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$9 'Super Easy' USB Controller hack for MAME

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HaRuMaN:

Oh that'll be a super easy hack.  Points to solder to already available, and a common ground.  Good deal.

supadave:

Simple question for something I'm not understading about this.. In the very first post you mention what you get..

"With this controller, you can get 4 directions + 10 buttons (4 face buttons, 2x2 trigger buttons, plus start and select). This could be used to give you a 1 player, 8 button with credit & start.
or 2 players with one button each, and a single credit / start button."

What I'm unclear about is the part about 4 directions? Does that mean you do NOT get an 8-way controller effect? No diagnal motions? or am I just totally not understanding? (example of a diagnal usage would be jumping in fighting games)

Thanks


Ginsu Victim:

8-way only uses four directions. It just hits diagonals, like UP plus LEFT. A 4-way stick doesn't hit the diagonals.

supadave:

So this hack would use the up and left as a diagonal then? 4 directions 8 way.. Not a true 100% 4 way. (which is fine by me) I need the diagnal to work for fighting games and such and I like this option but I just wanted to be certain. The obvious thought in my mind is that it would work fine but you know what they say.. never ASSume.. 


--- Quote from: Ginsu Victim on June 30, 2009, 10:29:56 am ---8-way only uses four directions. It just hits diagonals, like UP plus LEFT. A 4-way stick doesn't hit the diagonals.

--- End quote ---


Ginsu Victim:

8-way sticks only have 4 switches. They use two switches at once for diagonals. That is how it works and has worked for decades. There are no shortcuts being taken here.

Edit: Look at the switches on the Happ Competition (8-way). There are only four switches.



2nd edit: Here's a Wico 8-way leaf switch stick



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