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Best 4-way layout for defender+others? (was: Best 4-way joystick for defender?)

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Jimbo:


--- Quote from: jimmer on November 17, 2014, 04:22:00 pm ---
I'm doing a bearing kit to go in worn out originals, it replaces the need for the reproduction metalwork that's available already.
Or you can use it with that repo metalwork to make up a repro stick. I will have supplies of leaf springs and leaf contacts and handles.

And I'm doing a new stick (complete) that uses the same switchgear and will fit an original panel, but doesn't look like the original.

The kit/stick is called 'Zeroplay', and the best current player just used it to post 1M on max difficulty.

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That sounds great. Nice vid :)  - I can wait a month for sure - I have 2 other panels to wire up before then anyway :)

I could fit it in on the left edge.  This design keeps the 4-way dead center of the panel, has buttons for most 2 or 4-way games, along with buttons spaced nicely for asteroids etc.  I tried another layout with the 2 joysticks next to each other in the center, but it pushed the buttons out to the edges too much, which I thought would be uncomfortable. And having the 4-way stick right of center just feels wrong.

This does make the panel look a little left-side-heavy tho.

jimmer:

Move those RHS buttons to the right.
They look in the way for a RightHand player on the 4way.

For some reason I've never thought of combining Defender with a 4way stick. I've got spinners and trackballs sketched in that middle position though.  I put hyperspace up and just to the left of the 4 RH buttons.







Jimbo:

OK this is the best I've come up with so far (providing I can get the defender joy off you in a month) :)

A bit more space around the 4-way, and it keeps (as much as possible) the original layouts of asteroids and defender/stargate.

Right-handed players can still use the Left and Right buttons for any 4-way games. And the whole panel generally looks more symetrical.


BorgDog:

Now you just need to make the 2-way switchable from vertical for Defender to horizontal for Space Invaders.   :cheers:

you seem to have a lot of extra/redundant buttons.  Here is what I plan on doing for mine, and I contemplated a second joystick instead of the trackball.  And I will use the upper yellow button for hyperspace, but you could easily add another below for your arrangement.   



Saneless:

I would just worry that someone's arms will have to be off the mat or they'll constantly be hitting the buttons with that middle stick.

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