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Credit vs Start Button
Green Giant:
--- Quote from: Kurso on December 08, 2007, 10:08:17 am ---This is all great feedback. I've only been playing with name for a few weeks and this is my first cabinet build so all this advice is great. I can envision going beyond MAME (maybe SNES, etc...) so I'm going to stick with the 6 button, start, and add credit per player. This in addition to 5 function buttons and two trackball buttons should give me flexibility for the future.
Plus my control panel is going to be huge (almost 4 Ft. wide) so I have osme room to play with if I need to add more. Thanks again! I'll post a few pics when I'm done.
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What five function buttons you looking at? I would only recommend pause and exit. If you want a start game button can be done too. You do not want tab as you will just use it to setup the system initially. If your kids or someone visiting hit tab they could screw everything up for you.
The trackball buttons are good to have as they make golden tee feel accurate, turn left and turn right.
I also have a recommendation for the exit button. On mine I wired the exit input on the encoder through two buttons on my panel, one on each side. This way they both have to be held down to complete the circuit and exit. It is a must have as you can easily reach them both when soloing and you can't reach both when playing with someone else. This helps as your friends can't quit when you are beating them without you holding the button down too. Also impatient guests can't sneak up and quit your game early.
TheManuel:
Another alternative to avoid hitting tab or exit accidentally applies to those who are using keyboard encoders with a shift function like the IPac.
You can map those functions to a shifted key so that you have press it and the shift button simultaneously.
For MAME and most configurable emulators, of course, you can map exit to any combination of one or more buttons that you are unlikely to hit, such as both start buttons or a function button and and action button.
The possibilities are endless.
Here is one instance where you don't need extra buttons to get the functionality.
Anti-frankenpanelists should be proud of me. ;D
Oh, and I spell-checked my post this time.