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ahofle:

--- Quote from: leapinlew on November 17, 2006, 03:36:25 pm ---Vindicators and a few other games are good tank games that require 2 sticks and 1 stick be button topped.

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Minor correction for Vindicators at least...you need 2 buttons per stick (one to fire and one to rotate the turret left and right. 

I'll add some of the early 4 player coop beat em ups like Crime Fighters and Vendetta as recommended 4p games. 
NickG:
3)  For Mamed games, if you install Mameplus you can sort the game list by control types/ number of buttons, etc. to research games.  Download the artpacks and you will have screenshots as well.

4)     My favorite multiple trackball games are Marble Madness (2 trackballs,) Rampart (3 trackballs,) and Sonic the Hedgehog (3 trackballs.)     

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Thanks for all the tips and input guys, Keep em coming!

I started diving up the real estate for the controls and have decide to angle the P3 & P4 stuff.  Would be interested in that Word control templates  layout thing you mentioned Samshaw. Have to go hunting for that ASAP!

I'm having some problems with the angle of the joysticks, seems 45' would make the most sense, but a 65' slant just feels a bit more natural for the P3 or P$ when playing a regular game. (Points more towards the top of screen)

The 2 joystick/player games could be a good argument for the 45" option however. Guess I'll have to set up a test board and do some 'field research'  ;D

Should have a postable picture soon. Stay tuned!
Crowquill:
For a fairly quick list of games, go to MAWS: http://www.mameworld.net/maws/

In 'advance search' you can sort by player type, controls, etc.

The 36" wide CP shouldn't be much of a problem, the original TMNT's was just under 37". For the plans for it see http://www.jakobud.com. Apparently, Captain America had a 36" panel. The midway 4-player cabs are similar too.

Most Konami games have been mentioned, but Sunset Riders was always a favorite of mine. Also, NBA Jam, Captain America and the Avengers, Battle Circuit, Captain Commando, Hit the Ice, and the Capcom Dungeons and Dragons games. Anyone know if Spider-Man runs at full speed yet?

Don't forget that you could also play 3-player games. Highlights include Rampage, Xenophobe, Alien vs. Predator, Alien Storm, Mercs, Knights of the Round, Armored Warriors, and Cadillacs and Dinosaurs. I've yet to meet a kid that didn't think Rampage was cool. And if you're looking for a chuckle there's always Moonwalker.  :)

I can't think of many multi-trackball games. Marble Madness, Rampart, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Pound-for-Pound are all I can think of.

Why is it that Capcom's 4-player beat-em-ups are forgotten? I've yet to play a bad one. They usually have really nice graphics and artwork too.
Brumaz:
3)   Vendetta is an awesome 4 player game  :cheers:
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