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crashwg:
maybe you could make a 3&4 player set of controls that can be attached to the sides of the cab and be connected with a db15? or a couple of hacked usb gamepads and usb ports on the sides.
slicer_d:
Really think about how often you use it I'm personally going to just make two ps2 joypads attachable for players 3/4 this lets people play simpsons and x-men put doesnt require any extra panels or joysticks.  And with the ps2 pads all you need to guy is a usb converter for like 20 bucks (assuming you already have ps1/ps2 pads) and you are good to go.

Here is the one I have I think I'm going to buy another soon its works with everything including ddr and old ps1 pads.

http://www.levelsix.com/detail.aspx?ID=2
crashwg:
slicer_d, i noticed on the page you linked to it says that you can use a playstation light gun with ps2 light gun software.  i'm not quite sure what that means so have you tried using a playstation gun with this in any way
NoOne=NBA=:
If you're building the entire cabinet, I'd go the box route.
Instead of building a "hole for your control panels to go into, you basically just build a flat piece of plywood sticking out that you can bolt the control panel BOXES to.

Here's a diagram from Scott's Unicade that shows what I'm talking about.
A narrower 2-P panel would go flush to the sides of the cabinet, but you could swap it out for a wider 4-P version down the road if you wanted.
tonyarcade:
The more I think about it, the more I like the USB pSX options for players 3 and 4...

And (correct me if I'm wrong) i'm sure there are plenty of other joysticks, etc. I could use with a USB converter if I didn't like those pads...

For Gauntlet and Simpsons, you're basically talking only a few buttons needed anyway. Not anything that's too non-intuitive for those unused to PSX controllers...

-Tony
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