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| Xiaou2:
The generic plastic cabinets of Japan are just that... Generic Crap. They are made to be light, easy to move, easy to swap kits in and out of. The monitors are too large, and too close.. and the control panels are too small for good comfort. The raised buttons (convex) are horrible feeling. The joysticks are nothing special. But the worst... is the curved button layouts. Its completely Wrong to say that just because your hand shape is curved, that button arrangement should also be curved. Your hand is only curved when its lying down FLAT! When you are pressing buttons, your fingers are raised and bent... and so they form a STRAIGHT LINE! Which is exactly why almost ALL keyboards have perfectly straight lines of keys. The curved layout was probably a means to try to save control panel space.. and or to make it look more interesting to the eye. However, with a curved layout, you tend to hit the button edges more so than the actual center of the button. This creates a bad feeling, and doesnt always fully depress the switch. The modern Japanese cabinets are not the true arcade experience. They were a Generic creation of cost cutting, and space savings. Made well after the true arcade days... they do not have the same spirit, comfort, looks, nor control. |
| amendonz:
Also on the topic of where to put that 4th button, I honestly think the best thing to do is just use the jap 6 astro layout like this 234 1XX For neo, feels all good |
| amendonz:
yawn.. Classic Xiaou2 |
| nitz:
I plan to do a control panel in the coming month and have been considering a curved layout, but can't quite make up my mind...as much sense as the ergonomic argument seems to make, I'm used to the straight layout and am afraid that a curved layout may seem weird, especially for games that use 1 to 4 buttons - ie. most non-fighting games. I am interested in seeing people debate the merits of each style. |
| Yenome:
true the japanese arcade machine may not have what we think is a true arcade machine. but most the game people played in the arcade was a clone of a japanese game. and in japan the arcade industry is still booming to this day. where as us here in the states have to go to places like dave and busters that are part arcade part bowling part restaurant. sometimes i wish i lived in japan just cause of the gaming scene there. |
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