The NEW Build Your Own Arcade Controls

Front End Support => MaLa Frontend => Topic started by: danfman on February 28, 2009, 12:09:50 pm

Title: pause
Post by: danfman on February 28, 2009, 12:09:50 pm
Is there a way to pause the game?
Title: Re: pause
Post by: ngiovas on February 28, 2009, 01:40:59 pm
I don't know if there is a button mapped for pause by default, but when playing games on my computer for testing purposes, the "p" key pauses the game.  I'm guessing you could map a button on a cabinet to do the same.

I just started playing with MAME & Mala this past week, so unfortunately I can't provide any more info than that.

Nick
Title: Re: pause
Post by: dkubarek on February 28, 2009, 09:54:44 pm
Yea, you can make any key (or button) pause under the tab in mame. You can also make a combination of buttons, say player 1 start + another button pause the game, but most people opt for a dedicated pause button so you can hit it on the fly and make something like escape a two button combo so it doesn't quit when you don't want it to.
Title: Re: pause
Post by: ivwshane on March 01, 2009, 02:01:07 am
Yea, you can make any key (or button) pause under the tab in mame. You can also make a combination of buttons, say player 1 start + another button pause the game, but most people opt for a dedicated pause button so you can hit it on the fly and make something like escape a two button combo so it doesn't quit when you don't want it to.

That's exactly how I have mine setup. I have a pause and a UI (mame ui window) button, which allows me to pause a game and confiure the keys. For exiting I have to press the pause button and the p1 button at the same time.