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| kronic24601:
1) Yes, the Yellow from the Molex is the best way to get 12V to your items. 2) 5/8 should be standard I think. I got mine at the local HomeDepot, but they have it at lowes and other locations. like I said though you can always use the 3/4 and just off-set the t-molding and round the bottom edge. It looks just as good in the end. Also, I have printed 2 CP's, side art, and a marquee with http://www.gameongrafix.com/ and they did a fantastic job. You can also get a small discount if you type BYOAC in the coupon code on checkout. 3) >>>6 player buttons X 4 players = 24 buttons Is there really any games you will need 6 buttons for players 3 & 4? I'd go down to 4 for each of those. Most games that use more than 4 are 2player games anyway. Unless you have a BURNING desire to play a specific game that meets this requirement, you will end up wishing you had a smaller, and more simple layout that "looks" good and feels good too. Plus, your going to have SOOO many games to play anyway, you'll probably never get to that "one game" that uses all 6 buttons (I'm not even aware of one). >>>4 coin buttons (under the CP) A lot of options here, you could use GGG coin buttons, or if you use an actual coin door, some people just mod them so when they are pressed in (the eject) it it's a micro and get's coins. Or you can just do a coin button as planned. I don't know if you want to have a pushbutton down low though ... I've never thought those look that good (def NOT original arcade looking) >>>4 player start buttons Yes >>>2 quick load/quick save button The Ultimarc feature of the WinPac has a SHIFTED option so you don't need this. Plus, most people feel this is a way to ruin the game experience. However, even if you want it, just use the shift feature to accomplish it (ie. hold down P1 Start + some other key to save, etc...) >>>2 buttons dedicated to the trackball (thought it would be nice for golden tee) Not that you can't use other buttons, but this is probably fine (mouse left and right click) >>>1 pause button I have a Play button in an ADMIN panel above my CP (not on it) with the play button that also serves as a pause button ... but if it was going to be on my CP ... :dunno >>>1 exit button This is pretty useful, but as I mentioned above I have this on my admin panel above my CP. >>>4 pinball buttons under the CP First off, why 4? You would need one on either side and one in front yes? if you want to have two on either side that would be 5. But keep in mind, these should probably be BLACK and not transparent with LED's. 4) As far as brightness goes, the translucent are probably "brighter still", but not necessarily in a good way. The opaque blue buttons REALLY bright up well, and red does good too, the only ones that are a slight issue are the green. They have a problem with getting the light through. I ended up modding mine to use a 6-LED 12V car bulb to get the look I needed. EDIT: Looking at THIS WEBSITE I could not see any 4 Player games that require more than 4 buttons... so I'm pretty sure the only reason you would use those are for console emulation, but you might as well get a USB gamepad and use the original-ish controllers for that. |
| DirtyDachshunds:
3) My main reason for having 6 buttons per player is for console games (dreamcast, playstation) and less for MAME. Like I said I want this arcade is set up to play everything. I am planning on using a 4 person coin door, but I wanted to have hidden coin buttons as well. I am planning on either having these buttons on the underside of the control panel (that hangs out) or on the base of the control panel right below the board. I know the iPac has the shifted option, and I've gone back and forth about using it instead of having dedicated buttons for Save/Load, but I put them in my plans and it doesn't look cluttered. I attached my plans. I've thought of doing an admin panel as you did, which I still haven't wrote off yet. I would put my exit, pause, save, and load buttons there. But even with them on the CP, I don't find it too cluttered. And yes you're right I would only need 3 pinball buttons. One on each side and one in front, I can use other buttons for tilt. And those would be black. Also, the player start buttons will not be translucent. And I think you talked me into using opaque buttons, and doing the lighting as an addition later. |
| bkenobi:
If you want p3 and p4 to be able to play Dreamcast games, they will be crippled (in certain titles) by having a digital joystick rather than an analog one. I personally wanted to be able to use my 7-button 2 player setup to play everything from earlier generations of consoles (NES, SNES, N64, Genesis, etc). When I actually played these games with my CP, I found that it kinda sucked. I bought a pair of wireless gamepads and have been VERY happy with the results. Check out the Logitech Rumblepads. They ROCK! |
| kronic24601:
--- Quote from: bkenobi on July 30, 2010, 12:58:55 pm ---If you want p3 and p4 to be able to play Dreamcast games, they will be crippled (in certain titles) by having a digital joystick rather than an analog one. I personally wanted to be able to use my 7-button 2 player setup to play everything from earlier generations of consoles (NES, SNES, N64, Genesis, etc). When I actually played these games with my CP, I found that it kinda sucked. I bought a pair of wireless gamepads and have been VERY happy with the results. Check out the Logitech Rumblepads. They ROCK! --- End quote --- +1, I also really don't like the console feel on the Arcade. I'm working on original controller mods for NES/SNES/N64 for the same reason. @ DirtyDachshunds, In the end, you will have to make the call. People go both ways out here, I ended up building two panels to keep the size down I mean, your panel is going to be HUGE, but if you have the space then more power to you. |
| DirtyDachshunds:
Would P3 and P4 really be "crippled" playing dreamcast games on an 8 way? I could always get two more U360s, but i dont think it's worth it. |
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