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| severdhed:
after seeing the Vigolix thread, i just felt like i have to build one of those...however my wife assured me that there will be no more cabinets in my house. So, i'm thinking about building one for my friend, who happens to have two small children. (3 years old and 1 year old). I was thinking of building this and giving it to them as a gift for the both of the kids to share. In order to build this cabinet out of a single 2x4 sheet of mdf, it needs to be 16" wide, which is only enough for 1 set of controls. do you guys think it is acceptable to build this with only a single set of controls? or should i modify it to be wide enough to fit 2 players? I'm sure they could take turns, but at the same time, i know how much my two boys enjoy playing coop games. this will add some cost to the build, since i'd need a second sheet of mdf, as well as a bigger encoder, more button, etc. if i go with a 2 player setup, how wide does it need to be? 24"? also, do you think this cabinet would look stupid if widened that much? how many buttons should i install? i know if i don't go with 6 it eliminates the fighting games, but i cant help but think i should go with 4 buttons and a reduced game list for simplicity. As much as i want to give them a full mame romset on a cabinet that can do everything, i realize that those setups require a working knowledge of mame. My friend is competent, but i'd like to make this as easy as possible for them. ideally, i'd like to end up with a game list of around 30 to 50 games max. so, what do you think? make the 1 player panel with 4 buttons and make them share and take turns? or spend the extra money, make it larger and set it up for 2 players? |
| dgame:
2 players with at least 3 buttons each. TMNT, Simpsons, X-Men and Gauntlet have 2 Player versions. Edit: Changed advice due to age of kids. |
| Buick455:
when the kids are here at my place Simpsons and TMNT are constantly being played.. |
| BobA:
If you are limited in CP space you can always add the 2nd player with a gamepad. Most kids adapt to game pads very easily as they play them often. |
| dgame:
You could get away with 2 buttons each but the third is needed for X-Men. How about a triangle button layout but better aligned with the joysticks?: |
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