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| TurboC--:
Well, you misunderstand. |
| NoOne=NBA=:
That's different then. If it were my project, I would get a Happ Reunion stick from Ponyboy in the Buy/Sell/Trade forum here. (He sells new Happ stuff, at prices lower than Happ). I would center mount it, with two buttons to either side. That would let you play the 2/4 way games, but would leave out the 8-ways (most of which were horizontal games anyway). The reunion stick is going to be as close as you can get to an original Pac-stick in look and feel, without finding a "new" Pac-stick on ebay (which would go for a small fortune). They have the same ball size/shape/texture, but use microswitches/springs, rather than the leafswitch/grommet of the originals. I can't think of any 2-player simultaneous "classic" games at the moment, so having two sticks on there would be a waste of space, and would throw off the classic feel of the cabinet. You might also consider doing swappable panels (one 4-way with 2 buttons, one 8-way with 2 buttons, and a trackball panel). That would let you set up 3 separate gamelists, and play them all as closely as possible to the original controls. |
| Tiger-Heli:
--- Quote from: NoOne=NBA= on August 06, 2005, 05:25:03 pm ---I can't think of any 2-player simultaneous "classic" games at the moment, so having two sticks on there would be a waste of space, and would throw off the classic feel of the cabinet. --- End quote --- None of the eighteen I posted were classics? |
| NoOne=NBA=:
--- Quote from: Tiger-Heli on August 06, 2005, 05:33:12 pm ---None of the eighteen I posted were classics? --- End quote --- Not to ME. ;) 1943 is probably the MOST classic on that list, and it came out in 1987, about the same time I got OUT of the military after 4 years. Most of the rest are "classic '90s" games. |
| TurboC--:
I don't know if I would want to deal with the hassle of swapping panels out. I guess I am not a 100% purist - I really will love to have the original cab, art, molding, marquee (whichever Pac I choose), coin slots, and monitor, but when it comes to the controls I may go with function over form. Well, out of the 2-player simultaneous game list posted, nothing is that critical to me for 2-player. But don't some games need 2 sticks? Robotron? Even if it's only Robotron that I would miss out on, I don't want to miss out on any games just for an "authentic looking control panel." Well. Looking at it from the opposite angle... I haven't had any good ideas for control panel artwork yet. Looking at the original Pac-Man control panel online, I can see that I could easily disguise 2 black buttons to the right of the stick. I could even wire the 1 & 2 player start buttons as regular buttons, and put 1 & 2 player start on the bottom front plate. Or even use them as both? I'd hate not to run a trackball though. That would mean no centipede, tempest (I imagine a trackball can simulate a spinner), arkanoid (if I can run that), and a lot of others I love. How often will a trackball move and screw up your control? I'd hate to have that happen in the middle of a game of Pac. Hmm... (boggle) Have you used the Ultimarc T-Stik Plus Ball-Top? Since it switches the 4/8 restrictor plate from the top of the panel, that was my idealized joystick. Unless it doesn't feel anything like a Pac stick? Argh, too many options... |
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