Button Layout Idea

[Infernux]

ok, so i just broke out an old N64 controller to examine the buttons, and i noticed that it did not have a select button on it. We could use this to our advantage by:

Joystick = Joystick
Dpad = Dpad
X = A
[] = B
L = L
R = R
O = Z
Start = start
Select = change between Dpad and Cpad

has this already been posted? What do you think?

oh, and great job PSMonkey, looking forward to great things

[stotheamuel]

good idea but instead of select how about triangle

Select could access menu

[Shilo]

Thats a good idea

[pkmaximum]

I give you credit I have seen this topic on threads many times before and usually its just another noob lay out but I must say this one is really good. Great Idea

[Shilo]

I agree pkmaximum most of the other layouts for M64 (monkey's and this one is awesome) are pretty bad.

[stotheamuel]

like one about a lan switch

[Shilo]

and the headphone remote thing

[Zeemon]

Great idea, the best I've seen so far!

What about games where you have to push a C button and a direction at the same time...like Starfox? Could you just use the analog nub or something?

[stotheamuel]

hmm maybe when monkey 64 is running Spectacularly and when the configuration has options we can use the analog stick

[wolfpack]

in my opinion, this IS a good idea but another idea that i have is, since most games always dont use the d-pad (everyone mostly uses the analong stick) you could use the d-pad for the c-buttons as long as you can save different custom controls.i thought of this idea when i was using a nintendo64 emulator and realizing i had different control schemes for every rom i had on there... the only thing i have against infernux's idea is, "what if you have to use the A or B buttons and one of the C-buttons at the same time?" cuz it would be kinda tricky smashing the select button while trying to use A or B... Great idea though infernux, i think it could work out otherwise