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Poll: During game play which hand do you use?

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Crowquill:

On classic cabs that are set up to be ambidextrous (most), I ALWAYS use my right hand for the directional controls. I think it's interesting that most Atari control panels were either ambidextrous or forced you to use your right hand for controls.

This holds true even for the 2600 joysticks. I remember an article in "Atari Age" magazine on how to wire your joystick to be "left-handed". Intellivision, Colecovision, and even 7800 had ambidextrous controllers though.

On the other hand, pretty much every other manufacturer made their control panels "left-handed." It became the standard and my MAME cab reflects that.

I still answered right-only though

Orclord:

Hmmmm...

What an interesting question.....Made me think.....

I'm right handed.....

Normally Joy in left.... buttons with right....

Although....

Gorf = Right hand

Arkanoid....spinner = right hand...

Trackball (Combat schoool) = left hand trackball......

Still thinking......

I'm sure I also used to swap as the cab I was playing dictated or what felt most comfortable...

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm





This thinking lark sucks.....

Gimmie a beer....

 ;D

nostrebor:


--- Quote from: javeryh on January 13, 2006, 05:43:10 pm ---Left hand with joysticks and trackballs.  Right hand for buttons.  I'm left handed.

--- End quote ---

Yup.

danny_galaga:



i choose 'left hand only'. this is because both my cocktail cab and the game pad i use for my PC only have this option. given a chance i would play games like pacman with my right. eventually ill build an upright and i guess ill config those games onto player 2's joy...

markb:

I use my right hand for joystick control and have set all of my CP's out with one joystick set for RH use the other for LH use.

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