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Title: Help finding a website for arcade controls
Post by: virtual930 on June 18, 2008, 05:46:49 pm

I used to have a site bookmarked that allowed you to select the number of players, buttons, type of joystick/trackball etc... and it would then show you what games could be played with that set up. I think it was pretty basic with black text on a white background. I was wondering if anyone knows the url/name of  the site.

Thanks

Title: Re: Help finding a website for arcade controls
Post by: solowCX on June 18, 2008, 06:11:45 pm

MAWS (http://www.mameworld.net/maws/) is likely what you are looking for.

Title: Re: Help finding a website for arcade controls
Post by: virtual930 on June 18, 2008, 06:48:02 pm

Maws is not it but that may come in handy, thanks

it allowed you to also search buttons, players with greater than, less than, or  equal to a specific number

Title: Re: Help finding a website for arcade controls
Post by: FrizzleFried on June 18, 2008, 07:46:19 pm

Maws...use the advanced search feature.

Title: Re: Help finding a website for arcade controls
Post by: u_rebelscum on June 18, 2008, 11:06:55 pm

Well, besides MAWS, OTTOMH there's:

- ROMlister   (http://www.waste.org/~winkles/ROMLister/)(awesome query builder app, but not on line)
- controls.dat (http://fe.donkeyfly.com/controls/controls.php)  (more detailed than MAWS, and data can be used with ROMlister, but not complete.  see reports for online search, or downline to was with ROMlister)
- WestControls   (http://www.westcontrols.com/files/products_controls.php)(sells the controls it says works with the games, so check with the others to verify IMO.  But great one-spot search-&-buy if that's what you want)

Title: Re: Help finding a website for arcade controls
Post by: Havok on June 19, 2008, 03:03:52 am

Quote from: u_rebelscum on June 18, 2008, 11:06:55 pm

Well, besides MAWS, OTTOMH there's:

- ROMlister   (http://www.waste.org/~winkles/ROMLister/)(awesome query builder app, but not on line)
- controls.dat (http://fe.donkeyfly.com/controls/controls.php)  (more detailed than MAWS, and data can be used with ROMlister, but not complete.  see reports for online search, or downline to was with ROMlister)
- WestControls   (http://www.westcontrols.com/files/products_controls.php)(sells the controls it says works with the games, so check with the others to verify IMO.  But great one-spot search-&-buy if that's what you want)

Cool - never heard of Westcontrols. I'll definitely mess around there. And Wow - $624 for a Star Wars yoke?

Title: Re: Help finding a website for arcade controls
Post by: Ummon on June 19, 2008, 07:28:58 pm

Quote from: Havok on June 19, 2008, 03:03:52 am

Cool - never heard of Westcontrols. I'll definitely mess around there. And Wow - $624 for a Star Wars yoke?

Yeah, I initially looked them up a few years ago. I don't know who they're selling to with some of those prices.