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Title: 4 player Simpson's with only a 2 person coindoor...
Post by: Sinner on October 14, 2005, 08:13:37 am
This may seem like a dumb question, but does anyone know of version of The Simpsons and/or TMNT that allows you to choose the character by control selection?  Is there a dip switch setting I can make?

I have a 4 player CP, but only a 2 player coindoor...I would rather not have to add coin buttons.

Thank you for any information you can provide...
Title: Re: 4 player Simpson's with only a 2 person coindoor...
Post by: 2600 on October 14, 2005, 08:16:54 am
http://www.mameworld.net/maws/
Title: Re: 4 player Simpson's with only a 2 person coindoor...
Post by: RayB on October 14, 2005, 10:59:37 am
Just redefine the inputs for that game. Set it so that the start button also assigns a credit. Or assign it so that your credit switch gives credit to 2 players.
Title: Re: 4 player Simpson's with only a 2 person coindoor...
Post by: pointdablame on October 14, 2005, 11:06:09 am
There is a 2p version of most of the beat-em-ups (TMNT, xmen, simpsons, etc)  Thel let you choose your character.
Title: Re: 4 player Simpson's with only a 2 person coindoor...
Post by: Sinner on October 14, 2005, 11:10:52 am
There is a 2p version of most of the beat-em-ups (TMNT, xmen, simpsons, etc)
Title: Re: 4 player Simpson's with only a 2 person coindoor...
Post by: Burke LaShell on October 14, 2005, 05:29:42 pm

Do either of those work for you?

--Burke
Title: Re: 4 player Simpson's with only a 2 person coindoor...
Post by: pointdablame on October 14, 2005, 07:02:49 pm
There is a 2p version of most of the beat-em-ups (TMNT, xmen, simpsons, etc)  Thel let you choose your character.
Yeah, but I want to play 4 player...

then you need any of the following:

- 4 player coin door
- 4 dedicated coin buttons
- 2 player coin door + 2 coin buttons for 3p and 4p
- one button that will credit all 4, but then you'll be stuck with 4 players on screen whenever you hit it even if you don't have 4 people playing.

AFAIK, all the 4p versions of these games don't allow player selection, but the 2p versions do.  if you want to play 4p, you need 4 dedicated coin buttons of some type.
Title: Re: 4 player Simpson's with only a 2 person coindoor...
Post by: TalkingOctopus on October 15, 2005, 01:13:56 am
I have the same setup.  Many of the suggestions posted will work fine.  Either turn on freeplay, or in MAME assign the player 3 coin to the same button as player 3 start.  Do the same for player 4.  You should then be able to start and insert coins using the same button for p3+4.