Posted by Matt M. on September 24, 1999 at 07:47:51:
In Reply to: Re: Help, MAME cabinet w/ 4 player setup posted by Just Michael on September 23, 1999 at 14:14:18:
: 2) That is up to you but when I build my cabinet I plan on using my L4 Gameport card from PDPI and a keyboard hack(or encoder if I have the money)for the other buttons. With the add-on bracket(which I have)I can run 4 joysticks at the same time. Each of my cheap analog joysticks has 6 buttons and it sees everything just fine all of the time.
: 3) Nope. I plan on 4 players and probably 6 buttons per player. Coin and start and pause buttons for each player and then Esc,Tab,Enter,F2,F3 and any others needed.
: The L4 only has windows drivers currently.
Even thought the L4 gameport can have four sticks attached at a time, I thought it could only use any two at the same time. Am I wrong? If this gamecard can indeed use all four at the same time then my problem is solved!!!
I could also use the L4 to run two sticks with (6) buttons each and attach the remaining two sticks with (4) buttons each to a keyboard hack. Would this allow me to have a working four player setup? (it would certainly reduce the ghosting problem)
Any input appreciated.
Matt M.