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Xiaou2:

Personally, I dont get the cupholders.

  Many classics dont give you time to do much more than wipe the sweat off your hands.

 If you have more than 2 friends over, when its not their turn, they are not going to be reaching into the panel to grab a drink... and swapping drinks in and out of the holders would be asking for trouble Imop.

 (Cleaning spilled drinks on a cab is not cool.  It gets under the plexi, as well as in buttons,  & you have to take the entire panel apart to get it all back to normal)

 I think a better option would be a blower fan with vents that are pointed at the hands, keeping them dry and cool at all times.

 To each his own...


Xiaou2:


--- Quote ---to me, arcade games are awesome because of their simplicity.  anyone can walk up to an arcade game, insert a coin and pretty much figure out what to do in a matter of a few seconds.
--- End quote ---

 What you believe, and what was designed were two very different things.
 
 Defender for example, had a crazy control setup... and is Extremely difficult.. and became one of the top classics of all time.

 And Defender isnt even anywhere near as complex as some other classics.

 Im not a fan of his layout choices, but if he can play the games he loves the way they were meant to be played... then good for him.   

 Personally, Im a purist - and I cant stand to play classics without their original controls.


arzoo:

Defender almost requires a dedicated cp layout to play well. At a minimum, you need to move the left thumb button (Reverse) very close to the joystick and the joystick should have a very short shaft.

cmoses:

pinballwizard79,

I have never been a big fan of the type of control panel you are contemplating.  I understand that you are trying to recreate as many original layouts as possible to give you the best gaming experience, but I think that in doing so you are actually doing just the opposite.  You may understand what all the buttons, joysticks, flight sticks and spinners do, but anyone else would be so overwhelmed when approaching your control panel that they would not know where to begin.  Even though you are trying to recreate some specific layouts, Tron, Defender, Asteroids, Missile Command your really not.  Tron - probably the closest recreation, flight stick and spinner, but their placement is different from actual control panel.  Defender - no 2 way joystick, button layout close but still not accurate.  Asteroids - button layout close but still not accurate.  Missile Command - smaller trackball, buttons too close to trackball and not cone style.

I also think that cleaner and simpler is better.  I think your current layout is fine and would accomplish everything you want with maybe a few minor tweaks.  Replace your joysticks with U360 joysticks because of their versatility.  2 way, 4 way, 8 way, analog, diagonal, etc.  They should fit all your needs.  Move the spinner more into the middle but not above the trackball.  With these minor changes you can do the following.  Tron - use the player 2 joystick and the spinner.  Defender - use the player 1 joystick in 2 way mode and the player 1 buttons for the other functions.  Asteroids - Option 1: use player 1 joystick for rotate left and right and 3 player 1 buttons for other functions. Option 2: use 2 of player 1 buttons for rotate left and right and 3 of player 3 buttons for other functions. Missile Command - trackball and 3 buttons from player 1.  This keeps the control panel simple, yet still gives you the ability to play all your games without having a lot of extra buttons on there that are only used for 1 or at most a few games. 

No control panel will be able to replace all the options that are out there.  But keeping them simple makes for a better cleaner looking machine.  Makes it easier for new people to learn your machine, there is always a learning curve no matter what.  As far as the cup holders, I really don't think they belong on a control panel, but to each their own.  I just think you are asking for trouble with liquid that close to your control panel.  Spills are inevitable and could be costly.

pinballwizard79:

So you guys dont like the first 2 panels I attached? I think those CP's are pretty damn sweet....the only thing I am adding to the 2nd panel shown is a flight stick & some cupholders, if people cant figure out those two additions then eff em  ;D Frankly my frankenpanel is only for me & the seasoned vets that are fortunate enough to chill in my mancave BTW anyway.

Hmmmm, well "Screw you guys I'm going home" - Cartman

PS. Xiaou did you really just say control panel fans are more useful than a cupholder (where people drink & game)?


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