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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: SirStupidQuestion on August 05, 2011, 04:12:47 pm
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I have a two player bartop cp. 6 buttons each player and a player 1 start and player 2 start buttons, a pause button and an exit button. Does anyone have a similar setup and have a button configuration they like in Mame?
Currently I have the p1 and p2 buttons acting as stated, p1 start and p2 start. Exit is exit and pause is pause.
However I am using One of each players buttons as insert coin but that sucks as if it's a 6 button game your kicking and inserting coins.
I don't want to configure the p1 and p2 starts to insert coin cause my nieces and nephews play by themselves frequently. I don't want to change the exit and pause cause the artwork is done, and I don't really want to have pause and p1 insert a coin (shift)
Anyone have what they think is the perfect setup with a p1,p2,exit,pause for Mame?
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use P1 button and P1 start to insert coin. Do the same for P2.
in MAME config set COIN 1 P1 button AND P1 Start
ie:
P1 Button = E
P1 Start = 1
set
P1 Coin 1 (instead of 5) E AND 1
so when you need to insert coin(s), press P1 Button (holding it down) and START.
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For the cab we had at my college dorm, we had the buttons for P1 & P2 Start and to insert coins we held down P1 and moved the joystick left or right to add a credit (Could hold down P2 Start and move joystick for P2 credit). Your little nephews and nieces may have trouble remembering it, but I thought it was a nice method of adding credits without ever accidentally adding any during play.
EDIT: Sorry, I guess that's essentially the same thing you're trying to avoid (SHIFT)
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Add 2 small 18mm sanwa buttons for coins next to the start buttons. They are pretty small, take next to no space
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Easiest thing for your nieces and nephews would be to have P1 & P2 Start mapped to insert a coin and also start the game. Instead of kicking and inserting a coin at the same time with your current set up; when you press start the first time it will insert a coin, when you press it a second time it will start the game and insert the next coin simultaneously.