Posted by bernard on 19, 2001 at 4:15 AM:
I'm trying to decide how many buttons to put on my control panel. I'm only interested in playing CLASSIC games (late 70's to mid-late 80's), so I wont be needing 6 buttons for Street Fighter, or Mortal Kombat, or Neo Geo stuff. As I thought about it more, I realized I need a LOT less buttons than I thought.
I know, I know...you're gonna say, "Put on a lot of buttons and do it THIS way so you wont have to do it again later, you'll always have enough buttons!" Honestly...I JUST want CLASSIC games, and I don't have a large control panel to work with, and I want to fit one 8-way joystick, one 4-way joystick and a spinner.
MOST of the CLASSIC games use only one button and not many use more than TWO. I'd like some input...if people can help me brainstorm : Name some CLASSIC games that use MORE than 2 buttons? I'm talking about buttons that are JUST for GAME PLAY (not start buttons etc). Don't forget the Vector games...many of those used mostly buttons instead of joysticks I think.
Defender (5), Asteroids (5), Bank Panic (3), Double Dragon (3), Golden Axe (3), Track & Field (3), Mouse Trap (4), Missle Command (3)
Can anyone think of more? Thanks!
-bernard