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4 button CP - diamond or square config???

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RayB:

diamond. You can hold your hand a a natural angle and treat them as if it was two rows, or as a diamond you can use them for directions for games like Vanguard or Smash TV (assuming the games don't crash if you press all the buttons at the same time)


maraxle:


--- Quote from: NoOne=NBA= on October 29, 2004, 05:40:04 pm ---Neither of the two layouts you proposed will let you play 3-button games comfortably.

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I have a flattened diamond layout on my panel, and it works great for 3-button games.  Plus you can still play Vanguard.  I see no advantage to the square layout, though.

Chemixtry:

I was wondering the same thing about which button layout is better. Mine is going to be a vertical cab. Would that make a difference in the best layout since I wouldnt be playing neo-geo on it?

blueoakleyz:

I think square
your fingers have more access

NoOne=NBA=:

How do your fingers have more access on a square than they would sitting on all four buttons at once--like they do on the Neo-Geo layout?

And Maraxle, I've got modules for the squashed diamond and Neo-Geo patterns, and the diamond (while playable) is not nearly as comfortable for 3-button games.
You either end up putting your middle finger in an unnatural position by going for the near button, or you end up with the near button under your finger while hitting the far button.
(Which really annoys me).

My original swappable panels used a 5-button squashed diamond layout like below to avoid that.

   O
O    O  O
   O

When I went modular, that became unnecessary.

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