Arcade Cabinet - Navigating Windows Games

[djarthur78]

Hi,

 

I have an arcade cabinet with some MAME, consoles and some Windows games (Steam and direct).

 

Does anyone else run windows games using a arcade 6 buttom setup?

If so, how do you override the buttons to mimic the enter and escape buttons? (the ones usually used in games to go in and out of menus

 

Thanks

 

 

[JoeViking245]

Setup a modifier button.  For my cab that uses the Mini-PAC encoder, Player_1_Start button is the modifier.  So simultaneously pressing Player_1_Start  and Player_1_Coin sends Enter.  Pressing Player_1_Start  and Pause buttons sends Escape.

[djarthur78]

Hi, thanks for the hint.. though not really sure how to do it

 

Anymore info you can give me? 

[JoeViking245]

Need to know what your encoder is.  You can either find it in the specs that came with the cab you got, ask the person/company who built it, or follow the wires from the buttons to it.

Though there's a chance that whoever built it already set those up.  However you exit a MAME game will (should) = Escape.

 

 

[djarthur78]

OK, thanks.. now ill really sound like a noob.

 

So i built the cab. It is an IPAC2 encoder.

 

I see you mention MAME, so i already have it setup so i press coin and then player 1 to exit all of my MAME and Console games. All of those are working fine.

But i have no clue what to do with a window game, like Streets of Rage 4 - which i just purchased

 

I would like to be able to use the cab to navigate and use the menus, ideally the coin and start button (which on my cab are buttons "1" ansd "5")

Edited May 5, 2020 by djarthur78

[JoeViking245]

For Windows game like SOR4, go into the Input Settings then assign the "keyboard" bindings.  Up/Down/Left/Right should already be assigned accordingly to the joystick (actually the other way around as the the Joy Up is (should be) assigned to the up arrow key.... etc.).  

Looking at https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Streets_of_Rage_4#Input_settings, by default, Jump is assigned to "SpaceBar" which if 'so-far-so-good' should be your Button_3.  However Attack is "D" which (probably) none of your cab buttons are assigned to.  Arrow (or Joy) Down to Attack, press Enter, then press Button_1 (which should be assigned to "Ctrl" [maybe ] ) ... or which ever button you want.   ...and so on.

8 hours ago, djarthur78 said:

coin and start button (which on my cab are buttons "1" and "5")

Any chance Coin is the "5" key and Start is the "1" key?

Ultimarc shows that the default for "Enter" is Start + Joy_Left.  (aka "1" + "Left_Arrow")  which to me seems odd.  But I suppose I'm just used to how my cab was setup.  Regardless, I'm sure you have "Enter" configured in there somewhere.  You'll be able to see exactly where using the WinIPAC utility program.  Here's mine:

I'm curious to see what you find.  

[djarthur78]

Thank you so much for this!!! Worked like a charm as you mentioned

I downloaded the software you referenced and the mapping were as you say.

Enter : Player 1 + Left1

Escape : Player 1 + Player 2

 

Thanks a LOT for the help here!

[JoeViking245]

Glad it worked!!!  "Game on!" as they say.