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Zeno:

I'm looking to create a CP that works with MAME (easy... been there/done that) and also works with all N64 games.

How the heck am I going to pull this off without the CP looking like a dog's breakfast?

By my calculations, the N64 will require the following for each player...

9 buttons (A/B/4Cs/L/R/Z)
1 8-way stick
1 Additional 8-way stick for the + control on the left

Any photos from people that have made this work?

willhs:

Wouldn't you also need an analog?  I have never seen this done before, but it sounds really cool.  I'd try making a computer mockup first, of course.

ahofle:

It's so much easier to use the arcade controls for MAME and use a USB gamepad (or original N64 controller) for the N64 games.  And you definitely need an analog controller as willhs mentioned.  Playing Mario Kart with a digital stick blows.

Zeno:

Yeah... your dead on with the analog.  I didn't even think of that.  Good call.

Hum... This project may not be worth the $$.  Maybe I'll just stick to running SNES on the cab.

PsychoAU:

Why do people want to run console games in a cab, anyway?  I thought the whole idea of building a cab is to recreate the experience of the original arcade games.  To me, consoles have no place in a cab.  Maybe someone could explain it to me...

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