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| HighScoreDan:
It's almost cuttin' time! ;D I'll be making a 2 player control panel and thought it might be best to post a picture of my cut template. It's crude, but hopefully it makes sense. My joysticks will be Mag-Stik Plus', and I've tossed around the idea of adding a spinner--but I don't think I will. Here is the template I've created: Right now I'm unsure whether or not I should move Player 1/2 and the trackball down about an inch, or whether it'll be fine where it's at. I plan to put my exit button on the top of the cabinet (it'll be tucked away, but easy to hit when I want to back out of a game), but are there any other admin buttons that I should consider? |
| PL1:
Two things to consider: 1. How are you handling admin buttons like exit and pause? Have you configured all the emulators you plan on using to ensure you can do what you want to do with what you currently have? 2. Not so sure about the cup holders. At a minimum, consider moving the coin and start buttons further away from the cup holders to reduce the odds of bumping/sloshing your drink and spills getting into the art and controls. :hissy: Scott |
| HighScoreDan:
Thanks for the reply, Scott. I'm not going to have pause, so that one is okay--but I'm kind of on the fence with exit. My current idea is to get it off the control panel completely. It's a black cabinet and I was going to wire a black button in the middle of the cab (right above the marquee). This is entirely out of site, but easy to reach for. I'm going to give that a whirl, and if that doesn't work then I'll probably make exit some sort of a combo press. I'm really on the fence with the drink holders too. I have a few arcade cabinets now, and we're always setting drinks down all over the place--it's a huge pain in the ass. I found some really tight fitting cup holders (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00911UWSE/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) that I think will do a good job of controlling spills/can shaking. Still, you raise a good point. The control panel will also slope toward me, so maybe the convenience isn't quite worth it. Would love to hear from anybody who has added one of these (and whether or not it was regretted). |
| ChanceKJ:
Building your house on a mountain of sand with those cup holders. Especially if you were to build with MDF. Bet it would look cool. But make sure you use sippy cups. Omitting them might be your best option, unless your that kinda guy who won't let anyone else but yourself eat/drink in your car. I printed out my button arrangement for P1/2 on my CP and modified it a couple times to make sure it was comfortable to the hand. |
| DaveMMR:
Ditch the cup holders, put a small table nearby. Otherwise everything looks solid. I'm of the opinion you don't really need pause/exit on the CP, though if you plan on people playing your cab without you babysitting them, you will appreciate a small, cheap, unassuming little red button that takes them out of the game. You'll get less questions if that exit button doesn't look like the others. |
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