I am building a 2-player control panel to fit into a converted donor cabinet (used to be Arkanoid). The size of the original control panel is only about 23 3/4" x 6". This is not a whole lot of space to work with, so I'd appreciate some feedback on CP layouts that have worked well for you.
I want at least a joystick and 6 buttons (2 rows of 3) per player, for fighters. I might be tempted to go with a 7 or 8 button layout (for a more natural Neo Geo layout and potentially some console games).
At this narrow size, is it possible (or advisable) at all to include a small trackball (in which case I'd probably stick with 6 buttons per player)? I do like the idea of a trackball for games like Marble Madness or as a mouse replacement, but I can probably live without it if this is not realistic for such a small CP.
I don't think I'll waste a lot of space on admin buttons. I might just have P1 and P2 Start and Credit buttons, and a single Admin (Shift) button that triggers things like Pause, Reset, etc. in conjunction with the regular game buttons.
Thoughts? Or even any layouts / templates?
Thanks in advance!
