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Title: Button Configuration Dilema
Post by: mtd on October 03, 2002, 04:34:50 pm

I am looking for a list of all the VERTICAL games that require a 4-way joystick, and no buttons; a 4-way joystick, and 1 button; a 4-way joystick and 2 buttons; a trackball and no buttons; a trackball and one button; etc.  

Is there a utility that does this already?  It would seriously help my decision making in constructing the control panels for my cocktail project.  My current thoughts are to construct 2 panels that have a 4-way joystick and 2 buttons and then 1 trackball panel, and 1 spinner panel.  I am just curious what Vertical games I'd lose if I went to 1 button instead of two.
 

Title: Re:Button Configuration Dilema
Post by: Carsten Carlos on October 03, 2002, 05:28:53 pm

Look there under downloads!

http://hem.passagen.se/robert.palmqvist/index.html (http://hem.passagen.se/robert.palmqvist/index.html)

Helped me, too. Unfortunately not all given values are right, but it sure does help a lot.

Title: Re:Button Configuration Dilema
Post by: mtd on October 04, 2002, 09:34:26 am

Thanks for the link.  This is the closest to anything that I have found.  I just can't believe that what we really need isn't out there already.  Also, you are correct it is not 100% accurate nor complete.

Title: Re:Button Configuration Dilema
Post by: Tiger-Heli on October 04, 2002, 11:29:29 am

Quote from: mtd on October 04, 2002, 09:34:26 am

Thanks for the link.  This is the closest to anything that I have found.  I just can't believe that what we really need isn't out there already.  Also, you are correct it is not 100% accurate nor complete.

It should be complete, it builds directly from the MAME code itself, accurate is another story. >:(

Title: Re:Button Configuration Dilema
Post by: Howard_Casto on October 04, 2002, 11:46:32 am

you can make a gamelist using lazarus with those filters, which shoudl aid you... give me a while and I'll post the needed search strings if you are interested

Title: Re:Button Configuration Dilema
Post by: bcard74 on October 04, 2002, 12:18:19 pm

Quote from: Carsten Carlos on October 03, 2002, 05:28:53 pm

Look there under downloads!

http://hem.passagen.se/robert.palmqvist/index.html (http://hem.passagen.se/robert.palmqvist/index.html)

Helped me, too. Unfortunately not all given values are right, but it sure does help a lot.

I can't get this stupid thing to run to save my life.  Yes, I RTFM, don't worry.  Using XP .. Any hints?  Thanks.

Title: Re:Button Configuration Dilema
Post by: Carsten Carlos on October 04, 2002, 02:04:06 pm

Well, as far as I remember I have choosen File/Import/Mame executable and it worked, but I'm not that sure as it was quit some time ago. Takes some time to parsing through, but then you should get a complete list of all games.

At least it works under WinXP here!  ;)

Title: Re:Button Configuration Dilema
Post by: Chris on October 04, 2002, 02:07:16 pm

Quote from: TigerHeli on October 04, 2002, 11:29:29 am

It should be complete, it builds directly from the MAME code itself, accurate is another story. >:(

It's definately not complete... Asteroids and Track & Field are missing, to list the two that I checked for specifically....

Title: Re:Button Configuration Dilema
Post by: SirPoonga on October 04, 2002, 02:07:49 pm

Quote from: mtd on October 04, 2002, 09:34:26 am

Thanks for the link.  This is the closest to anything that I have found.  I just can't believe that what we really need isn't out there already.  Also, you are correct it is not 100% accurate nor complete.

you realize that info comes from mame, and mame isn;t 100% accurate because the devs put hacks in.  Example, dotron, says trackball.  A good hack so one can use the trackball like an updown spinner BUT it gets listed in anything you output in mame so it is misleading.

I can do what you want, just because I dumped -listinfo into a database:)  hehe.