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| Hoopz:
--- Quote from: Trip on March 13, 2012, 01:27:39 pm ---I am ordering a Mameroom quad panel, so I need to get the design laid out without a rough copy. --- End quote --- Nope, you NEED to do a mock up so you can figure out if it's functional or not to use. The last thing you want is to order something and not have it work based upon your layout. Grab a box of cardboard and draw it out. Trust me, it's easy to do and you can see how it will "play" or not. Or look at your favorite games and see how many put their buttons in rows v. squares. There's a reason that most games used the same type of layout(s). |
| rCadeGaming:
Yeah, definitely agree with Hoopz here. That page I linked to has all kinds of layouts, print em out full size to try them, and arrange them in a full mock up on a cardboard box. You should also be considering panel height and tilt, evaluated from standing position and from a stool. |
| Trip:
Oh I can print out plotter size paper easy, but I am not going to do a wood version. My favorite games had a weird variety of layouts. Most are two button side by side and three button L shaped. Street fighter has the classic 6 button seen on the layout I got from mameroom. |
| rCadeGaming:
There's something you have to realize about the "classic" Street Fighter 3 over 3 square layout. It sucks. Your hands are not shaped like that. Street Fighter was made in Japan, and it was intended for a 3 over 3 curved layout, which was used for it there. When it was imported to North America, usually only the boards were brought over. People who were more concerned with money than how well the game played put these boards into totally different cabinets with lazily arranged controls. I know this is going to start an argument, but I will make a new thread about this when I have some more time later today. Let's take it there instead of highjacking this thread. |
| Trip:
Can't look at the other links right now, they are unfortunately blocked, like so many arcade sites, at work for me. :lol Did look up the japanese control panels for the street fighter cabs on google images though, so I can see what the curved design is suppose to look like... Really appreciate the rookie mistakes you guys are teaching me about this aspect. |
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