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rCadeGaming:
Obviously you want a 7 button layout for player 1 and 2. There are lots of games that use 6 buttons (3 over 3) for Street Fighter style layouts, and 4 along the bottom for Neo Geo style layouts. These are all 2 player games though, and off the top of my head I can't think of any 3 or 4 player games that use more than 3 buttons.
My advice when planning out your panel would be to get all the games you want to have running on another computer before you start building or buying anything. Even if you just use your keyboard for controls, it's just a test to see how many controls you'll need for the games you want. Run through every game you want and see if it will work with the panel you're planning. From there you'll see what you can add and remove.
Trip:
--- Quote from: rCadeGaming on March 12, 2012, 01:12:51 pm ---Obviously you want a 7 button layout for player 1 and 2. There are lots of games that use 6 buttons (3 over 3) for Street Fighter style layouts, and 4 along the bottom for Neo Geo style layouts. These are all 2 player games though, and off the top of my head I can't think of any 3 or 4 player games that use more than 3 buttons.
My advice when planning out your panel would be to get all the games you want to have running on another computer before you start building or buying anything. Even if you just use your keyboard for controls, it's just a test to see how many controls you'll need for the games you want. Run through every game you want and see if it will work with the panel you're planning. From there you'll see what you can add and remove.
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I have already done that for most games I really want, things like Gauntlet/TMNT/X-men/Simpsons all don't require the extra buttons. So I think I will reduce 3/4 to just 4 buttons.
rCadeGaming:
Nice, keep us updated.
Hoopz:
Seriously, I think there are just TWO games that use 4 buttons for players 3 and 4. If you aren't going to play those with 4 total people on your machine, I wouldn't waste the time, space or money on putting those extra buttons in.
Peja:
Not trying to hijack this thread but my dilema before I build my CP is whether or not to add 6 buttons on the P3 and P4 as well. I am not sure if the OP is planning on running any other emulators besides MAME such as Dreamcast down the line like I am but it may be nice to be future proof.
4 player DC games can be fun(on a CP, not with breakout controlers).....games such as Powerstone 2, Blitz, Jams, Virtua Tennis. I am not sure how many buttons these games use however. May have to dig around and find a manual.
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