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Is there a MAME database better than MAWS?
DigiChaos:
You can goto http://www.mamedatabase.com. When you look at the details of a game, there is a hyperlink to show you all the games that have the similar controller.
For example here is a list of games using the joy8way controller http://www.mamedatabase.com/gamelist-control-joy8way-0.aspx.
Here is all the possible controller links:
http://www.mamedatabase.com/gamelist-control-joy4way-0.aspx
http://www.mamedatabase.com/gamelist-control-joy8way-0.aspx
http://www.mamedatabase.com/gamelist-control-trackball-0.aspx
http://www.mamedatabase.com/gamelist-control-joy2way-0.aspx
http://www.mamedatabase.com/gamelist-control-doublejoy8way-0.aspx
http://www.mamedatabase.com/gamelist-control-dial-0.aspx
http://www.mamedatabase.com/gamelist-control-paddle-0.aspx
http://www.mamedatabase.com/gamelist-control-pedal-0.aspx
http://www.mamedatabase.com/gamelist-control-stick-0.aspx
http://www.mamedatabase.com/gamelist-control-vjoy2way-0.aspx
http://www.mamedatabase.com/gamelist-control-lightgun-0.aspx
http://www.mamedatabase.com/gamelist-control-doublejoy4way-0.aspx
http://www.mamedatabase.com/gamelist-control-vdoublejoy2way-0.aspx
http://www.mamedatabase.com/gamelist-control-doublejoy2way-0.aspx
mark shaker:
--- Quote from: horseboy on March 05, 2007, 10:11:31 am ---http://fe.donkeyfly.com/controls/gamesbycontrol.php
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Thank you! This seems to be the only thing I've seen where someone looked at the physical controls.
- Mark
mark shaker:
--- Quote from: DigiChaos on March 05, 2007, 11:55:28 am ---You can goto http://www.mamedatabase.com. When you look at the details of a game, there is a hyperlink to show you all the games that have the similar controller.
For example here is a list of games using the joy8way controller http://www.mamedatabase.com/gamelist-control-joy8way-0.aspx.
Here is all the possible controller links:
http://www.mamedatabase.com/gamelist-control-joy4way-0.aspx
http://www.mamedatabase.com/gamelist-control-joy8way-0.aspx
http://www.mamedatabase.com/gamelist-control-trackball-0.aspx
http://www.mamedatabase.com/gamelist-control-joy2way-0.aspx
http://www.mamedatabase.com/gamelist-control-doublejoy8way-0.aspx
http://www.mamedatabase.com/gamelist-control-dial-0.aspx
http://www.mamedatabase.com/gamelist-control-paddle-0.aspx
http://www.mamedatabase.com/gamelist-control-pedal-0.aspx
http://www.mamedatabase.com/gamelist-control-stick-0.aspx
http://www.mamedatabase.com/gamelist-control-vjoy2way-0.aspx
http://www.mamedatabase.com/gamelist-control-lightgun-0.aspx
http://www.mamedatabase.com/gamelist-control-doublejoy4way-0.aspx
http://www.mamedatabase.com/gamelist-control-vdoublejoy2way-0.aspx
http://www.mamedatabase.com/gamelist-control-doublejoy2way-0.aspx
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Thank you for the reply. But, I think that this is yet another view of the MAWS data.
It says that DDR is played with an 8-way joystick...
- Mark
shorthair:
Ya, the history.dat at times suffers the same (and not just in controls) but is getting better.
u_rebelscum:
--- Quote from: mark shaker on March 05, 2007, 06:56:10 pm ---...Thank you for the reply. But, I think that this is yet another view of the MAWS data.
It says that DDR is played with an 8-way joystick...
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Most of the "MAWS data" comes directly from mame (the -listxml option); the rest comes from history.dat & art stuff. While it's nice to know which know which games used Halls Effect sticks vs Flightsticks vs snapsticks vs normal analog sticks, electronically (and thus to mame codewise) these are the same. Which is why controls.dat exists with the extra info. :)
FWIW, mame calls DDR's input a "16-way" input, but this is grouped as an 8-way in -listxml's output.
FWIW 2, MAWS simplifies some of the info from -listxml: MAWS only shows one input type per game. For example, wacko is listed in MAWS as "double 4 way joystick", while -listxml's output (the source of MAWS info) includes the required trackball as well as the joystick.