list of vertical games needed

[Brax]

I know there's a way, I'm just not real strong on the software end of things.....

I was wondering if I could get a list of all the vertical 4 way (or 2 way) games that are supported in Mame.

I'm considering building a cheap cabinet for work. 4 way joystick, vertical monitor, 2 buttons, maybe using a keyboard hack.... I'd like to see if there's enough games available using those restrictions. I suspect I'll have a slow computer with a smaller monitor, that's why I wanted to go vertical and stick to the older games.

[ddoyle1996]

Check out this site - it's got a zip file of vertical mame games.

http://www.geocities.com/thepinnyparlour/download.htm

But, it doesn't tell you which games are 2-way or 4-way.

[JLR2000]

Brax-

Here's a spreadsheet with the info you need. I can't remember what version games this is based on, maybe .59?  What I did is use a program (ROMorg?) to extract the data into a spreadsheet. Then I just sort by orientation/controls/year.  I removed the Horizontals and the dial and trackball controlled games.  I don't want to remove anymore of the controls, because the information about the controls is notoriously wrong....

Hope this helps.

PS. The file below has a .png extension....you will need to rename it to .xls to read it.  If you prefer, PM me and I will get it to you another way....

[Brax]

Whoa! Holy Gawd, theres over 1000!

Thanks so much, thats a great starting point. Its a huge help.

[Frostillicus]

You could get that handy program called SortInfo and export the list into excel, just like JLR2000 did - only with the latest info.  Excel pretty much rocks when it comes to sorting raw data by fields/columns/rows/etc.  That's how I made my custom game launcher lists (vertical 4-way, fighter, trackball, spinner, etc).

here is the link, though i'm not sure if this is the official homepage:
http://hem.passagen.se/robert.palmqvist/Downloads/downloads.html

[JLR2000]

Frosty's right, but I didn't use SortInfo, I used ROMorg.exe...you can find it here:

http://pigseye.kennesaw.edu/~dhirschl/mame/

Not sure why I went this route, it was awhile ago......but I just used it to extract the game info, then imported it into excel and used that to do all the sort stuff like Frostillicus said.....

[SirPoonga]

I'd like to see if there's enough games available using those restrictions. I suspect I'll have a slow computer with a smaller monitor, that's why I wanted to go vertical and stick to the older games.

Verticle 4-ways, hmm, most of the classics, Mr. Do, pacman, donkey kong.  I'd go with 8-ways too, that would cover all your vertical shooters like 1943 and do don pachi.

[paigeoliver]

Here. I already did this a while back. I checked them all myself, due to all the misinformation in sort info. This is good as of two Mame versions ago. This is Originals only, (with nrallyv added), with all games with non-working sound, or other major problems removed (also removed Crazy Kong and a couple  other crap "original" clones). So here it is, 4-way and 2-way vertical master list.

Ali Baba and 40 Thieves
Amidar
Anteater
Armored Car
Astro Blaster
Astro Fighter
Astro Invader
Bagman
Balloon Bomber
Black Hole
Burger Time
Carnival
Cavelon
Checkman
Circus Charlie
Commando
Congo Bongo
Cosmic Guerilla
Cosmos
Crush Roller
Dazzler
Defend the Terra Attack on the Red UFO (bootleg)
Devil Fish
Dig Dug
Dig Dug II
Disco No.1
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong 3
Donkey Kong Junior
Dream Shopper
Eyes
Faster Harder More Challenging Q*bert (prototype)
Frogger
Galaga
Galaxian
Galaxy Wars
Gals Panic
Guzzler
Heiankyo Alien
Intrepid
Invader's Revenge
Invinco / Head On 2
Joust 2 - Survival of the Fittest
Jr. Pac-Man
Jump Coaster
Jumping Jack
Jungler
Kicker
King & Balloon
Lady Bug
Lasso
Levers
Lock'n'Chase
Loco-Motion
Logger
Lunar Rescue
Mappy
Marvin's Maze
Mikie
Minky Monkey
Monster Bash
Moon Alien Part 2
Moon Quasar
Mr. Do!
Mr. Do's Castle
Mr. F. Lea
Mr. Jong
Mr. TNT
Ms. Pac-Man
Mysterious Stones
Naughty Boy
New Rally-X (Vertical)
Ozma Wars
Pac & Pal
Pac-Man
Pac-Man Plus
Pengo
Pickin'
Pisces
Pleiads
Pooyan
Pop Flamer
Pulsar
Q*bert
Q*bert's Qubes
Qix
Return of the Invaders
Roc'n Rope
Route 16
SWAT
Samurai Nihon-ichi
Satan's Hollow
Scrambled Egg
Sindbad Mystery
Solar Fox
Son of Phoenix
Space Invaders
Space Invaders Part II
Space Laser
Space Panic
Springer
Stratovox
Streaking
Super Bagman
Super Pac-Man
Super Space Invaders '91
Tank Battalion
The Electric Yo-Yo
The End
The Glob
Tomahawk 777
Tower of Druaga
Triple Punch
Van Van Car
Warp & Warp
Wiping
Zzyzzyxx

I believe there are a few more in the last few Mame versions. I seem to recall at least one new Dirty Qix lookalike that would go on this list.