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| Mattiekrome:
Did a search, but didn't find much. I am getting ready to order my sticks and buttons in the coming days (once I settle on colors), and I was just wondering how many buttons are needed to make everything "come together"? Not really wondering how many buttons to play certain games with, but more along the lines of what am I going to need to make MAME easier to play (ESC button, P1 coin, P2 coin, P1, P2, etc...) Also, going to add a power button for the PC + monitor somewhere. I'm just not sure of what "standard" buttons are needed. I'd hate to get my CP built, and then be missing a button that should have been there from the start, but I was too boneheaded to realize it. Oh and BTW, reason I "dont know" is because I have very little experience with MAME. Barely played it (using a keyboard/joypad just isnt the same), so naturally I have very little experience with what keys are used on a normal basis. I am going with a 6 button SFII layout (might add a run button, not sure yet) and 2 Happ supers. Probably a dedicated 4 way and a couple action buttons with it as well. Thanks! |
| brianoneill:
Well the Util btns I have are... P1 Start P2 Start Coin 1 Coin 2 Tab (with P1 pressed -> F10) Enter (with P1 pressed -> F11) Esc (with P1 pressed -> F12) Pause PC On/Off And that has served me well so far. The only btns I would add in to my own setup are a 7th btn for P1 & P2 to allow for a Neo Geo friendly layout. |
| unclet:
I have a 4-player control panel and have the same buttons "brianoneill" mentioned but also have the following: 1) Reset (so I do not have to Exit and restart a game, very handy) 2) Right/Left/Plunger pinball buttons (I like playing the Visual Pinball tables) 3) Remove crosshairs (for lightgun games) 4) Right/Left mouse click buttons for my trackball |
| headkaze:
Bare minimum admin buttons you need are ESC and Pause.. the rest depend on if you have a keyboard drawer available below your CP. |
| javeryh:
I'd say the bare minimum you need are Exit (Esc), P1 Start and P2 Start (and COIN if you aren't installing a coin door). The Exit button will allow you to exit a game back to the front end to select another one. The P1 Start button will allow you to launch a game from the front end as well as start the game once you insert a coin. The P2 Start button is necessary to get another player to join certain games (like Street Fighter). Adding a pause button is also important to me, but not essential (arcade games didn't come with a pause button!). Everything else maintenance-wise can be accomplished by hiding a keyboard somewhere inside of the cabinet and only pulling it out when you really want to switch things up. Once you get the settings and games configured you might never need to touch the keyboard again. If I have to configure my cocktail cabinet I actually get an extra keyboard I store in a box and hook it up each time I need to do something which is very very rare. On my latest cabinet I only have 4 admin buttons (Exit, P1, P2 and Pause) on the CP and I really like how it's not cluttered at all. Also, ease of use is hugely important - when friends come over they will ask the same question about a million times so the simpler you make everything the better. |
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