08211: sbrkout: Game select switch missing

ID	Category [?]	Severity [?]	Reproducibility	Date Submitted	Last Update
08211	DIP/Input	Feature	Always	Feb 18, 2022, 07:31	Feb 19, 2022, 08:28

Tester	CYBERYOGI -CO-Windler	View Status	Public	Platform	MAME (Official Binary)
Assigned To		Resolution	Invalid report	OS	Windows 10/11 (64-bit)
Status [?]	Closed			Driver	atari/sbrkout.cpp
Version	0.240	Fixed in Version		Build	64-bit
		Fixed in Git Commit		Github Pull Request #

Summary	08211: sbrkout: Game select switch missing
Description	The Atari arcade game "Super Breakout" contains 3 different games that the player can select. But in MAME the game select switch seems to be missing, so it only plays "Progressive Breakout" mode. https://strategywiki.org/wiki/Super_Breakout This bug got falsely closed as #04544 without fixing. Regard that this is not supposed to be a DIP switch but a user control (through a 3 step rotary switch?) for the gamer to select one of 3 games before pressing start.
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Affected Sets / Systems	sbrkout

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No.19792 kmg Senior Tester Feb 18, 2022, 08:04	The "dial" used to select the three modes is emulated in MAME in the Machine Configuration menu.
No.19793 CYBERYOGI -CO-Windler Viewer Feb 18, 2022, 08:16	This is AFAIK a user control, not an operator control. Thus it needs to be part of the regular game inputs for the player.
No.19795 hap Developer Feb 18, 2022, 14:03	It's an issue in MAME that needs usability improvement, this is not specific to sbrkout. If a driver coder wants a more friendly implementation of a user configuration switch (eg. a difficulty switch on a led handheld game), they'd have to add a custom input handler, and give feedback of the switch state through internal artwork. It's easier for 2-state switches with IPT_TOGGLE, an example is the racing games hi-lo shifter.
No.19802 cuavas Administrator Feb 19, 2022, 08:28	The switch is emulated within the constraints of MAME's input functionality.