What do you all think of this control panel?

[blueoakleyz]

Lol sorry for all the new topics people, I'm new, I gotta do it lol.

Here's a control panel I thought of


modeled after the Supercade basically, except no second layer, just all one big layer/panel.

I figure that when SOMEDAY I have enough money to make a super Mame system with a computer that can run almost any arcade game, I might as well have a control panel that accomadates almost everything as it was originally played.

What do you all think? Do you think it'd be too uncomfortable playing Ms. Pac-man/Asteroids etc like that?

[Meldinov]

well, if you want an "ultimate cp" you need spinners, and topfire joys, maybe weels,yokes, etc, the "ultimate"  is near unerachable. but if yours is ok with you, no problem.

anyway, the day i built my first cp, probably would be one similar to yours.
also, the best metod to see if a cp is well designed, is to make one in a cheap material, like thick carboard or somewath.


sorry for my english, i do my best  

[paigeoliver]

Despite the fact that everyone on earth likes to nest controls behind other controls, the most playable arrangement is simply to have them all at the edge with nothing behind anything else.

Also, the only 4 button 4 player games are the D&D ones and they used a diamond button layout, so you might want to go with that (plus that uses less room). That should buy you enough space to move that trackball and 4-way somewhere up near the edge. I would put the trackball smack in the middle and put the 4-way stick directly to the left of the player one (blue) joystick with no extra button banks for either one.

[blueoakleyz]

"well, if you want an "ultimate cp" you need spinners, and topfire joys, maybe weels,yokes, etc, the "ultimate"  is near unerachable. but if yours is ok with you, no problem."

To be honest, I have no idea what a spinner is for. I see it on tons of people's examples but have no clue what games use it, so I'm not too interested. And the other stuff is just extra-peripheral to me, stuff I'd only find at a real arcade. When I make a machine I basically just go for the joystick-button kinda games.

"anyway, the day i built my first cp, probably would be one similar to yours.
also, the best metod to see if a cp is well designed, is to make one in a cheap material, like thick carboard or somewath."

[blueoakleyz]

yeea ok maybe somethin like this

[Soulcon]

I would suggest maybe offset your 4 player and add a spinner. This will do two things for you.

1. Keep you from wacking your hand and fingers on the 4 player joystick.

2. Allow a few more playable games with the spinner

-Soul

[paigeoliver]

That newer one is better, you can use the blue player's buttons with the 4-way.

[Tiger-Heli]

"well, if you want an "ultimate cp" you need spinners, and topfire joys, maybe weels,yokes, etc, the "ultimate"  is near unerachable. but if yours is ok with you, no problem."

To be honest, I have no idea what a spinner is for.

Spinner - Tempest, Arkanoid, Tron, Discs of Tron, Mad Planets (I think), cheap substitute steering wheel for driving games.
Top-Fire joysticks - Tron, Discs of Tron, BattleZone, Assault, Vindicators
Wheels - All driving games - Outrun, Outrunners, Cruisin', etc.
Yokes - Star Wars, Return of the Jedi, Hydra, Stun Runner, Apache3
Rotary Joysticks - Time Soldiers, Ikari, Caliber .50, etc.

[Stingray]

Spinner - Tempest

'Nuff said. If Tempest were the only game in the world that ever used a spinner it would be worth having one.

-S

[Darkstalker]

Don't forget you need two different wheel types (free spinning and restricted motion) and a shifter, probably a 6 position would work well.

[blueoakleyz]

Don't forget you need two different wheel types (free spinning and restricted motion) and a shifter, probably a 6 position would work well.

nah that's just too much stuff
i hardly play wheel games
MAYBE if I really ever wanted to I'd build a different sitting/cockpit cab for those

[blueoakleyz]

I was thinking of adding a spinner to each side, (on the sides of the Ms. Pac-man cherry stick) what do you all think?
waste of money/time?

[NoOne=NBA=]

I love Blasteroids and racing games, so I think it's always a good idea.

[Santoro]

Spinner - Tempest

'Nuff said. If Tempest were the only game in the world that ever used a spinner it would be worth having one.

-S

That is exactly true!

[blueoakleyz]

I dont think im gonna add a spinner.... just too expensive imo for the games that use one

[LeedsFan]

I dont think im gonna add a spinner.... just too expensive imo for the games that use one

That deicision is entirely yours.... but I added one on my cab as I wanted to be able to play as many games as possible. My cab is not yet done but there a LOADS of games in Mame that I have never played properly.

Stuff like Arkanoid and Tempest that everyone calls classics. I've yet to play them so I'm really looking forward to it.

[blueoakleyz]

Yeah I'm probably not even going to add a trackball or true coin door until later
it'll be an ongoing project