Need to know which games are 4 or 8 way

[tophatne1]

I have a list of vertical games and I'm trying to decide what joystick to use.
I know the majority of them are 4 way games but I'm not sure how many are 8-way. Does anyone recognize any 8-way games? I know Juno First is one.

1942
1943
Amidar
Arkanoid
Bomb Jack
Burger Time
Centipede
Crush Roller
Dig Dug
Dig Dug 2
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong 3
Donkey Kong Junior
Frogger
Galaga
Galaga 3
Galaxian
Gyruss
Hustler
Jr Pacman
Juno First
King & Balloon
Ladybug
Mappy
Millipede
Moon Cresta
Mr Do's Castle
Mr. Do
Ms Pacman
New Rally X
Pac Man
Pacman Plus
Pengo
Phoenix
Pinball Action
Qix
Scramble
Shao-Lin's Road
Space Invaders
Space Panic
Super Breakout
Super Cobra
Super Pacman
Tank Battalion
Time Pilot
Van-Van Car
Xevious
Zaxxon

[garnerb350]

Do a search for ROMLISTER...Download it and follow the directions...with it you can find out what games are what by the lists that you make...

Hope that helps ya... 

[tophatne1]

I'll try that. thanks

[jasonbar]

I'm finding that the controls file in my MAME isn't always correct on 4-way vs. 8-way...  :\

Off the top of my head, I *know* these are 8-way:
1942
1943
Galaga 3
Gyruss
Juno First
Scramble
Super Cobra
Time Pilot
Xevious
Zaxxon (pretty sure)
 
Off the top of my head, I *know* these are 4-way:
Amidar
Burger Time
Crush Roller
Dig Dug
Dig Dug 2
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong 3
Donkey Kong Junior
Frogger
Jr Pacman
Ladybug
Mr Do's Castle
Mr. Do
Ms Pacman
New Rally X
Pac Man
Pacman Plus
Pengo
Qix
Space Panic
Super Pacman


Off the top of my head, I *know* these are 2-way (some use sticks, some use buttons):
Galaga
Galaxian
Mappy
Moon Cresta
Phoenix
Space Invaders

Off the top of my head, I *know* these are spinner (can be used w/ trackball too):
Arkanoid

Off the top of my head, I *know* these are trackball:
Centipede
Millipede

The rest?  Not sure.

-Jason