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dbldown768:

Great! I just tried out the 2 player mode of a 4 player game and thinking that probably is the better approach.  This will save me some space.

Right now I can use my 360 controller on my PC wirelessly which I guess I could set up for 3 and 4 players.

I'll have to read up more on wiring etc. I also would like the idea of the 4 way for certain games and 8 way for fighting games. Isn't there a controller that does 4 way 8 way and the like full analog and there is a way to change the setting by a plate that restricts it? I swear I read that.

As for the controllers what do people recommend? I'm sure this is kind of a load question but I though the advantage of these controllers verses some kind if keyboard or gamepad hack was that when 2 users press a button at the same time it is better handled by the PC? If I just hacked a keyboard for this there is some lag or something to that effect?

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Slippyblade:

Ultrastick 360 I think is what the 4/8/Analog you are thinking of.  I could be wrong though.

As far as controller boards.  Keyboards will only recognize a certain number of keypresses, usually 3 or 4 at a time.  A fighting game like Street Fighter can easily have 7-8 inputs at the same time if you are playing with another person.  The iPac and GPWiz type boards will do not have that restriction.  Another problem is that keyboard encoders use a matrix, which can cause ghosting.  Basically it means that when you send 2 certain codes, they will combine and read as the first two PLUS a third phantom key that you did not press.  Once again, dedicated controllers do not have that problem.

lcmgadgets:

Welcome, & good luck! Keep posting!

PL1:

The limit on hacked USB keyboards is 6 keys, but modifier keys like Shift, Ctrl and Alt don't count toward the key count.

One dedicated controller that does have that limit is the X-Arcade Tankstick encoder.

Keyboard-type encoders like IPac and KADE don't have that limit and the KeyWiz only comes in PS/2.

Gamepad-type encoders like GPWiz and KADE don't have the limit.


Scott

DarakuTenshi:

My advice is, do your homework and put your all into the build.

My first cab that I built about 10 years ago, though was very fun to make and play, I was very disappointed in the end product. Take time and spend the extra cash where you can to build it right the first time.

Don't get me wrong because I enjoyed building it 10 years ago, and I'm enjoying it this time around. But, maybe I would have kept my old one had I done it right.

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