pause buttons and they come in handy so either player on each side of the board can hit the pause button easily without reaching too far across a 4-player control panel.

My admin buttons include Tab, Tilda, Esc, Enter, Reset

PS:  I do not believe you need 'O' and 'K' buttons since moving the joystick of player1 right, then left (or is it the other way around??) will perform the 'O'+'K' function as disired.

You can check out my 4-player control panel layout at my site:

http://unclet.arcadecontrols.com

Good Luck...

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Re: 4 Player Console Controls
« Reply #10 on: December 29, 2004, 12:49:57 pm »
UncleT...you my friend, are a badass.

that 6 way rotating cab is awesome.  thanks for the replys, im going to run off and design it now.  you guys have been most helpful

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Re: 4 Player Console Controls
« Reply #11 on: December 29, 2004, 02:22:56 pm »
Thanks for the props ...... good luck on your project

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Re: 4 Player Console Controls
« Reply #13 on: December 29, 2004, 08:02:34 pm »

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Re: 4 Player Console Controls
« Reply #14 on: December 29, 2004, 08:09:36 pm »
Ok?
Whats the arcade version have to do with it?
The PS2/console version is 4 player
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Re: 4 Player Console Controls
« Reply #15 on: December 30, 2004, 01:23:59 am »
Ok?
Whats the arcade version have to do with it?
The PS2/console version is 4 player

Thank you for proving my point... for a mame machine, you only need 4 buttons max for P3 & P4.

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Re: 4 Player Console Controls
« Reply #16 on: December 30, 2004, 03:49:00 am »
we established this like 4 replys ago   ;D