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4 player games, more than 3 buttons per player?
« on: February 28, 2006, 06:53:41 pm »
I am currently building 2 or 3 different swappable control panels, one of which is going to be a 4 player panel.

I did a search on KLOV for "4 player", and got a list of several games.  However, several 4 player games that I am aware of did not come up.  What I really need to know is if there are any 4 player joystick games that required more than 3 buttons per player.

Thanks

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Re: 4 player games, more than 3 buttons per player?
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2006, 07:01:41 pm »
That is correct..

FYI: The following is a list of ONLY 4 player SIMULTANEOUS games.

2 On 2 Open Ice Challenge (rev 1.21)
Alien Storm
Alien vs. Predator (US 940520)
Arabian Fight
Arabian Magic (US)
Armored Warriors (US 941024)
Atari Football (4 players)
Atari Soccer
Barricade
Battle Circuit (Asia 970319)
Battle Toads
Blazing Tornado
Bomber Man World (World)
Brute Force
Bucky O'Hare (US version UA)
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs (US 930201)
Cadillacs Kyouryuu-Shinseiki (Japan 930201)
Captain America and The Avengers (US Rev 1.9)
Captain Commando (US 910928)
Car Polo
Checkmate
Comotion
Cops'n Robbers
Crime Fighters (US 4 players)
Crypt Killer (ver. UAA)
Danny Sullivan's Indy Heat
Dark Adventure
Dead Connection (World)
Desert Assault (US)
Double Dragon 3 - The Rosetta Stone (US)
Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara (US 960619)
Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom (US 940125)
Dunk Mania (DM1/VER.C)
Dynablaster (World)
Euro Champ '92 (World)
Exvania (Japan)
Face Off (Japan)
Football Champ (World)
Gauntlet
Gauntlet II
GI Joe (US)
Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder (US)
Growl (US)
Hard Dunk (World)
Hat Trick Hero (Japan)
Hat Trick Hero '95 (US)
Heated Barrel (US)
High Impact Football (rev LA3 12/27/90)
Hit Me
Hit the Ice (US)
Hook (US)
Hot Rod (turbo 3 player)
Hyper Sports Special (Japan)
Ironman Stewart's Super Off-Road
Ironman Stewart's Super Off-Road Track Pack
John Elway's Team Quarterback
Judge Dredd (rev LA1, prototype)
Karate Blazers (US)
Knights of the Round (US 911127)
Knuckle Heads (World)
Mercs (US 900302)
Metamorphic Force (US ver UAA)
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (Set 2)
Muscle Bomber - The Body Explosion (Japan 930713)
Muscle Bomber Duo - Heat Up Warriors (Japan 931206)
Muscle Bomber Duo - Ultimate Team Battle (World 931206)
Mystic Warriors (US ver UAA)
NBA Hangtime (rev L1.1 04/16/96)
NBA Jam (rev 2.00 02/10/93)
NBA Jam TE (rev 4.0 03/23/94)
NBA Maximum Hangtime (rev 1.0 11/8/96)
Nettou! Gekitou! Quiztou!! (Japan)
NFL Blitz 2000
NFL Blitz '99
Numan Athletics (World)
Oriental Legend / Xi Yo Gi Shi Re Zuang (ver. 126)
Pigout
Pit Fighter (rev 3)
Power Drive
Powered Gear: Strategic Variant Armor Equipment (Japan 941024)
Punk Shot (US 4 Players)
Quartet
Racin' Force   IS THIS RIGHT? 8 PLAYER?
Rampage (revision 2)
Rampage: World Tour (rev 1.1)
Rampart (Trackball)
Rim Rockin' Basketball (V1.2)
Ring Rage (US)
Run and Gun (US ver. UBA 1993 10.Cool
Run and Gun 2 (ver UAA)
Runark (Japan)
Rushing Heroes (ver UAB)
Sangokushi II (Asia 921005)
Saturday Night Slam Masters (US 930713)
Senjou no Ookami II (Japan 900302)
Silent Dragon (World)
Snow Bros. 2 - With New Elves / Otenki Paradise
Spider-Man: The Videogame (US)
Sprint 4 (set 1)
Star Guards
Sunset Riders (US 4 Players ver. UDA)
Super Cup Finals (World)
Super High Impact (rev LA1 09/30/91)
Super Sprint (rev 1)
Tecmo Bowl (World?)
Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles (UK 4 Players)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Turtles in Time (US 4 Players ver. UAA)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (US 4 Players)
Tenchi wo Kurau II - Sekiheki no Tatakai (Japan 921031)
The Combatribes (US)
The King of Dragons (US 910910)
The Main Event (4 Players ver. Y)
The Ninja Kids (World)
The Simpsons (4 Players) (KLOV says it requires a pedal?)
The Three Stooges In Brides Is Brides
TouchDown Fever
TouchDown Fever 2
Tournament Cyberball 2072 (rev 1)
Tournament Table (set 1)
Trog (prototype, rev 4.00 07/27/90)
Turbo Force
Undercover Cops (World)
Vendetta (World 4 Players ver. R)
Violent Storm (US ver UAB)
Vs. Tennis
Warlords
Warriors of Fate (US 921031)
Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey
Wheel Of Fortune
Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa (US version UA)
World Soccer Finals
WWF WrestleFest (US)
Xenophobe
X-Men (US 4 Players)

