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another newbie needs controller setup advice.
willyum:
Please help with controller setup. I'm broke so I only get one shot at this (will probably have to hold off on the stainless steele upgrades till next year). OK, I plan to order the SlikStik 27" Arcade Cabinet & Classic (Combo Kit), because it would look like a real chop-shop job if I cut the parts myself.
I wanted to alter the lay-out for a more 'Defender/Stargate' friendly configuration. I also wanted more of a symetrical feel as well as R/L trackball control. I sent an initial draft to SlikStik and to Kevin Steele at RetroBlast where some minor configuration flaws were noticed so it is now updated and hopefully fixed. I'm new to this stuff and most of you have already learned the 'Right' way, so could you look this over and let me know if there are any trouble spots I should change. The boxes are 1 square inch. I also want to illuminate all the blue buttons to match the illuminated blue trackball (also player 1-2 buttons)
Also, it says SlikStik charges an extra $50 for custom configurations....Is that $50 for every hole moved or a flat $50? cause I believe about 15 items are moved, that would be an extra $750. I hope that's not the case.
MY controller upgrades and additions:
2 - Perfect 360's upgrade from standard 8-way's
1 - Top fire added
2nd pause button added (will probably use for 'Esc' key to exit games.)
Automatic 'combo' upgrades:
Tempered Monitor Glass.
Double Pinball Buttons.
Trackball Illumination.
SteveJ34:
What's the purpose of all the blue buttons surrounding the trackball?
willyum:
The top blue button is actually part of the Asteroids/ Defender 'Hyper space' configuration above it, not connected to the trackball. The bottom, left and right are the three buttons that normally come with a trackball. They are normally L, L & R mouse buttons.
So I put a 'left mouse' (fire button) on both sides of the ball for left or right handed players and the 'Right' mouse button on the bottom. also If I remember correctly Centipede had the fire on the L, and Missle Command had it on the R.
You think it is bad positioning? would I constantly hit the bottom button too much? I havn't played a game with a real trackball in years, I usually use the mouse. I figured my hand would be comming in at either a L or R angle and that I probably wouldn't hit it by accident.
Thanx in advance for any info.
LeedsFan:
The $50 fee is a one off flat fee for settinng up the CNC drilling machine. Once you agree your layout they will set the machine up just to do your panel.
Not sure how they encode their buttons.... but I did not put any seperate mouse buttons on my panel. I wired up two buttons on the Player 2 side as normal buttons AND mouse buttons. You will be using those buttons as either one or the other... not both. Doing this makes the panel look a lot less cluttered as well.
Tiger-Heli:
--- Quote from: willyum on October 29, 2004, 02:05:35 am ---I remember correctly Centipede had the fire on the L, and Missle Command had it on the R.
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Centipede had one fire button on the Left, Missile Command had three fire buttons on the left.