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How you map buttons?
Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2003 6:42 pm
by The TJT
Question: How do you map buttons at games which include joystick and 2 buttons right of the stick.
Example: Scramble, Phoenix, Shinobi, Asteroids
Now I think I put allways fire button right, and thrust/bomb/shield/jump buttons left.
I just came from Game on exhibition at Helsinki, I thought all these games had buttons exactly other way, at mame cabinets there.
...I was thinking...Maybe I lost track and do it "wrong" now...or maybe they were clueless? I could allways check the original button order at ebay etc...but I ask anyway. How you do it?
Re: How you map buttons?
Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2003 12:25 pm
by Francois Daniel
The TJT wrote:I just came from Game on exhibition at Helsinki, I thought all these games had buttons exactly other way, at mame cabinets there.
...I was thinking...Maybe I lost track and do it "wrong" now...or maybe they were clueless? I could allways check the original button order at ebay etc...but I ask anyway. How you do it?
I always see jump/bomb button on right side in arcade or home console games. Except for games made by some (all ?) french companies who didn't know make a game
Francois
Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2003 2:18 pm
by QRS
Joy in left hand, fire button to the right followed by the bomb/jump button etc to the far right. That´s my fav setup for all games with two buttons.
btw, Asteroids had a different set up if I remember correctly. With no joy at all, but A LOT of buttons
Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2004 9:18 pm
by mike_myers
In Space Invaders, Phoenix, and similar games -left, right and a shoot- I use the 'up arrow' (or 'down arrow') to shoot. (All controlled with one hand)
For the rest I use the keys Z, X, C,... with the left hand (that depends on the game) and the arrows with the other.
If the game has 5 buttons -ex: MK II-, I use numeric block (numbers 1,3,5,7 and 9)
If the game has 6 buttons -ex: Super SF II Turbo-, I use Z,X,C and A,S,D or numeric block (numbers 1-6).
Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2004 11:38 pm
by The TJT
What if game has 11 buttons?
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2004 4:02 am
by mahlemiut
The TJT wrote:What if game has 11 buttons?
Scream.
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2004 8:48 am
by tar
asteroids type button setup
e.g.
omega race
asterock
meteroids
space fury
solar quest
etc.
left side.................................................... right side of keyboard
Ctrl + Alt...................................................up , left , down , right
rotate right and left.......................................fire , thrust , shield , hyper space