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Re: 4 player games, more than 3 buttons per player?
« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2006, 07:11:42 pm »
Xenophobe...

Odd, I've only seen three player simultaneous versions.

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Re: 4 player games, more than 3 buttons per player?
« Reply #3 on: February 28, 2006, 08:17:32 pm »
I believe the Dungeons & Dragons games have 4 buttons per player.

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Re: 4 player games, more than 3 buttons per player?
« Reply #4 on: February 28, 2006, 08:19:53 pm »
Yeah, you should probably put four in there.

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Re: 4 player games, more than 3 buttons per player?
« Reply #5 on: February 28, 2006, 08:47:43 pm »
I have Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara (US 960619) and the Euro Version as well, and they are both only 2 players each, is your info wrong?  I hope not, because I would like a 3 or 4 player version of it.  I like that game.

Edit:  If it is 4 player, where can I get it?

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Re: 4 player games, more than 3 buttons per player?
« Reply #6 on: February 28, 2006, 11:19:37 pm »
I am pretty sure that that list has a bunch of errors.

A lot of those games are 3 player.

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Re: 4 player games, more than 3 buttons per player?
« Reply #7 on: February 28, 2006, 11:48:46 pm »
You only need more than 4 buttons for players 3 and 4 if you plan on playing SNES, DreamCast or PS games on your cab.

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Re: 4 player games, more than 3 buttons per player?
« Reply #8 on: March 01, 2006, 10:41:16 am »

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Re: 4 player games, more than 3 buttons per player?
« Reply #9 on: March 01, 2006, 12:36:46 pm »
actually, from the page you posted, blazing tornado only uses 4 buttons.  clanggedin said you'd only need MORE than four for console games.

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Re: 4 player games, more than 3 buttons per player?
« Reply #10 on: March 01, 2006, 12:47:07 pm »
Or Blazing Tornado.

http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/blzntrnd

Looks like only 3 buttons -

Press Button 1 for light attack, Button 2 for power attack, Button 3 for run.

Also looks like only 2 of the players at any given time, but I haven't played it.

http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/ddsomu is listed as 4P simultaneous, but I haven't played it either.
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Re: 4 player games, more than 3 buttons per player?
« Reply #11 on: March 01, 2006, 02:30:04 pm »
You can do tag matches, so 4p simultaneous.  Been a while since I played, but I'm pretty sure all 4 buttons are used. 

"You only need more than 4 buttons" - Damn me, missing that word...

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Re: 4 player games, more than 3 buttons per player?
« Reply #12 on: March 01, 2006, 02:43:38 pm »
4 player game have more the buttons are then 2 player game.

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Re: 4 player games, more than 3 buttons per player?
« Reply #13 on: March 01, 2006, 03:08:51 pm »
4 player game have more the buttons are then 2 player game.
Huh???
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Re: 4 player games, more than 3 buttons per player?
« Reply #14 on: March 01, 2006, 03:34:39 pm »
4 player game have more the buttons are then 2 player game.
Huh???

Yeah, just rattling trash.  Muckin up the thread.


4 buttons for player 3 and 4!

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Re: 4 player games, more than 3 buttons per player?
« Reply #15 on: March 02, 2006, 11:21:35 am »
Just off the top of my head:

Ironman Stewart's Super Off-Road
Ironman Stewart's Super Off-Road Track Pack
Mercs
Rampage (revision 2)
Rampage: World Tour (rev 1.1)
Rampart (Trackball)
Xenophobe

are 3-player only.
« Last Edit: March 02, 2006, 11:23:40 am by Kremmit »