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McHale:
I use key combos for some functions (coins, pause, esc) but do have an admin panel behind the coin door with [momentary/off/momentary] toggle switches on them.  The only reason I didn't mount pause and esc buttons on the top of my control panel is because it's a thick steel control panel and drilling is a bit more difficult than drilling through wood.  Translation: I'm lazy.

UFO:
I wasnt planning on having any admin buttons at all either.

What would be wrong with:

UP + PL1: COIN
RIGHT + PL1: EXIT
DOWN + PL1: PAUSE
LEFT + PL1: TAB

I can't really see anyone mistakenly pushing those combo's while playing, my PL1 button is out of the way.

I'm using a minipac - is this an issue?

TheMadMechanic:

--- Quote from: UFO on August 06, 2013, 06:42:36 pm ---I wasnt planning on having any admin buttons at all either.

What would be wrong with:

UP + PL1: COIN
RIGHT + PL1: EXIT
DOWN + PL1: PAUSE
LEFT + PL1: TAB

I can't really see anyone mistakenly pushing those combo's while playing, my PL1 button is out of the way.

I'm using a minipac - is this an issue?

--- End quote ---

A minipac should be fine, it gives you the option to for combos.

UFO:
Thanks buddy...

PL1:

--- Quote from: UFO on August 06, 2013, 06:42:36 pm ---my PL1 button

--- End quote ---
You have a "Scott" button?   :duckhunt

Well . . . I'm not an admin so I guess that's OK.  :lol


--- Quote from: UFO on August 06, 2013, 06:42:36 pm ---What would be wrong with:

UP + PL1: COIN
RIGHT + PL1: EXIT
DOWN + PL1: PAUSE
LEFT + PL1: TAB

--- End quote ---
It's not a question of "wrong", but a question of balancing advantages, disadvantages, and personal preferences in a multipart equation with variables that include:
- Functionality
- Ease of use
- Ease of use for wife/kids/guests (as applicable)
- Possibility that someone will mess up your setup (see below)
- Aesthetics

If someone says, "I just wanna panel that looks like a real one," that leaves a lot of room for potential pitfalls if they haven't planned things well enough.


--- Quote from: UFO on August 06, 2013, 06:42:36 pm ---I can't really see anyone mistakenly pushing those combo's while playing, my PL1 button is out of the way.

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It's not that big of a stretch to imagine a casual/inexperienced/inattentive gamer with their left hand on the joystick reaching over to press P1 Start and accidently actuating the joystick.

How mad will your friends be if they're fighting Shredder during a great game of TMNT if Player one accidently pulls the joystick to the right as he hits P1 Start?

How mad will you be if some kid starts joystick-twiddling/button-mashing and messes up your carefully configured menu settings? (How long will it take to notice it?  How long to fix things after you eventually realize something is wrong?  How many things were changed that you won't find until the next party?)

I'm not saying it's guaranteed -- I'm not even saying it's probable.

I'm just saying that it's easily possible and that you should take that into consideration before mapping any combo/shifted button to menu on a dedicated cab instead of pulling out a keyboard for (rarely needed) re-configurations.

Whatever approach anyone chooses, I encourage them to make a fully-informed and carefully-considered decision.   :cheers:


Scott

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