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That's why Mark and I started talking about using the 49-way sticks.
As long as sticks 1&3 and 2&4 are in line with one another on perfect 45 degree angles you can
reprogram sticks 1 and 2 to work on the same angles as 3 and 4  8)

look at my picture and imagine each player standing in player 3 and 4 position with sticks 1 and 2 re-programed for angled play
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--- Quote from: markrvp on May 06, 2005, 02:32:42 pm ---
--- Quote ---Quote from: Veinman on April 29, 2005, 11:32:17 PM
While I haven't tried it in person, I think the player 3/4 sticks might not be so far away that you still couldn't play Smash TV.


Seriously, it will *NOT* work unless you put a whole lot of care into your 3/4 stick placements.
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Joseph:

I really respect you from other posts you've made, but you're talking out of your ass on this one.  I have a 49-way with a GP-Wiz 49 that I have correctly mapped for diagonals.  See my post yesterday Re: Q-bert in the GP-Wiz 49 way thread.  The digital restriction for diagonals with a generous grid makes it WAY F'KNG EASY to hit diagonals as that is the only thing that will register.

IA, good job.  All it takes is putting the player 1 & player 2 joysticks in diagonals mode (GP-Wiz 49) and mapping it in MAME.

See here:

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I had to put player 4 deeper into the CP to make this work out
I'd like some opinions on that
and also the optimum spacing between sticks
and the preferred amount of space between the controls and the edge of the CP

i left the trackball centered for now
do you think it should stay centered?

markrvp:
Leave the trackball right where it is.  Move the spinner up a couple of inches so you don't hit in during Golden Tee Golf.

You might also put the Trackball 1 & 2 buttons at the high left and right of the trackball plate.
Veinman:
When I said that angled p3 and p4 would work for Smash TV, I wasn't thinking about how the sticks are oriented at an angle as well.

As mentioned, this can apparently be overcome with 49-way sticks, but for standard sticks...I was wrong.

So..this means that I likely won't be getting any co-op action on Smash TV on my cab, but oh well. I can still play by myself with P1 and P2. :)
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