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| BadMouth:
Are 49-way sticks even compatible with current MAME builds? |
| Generic Eric:
That road has been paved. Look up Pacmamia by 1-up and Frosticullius's cab. Look up their projects, if memory serves they were on honest about the obstacles. |
| mgb:
I really think you're setting yourself up for disappointment. I personally like the idea of rotatable control panel but even the best executed ones area but lacking. With a rotatable cp, there has to be that large area above & under for the swing of the cp. to me it looks awkward because it means a smaller monitor mounted kinda high and a weird space between the cp and coin door. Question: Are planning 4 player controls because you feel that those games have to have 4 sets to properly function or because you plan on party games with friends. All of those games can be played normal with 2 players in mame. So far, the arrangements you say you want would make for either more than 3 sides or a 3 sided Frankenstein panel. I think the desire to play every game known to man makes for a goofy unplayable machine. It's about compromise. The novelty of playing every single game will quickly fade. I think the 3 & 4 player wings would be a bad idea. Keep in mind that the rotating cp will limit the size of the monitor and now you're talking about adding east and west wings to this house sized cabinet for players 3 & 4. If you truly want to play every game, other controls you haven't mentioned are: Trackball with 4 way for wacko 4 49 ways for blitz and nba jam That puck roller thing for major havoc Handle bars for paperboy Yoke for Star Wars It's your build and at the end of the day it's what makes you happy but you asked for input and that's how I see it. |
| thomas_surles:
I know some may disagree, but why not add usb ports to the front to plug in controllers. When I want to play ps2 games, gamecube, and pc games I can just plug in my contoller. It can also double as player 3 and 4 controls in mame. |
| mgb:
I'd agree that USB ports on the front will be better than wings |
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