Build Your Own Arcade Controls Forum
Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: LeedsFan on October 05, 2004, 05:47:47 am
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I'm doing my first cab and I'm trying to plan out the control panel. It's going to be a 2 player cab to try and play most games in Mame. I'm planning on trackball, spinner, 2 switchable 4/8 ways and 1 extra stick at 45 degrees for Q-Bert.
But how many action buttons will I need for the 1 & 2 players? Will I need the Neo-Geo 7 button set-up for those games, or will 6 buttons suffice? Is the 7th button on those panels just there for convenience? (under thumb?).... or do some games actually NEED 7 buttons?
I won't be playing any console games either.... this is to be a purely dedicated Mame cab.
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But how many action buttons will I need for the 1 & 2 players? Will I need the Neo-Geo 7 button set-up for those games, or will 6 buttons suffice? Is the 7th button on those panels just there for convenience? (under thumb?).... or do some games actually NEED 7 buttons?
Unless you are a big NeoGeo fan, go with 6. Most people who have 7 only do so to mimic the NeoGeo button layout.
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I'm doing my first cab and I'm trying to plan out the control panel. It's going to be a 2 player cab to try and play most games in Mame. I'm planning on trackball, spinner, 2 switchable 4/8 ways and 1 extra stick at 45 degrees for Q-Bert.
Ya know for Q*Bert all you have to do is set your joystick to 8-way and configure MAME to require two inputs for each move in Q*Bert(Right arrow, Down arrow=Diaganol right down). That way you don't need a dedicated Q*Bert joystick. It works perfect. In fact, it works more precisely than my original Q*Bert joystick!
peace
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I'm doing my first cab and I'm trying to plan out the control panel. It's going to be a 2 player cab to try and play most games in Mame. I'm planning on trackball, spinner, 2 switchable 4/8 ways and 1 extra stick at 45 degrees for Q-Bert.
Ya know for Q*Bert all you have to do is set your joystick to 8-way and configure MAME to require two inputs for each move in Q*Bert(Right arrow, Down arrow=Diaganol right down). That way you don't need a dedicated Q*Bert joystick. It works perfect. In fact, it works more precisely than my original Q*Bert joystick!
peace
I never thought about that. Just given it a try..... and it does work perfectly! Thanks for the tip! :D