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4-Player CP Critiques/Suggestions
51mmz0rz:
Thanks, that is a good suggestion, it may be worth texturing a button for a point of reference. Anyway I'm pretty satisfied, thanks everyone for the feedback.
bkenobi:
The cost of adding extra buttons really isn't the buttons (~$2 each). The extra cost is when you have to buy an extra controller to take the inputs from those buttons ($20-$40 plus shipping). If you don't care about spending the extra money, then it's not a big deal. I have a 2p CP with 7 buttons each. I was able to get everything set up with a single GGG 34 input controller which obviously won't happen with pretty much any 4p setup. If you want each player to have the same controls for the looks of it, then you will simply have some buttons that won't get used that much. That's really the only down side (other than cost of course).
51mmz0rz:
Yes, you are right, but in this case I would be using the input mode on the U360s (which can take up to 8 button inputs each) to supplement an encoder. I actually wished I could find a way to not buy an extra encoder at all, but it wasn't in the cards.
severdhed:
looks pretty good. i only do mame on my 4player cabinet, so i went with 6 buttons for p1 and p2, and 4 buttons for p3 and p4 and it works out great. i'm torn on having the p3 and p4 joysticks at an angle, i've used them both ways, and they both seem to work ok for me. they are angled on our panel at work, they are not on my panel at home.
as for the 4way stick, if you are only a casual 4way gamer, then the u360 will probably be sufficient. they perform very well in 4way mode, they just dont' have the same feel as a restricted 4way. i have two u360s in my 4 player panel, and i am using JLWs for players 3 and 4, however i am considering replacing my u360s with two more JLWs... they fell really good and i miss the clicking with the u360s. if i had a small panel and not alot of room, then the u360s are the perfect choice, however i have a dedicated vertical classics cabinet with a dedicated 4 way, so they are really not being fully utilized.
51mmz0rz:
Interesting advice with the U360s. I may try something like your setup with P1 & P2 U360s and P3 & P4 with JLFs or JLWs. Being able to shift the U360 45 degrees so it is on a parallel axis with the neighboring stick would be useful for games like SMASH TV, so I probably couldn't see myself using all Sanwas. I will have to see if I miss the microswitch feel in the U360s, then decide.