Posted by Tom61 on November 10, 1999 at 16:16:49:
In Reply to: Need opinions for CP interface (regulars please read) posted by Nefarious on November 10, 1999 at 14:21:52:
I'd go with an snes pad hack if I was you, since there's 10 buttons (the start and Select count)+ the d-pad. Ghosting and masking would probably be a problem with a keyboard hack, even with 2 joys and 4 buttons on the joystick port.
: Just got my cab (Combatribes that was converted from a
: Xenophobe) and now I'm ready for a new control panel.
: Here are the components I want on the CP:
: - 4 joysticks
: - 2 players with 6 buttons, 2 with 3 buttons(18 total)
: - 1 coin and 1 start button each (8 total)
: - Trackball
: - Spinner
: I'll use the keyboard hack for the usual buttons
: (coin, start, any others?) and the serial port for the
: trackball and spinner. What about the joysticks and
: their buttons? Would the SNES hack be a good plan for
: that (via parallel port)? Use of combination of
: keyboard and gameport? I want to be able to use the
: joysticks in pair for games like Karate Champ, etc.
: So keep that in mind too.
: One more question. Where do I get a JAMMA fingerboard?
: Thanks,
: -Nefarious