06002: Most of taito_f3 games: incorrect control type in XML

ID	Category [?]	Severity [?]	Reproducibility	Date Submitted	Last Update
06002	Documentation	Typo	Always	Jul 30, 2015, 12:51	Aug 2, 2015, 03:57

Tester	haynor666	View Status	Public	Platform	MAME (Official Binary)
Assigned To		Resolution	No change required	OS	Windows Vista/7/8 (64-bit)
Status [?]	Closed			Driver	taito/taito_f3.cpp
Version	0.164	Fixed in Version		Build	64-bit
		Fixed in Git Commit		Github Pull Request #

Summary	06002: Most of taito_f3 games: incorrect control type in XML
Description	list xml posts dial as additional control type but in this driver probably only Arkanoid Returns use it. Manual for Arabian Magic does not mention dial.paddle either - http://www.arcade-museum.com/manuals-videogames/A/ArabianMagic.man.pdf I know this is cartridge based system but I think is incorrect to list dial for all games.
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Affected Sets / Systems	Most of taito_f3 games

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No.11914 Tafoid Administrator Jul 30, 2015, 17:37	The inputs are put out to match what the board is capable of, not what the specific game is doing. Like Centipede, the specific game might not use such input but it is mapped and available to mirror that of the original board. I think is it another instance that you might expect each game to show only what it uses and that MAME is showing it ALL.
No.11916 haynor666 Tester Jul 30, 2015, 18:03 edited on: Jul 30, 2015, 18:35	This is typical JAMMA board except additional pins straight from board so either spinner was connected straight to joystick pins (many consoles allowed this like Atari 2600, SMS) or uses special connector on cartrigde (like some Codemasters games on megadrive). In the same situation is decocass driver. Pn the other hand taito_z games have inputs defined per game. Well, if that how it is constructed let it be.
No.11927 NekoEd Senior Tester Aug 2, 2015, 03:57	These are features/limitations of MAME's input system (depending on how you want to look at it). The inputs are physically there on the boards, even if they're not used, so it's technically correct. Closing as per that explanation, if a dev wants to comment or reopen, feel free.