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SSJ4Vegeta81:

--- Quote from: Dechene on November 01, 2011, 06:51:46 pm ---If you're gonna spend the cash on the ipac use it for P1, P2 and all your extra admin & coin buttons.
Then jump on ebay & buy 2 cheapo knockoff playstation style usb controllers for about $4 each, hack them as you would the 360 controllers for P3 & P4.
The 360 controllers would be unnecessarily expensive imo.

Don't know of games that use 6 buttons for P3 & P4 but i've never looked.

I don't have that many friends.  :dunno

As for the screen, it depends on your design I guess.
Personally I much prefer having the TV simply sit on a shelf with its case still on. I don't have to worry about decasing it & mucking around with the power in it.

Plus it is a lot easier when it comes time to move the arcade around.
My one has been in half the rooms in the house and even at a couple of mates places over the past year, I can simply pickup the TV & PC and take them out each time it has to move.

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I can't believe I didn't think of generic PS2 controllers. I used a Gamestop controller for my stick to save cash and for ease of hacking but your idea sounds better for a cp.

Thanks for the TV advice. It never occurred to me that I might want to move it around later.  Good thing this forum is here.


--- Quote from: GregD on November 01, 2011, 07:37:31 pm ---Is this the official definition of a Frankenpanel?  Seems like a crap load of controls for one machine but I don't profess to know much. :lol

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Could be.  I might ditch the 4-way and flight stick if the cost gets too high. It's going to be a lit blue cp and I thought a tron stick would look nice on it.  The trackball and spinner seem standard from the cps I've seen here.  But the guns stay and will be attached to the sides of the cabinet. I loved Area 51 and a few rounds of Duck Hunt wouldn't hurt, either.


--- Quote from: Nephasth on November 01, 2011, 07:44:15 pm ---Get a Lono. Best 4 player solution IMO. And decase the TV.

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Never heard of it but will research it.



Thanks for all the input. I'll work out what to use while planning the cp layout.  As for the TV I saw one topic that said to take the back off the TV and keep the rest of the case on to help keep it cool. I might go that route or keep the whole case on.
Donkbaca:
The lono is sold at paradisearcadeshop.com.  Its simple, works well and no hacking or soldering needed.  Plus, it will probably be cheaper than buying 4 controllers to hack, etc.
Nephasth:

--- Quote from: Donkbaca on November 02, 2011, 11:43:58 am ---The lono is sold at paradisearcadeshop.com.
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It was sold there, it's not on the site at the moment. The Lono just had a major overhaul. The new version should be available shortly.
Malenko:

--- Quote from: GregD on November 01, 2011, 07:37:31 pm ---Is this the official definition of a Frankenpanel?  Seems like a crap load of controls for one machine but I don't profess to know much. :lol

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^^^^^^This
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