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 ok, ive recently got the funds together, and decided im gonna build a mame cabinet. I was wanting to use it mainly for N64 emulation. I went to mamehouse.com and found control interfaces,but there aint enough buttons per player. Can anyone recomend me a good interface that can assign functions for EVERY button Including the D-pad? Im also thinking a trigger joystick would be great for the Z button.

Also, i need some advice about the best computer for gaming at a reasonable price. $500-800 dollars

Thanx to anyone who has advice! It's much appreciated

Ginsu Victim:

Your question has nothing to do with MAME.

Nemss316:

I know its been said many times before, but its only worth repeating because its true:

Start reading the Wiki thoroughly. The same advice was given to me, and I'm glad I did. Take your time, and write down every new idea that you think of as you go along. Its better to have a laid out plan, than to try and piece your project together as you go along.

Good luck!

Jason

u_rebelscum:


--- Quote from: Ginsu Victim on December 04, 2008, 05:10:21 pm ---Your question has nothing to do with MAME.

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So?  This isn't a mame-only board.  It's for BYO projects, mame, daphne, real arcade cabs, other emus, front ends, ect.  He's asking about input for a n64 emu, which is totally valid topic.


OP, I can't get to that "mamehouse.com" you mentioned, and never owned a n64.  How many buttons is "enough"?  Which n64 emu are you looking at using, or are you looking for that too?  Do you want a gamepad like controller, or an arcade-like joystick controller?

For a starting point, I think the U-HID and GPwiz-40 (amoung others) have plenty of buttons.

severdhed:

so you want to build a cabinet to play n64 games with arcade joysticks and buttons?  the n64 controller has
3 triggers, dpad, 6 action buttons, start button, and an analog stick., so you would need 14 inputs per player, plus an analog stick. 

just out of curiosity, why not play them with a gamepad?  it would be much more natural.  there are adapters that allow you to connect n64 controllers to your pc via usb, i have one and it worked ok.

a modded xbox is also a great option, the n64 emulator works relatively well, and the controller has enough buttons..although due to the wacky nature of the n64 controller, there is a little adjusting involved.

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