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Marsupial:
Yes, but unless I stay at 2 buttons/joystick, plus the 2 players, 2 slots and "ok" / "back" for the front end, I'm pretty much stuck. 16 inputs for 2 players is really not much.

Also, I don't really want lighted buttons or flashy lights, I can get more inputs for lower prices.

I might be going with
http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=76_81&products_id=234
and add my own terminals.

what's the difference between the i-pac and the gp-wiz? I hate to not have the whole specs... :(
wweumina:
If you've decided on 8-way then you probably want up to 4 buttons per player (unless the kids are interested in Street Fighter etc).  You won't go wrong with either I-Pac or Key Wiz. Just order from whomever has the other bits and pieces that you want.  You did say this build was meant to be about the classics in which case you probably want a 4-way and only a couple of buttons.  Have you decided on horizontal vs vertical monitor yet?
Marsupial:
What I really want to put in is a 4-way controller; but I feel the 4/8-way is a better investment.
For the numbers of buttons, didn't defender have like 5 of them?


I never saw the real arcade, but played a lot on the Atari with its 1 button and 4-way controls. This game is why I am not certain of the button layout yet.  Between burger time / pac man and this one, there's a few differences.


I am thinking of ordering from ArcadeEmulator so I can order of the their low-priced coin doors
http://www.arcadeemulator.net/cgi-bin/shop/cp-app.cgi?usr=51F3890693&rnd=6804848&rrc=N&affl=&cip=&act=&aff=&pg=prod&ref=Small+Door+and+Frame+Assembly+&cat=Coin+Doors&catstr=HOME:Coin+Doors

Dexter:
Marsupial,

Heres a photo of the control config on the last cocktail cab I built. It has both an 8 way joystick and 4 way at each end. Works really well. Doesn't use up any extra buttons on an i-pac either.

You would need an 11" wide panel though instead of the standard (?) 9.

I've also included the template I used to get the machining done. The left hole is a standard fire button sized cutout.




Marsupial:
Hey Dexter, that cocktail looks great!

I was thinking about making wider CPs anyway, I don't see the point of making them too small.



What's the trick for making rounded corners on the glass?

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