Build Your Own Arcade Controls Forum
Main => Software Forum => Topic started by: keilmillerjr on November 24, 2014, 06:37:57 pm
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I am using the attract-mode front end and can use filters with rules to create my own categories. So far I have the following:
All
Favorites
SNK (manufactorer)
Cave (manufactorer)
What are you guys using for categories? Any other manufacturers? Specific categories? Favorites? Share what you are using!
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Personally, I don't use categories. I have one big wheel with everything. A lot of games, yes, but I don't have to explain how to find anything. :cheers:
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My categories tend to be things like "Fighting", "Shooters", "Puzzle".
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My categories tend to be things like "Fighting", "Shooters", "Puzzle".
Great ideas! I know some people refer to games as schmups. I have no idea what that is.
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Great ideas! I know some people refer to games as schmups. I have no idea what that is.
Shmups is a contraction of "Shoot them ups". Things like R-Type, Raiden, Aero Fighters, etc.
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Great ideas! I know some people refer to games as schmups. I have no idea what that is.
Shmups is a contraction of "Shoot them ups". Things like R-Type, Raiden, Aero Fighters, etc.
Would that be considered anything that contains "Shooter" in catver.ini?
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Let me know if I missed anything. This is where I am at now:
All
Favorites
Atari (manufactorer)
Cave (manufactorer)
Capcom (manufactorer)
Konami (manufactorer)
Midway (manufactorer)
SNK (manufactorer)
Fighter (category)
Puzzle (category)
Shooter (category)
Sports (category)
Trackball (control)
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I have namco, capcom, taito, classics, neo geo and all. I also have buttons that skip up and down letters, and another set that switch between my game lists.
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Personally, I don't use categories. I have one big wheel with everything. A lot of games, yes, but I don't have to explain how to find anything. :cheers:
^ This. I even have several console and homebrew games in my single Hyperspin Wheel.
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All
4-way
8-way
3-4 player games
cocktail flipping
spinner
(Cocktail cab with MagStiks, spinners, and usb hub for 2 extra gamepad plug-ins)
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Right now it's broken up by platform:
-Arcade MAME
-Arcade Atomiswave
-Arcade NAOMI
-Arcade PC (Taito Type X and other arcade style PC games)
-Atari 2600
-Atari 7800
-Atari Jaguar
-NEC TurboGrafx 16
-NEC TurboGrafx CD
-Nintendo Entertainment System
-Super Nintendo Entertainment System
-Sega SG-1000
-Sega Master System
-Sega Genesis
-Sega CD
-Sega 32X
-Sega Saturn
-SNK Neo Geo AES
-SNK Neo Geo CD
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Right now this is just a setup of convenience since each category maps directly to a specific emulator
I think What I'm going to do is leave the console platforms as they are and then change the arcade to be by genre:
Arcade Adventure
Arcade Beat 'em Ups
Arcade Fighting
Arcade Platformer
Arcade Puzzle
Arcade Shooters
Arcade Sports
This will require a lot more work but I think it will be worth it in the end.
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My last build revolved around categories. It has dedicated buttons to navigate them.
I've found that if I'm in the mood for a particular genre, I'm more likely to try something new if they're divided into categories.
If I have to browse through a list of 2,000 games to find something in the genre I want to play, I'm probably just going to search for something I already know.
This machine is all arcade games, no consoles. I do have a separate menu for PC games and Steam.
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=103207.0;attach=271472;image)
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=103207.0;attach=271474;image)
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=103207.0;attach=271476;image)
The Beat 'em Up genre includes Hack 'n Slash games as they are basically Beat 'em Ups with swords.
New School is mostly Taito Type X and Naomi games. There are a couple MAME games in there.
I'll eventually get around to posting my gamelists.
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I have several genre categories:
Fighter
Beat Em Up
Driving
Flying
Puzzle
XXX
Sports
Shmups
Shooter
Platform
Favourites
Then a few series specific:
Mortal Kombat
Street Fighter
King of Fighters
etc etc
and then a few control specific type ones:
Trackball
Lightgun
I generally tell people to start in the favourites, it is a combination of mine and my wife's favs.