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BadMouth:
Here is what I'm thinking for the instruction card. This is only one small end of it. It is 4" tall and 30.5" long.
It's an early draft. Some of the pics suck, but I want to get the concept solidified.

EDIT: ARCH RIVALS IS WRONG

I can never remember what the buttons do in sports games. I doubt I add too many more.
The whole thing won't follow this format. There will be different sections laid out differently for other games or genres.
I'm thinking....the button layout for Namco, Capcom, & Midway fighting games, Dungeons & Dragons, etc.

It will just be sandwiched between two sheets of thin plexi that rest in a notch on the CP and lean against the Marquee bezel.
Complete moves lists will be printed for fighting games, although the number of characters in newer games is making it hard.
This will be the default one, which will cover a wide variety of games that I think warrant it.

I haven't dug through my gamelists yet to see what I've missed.
Can anyone think of other games it would be nice to have a quick button reference for?

EDIT: PL1's list from when I asked a similar question in the Main Forum

--- Quote from: PL1 on July 23, 2013, 05:13:37 pm ---Here are a few to consider including:
Asteroids
Defender
Gravitar
Killer Instinct
Primal Rage
Shinobi
Stargate
Tekken
XMen: CotA
XMen
XMen vs. SF
Xybots
Atari 2600 Emulator: Select and Reset buttons
NES Emulator: Select and Start buttons
Other emulator specific buttons as applicable.

Scott

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After looking at Scott's list, I think I might try to divide it into thirds with sports, classics, & fighters.
I really didn't think the classics would be an issue, but the ones mentioned are definitely must-haves.
This can also end up being 2-sided if necessary.
Might end up making the other side for PC games if not used for arcade ones.

Locke141:
Looking good,

I love all the details.

WakiMiko:
On your serial plate, the bottom text (everything after and including "U.S. Federal ...") doesn't seem to be left aligned like it is in the original. Other than that, it's looks pretty damn good.

jongunz:
Sweet setup. Cool idea with the sliding CP as well. And I like your serial plate.

BadMouth:

--- Quote from: WakiMiko on October 16, 2013, 09:17:24 pm ---On your serial plate, the bottom text (everything after and including "U.S. Federal ...") doesn't seem to be left aligned like it is in the original. Other than that, it's looks pretty damn good.

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Thanks for the feedback. I kept thinking it looked a little off, but other times it looked right to me.
The spacing was really weird on the original. I had to drag each word into place over a picture of the real one.
They should be aligned on the left though.

--- Quote from: jongunz on October 17, 2013, 05:03:19 pm ---Sweet setup. Cool idea with the sliding CP as well. And I like your serial plate.

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Thanks.

I tested out a bunch of different springs and some oversized actuators for the JLFs, but haven't taken the time to do a write-up.
Tiny silencer pads for the buttons were a complete bust. Full size (better designed) ones and different circular restrictors from focusattack should be here tomorrow. After I get a chance to try them out, I'll do a post about all of it. I tried 5 different springs, two different actuators (+stock) and will try two different circular restrictors, so it should be good info for others who want to narrow down what they might want without having to buy it all.

Still working on my instruction sheet at the moment.

Marquee is done. Hopefully the CP won't be much longer and I'll have the instruction card ready to go by then.

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