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Title: Is the A button on NeoGeo CP meant for thumb or index finger?
Post by: Violineb on January 11, 2004, 10:17:28 am

I was just wondering since I've never played on a real NeoGeo machine before, is the button layout meant for your four fingers (index, middle, ring, pinky) or is it meant for thumb, index, middle, ring. Thanks :p Don't blame me for asking stupid questions ;)

Title: Re:Is the A button on NeoGeo CP meant for thumb or index finger?
Post by: Howard_Casto on January 11, 2004, 10:18:57 am

Thumb and three fingers.  It's not a stupid question.. I see people playing neogeo games "wrong" all the time and I think it's funny that they wonder why their hands hurt afterwards.  

Title: Re:Is the A button on NeoGeo CP meant for thumb or index finger?
Post by: Minwah on January 11, 2004, 01:52:34 pm

I quite like using my index finger on some games that require <=3 buttons

Title: Re:Is the A button on NeoGeo CP meant for thumb or index finger?
Post by: SirPoonga on January 11, 2004, 02:34:14 pm

I use my index finger because I don't play fighters.  I don't need 4 buttons then :)
I can definately see using the thumb in 4 button games.  I don't have enough control in my pinky to pull off combos.

Title: Re:Is the A button on NeoGeo CP meant for thumb or index finger?
Post by: Howard_Casto on January 14, 2004, 04:58:08 pm

You guys aren't looking right (or your bad at counting)  thumb and three fingers means thumb, index middle and the one after that.  No pinky is used.  :)

Title: Re:Is the A button on NeoGeo CP meant for thumb or index finger?
Post by: SirPoonga on January 14, 2004, 05:01:02 pm

And you didn't read my comment carefully I said I'd use my thumb if I was into fighters (implying then I wouldn't be using my pinky) because I odn;t have enough coordination to use my pinky to pull off combos.

Title: Re:Is the A button on NeoGeo CP meant for thumb or index finger?
Post by: Minwah on January 14, 2004, 07:18:23 pm

Quote from: Howard_Casto on January 14, 2004, 04:58:08 pm

You guys aren't looking right (or your bad at counting)  thumb and three fingers means thumb, index middle and the one after that.  No pinky is used.  :)

Perhaps you are bad at counting HC, only 1 person (SirP) mentioned 'pinky's.  You said 'You guys' (plural).   :P LOL  :)