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--- Quote from: paigeoliver on July 26, 2013, 02:19:20 pm ---A 4' wide control panel is almost off the scale humungous.  Most of your classic 4 player control panels clocked in at 28"-32" wide.

Remember that most modern consoles have analog controls and directional shoulder buttons and thus many titles do not translate well to arcade controls.

The main problem in trying to conserve depth in a 4 player cabinet is that of monitor viewing angle. Thus most 4 player machines are really deep so the guys on the side can see the screen.

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Definitely noted. I'm flying by the seat of my pants here as I'm really new at this and am probably going to learn a lot through the mistakes I'm about to make! Off the top of my head I'd like to play super smash bros melee on here. That's 7 unique button commands iirc. Maybe at this point I'll stick to something I know has worked for others and just be happy with it.

You guys are so smart :) you're making this easy for me!

severdhed:

It is difficult to get a comfortable 4 player panel without doing a pedestal style cabinet. With a pedestal, a 4 foot panel doesn't look out of place, plus you get that extra distance from the monitor so that everyone can see well.  I'm getting ready to start building a new pedestal panel in the next week or two. I'm not doing a full showcase cabinet, just a control panel on a pedestal. It will connect to a Wall mounted LCD tv.

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