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Title: Database of Controls
Post by: fredster on January 28, 2004, 04:22:25 pm

Is there an excell file or database somewhere that breaks down what kind of controls are used on a machine?

I want to make a vertical cab that uses 2 buttons and 1 - 4 way joystick.  Sort of like a galaga setup, except 4 way.

The point - load up mame roms with only alternating players / 2 way or 4 way/ 1 or 2 buttons.  

I know the ones I wanted, are all the pac's, the old galaga, pheniox,frogger, etc.  But I bet there are lot more.

Does such a database exist for mame games?

Title: Re:Database of Controls
Post by: Witchboard on January 28, 2004, 04:47:38 pm

Killer List of Video Games (http://www.klov.com) lists what controls each game uses.

Title: Re:Database of Controls
Post by: Tilzs on January 28, 2004, 04:51:09 pm

http://www.fe.donkeyfly.com/controls/gamesbycontrol.php

Title: Re:Database of Controls
Post by: SirPoonga on January 28, 2004, 05:38:13 pm

The controls.dat project isn;t complete, yet.  You can help out if you want.  All the info is in the faq on the controls.dat page.

http://fe.donkeyfly.com/controls/controls.dat

Title: Re:Database of Controls
Post by: Jakobud on January 28, 2004, 11:55:42 pm

I think that what you are wanting is a program called SortInfo.  

http://hem.passagen.se/robert.palmqvist/Downloads/downloads.html

You can view a spreadsheet of all mame games and then sort them by # buttons or #of joysticks, or type of joysticks or type of resolution or whatever etc... and then you can actually just export that into excel and there you go.  Very powerful utility.

Title: Re:Database of Controls
Post by: fredster on January 29, 2004, 11:04:55 am

Thanks a lot!  I got what I needed.  

Title: Re:Database of Controls
Post by: SirPoonga on January 29, 2004, 01:53:01 pm

Quote from: Jakobud on January 28, 2004, 11:55:42 pm

I think that what you are wanting is a program called SortInfo.  

http://hem.passagen.se/robert.palmqvist/Downloads/downloads.html

Word of warning when you use this program.  There are games that have less buttons than advertised in mame.  Also I believe 2way joysticks show up as 8ways in mame.