Mame: Non-Joystick game has joystick enabled.. Would like it off..

[bperkins01]

Hi Everyone,

I'm wading through the software setup of my environment. 
For some reason - the joystick seems to be configured for everything (although I'm still testing that theory)

That said - here is the issue:

Centipede - a trackball game and a fire button.  (not a joystick game)

My system has the joystick enabled (and it works btw)
If I export the mame.xml file it shows the joystick as enabled..

Similar on Arkanoid - I have a spinner - but the joystick is enabled..
I can't figure out how the games know the correct buttons - but just toss the joystick in for fun..

Any ideas?
thx

[05SRT4]

The only thing I can think of is changing them in game.

When the game is loaded, press tab or what ever button you have setup to get into the MAME settings. There is a option to set controls for In General, and one for In Game.
Just go to the In game and remove all the keybindings for the joysticks.

You would need to do this to each game individually.

[PL1]

Have you set paddle_device, dial_device, and trackball_device to "mouse" in mame.ini?

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# CORE INPUT AUTOMATIC ENABLE OPTIONS
#
paddle_device             mouse
adstick_device            keyboard
pedal_device              keyboard
dial_device               mouse
trackball_device          mouse
lightgun_device           keyboard
positional_device         keyboard
mouse_device              mouse


Scott

[bperkins01]

Thanks guys..

I started messing with the mame config.. 
I made it so the joystick doesn't work at this point..
and somehow broke my spinner..
I'm pretty sure 80% of my build will be software configuration 
The cabinet was much simpler..
 

[bperkins01]

ok - all set..

Configuring mame to ignore the joystick mattered.
deleting .cfg files and letting them rebuild mattered..

Part of the issue I had was LEDBlinky was announcing the joystick for non-joystick games..   
I worked with Arzoo and ironed out the parts that were not working as expected.

Much more to do - but I think I'm over this little hurdle..
thx