The NEW Build Your Own Arcade Controls
Main => Software Forum => Topic started by: crashdmj on August 05, 2003, 09:03:28 pm
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Dunno if this is possible and may be looked down upon by true arcade enthusist (those against putting consoles on a cabinet), but it would be neat to have an option within a frontend that when you start a game you have the option of using a controller versus the Control Panel. But I am just day-dreaming. I realize that their are many diff. emus for many diff. consoles so that might be impossible. Just a thought.
Derek
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Are you talking about using a game controller for some emus and the joys for other emus?
Or are you talking about sometimes using the joysticks and sometimes using a control pad all within the same emu?
Either one is actually already possible.
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I was talking about: hmmmm ok let's say you are used to playing nes on the CP however your annoying friend isn't and therefore wants to use a gamepad, is there a way where you can tell the FE to tell the emu that you want to use a gamepad instead of the CP (instead of manually using a mouse and selecting the option in an emulator)?
Does that make sense?
Derek
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Why wouldn't you just setup the emu to use either control?
Btw this isn't possible for a fe as each emu has a different config file, some don't even have config files, and each one is in a different format and named differently.
Thank you for playing! (copyright planetjay 1984)
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Well I could setup both controls but then when I play a 2-player game and Im kicking ass the "annoying friend" can hit the CP to screw me up, oh well it was worth a shot thanks.
Derek
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Yeah, define all the controls in mame (or use ctrlr files with mame).
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Well I could setup both controls but then when I play a 2-player game and Im kicking ass the "annoying friend" can hit the CP to screw me up, oh well it was worth a shot thanks.
Derek
How could he when he is player 2 and you are player 1? His gamepad would be mapped to player 2's controls and thus he could only interfere with those buttons on the panel. Since you are player 1 he can't mess you up. :)
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What's up with this paranoia about friends screwing you up? They can do that anyway no matter what you do.
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No doubt. Last night I was on a serious high-score breaking run in ESP Ra.De. and my wife was wanting me to go upstairs so we could... sleep. She was able to quickly disrupt my run, with a minimum of effort. And she didn't even need to use the P2 controls to do it!
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Hehe, in those situation if you really want the high score just save the game :)
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No doubt. Last night I was on a serious high-score breaking run in ESP Ra.De. and my wife was wanting me to go upstairs so we could... sleep. She was able to quickly disrupt my run, with a minimum of effort. And she didn't even need to use the P2 controls to do it!
who cares about the game, what matters is "Did you get any ?" :D
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Whenever you wanna beat a friend at a game just turn to him and smack him. Unless his name is something like Biff or Butch I guarantee he will let go of the controls to hold his nose.
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Hey man, stop picking on butch. She's a nice girl, she just has a glandular problem.