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TheMadMechanic:

--- Quote from: keilmillerjr on June 11, 2013, 01:03:59 am ---Minimal is better in my opinion. For mame specific admin keys, just use a keyboard. You don't want nor need a player ---smurfing--- around with your ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---. You can even add a USB port somewhere on the outside of your cabinet to make this easier.

So far, the current idea for my cabinet is to have:

1p
Pause
1p + Pause = Drop coin (via ipac shift function)
Hold 1p = Esc/exit (future feature of FrontEndHelper)

All mimicked for player 2 obviously. Actually, I might make holding 1p be a coin drop and holding pause be Esc/exit. I'm not sure. But you get the idea of how you can eliminate the need for a ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- load of buttons now.

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Thanks for the advice.... will keep it in mind.

paigeoliver:
I have exactly 2 admin buttons and they are hidden out of sight on the underside of the panel where no one can see them.

They are escape and tab. I don't want ANY combination that the players can hit on the panel to either exit the game or get them into the tab menu. Put some kids on the cabinet and they find those combos in minutes, and before you know it they have unmapped the controls and you are having to pull out the keyboard and fix everything the hard way.

I don't understand why a dedicated enter key is even useful? My player 1 button 1 does the selecting in the tab menu. If you NEED enter for other emulators then I am sure you can change your encoder config so that one of your standard buttons does it.

michelevit:
ditto for no dedicated hard wired admin buttons. just use a wireless keyboard.
I use this one and recommend it highly.

a dedicated pause button loses all cred for me. i keep mine on top of my cab.

http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Wireless-Keyboard-Multi-Touch-920-003070/dp/B005DKZTMG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1370983923&sr=8-1&keywords=wireless+keyboard


paigeoliver:
I do have pause on a combo, just because I have gotten to the point in Vs. Dr. Mario where my games can go an hour or more and I can never get through one without my wife needing help with the baby or having to let the dog in or out.

shponglefan:

--- Quote from: michelevit on June 11, 2013, 04:53:31 pm ---a dedicated pause button loses all cred for me. i keep mine on top of my cab.
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"Cred"?  There's arcade "cred" now?

Sheesh people, we're talking about an uber-geeky DIY hobby.  There is no cred to be found in these parts, quit fooling yourselves.

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