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Title: Question on pedal inputs
Post by: Tiger-Heli on April 02, 2004, 03:31:55 pm
This is more for planning purposes, not so much a control question - i.e. I can use a pot based pedal even if the real game used a switch.

Do I need to plan for three pedals, or do I need four. (Six?)

I know a lot of games used a single gas pedal, some had a gas and brake, a few had a gas, brake and clutch.

Most driving games that were two player or three player were gas only.

Were there any two-player gas and brake games?

Any three player gas and brake games?

Any two or three player clutch gas and brake games?

Thanks in advance!
Title: Re:Question on pedal inputs
Post by: GGKoul on April 02, 2004, 04:39:42 pm
I've played alot of racing games over the years.  

And most Dual racing (Each Player having their own monitor) were gas & brake per player only.  Also, most F1 arcade racing games had both a gas & brake.

When its a 2/3 players - 1 monitor cabinet racing games, it's mainly a gas pedel only per player.  (Championship sprint, Super Off road.)

I've only seen a clutch added in "Hard Driving", its clone and the Ferrari Challenge arcade game.   And I've never seen a 2 player - 3 pedel Gas, brake & Clutch game.

Hope this helps.
-GGKoul





Title: Re:Question on pedal inputs
Post by: Tiger-Heli on April 03, 2004, 12:48:49 pm
I've played alot of racing games over the years.  
And most Dual racing (Each Player having their own monitor) were gas & brake per player only.
Are any of these in MAME?  I thought we decided in another thread that there were no multi-player 270-degree wheel games.  Are these 360 wheel games then?
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Also, most F1 arcade racing games had both a gas & brake.
Dual Player?  In mame (or likely coming to a future MAME)?
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When its a 2/3 players - 1 monitor cabinet racing games, it's mainly a gas pedel only per player.  (Championship sprint, Super Off road.)
Cool!
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I've only seen a clutch added in "Hard Driving", its clone and the Ferrari Challenge arcade game.   And I've never seen a 2 player - 3 pedel Gas, brake & Clutch game.
Hope this helps.
SF Rush has a clutch also, I'm pretty sure.  But, if I understand correctly, this tells me I probably want to support dual brake pedals more than single clutch pedals (and don't need to support dual clutch pedals at all) which is what I really wanted to know.
Title: Re:Question on pedal inputs
Post by: GGKoul on April 03, 2004, 01:20:39 pm
I was speaking regarding dual player games in the arcades... Yes most of the dual player games are in Mame, but they dont support dual player racing. And I dont think there's any 360 dual player games.  

360 wheels are used when there's 2/3 people playing on one screen.

I'm going to create the following:

- 2 player panel with 2 - 270 wheels (not sure what type of shifter to add....)

- 2 or 3 player panel with 2/3 - 360 wheels

And I will have a gas/brake combination on the bottom of cabinet for each player.


-GGKoul