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KenToad:

--- Quote from: johnnysmitch on March 31, 2005, 06:08:38 pm ---Just gotta throw in: make sure you REALLY want to build a 4 player cab... I struggled to come up with a decent 4 player control panel with a trackball and spinner, and now I somewhat regret all the work/money I put into the extra controls for players 3 and 4... I build it for some harcore simpsons/xmen action, but I find that it just isn't nearly as fun playing these games as I remember, and since there's only a handful of 4 player games, my extra controls see hardly any use, and take up valuable space that could have afforded players 1 and 2 more room... don't want to be a drag here, just make sure you really want to go for the full-on 4 player layout, and consider other options, such as controller ports to allow for the occasional 4 player game with 3 and 4 using gamepads when needed.

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I second this opinion, as I haven't even been able to convince my hard-core gaming friends to play 4 player X-men, simpsons, Turtles, etc (I couldn't even get them to play Gauntlet--they just "inserted" coins until the game became a who-can-absorb-the-most-ghosts contest).  That just got repetitive after the first level or two, so, yeah, be sure you've got the players before you shell out the dough for the grosse panel.  That said ... I would love to build a bomberman 5-controller dedicated unit sometime in the future, the same expense I couldn't justify for the beat 'em ups.

KenToad
Scott84:
The main reason why my cab will have a 4 player is because i want the 4player Super Nintendo Action... :D
Bones:
I think it's pretty easy to justify a 4 player cab if you have kids.
CPickler:
Well, Right now I live in a Fraternity House with close to 40 people.  I think it is possible to find 4 people who want to play some time.
CPickler:
Also, Do you think a 19" monitor is big enough for 4 players?
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