# of buttons for LEGO Star Wars?

[Ninten-doh]

My son will take a sledge hammer and crush my soon to be built cab if it does not have enough buttons to play LEGO Star Wars.  I did a search and I've read anywhere from 4 to 6 per player.  I was hoping to get away with 4 buttons per player.  Is this sufficient?

[gavkiwi]

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=53082.0

this was talked about a few weeks ago... someone mentioned u need 6 buttons.

hope this helps

Gav.

[Steve B.]

Lego Star Wars is my daughter's favorite game as well. My cabinet has 4 buttons per player and that is the minimum number for controlling your character (1-Attack, 2-Jump, 3-Force, 4-Tag another character). To fully complete the levels you will also need an extra button or 2 to cycle through the list of available characters. I wound up using the 'coin' button for this purpose since it wasn't being used in this game.

-Steve

[Ninten-doh]

Thanks guys.
Gav - I read that thread, but it was unclear whether you NEEDED 6 or "4-5" as someone else mentioned, so I was unsure.   

Steve B. - Great idea with the coin button.  I wonder if that would work with Player 1 and/or Player 2?  My coin buttons might be on the coin door if I get crazy enough.

[Steve B.]

I wonder if that would work with Player 1 and/or Player 2?

You'll probably wind up using the P1/P2 buttons for the administrative buttons that allow each player to pause / drop in / drop out of the game.

My coin buttons might be on the coin door if I get crazy enough.

Or you could wire it up to your coin mech. "You want to be Darth Vader? It'll cost you a quarter!"

-Steve