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Avoiding a Frankenpanel...
NipRing:
Yes my cab runs a full frontend with about a dozen or so emulators. And the p1 and p2 buttons went where i could only go with them. Yes my 1-1/2" trackball is fully functional. I have a thread in project announcements with plently more pics.
Jack Burton:
8 buttons is definitely for console play.
In a lot of console fighting games the 2 extra buttons, be they LT+RT, or L1+L2 or whatever are useful for navigating menus and doing other administrative functions. If I were setting up a cab for Xbox 360 or PS3 use I'd definitely have them on there somewhere. Maybe not next to the other six action buttons though.
Those start buttons could cause problems though. In many fighting games the start button is the taunt button. You don't want a random taunt coming out mid-match. Same goes for if you ever decide to consolize and don't want a random pause during the match.
I think I would instead use that pause button there for 1P, and the Credit button for 2P, and then drill another hole next to the 2P button for credits.
scofthe7seas:
Hey NipRing, what's going on with the rectangular area at the top of your panel? Next to the 100 Yen sticker? What's that do?
drventure:
@Nipring
That's looks about as non-frankenpanelish as you can get yet still play a nice selection of games.
I'd say Nay.
and it looks great to boot!
:applaud:
NipRing:
--- Quote from: scofthe7seas on May 08, 2011, 04:35:23 pm ---Hey NipRing, what's going on with the rectangular area at the top of your panel? Next to the 100 Yen sticker? What's that do?
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Thats where a move strip would go.
And Dr.Venture, thank you!