games that require buttons to be specific colors?

[RobotronNut]

which games require buttons to be specific colors? the only one i can think of is bust-a-move:



i guess i'll use these button colors for my panel, unless a better idea emerges...

[RayB]

When you say Bust a Move, I think you mean "Neo Geo games".

And those colors in your pic are wrong. I think it's supposed to be this order:

A = red
B = Yellow
C = green
D = blue

[markrvp]

Mousetrap is much easier if your buttons are the same colors as the gates you have to open.

[CheffoJeffo]

When you say Bust a Move, I think you mean "Neo Geo games".

And those colors in your pic are wrong. I think it's supposed to be this order:

A = red
B = Yellow
C = green
D = blue

Yep ... took the buttons out of mine today for a cleaning (Christmas party mishap with kids and cola) and had to check HardMVS to get the colours in the right spots.

Cheers.

[MajorHavoc]

Trivial Pursuit used a red button and a green button.  I think they were illuminated rectangular buttons.  If memory serves, red was on the left and green was on the right.  Tried to find pics but no luck.

[RobotronNut]

... And those colors in your pic are wrong. ...

very interesting. searching a couple of arcade machine databases for "bust-a-move" yields at least 4 variations of the control panel!  i guess i'll use the following colors, as suggested by a couple of you:

[CheffoJeffo]

... And those colors in your pic are wrong. ...

very interesting. searching a couple of arcade machine databases for "bust-a-move" yields at least 4 variations of the control panel!  i guess i'll use the following colors, as suggested by a couple of you:

It's a Neo Geo layout (Bust-A-Move doesn't care much since it uses one button!) and that is the correct one (matches the original flyer) ... although I don't think I've ever seen one on location or at auction that hasn't got it messed up.

Cheers.

[Tiger-Heli]

... And those colors in your pic are wrong. ...

very interesting. searching a couple of arcade machine databases for "bust-a-move" yields at least 4 variations of the control panel!

[Crowquill]

Despite the original colors, all Neo-Geo games I know of have the buttons labeled A-D in their instruction screens.

Chicken Shift uses color-coded buttons the same way Mouse Trap does. Blue things are moved or activated with the blue button, red things are moved or activated with the red button.

[Tiger-Heli]

Despite the original colors, all Neo-Geo games I know of have the buttons labeled A-D in their instruction screens.

I think most of them use a graphic showing both the button color and the A-D label, although I think there may be some with just the graphic.  And if you don't have your CP labeled with A-D, the intro screen won't help you much.

[RobotronNut]

thanks for all the replies.

i guess i'd forgotten that bust-a-move only needs one button. so the only games mentioned so far where button colors are part of the game play are:

    mouse trap
    trivial pursuit
    chicken shift

since these are not particularly important to me, i guess i'll just choose colors based on aesthetics, rather than function.

[ArcadEd]

Relief PItcher is easier with the correct colors.

[Thenasty]

lets not forget Wheel of Fortune uses 3 colors for players.

[rdagger]

lets not forget Wheel of Fortune uses 3 colors for players.

or Gauntlet, but the CP is painted rather than the buttons.