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Button Layout (help please)
mpm32:
On a six button panel with the joystick on the left. The default fire button is usually button 1 correct?
j 000
000
How are most of you arranging the buttons?
Like this;
j 123
456
or this;
j 321 or some other way?
654
This may have been asked before but I couldn't find the answer through search.
Thanks.
mpm32:
OK, I found out that most do this;
j 123
456
but, for other than fighting games wouldn't the fire button (button 1) be more comfortable further away from the joy like this;
j 321
654
anyone wire it this way? The fighters could be reprogramed.
Sasquatch!:
--- Quote from: mpm32 on April 02, 2003, 07:25:39 pm ---OK, I found out that most do this;
j 123
456
but, for other than fighting games wouldn't the fire button (button 1) be more comfortable further away from the joy like this;
j 321
654
anyone wire it this way? The fighters could be reprogramed.
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The second method is the one that I used, with button one being further away. It's a tough call though, since most fighters (and Neo-Geos) have button 1 as the closet to the stick. I most likely will do a...
j 1234
456
...on my next cabinet. I personally don't like the idea of remapping the buttons on a per-game basis, since that kills the "continuity" of it for me. Personal opinion, of course.
SirPoonga:
If you don't mind compiling your own mame, I have ctrlr file hacks that resolve this problem:)
jdjuggler:
I totally agree with the
j 1234
456
layout... Mostly for 1234 being the Neo-Geo layout
123
456 for street figher.
My question is: for most games that have just a fire or a fire & jump buttons, do you use the 4 & 5 buttons on the bottom row or the 1 & 2 on the top row?
JD