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how do people configure general 8 buttons in mame?
1234
5678
2345
1678
3456
1278
For Street Fighter:
x235
x146
Mortal Kombat:
x253
6154
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None of those.
back in the day we'd do a 7 button layout that was typically:
456
123
7
or:
123
456
7
With modern fighters often using 8 buttons, the layout if and only if you intend to install modern fighters is usually:
4568
1237
or:
1237
4568
All of this is moot though, because regardless of the layout you use, be prepared to use ctrlr files in mame to reconfigure for games and here's why:
6 button fighters have punches on the top row and kicks on the bottom, with the layout being:
123
456.
Generic games with less than 4 buttons are setup like this:
XXX
123
Neogeo 4 button fighters use a single row of 4 while most other 4 button fighters use two rows of 2. Generic 4 button games also use either a row of 4 or two rows of two.
My point is you'll have to reconfigure some stuff. Also how it's setup depends upon your preference for when only a single row is used. Many people prefer to have the top row used... myself I can't stand that and have to use the bottom row.
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MAME doesn't need 8 buttons.
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MAME doesn't need 8 buttons.
All 4 of my players need an accurate layout for Neo Geo, Capcom, and Mortal Kombat games though.
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MAME doesn't need 8 buttons.
All 4 of my players need an accurate layout for Neo Geo, Capcom, and Mortal Kombat games though.
Neo Geo has 4 buttons, Capcom games like SF2 use 6 and the Original MK’s 5.
So why 8??
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Acceptable for Steam or modern console fighters IMO.
I did 7, but on a newer steam fighter it required mapping 8 action buttons to exit the remap screen. I had to open the control panel and jumper some contacts to get through it.
The default mapping for MAME assumes you have 6 buttons like so:
123
456
So do it like this and you'll have a lot less remapping to do in MAME:
1237
4568
Stick to this and the only games you'll have to remap are the Midway fighters (Mortal Kombat series, War Gods, Mace)
I also ended up using #7 as a dedicated "Tag" button on all games with a tag team feature.
The Neo Geo games end up using the first three in the top row, then #4 in the second row for the last (D) button.
I have a neo geo themed cab which has the "Neo-Geo 4-in-a-row" up top, but found that I prefer hitting the D button with my thumb rather than use my pinky or reach over.
I ended up mapping the D button to both so either can be used.
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MAME doesn't need 8 buttons.
All 4 of my players need an accurate layout for Neo Geo, Capcom, and Mortal Kombat games though.
:lol
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« Last Edit: Today at 06:56:09 pm by Nephasth »
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Took me a minute... :o