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Dire Radiant:
Two coin buttons and a [Start/Quit Game] button. All three on a panel between the CP and the screen (Its an Atari system 1 cabinet - they're between the speakers) If that isn't idiot proof enough, I've included a simple instruction card as part of my skin for Mala. Everything not actually needed to run the cabinet (power, volume, config etc) is safely hidden away behind the lower coin door where idi...erm I mean friends can't mess with them. Keeping them out of sight also makes for a cleaner look.

My first priority when designing was that anyone of even rudimentary intelligence should be able to walk up and within 30 seconds, look at it, start a game, play, quit and pick another game. So far so good.
javeryh:
I use 4 on all of my cabs - pause, player 1 start, player 2 start and exit to front end.  I wire the coin door to work plus I use the return buttons as credit buttons.
Encryptor:

--- Quote from: DaOld Man on September 11, 2007, 03:53:22 pm ---I have power on, shutdown, game escape, load game, and save game buttons.
On my first machine I put the volume knob (twisty thing) on the CP also.

TAB and ENTER might be good to access mame's game setup menu.

--- End quote ---

How does the shutdown button work exactly?

Do the load game and save game work with the front end?



Thanks for all the great responses so far.  I think I'm looking at the power button and 4 admin buttons. I'm not real worried about the complete authentic arcade look.

Encryptor
Hoopz:

--- Quote from: Encryptor on September 11, 2007, 08:52:31 pm ---
--- Quote from: DaOld Man on September 11, 2007, 03:53:22 pm ---I have power on, shutdown, game escape, load game, and save game buttons.
On my first machine I put the volume knob (twisty thing) on the CP also.

TAB and ENTER might be good to access mame's game setup menu.

--- End quote ---

How does the shutdown button work exactly?

Do the load game and save game work with the front end?



Thanks for all the great responses so far.  I think I'm looking at the power button and 4 admin buttons. I'm not real worried about the complete authentic arcade look.

Encryptor

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I have just one power button that is hooked into the computer's power button.  Its turns everything on and then I programmed it to shut down within Windows.

Load game and save game must have been setup with an older version of Mame is my guess.
DaveMMR:
I have zero.  Escape and Pause are handled through shifting, coins are inserted to register a credit and P1 & P2 Start are not admin buttons.  Everything else shouldn't be accessible until a keyboard is attached and that's only during administration.   People are button happy, will push everything they come across (accidentally or because they are children) and end up messing things up.   ;)   
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