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Marsupial:

maybe I don't understand your comment... ?

I am planing on using the 8-ways on the horizontal side, and the 4-ways on the vertical side.

danny_galaga:


--- Quote from: javeryh on April 27, 2010, 07:57:41 pm ---The benefit of using the 360 is that you won't have to switch between 4-way and 8-way or 2-way or 45 degree 4-way, etc.  Whatever game you load up the 360 will automatically act the way it should.  It is a great stick.  Also, I find that it is best not to confuse your guests - the stick should just work when they play. 


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I didn't know that. Good to know for when I build an upright one day  :)


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The one you linked to looks like it is switchable only from underneath your CP with a restrictor plate or something which means you would have to open it up every time you switched from say Pac-Man to 1942.  This would be highly annoying.  If you just used an 8-way you would not be able to really play any 4-way games with precision.  For example, if you were using an 8-way and playing Donkey Kong and pressed a diagonal (which you would be doing all the time), Mario would just freeze because he wouldn't know whether to go up or left.


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Yep, that looks like a Sanwa. Excellent sticks. But only switchable by loosening a screw and turning a restrictor plate. I have these on my cocktail. I just leave them as 8-way and live with not being able to play a couple of games very well. Occasionally when i want to really hammer Pacman or summink, I'll change it to 4-way...

Marsupial:

minor update.

I already have in-hand:
3/4" MDF (leftover from other furniture, in suffisent quantity (to confirm form plans bellow))
computer: athlon 1700+ w/ wifi card / HDD (I tried a few games and they played great)
monitor: 19inch samsung VGA (tried MAME and it looks great) might change to a 21 inch
midway coin door (used, but very nice for its age)
two plastic coin mecs (modified to accept .984 tokens)
coin bucket (just so there's something to gather them coins...)
8-way joysticks bat-style (twice) (used but great looking)
4-way joysticks ball-top (twice) (used but great looking) those are mecanically restricted
23 black buttons (20grams) + switches
2x 1p buttons + 2x 2p buttons + switches
500+ japanese .984 tokens
hinges, clips, various other hardware

+ extra buttons of various colors
+ one pink chinese joystick
(those will likely end up on another cab)

In the making:
homebrewn spinners x2 over a ps2 mouse  (got trackball encoder wheels from GGG and large knobs)
3-d model / plans :applaud:


What I still need to get:
trackball.  I am looking for a 2.25 inch.
buttons interface. I think the u-HID from ultimarc would work wonders.


Marsupial:

I am having second toughts.

When I started planing this project cab, we were still in the early planing of the move to our new house.
Now that we've moved (big word, still in boxes) and I see the actual room, I am less certain I want a cocktail.
Plus, the idea of having vid cabinets grew a lot in the better half's mind :)

I could easily put 2 standups, maybe 3, in the room taken by this one cocktail. I think I'd actually like the look and feel of 3 games in the single room, plus more people could play at once. :)

I think I'll make a minicab for the kids, one driving, and one larger cab for adults.

It only means more work, and some more material ;)

Turnarcades:

Cocktail cabinets hold nostalgia for many with their unique look, but do tend to be impractical for a lot of people. Most tend to cut their teeth with an upright build first anyway so maybe you should go down that route and establish what games you tend to favour, before going for more involved designs.

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