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| Mattiekrome:
Wow, thanks for the responses. --- Quote from: brianoneill on February 20, 2007, 07:38:33 am ---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. Tab (with P1 pressed -> F10) Enter (with P1 pressed -> F11) Esc (with P1 pressed -> F12) --- End quote --- Ah, thanks! I had totally forgotten that MVS used 4 buttons in a row. I used to love some Samauri Showdown, and will definitely be playing it often. Now I am building my P1/P2 controls with 4 buttons along the top row for MVS thanks to you! ;D And the TAB/ENTER/ESC, you hit P1 and then press another button to get a different effect? Is this set up on the MAME side, or is that something configured in the CP interface (I-PAC, Keywiz)? --- Quote from: unclet on February 20, 2007, 09:08:06 am --- 2) Right/Left/Plunger pinball buttons (I like playing the Visual Pinball tables) --- End quote --- Is this something that is done in MAME or something totally unrelated? I would love to play some Addam's Family Pinball again... Its been years! --- Quote from: headkaze on February 20, 2007, 09:18:22 am ---Bare minimum admin buttons you need are ESC and Pause.. the rest depend on if you have a keyboard drawer available below your CP. --- End quote --- I am planning on having a pull out keyboard/mouse tray. My CP will not have a trackball on it, and am I also planning on using it part time as an internet/music PC. Nothing intense, but if I'm in the garage sometime and wanna hear some MP3's I can fire up the PC in the MAME cab... And another question I just thought of. If i have a dedicated 4 way stick to go along with my P1 + P2 8 way HAPP supers, how is this wired to the interface? I have heard that its wired along with the P1 stick. Does this make both the P1 8 way as well as the 4 way both active at the same time? And if this is the case, I should be able to just use the buttons from the P1 controls along with the 4 way? Thanks |
| Aurich:
Just get an IPac and use shift buttons, admin buttons are ugly and unnecessary. I have a coin door, but still have a shift button for coins for when I'm lazy, as well as esc, pause, volume, tab, enter and reset. It's easy and keeps the machine looking authentic. Make a little cheat card for guests if you're worried about that. I hate giant frankenpanels too though, if it doesn't look like a real machine it's usually not my cup of tea, so YMMV. |
| Bobbler:
1UP, 2UP, COIN and Ipac Shift. No need for anything else IMO. If you need a huge amount of buttons you may as well put a wireless keyboard on top of your cab or something. I just use: Shift + 1UP = Tab menu Shift + 2UP = Pause Shift + COIN = Escape |
| Mattiekrome:
Ok, so both the Keywiz and Ipac have a function built in that allows the user to set up a "shift" or "Shazamm" button. I remember reading that the Ipac defaults the shift button to the P1 button, which means when its configured correctly, pressing the P1 button and another button at the same time will act like a totally new "virtual button" of sorts, which really sounds like the way to go! Is there any way to set up a dedicated "Shift" button with an Ipac? I've heard of the Shazamm button from the keywiz... Is this just a dedicated "shift" button, which acts solely as a "shift" button, and has no other function unlike the Ipac (where P1 serves as both the P1 start and the shift button?). I like the fact of not having to use the P1 button as a shift key for some reason :-\ ) The more I read over this thread, the more its looking like a P1, P2, coin1, coin2, and power, with all other admin functions (ESC/ENTER/PAUSE/TAB/ETC) being used with a shift button or the shazamm button. |
| Kaytrim:
It is really your choice what admin buttons you have on your CP. I have some of the usual buttons but I also have navigation buttons for my front end. See the links in my sig. TTFN :cheers: Kaytrim |
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