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Control panel planning (2 u360s and buttons)
ragnar:
I'm probably going to use less curve than in the example. Even though I will be hte primary user I have to keep in mind that others will be using it. What is perfect for me is not necessarily perfect for guests.
I think $1.20 from the site you mentioned is the lowest price I have seen.
I'm not sure when I am ordering but I hope that it is soon.
ragnar:
nitz,
I forgot that only the left shoulder or z buttons are used at once. Very good points overall.
The most complex game that I remember is Goldeneye. I think that used almost all buttons including the D pad.
Well played though, 9 might be overkill. I think I'll order enough buttons for the 9 buttons per player layout and decide on installation of them when I get ready to build the CP.
nitz:
I played Goldeneye to death when it came out, and totally forgot that it actually used the D pad until you mentioned it just now. There were very few games that gave the D pad a function other than what the analog stick did, but that was one of them. I've always thought that game could be fun on a cab, especially multiplayer, but probably tough to get a comfortable control configuration with sticks and buttons. I'll probably give it a try myself sometime though.
Something I forgot to mention in my post was that my main motivation for trying to talk you down to no more than 16 buttons total is that you could save some money because you wouldn't need a keyboard encoder then. That's what I would try to do if getting U360s since they're kind of expensive.
But yeah, I know the temptation is there to try to get every single video game you ever loved to play on your cab perfectly! ;) The N64/PSX era console stuff can be tough though because those games got so complex compared to the era before it.
Ginsu Victim:
--- Quote from: severdhed on August 14, 2010, 09:53:08 pm ---just dont buy them from happ, they can be had much cheaper than that. Groovygamegear.com has them for $1.20 each, i'm not aware of anyone cheaper than that.
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As far as I can tell, GroovyGameGear is THE best place to buy them.
ragnar:
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