08104: spyhunt: Spy Hunter default controls are awful

ID	Category [?]	Severity [?]	Reproducibility	Date Submitted	Last Update
08104	Gameplay	Major	Always	Oct 9, 2021, 04:43	Oct 9, 2021, 12:11

Tester	spyhunter	View Status	Public	Platform	MAME (Official Binary)
Assigned To		Resolution	Invalid report	OS	Windows 10 (64-bit)
Status [?]	Closed			Driver	midway/mcr3.cpp
Version	0.236	Fixed in Version		Build	64-bit
		Fixed in Git Commit		Github Pull Request #

Summary	08104: spyhunt: Spy Hunter default controls are awful
Description	Have always been awful, I have detailed an easy change to a couple of settings to make the game playable: 1) Simply configure UP on the analog stick of your controller for the Pedal Analog which changes it to LSY (Y-axis). The steering is already set as LSX (X-axis). In earlier MAME releases you could use the Z-axis of the triggers as gas/brake... now up and down stick work best as gas/brake 2) Set the Pedal Analog INC and DEC to NONE 3) In the Analog Controls - Turn the Pedal 1 Reverse to ON 4) WHALA, the car purrs along on medium throttle (don't ask me why), and the up and down of the analog stick does a very good job of controlling the speed of the car I will upload 2 screen shots of the above ideal default settings. This game deserves so much more respect than it gets through MAME. Sound effects are still dreadful compared to the arcade cabinet after all these years.
Steps To Reproduce	Just play the game.
Additional Information
Github Commit

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Affected Sets / Systems	spyhunt

Attached Files	IMG_0392.jpg (506,310 bytes) Oct 9, 2021, 04:44 Uploaded by spyhunter
Attached Files	IMG_0393.jpg (374,350 bytes) Oct 9, 2021, 04:44 Uploaded by spyhunter

No.19324 hap Developer Oct 9, 2021, 11:41	Not a bug, more like an advice report for joypad users? There's nothing wrong with the default controls. Gas pedal is on IPT_PEDAL Steering wheel is on IPT_PADDLE and the buttons: PORT_BIT( 0x10, IP_ACTIVE_LOW, IPT_BUTTON2 ) PORT_NAME("Gear Shift") PORT_TOGGLE PORT_BIT( 0x01, IP_ACTIVE_LOW, IPT_BUTTON4 ) PORT_NAME("Left Button / Oil Slick") PORT_BIT( 0x02, IP_ACTIVE_LOW, IPT_BUTTON3 ) PORT_NAME("Left Trigger / Missiles") PORT_BIT( 0x04, IP_ACTIVE_LOW, IPT_START1 ) PORT_NAME("Center Button / Weapons Van") PORT_BIT( 0x08, IP_ACTIVE_LOW, IPT_BUTTON5 ) PORT_NAME("Right Button / Smoke Screen") PORT_BIT( 0x10, IP_ACTIVE_LOW, IPT_BUTTON6 ) PORT_NAME("Right Trigger / Machine Guns") (IPT_BUTTON1 is skipped since default keyboard input would conflict with IPT_PEDAL)
No.19325 Haze Senior Tester Oct 9, 2021, 12:11	yeah, this isn't a bug report.

No.19324

hap

Developer

Oct 9, 2021, 11:41

Not a bug, more like an advice report for joypad users?

There's nothing wrong with the default controls.

Gas pedal is on IPT_PEDAL
Steering wheel is on IPT_PADDLE

and the buttons:
PORT_BIT( 0x10, IP_ACTIVE_LOW, IPT_BUTTON2 ) PORT_NAME("Gear Shift") PORT_TOGGLE
PORT_BIT( 0x01, IP_ACTIVE_LOW, IPT_BUTTON4 ) PORT_NAME("Left Button / Oil Slick")
PORT_BIT( 0x02, IP_ACTIVE_LOW, IPT_BUTTON3 ) PORT_NAME("Left Trigger / Missiles")
PORT_BIT( 0x04, IP_ACTIVE_LOW, IPT_START1 ) PORT_NAME("Center Button / Weapons Van")
PORT_BIT( 0x08, IP_ACTIVE_LOW, IPT_BUTTON5 ) PORT_NAME("Right Button / Smoke Screen")
PORT_BIT( 0x10, IP_ACTIVE_LOW, IPT_BUTTON6 ) PORT_NAME("Right Trigger / Machine Guns")

(IPT_BUTTON1 is skipped since default keyboard input would conflict with IPT_PEDAL)

No.19325

Haze

Senior Tester

Oct 9, 2021, 12:11

yeah, this isn't a bug report.