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y2k600f4:

Hi, I am in the process of setting up my first MAME machine and have started with the control panel. I have read lots of usefull posts and I am leaning towards a (2) player setup with 8 way joysticks, 6 buttons each (other misc buttons 1-2 players, possibly some pinball buttons and credit buttons). Also a trackball for games such as centipede. My question is regarding the addition of a spinner and 4-way joystick ??? I know the spinner is useful for games such as missle command, but can I get a way with using the trackball ? Also on older games that use 4 way joysticks I was thinking of just adding one on player 1 (wired to the 8 way)....can I get away with an 8 way. If not is there any 2 player games that need a 4 way also ? I am trying to minimize the amount of controls but maximize the amount of types of games that can be played.  Thanks in advance.

shardian:

Missile Command uses a trackball.

It sounds like you may want to cruise the CONTROL PANEL DATABASE.

If you have a 2 player cabinet w/ 8 ways and 6 buttons per player and a trackball, you can play pretty much everything. 4-way games are playable on a 8-way stick, but not as accurate of control.

Yes, you can wire a 4-way stick to the inputs of the P1 8pway stick to conserve on inputs...just hope your buddy doesn't flick the 4-way to screw you over in Street Fighter.  ;)

shardian:

Oh, and welcome to the boards! Get a copy of the project arcade book if you haven't already.

y2k600f4:

shardian....thanks for the info ! I will check out the control panel database now. Do you know off hand any games that could not use a trackball and absolutely need the spinner ? Thxs.

shardian:

No games absolutely need a spinner. You can play any spinner game with a trackball.

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