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| Lilwolf:
The price of the extra button is worth it for playing neogeo games I had 6 and changed it to 7 and never looked back! Having the extra button has never been a problem to me. btw, I have mine like this * * * * * * * and thinking of redoing it this way - * * * - * * * * but not sure if it would help anything. |
| etumor:
--- Quote from: RoboG2 on July 11, 2004, 09:47:35 pm ---Cant decide which one. Thanks in advance. --- End quote --- I've commented on this several times, and here I go again. I have a cab that uses the 7 button layout (6 Street Fighter style + one extra for Neo-Geo layout). In nearly two years with this machine, I have never, ever used the seventh button. I thought I'd be mapping Neo-Geo games to use that button, but the truth is that I really only play Neo-Geo shooters and puzzle games, and rarely use more than two buttons. On those rare occassions when I actually need four buttons, I found I like them better like this: * 1 2 * 3 4 * The only advantage that I can find to the traditional mapping: * * * 2 3 4 1 is that the traditional mapping means it will match exactly the on-screen directions that some games have. I thought that would be useful, but it isn't. Next year I'm planning on re-doing that control panel, and one of the things I will probably do is eliminate the 7th button. If you never play Neo-Geo fighting games, then I wouldn't bother with the seventh button. If you do, then it is completely a personal choice. What do you think you'd like better? I thought I'd like the Neo-Geo layout, but I found out I didn't. But I completely understand why some people prefer the "proper" layout (I go nuts if I the joystick I use for playing Pac-Man is off-center). -Jeff "etumor" |
| Tiger-Heli:
--- Quote from: etumor on July 12, 2004, 12:16:32 pm --- --- Quote from: RoboG2 on July 11, 2004, 09:47:35 pm ---Cant decide which one. Thanks in advance. --- End quote --- Next year I'm planning on re-doing that control panel, and one of the things I will probably do is eliminate the 7th button. --- End quote --- I had a look at your website and still think that's one of the sharpest ways to integrate all the controls without having a jumbled mess. Will be interesting to see what the re-design looks like. |
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