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| Sir Auros:
I want to build a 4p control panel from scratch, players 1 and 2 would have 6 buttons each and players 3 and 4 would have 4. Not interested in adding a trackball or spinner, but I might add a single 4-way for older games. What I had wanted to do was take apart 4 USB gamepads that had enough inputs to suit my needs, but I don't know if ghosting or something similar would occur with that setup. Would that work ok, or should I just get an encoder? Any estimates as to how much it would cost to build a cp from scratch with the specifications I've described? Surely less than the $200-$500 I see similar control panels going for online. I was also wondering if there are any places or individuals who make setups like this for reasonable prices. I don't really consider the fugly X-arcade or the the non-fugly Slikstik control panels reasonably priced. |
| monkeybomb:
I'm not a slik stik fan because I don't like the placement of the spinner or the 4-way, but if you add up what it would cost you to make a slik stik classic you might find that it's not that unreasonable. Of corse you don't want all that stuff. The is also the Dvestator II 400 http://www.treyonics.com/ Or the stinger 500 http://www.gamecabinetsinc.com/stinger.shtml They are all probably more than you want to spend. The Hot Rodd is cheap (100) and uses real happs controls. It's a great stick but small. http://www.hanaho.com/products/HotRodJoystick/overview.html The x-arcade uses far east knock off parts and I wouldn't go anywhere near it unless I had to use a playstation AND I could afford to change out the joysticks and buttons. Of course none of these have four player in mind. I always wonder why people want a four player pannel. I usually play with one or two people at most and there aren't many games for us all to play at the same time. Are you really going to use the 4 player pannel that much? I would also high reccomend against all that USB hacking. If you can go the ps/2 route try the keywiz. 35 http://groovygamegear.com/Page5.html |
| Sir Auros:
Most of my favorite games are 4-player and I do occasionally have enough of my friends over who'd be up for playing 4-player games. |
| Industen:
I think the SS panels are priced very close to a piece build. Getting a 4 player the way you want it could be a problem. since all their panels are pretty much template based. I'm sure they can make one to your liking. Although you'd be the first in taking away things rather then adding. I really never understood the 7 button layout on 3/4 player but their are a few SNES games that used a multitap so I use it for that. I love my 4 player cabinet, so many people enjoy it during parties and such. If you have tons of people over it's priceless. |
| Sir Auros:
--- Quote from: Industen on August 07, 2004, 06:35:20 am ---I love my 4 player cabinet, so many people enjoy it during parties and such. If you have tons of people over it's priceless. --- End quote --- Yep, exactly why I want to go for that. |
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