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leapinlew:

--- Quote from: boogieman on June 01, 2008, 08:37:40 pm ---Where can I find that escape must be held for 2 seconds utility?  I would like that even with the dedicated one.  Tab will be shifted but is definitely out as a dedicated.  I could imagine my neices/nephew getting into those menus!   :cry:

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http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=59867.0


u_rebelscum:

--- Quote from: leapinlew on June 01, 2008, 06:58:21 pm ---
--- Quote from: fixedpigs on June 01, 2008, 06:27:08 pm ---'oh no...we both died...hurry and hit your button so we can keep playing...oh...crap...'

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Yeah, I get it. It's just infrequent.
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Once is far too much.  Happened to me twice the first day I played mame (with my brother on his hotrodse CP he just pulled out of the box).  Neither of us knew what happened the first time, but the second time on a different game got us both pissed.   Almost made me think "Screw it, mame sucks, great when playing but dies at the best point, they must be doing it on purpose, I won't play it again".  But luckily my brother found that it was P1 + P2 start combo that did it, unmapped it, and well, I'm still here. :)

I will never, NEVER, ever make a CP where exit can be activated with just normal buttons. 
A single button is too easy, too.


--- Quote from: Crowquill on June 02, 2008, 03:11:10 pm ---P1 Bottom 4 buttons and start=exit (I told you I was paranoid)

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Ahh, okay I take it back.  I might do a "just normal button" combo, but your paranoid is not quite enough for me.  I'd do P1 four buttons + P2 four buttons + P2 down right diag (grabbed by thumb).  At least nine fingers needed, and the only reason P1 wouldn't need to do a direction is the stick is not where my thumb is.  Serious.  Otherwise at least two admin only buttons, at least one used only to exit, away from all other buttons.


But that's just me. ;D  If it doesn't bother others, shrug.

boogieman:
Well, thanks for the help/info everybody!

I have sent the artwork to mamemarquees to get printed.  I am going with the panel above with exit (will have the 2 second utility), pause (shifted for tab) player 1 and 2 and coin 1 and 2.  I plan on using epoxy to stick a quarter to the coin up buttons.  I will paint a 1 and 2 on each coin.  It should look neat.

Alternately, instead of shifting pause to function as the tab key, I may just hide it inside the coin door.  We'll see.

Thanks again!

I also sent my control panel overlay graphics to be printed.  Getting an original joust marquee resized to fit too.  I can't wait till they come in!

Timstuff:
I'm personally just going with escape and pause.

CrazyKongFan:
I too have ESC, TAB and P (pause) on the panel. I'm not worried about someone screwing it up. Besides me, about the only other one who might use it is my brother. I do have a service/reset switch too, but I mounted that on a little bracket inside the coin door, in a common location for such things.

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