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Title: MAME32 Joystick Order Issues
Post by: Lumpy on August 06, 2003, 09:56:03 am

Could anyone tell me if there is a way to have an I-pac as person one and use a USB sidewinder as player two?  When I plug the joystick in it only gives me the option in MAME32 to use it as player one.  Also are there any other front ends\emulators that I should be using?  Still kind of new on the scene and waiting to scrape enought money together to buy more joysticks and buttons.

Thanks

Title: Re:MAME32 Joystick Order Issues
Post by: u_rebelscum on August 08, 2003, 05:16:55 am

You have to "remap" mame's inputs.  Four ways

1) "TAB" method:  check out
 mame.net FAQ (http://www.mame.net/mamefaq.html#h03)
 easyemu specific page (http://www.mameworld.net/easyemu/mamecontrol.htm), ( easyemu index (http://www.mameworld.net/easyemu/))

2) "ctrlr ini" files method: check out
 easyemu ctrlr ini page (http://www.mameworld.net/easyemu/mamecontrolini.htm)
& docs/ctrlr.txt file that comes with mame.

3) "unused joystick" method
Uninstall your current joystick, install a different joystick you won't use, then install the joystick you want to use.  Do not uninstall the unused joystick. :-\

4) "Compile your own" method
edit the mame source and recompile your own binary. ;)


Alright, only the first two are the common solutions.  Personally, I like #2 better, since it is designed to work between mame versions.  #1 is easier to understand, though. *shrug*

Title: Re:MAME32 Joystick Order Issues
Post by: Lumpy on August 08, 2003, 02:45:01 pm

Thank you for the ideas!!!!!