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Buy vs Build vs Buy & Build
mahuti:
I'll save you additional costs now. Just continue asking questions here. As long as you're prepared to wade through a consensus.
Or just PM one of us. Feel free to PM me.
quarterback:
--- Quote from: mahuti on December 02, 2005, 11:57:53 am ---I'll save you additional costs now. Just continue asking questions here. As long as you're prepared to wade through a consensus.
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Hey! That's what I said!!!! (maybe in too many words :))
And, again, I think the consensus is a positive aspect of this method.
Roughy:
Great feedback again--and on the art side of things...
Well, I've been a designer-type for the past 10 or so years and already have my own logo for the recroom, so I'm good there--but the information in the forum is outstanding and works really well for me as far as additional ideas!
Thanks again.
And those of you volunteering should expect a PM soonish.
Roughy:
Okay, then. I've been having some really good conversations across the board today--there's been a lot of help coming my way and I'm still definitely going toward the Buy & Build mode.
That is, I'm going to buy a kit, build it and tell everyone I know that I did it myself. Like I'll ever see YOU people anywhere!
Beyond that, I'm still leaning heavily toward the mameroom UAII cabinet at this point.
I put together my attempt at a control panel (see below). I'll note that it's not aligned perfectly, but it should get across the ideas.
That's a spinner up there by the P1 controls. Will that interfere?
I thought that by putting the player joystick and buttons at an angle like that--and maybe something a little less angled would be better--would allow the players to have a little more ass-and-elbow space when playing 2 player games. As an after thought, I guess this layout would make it suck for a game like Crazy Climber, which is one of the games I reallyreallyreallyreally want this for--damn. Guess I'm not done, but I'll still ask for some advice.
The other reason for the angle was to create some more space for a 3" trackball--Mameroom tends to think that it would be pretty cramped just stuck in between the joysticks and buttons in a straight line.
Any thoughts? Comments? Advices?
CheffoJeffo:
How wide is that panel ?
I've got a standard 2-player-fighter-with-trackball in my Multi-Jamma -- it's a nice fit, but then I didn't have to deal with the trackball mounting plate (metal panel).
I don't think you'll be happy with the angles, but if that cab fits a 25" monitor, I would bet that you can fit everything and have them nicely aligned parallel to the monitor (but definitely do a mock-up with accurate measurements).
Cheers.