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Pieman2004:
Well I was recently given an old cabinet, and am trying to mame it at the moment. The inside dimensions of the cab are 2 feet and I wanted to make a CP that would fit inside of that. I drew up something in AutoCAD so that I could print it out later and experiment with it. I just wanted to know what everyone here thought of it.

I have a few questions though:
1. I put the center of the joystick about 3 1/4" from the edge of the first buttons. Is this far enough? too far? just right?

2. I put 1/4" space between each button. Is this a good amount of space?

3. I forgot about the space between player1 buttons and player 2 joystick. Its about 6" from center of p2 joy to edge of p1 buttons. Is this enough?

Anyways I was excited about getting this drawn, because this is my first panel. Even though it is pretty simple.
Oh and I hope I can figure out how to put this picture on here. It's my first time to post a pic.
TalkingOctopus:
1. EDIT: 3.25 would work fine but you might want to try 2.25" or 2.5".   My layout is similar to yours and I have the joysticks at 2.25".

2.  I think that is about right.  The capcom layout has the button centers 1.5" from each other.

3. Should be OK.  Although a little more space is probably desirable.

Also, you may want to consider removing the admin buttons.  They are probably not necessary.  The best way to test your layout, is make a card board prototype and see if you like it.

Good Luck.
Pieman2004:
Thank you for the reply. If I were to place the buttons closer to the joystick at say 2 1/4" from center of joy to edge of buttons. That would mean I would have 2 extra inches in between the players controls so it would be about 8". I will try this out as well. I really ought to go to an arcade with a tape measure some day to see how all the machines are set up.

Any other comments would be appreciated as well.
namzep:
The buttons look a little farther from the joys than I'm used to seeing but the layout looks mostly sound.  The most important thing is your comfort level while playing since it's going to be your machine.  Function over form, always.
DougHillman:
Like the others, I'd move the sticks a little closer to the buttons.  Don't add the room in the middle, add it on the edges.  Depth from the bottom looks pretty good, but you're pretty close to the side edges out there.

Remember that your hand/arm doesn't connect to the controls at a straight angle coming up from the bottom.  They angle in from the sides just a bit.   You do need some room on the sides so the heel of your hand isn't falling off.

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