My control scheme for HS on my Neo Geo MVS MAME/HS cab.

[jtslade]

So galegovision sent me a message and I realized that I had some problems with my layout that maybe someone else here could suggest a fix.

My layout is a standard MVS Neo Geo CAB layout.

Player One Start (on the left)

Select Game Button in the middle

Player Two Start (on the left)

Two 8 Way Euro Sticks with 4 buttons each (ABCD)

Search and you'll find my build thread from like 2008 or something.

Here is a description of my button setup. I think it could definitely be improved upon..

This was my 1st build so I used a Mini-Pac from Ultimarc. If I did it today it would be just an Ipac 2 player or something..

I took the defaults on the Ultimarc Mini-Pac (which is the same on many of his products J-Pac and the like and matches MAME defaults pretty well)

But the 1st thing to change is don't use the ALT key, it sux (the repeat rate is very low on ALT and will effect gameplay), change it so that Player One Button two is some other regular key like U or Z or anything not ALT

Normal Un-shifted buttons:

Player 1 Start = 1

Player 2 Start = 2

Select Game= Enter Key

Up down Left and Right are the same on the keyboard.. For player 2 I just made them whatever the MAME defaults are, and I think that its in the MinPac by default as well.

Player One A= CTRL

B= Something not ALT key

C= Spacebar

D=Left Shift

Player Two A= A

B= S

C= Q

W= W

The Player one start (HOLD) is my Shift function.

Player One Start (HOLD) + <other button> = Keystroke

Player One Start (HOLD)+ Player 2 Start = ESC

Player One Start (HOLD)+ Select Game Button = PAUSE KEY

Player One Start (HOLD)+ Player 1 A = Coin 1

".. " + Player 1 B = Not Used

".. " + Player 1 C = TAB

".. " + Player 1 D = F (whatever Favorites in HS is mapped to)

Player One Start (HOLD) + Player 2 A = Coin 2

".. " + Player 2 B = Frameskip UP

".. " + Player 2 C = Framskip Down

".. " + Player 2 D = Service F2

Ok for volume I use a program called CabVol and I set my shift for CabVol as Enter Key with up and down on Player One as volume up and down.

Problems that I would like to solve.

You and a friend are playing and he goes to put some coins in, then you hit player two start and you are ejected from the game back into HS. This has happened to me a bunch of times and kills the game mood for sure.

Trying to map certain games is tough. I like Defender and its tough to get something close to the original. Everytime I go and play an original its a huge adjustment.

[galegovision]

I'm also curious to see what others think since I have the same cab.