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start / back / exit / coin buttons! help!
kevo1321:
hi so im new to this... gonna attempt to build my own arcade control panel.. im just a little lost on a few small things..
i see in some videos and pics the people have 3-5 buttons at the top of their control panels for like start back and exit and sometimes other stuff...
i planned on using the ipac4 and i dont see anywhere on there to be able to setup keys for that... is that when the shift key function comes into play? like if enter was suppose to be player 1 button held down and tap button 1 for player 1... so i can just wire up my custom "ENTER" button to hit both those keys at the same time? is that how it works? if that made any sense to anyone...
also i dont understand the coin buttons... why do you need the coin button next to the player buttons? do you have to like give yourself credits to play? dont get the coin button...
if anyone can help me out with the whole coin button and start / back / exit buttons it would be greatly appreciated.. i havnt been able to find anything on those specific topics..
thx
javeryh:
Hi. You should read the WIKI. There is a lot of info in there. You should also read as much as you can over at Mameworld so you get a better understanding of MAME (coin buttons are not totally necessary but 99% of people include them because they don't want to keep a roll of quarters near by in order to play). As for the iPac - all it does really is act as a keyboard - in MAME the "Coin" button is default at "5". You can make any button on your CP do anything you want it to.
kevo1321:
thx.. thats pretty much what i needed to know.. just needed some clarification.. im making my layout for my control panel and i needed to know what buttons i needed... so its good to know i can make some custom buttons.. ill go read some stuff at mame world
thx again
Ginsu Victim:
I definitely recommend installing MAME on your main computer and learning it, then figure out what functions you will want on your control panel or hidden on your cabinet.
kevo1321:
great idea... gonna do that...
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