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| Tiger-Heli:
Ok, I'm a glutton for punishment, but the other thread is now locked, so I'll try here. Let's say you have a 4-player, 4-button cabinet - 32 inputs. This uses all your KeyWiz inputs, but the Shazaam! key does not take away an input, so you can mount it in the middle of the panel and use shifted keys for coin inputs, TAB, etc. Now with the I-PAC, let's say you have a 4-player, 3-button cabinet - 28 inputs. You no longer have a P1 Start button, b/c this input is required for gameplay. Sure you could map your P1 Start input to "nothing", mount it in the center of the panel and have a dedicated Shift button with the I-PAC, but that takes away an input, so you now only have 27 inputs and not enough to play the games. Or you can use P1B1 as a gameplay and Shift button, but then as HC said in a previous post, you have Shift functions popping up during gameplay and Player 4 reaching across to press Player 1B1 to add a new coin. As I said in a previous post, think of the KeyWiz as 33 inputs, one of which (Shazaam) can't be used for gameplay, or think of the I-PAC as 28 inputs, but only 27 if you want a dedicated Shift key. I can't make it any clearer, if you still don't get it, you probably never will, unless anyone else wants to try!!! |
| simpleman46:
So the KeyWiz really does have 33 inputs on it? But one of them can only be used for Shazaaam? I've been a little confused about that myself. :P I kinda like how the ipac shift button can have a function and also be used as shift. Seems to me that if both the ipac and the keywiz had identical number of inputs, I'd have to give ipac the advantage, since it's shift button can have the dual functionality (if you want). But they don't have identical number of inputs, so it's tough to make the comparison. |
| Tiger-Heli:
--- Quote from: simpleman46 on February 17, 2003, 01:25:00 pm ---So the KeyWiz really does have 33 inputs on it? But one of them can only be used for Shazaaam? I've been a little confused about that myself. :P I kinda like how the ipac shift button can have a function and also be used as shift. Seems to me that if both the ipac and the keywiz had identical number of inputs, I'd have to give ipac the advantage, since it's shift button can have the dual functionality (if you want). But they don't have identical number of inputs, so it's tough to make the comparison. --- End quote --- Personally, I prefer the way the KeyWiz is set up in this regard. BTW, there is a way to have the KeyWiz use the shifted functions without having a dedicated button, but I don't have all the details yet. |
| SirPoonga:
--- Quote from: Tiger-Heli on February 17, 2003, 01:38:31 pm ---Personally, I prefer the way the KeyWiz is set up in this regard. BTW, there is a way to have the KeyWiz use the shifted functions without having a dedicated button, but I don't have all the details yet. --- End quote --- I thought randyt said it didn't exist but he was looking into it. BTW, I love the fact that the shift key on my ipac has a normal function too. one less button to clutter up the cp. |
| Tiger-Heli:
--- Quote from: SirPoonga on February 17, 2003, 01:43:45 pm --- --- Quote from: Tiger-Heli on February 17, 2003, 01:38:31 pm ---Personally, I prefer the way the KeyWiz is set up in this regard. BTW, there is a way to have the KeyWiz use the shifted functions without having a dedicated button, but I don't have all the details yet. --- End quote --- I thought randyt said it didn't exist but he was looking into it. BTW, I love the fact that the shift key on my ipac has a normal function too. one less button to clutter up the cp. --- End quote --- It exists now, check the FAQ on the KeyWiz site and the end of the locked ooooooh! thread. |
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