need help with 4 player control panel

[mac12]

I'm building a 4 player arcade cab and i want all 4 joysticks to be analog. I also want a led light trackball and 2 spinners for it. All buttons will be led and will also have a coin door. Each player will have 8 buttons to play newer games, not just classics. I have been on ultimarcs website and am getting confused with what i need to make all this happen. Can someone help me.

[Nephasth]

Oh here we go again...

[thatpurplestuff]

Not to sound like a jerk, but this forum is a great resource and it would probably be a good idea to spend a ton of time reading through everything before putting together a shopping list...  that way you'd have a good idea as to what you need to purchase as well as what you'll need to do to get it all working together.

To be honest I think we'd be doing you a disservice simply listing a bunch of parts to buy.

[BadMouth]

Well, if you want analog, I guess you're using the Ultrastick 360.  Not much else is available in analog for a reasonable price.

Each will show up as a direct input gamepad.  That will work on most games, but some newer games might require the use of a program called x360ce to emulate xinput (xbox controllers).

Each U360 has inputs for 8 buttons, which isn't enough to cover 8 buttons + back + Start for each player.
You can use a keyboard encoder for the extra buttons on some things, but most modern games only give you the option of using one device.
All the modern PC fighters so far can be covered by 6 action buttons, so I'd use the U360 inputs for those 6 + back & select, which can double as coin and start.

If you're not limited by reasonable prices, you could have analog and all the buttons by hacking an xbox360 controller and wire it to a 100k Happ analog stick.  Those run around $165 each.

Why do you need analog?  I've thought about going analog, but the only reason I could come up with is PC sports games.

The trackball and spinners is easy.  Just order a trackball and the interface for it, and the spinners and an interface for them.

[jdbailey1206]

As of right now this is posted two topics underneath this one. 

[yotsuya]

Welcome. We're definitely here to help. But honestly, if you're asking for OPINIONS, please don't be put off by any suggestions that don't mesh with your original plans. No one is here to quash your dreams of playing TMNT with three of your buddies, we we've got some tried-and-true suggestions based on previous trial and error. I hope we can help you on your journey. Remember, no one here has a monopoly on the arcade passion!

Welcome!