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Xiaou2:


  Ahh, but with the 4player setup... you can use 2 rotary sticks on the 2nd and 4th player.   They can be used in both 8way games, and as rotary joy games.  And or - you can add other joys like Wico leafs - ect.... or...

 use the 2nd pair of joys to use as tank controlls, or robotron controls (2 sets so no need to swap places when playing 2 people).

 Other ideas...

  Make a dual monitor + dual computer setup in a single cab!  - with controls on the same panel, but each going to thier own pc.   That way,  2 or more people could play different games,  yet be close enough to watch the other at times when there was no action... or just to be social...ect.

 The biggest prob with 4 player cabs... is that some of them have the monitor a bit too close - so the end people have a poor view of the screen.    Showcase cabs solve that... but at the expense of the 'blinder'  like box effect that is in earlier cabs.    The close quarter - mostly enclosed cab helps by keeping your eyes from seeing anything distracting in the periferial view.   It keeps glare down,  helps brighten the pic due to darker  contrast... and the sidewalls make the audio sound a bit more robust.    A 4 player 'enviornmental' cab would be wicked...  ; )  (look at  discs of tron cab to know what enviornmental cab type is)

 Anyways... theres a lot you can do with 4p  control panel.   You just have to decide what features you want.. and if its worth it  for what you really want to do with your cab.

 If you have many young ones come over... simpsons 4player is always a hit.  Well, at least it was in the arcade i worked for years back.  : )   

   Another note... if making a 4p control panel.... make sure to build it so that the panel can be removed...   else it probably will not fit thru doorways  if/when you have to move it.


 





LeedsFan:

I pretty much agree with what's already been said. You need 4 people to be interested in the same game AND all present at the same time.

Secondly, a lot of the 4 player cabs I have seen tend to look a bit frankenpanel(ish).  The outer players positions sometimes look as though they would struggle to see the screen properly. I've never played on a 4 player panel so I can't speak from experience. It's just something I tend to think about when I see some of them, that's all.

captainpotato:

I agree with all the comments, but once I have the space, I do plan to make a Gauntlet-based cab. This way it isn't as frankenpanelish as some, nor as large. Sure, it may be a little cramped at times with four people, but as that won't happen so often, it's not such an issue. Most of the time I imagine that I'd leave one of the side sticks as a 4-direction stick, use the middle sticks for 2-player and the fourth wouldn't get a lot of use.

missioncontrol:

I am not a big fan of 4 player cabs.....most of them look cluttered with all the buttons and joysticks....I'd stick to a 2 player cab unless there is a 4 player game you play all the time and know 3 friends who will be over alot to play it too........

Apollo:

4 player cabs are fine, as long as they haven't got various other controls like trackballs, spinners buttons everywhere etc. Dedicated 4 player cabs can look and play just fine. Unfortunately for MAME builders the Frakenpanel is just around the corner.

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