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| Donkbaca:
get a big piece of cardboard, or mock up a cheap piece of particle board. In my opinion, its just not going to fly, controls will be way too cramped, but if its just kids playing it, it might work. is it a 24" wide screen lcd? or a 24 inch 4:3 CRT? in either case it seems like the screen will be too small, especially if its a widescreen |
| RyoriNoTetsujin:
Have you considered using wireless gamepads for those instances when you have Players 3 and 4? There are the ones you can purchase specific for PC use, but all the current console controllers (360, PS3, Wii) are usable on PC. If you already have a console, you could go pick up a few spare controllers, and they can do double duty on those occasions when you need them. I just got my PS3 controllers running via bluetooth, and it's just like using them on the PS3. |
| rbarr110:
I do have a USB adapter for one of my Xbox controllers, but don't like it on Mame stuff. They worked okay for some of the console emulators, but I don't have much of that stuff setup on my current cabinet. Anyway, I was at my local ice cream shop and they had a Gauntlet Legends 4p running. I had a few people stand at the cabinet and it is definitely cramped. However, knowing how cramped it is also makes me feel better about some of my layouts I will test because they have much more room than the gauntlet cab does. I guess I will just have to progress with the build and test them out. |
| jmohr1:
As it stands, I don't think it is enough usable space between your controls. You figure p1 can line up their right arm with the buttons to make room for p2, but they will basically be standing/sitting right where your p3 controls are. Same goes on the other side. I'd guess even for kids, you'd need an extra 6" to fit in there tightly, and closer to 12" to even begin to play it comfortably. then if you're thinking 24" widescreen, your p3&4 are pretty far from the actual viewable image. On another note; I'm building a 2-player "cab", but will keep 2 ps3 fightsticks for p3&4 games; that might be a decent option for you, especially being able to just set them on top of the glass. |
| DaveMMR:
My dining room table is 60" wide and you still can't fit four people comfortably on one side. There's a reason there's really no 4-player cocktails (on the same side, that is). Look at all the 4-player cabinets on KLOV and you'll notice a resemblance. They have simple controls and the joysticks/buttons are arranged in a way that 4-people can be standing in most any position while being able to control the game with ease. To pull this off, you'd be looking at a radical redesign of cocktail standards. How about two players on the horizontal side and then the two controls on the vertical ends open up to form a four-player panel (you'd have to do something about the monitor as well in that case) Good luck! |
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