Best/Easiest way to remap keys for NeoGeo

[massive88]

This is something that I have overlooked in all my setup, and I dont know for sure a good way to do this.

I have a classic 7 button setup, but dont know how to easily remap NeoGeo games to use the correct keys, besides making a custom key assignment every time I load up a NeoGeo game that is, or making mamewah custom ini files for every neogeo game to load new keymaps.  Neither of these sound like a good solution.

There has got to be an easier way to do this, can anyone help?

I use Mamewah and Mame 0.117

Thanks for any suggestions!

[Ginsu Victim]

Rewire?
Mine is setup as
456
123
     4

No adjustments needed for me, though Capcom fighters have reversed kick and punch (though I don't mind).

[massive88]

Rewire?
Mine is setup as
456
123
     4

No adjustments needed for me, though Capcom fighters have reversed kick and punch (though I don't mind).

Whoa, certainly a possibility, but that would be a far worse solution for me personally than having my NeoGeo buttons wrong, Id much rather have Capcom accuracy  =D

If theres no easier way, Ill do it the hard way eventually.

Also mine are physically set up as:

 123
 456
7

[Space Fractal]

You could mightbeen use 2 emulators: One for all games but removed Neogeo as system. And then another mame for using NeoGeo games.

You can then threat Netgeo like a System in Mamewah.

[u_rebelscum]

Ctrlr file.

That's how the x-arcade & hotrodse do it.  (Check out the files in the ctrlr file if you use mame; mameUI does NOT include the files.)  It's easy, but quite a few steps to make your at first; once set up, you can continue using the ctrlr file (unless mame changes it again, of course). 

How to make a ctrlr file (lines starting with "*" are optional):

• *delete cfg/default.cfg
• *start any game in mame
• *do all every-game remaps (tab, Input (general), etc)
• *exit mame
• copy cfg/default.cfg to ctrlr/yourname.cfg ("yourname" is any name you want)
• edit mame.ini and set "ctrlr  yourname"
• delete cfg/default.cfg
• start any neogeo game  (<--- if repeat, start again here)
• remap for neogeo, except remap in the "Input (general)" menu, like you did for every game above.
• *play game, err,  test inputs
• exit mame
• open cfg/default.cfg in a text editor
• find the line that starts "<system" and change the name from "default" to "neogeo"
• copy starting from "<system..>" to "</system>" (including these lines)
• open ctrlr/yourname.cfg in a text editor
• paste the lines after the last </system> already there
• save ctrlr/yourname.cfg
• delete cfg/default.cfg
• *repeat for other driver sets, parent/clone sets, or specific games.^
• test neogeo and non neogeo games

^  Change the system name to the driver, parent, or specific game name instead of "neogeo".  And always order the systems with "default" first, then the drivers, then the parents, then the specific games last.

Note to self: come on reb, wiki this already. 

[southpaw13]

Yes, follow u_rebelscum instructions.  He has helped me in the past with this and it is the only way to go.  Do it through the software....

[massive88]

Rebel's was both the easiest and the best!  Thanks, I knew there had to be someway.

[ratsflif]

Thanks, I was thinking about how to do this for some time now.  Just tried your steps on my cab and it worked perfect.

[DJ Infinity]

This thread needs to be stickied. I'ma try this when I get home cause setting controls for each and every game is a pain. 

[Lilwolf]

use multimame if you can define all neogeo games

http://multimame.wikidot.com/

You could (for instance) change the defaults for all 8 way, 4 button games...   It also supports must of the .ini 's out there.  I believe one of them separates games by the system.  If that was the case, it would again be very easy. 

If your interested, I could look into the exact filter you would want for it.

[u_rebelscum]

This thread needs to be stickied. I'ma try this when I get home cause setting controls for each and every game is a pain. 

I'll see if I can clean it up and wiki-fi it this weekend.  Been meaning to for a while, and started a rough draft somewhere even.

[jrmitch]

Here's a link to the thread when I asked this question some time ago:

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=73532.msg760034#msg760034

Somebody uploaded an example ctrl file as an example