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Doom bucket:

I had written up a long post weighing the pros and cons of getting an X-arcade control panel VS making my own, but my browser crashed, so here's the gist of it.

I'd like to make my own control panel. I've planned for it, in fact. But, the X-arcade is compatible with consoles, and that's an important thing for me to consider. Soul Caliber 2, Marvel VS Capcom 2, Guilty Gear Isuka, so far as I know those games can't be replicated on the PC legally. I'm big on fighting games, so my arcade cabinet experience would be limited if I couldn't play them!

Are there any other alternatives I haven't thought of or don't know about?

severdhed:

im not aware of anything that has the connectivity options of the x-arcade.  Im using an x-arcade 2 player unit in my cabinet....i gutted it and built my own control panel for it, which  got rid of most of the complaints i had about the x-arcade. (button layout and spacing between players)

i couldnt be happier with it now, and it works great with my dreamcast.  some people say they dont like the buttons or the joysticks, but i have no problems with them. 

having the option for 4 different buttons configs on the encoder is nice too, for those times when certain games/emus dont allow complete reconfiguration.

i have used mine with xbox, playstation, playstation2, gamecube, and dramcast and have been impressed with its functionality. (i only have a PC and dreamcast in my cabinet though)

if you plan on using an x-arcade in your cabinet, with multiple consoles/pc...you can get a serial data switch box that will allow you to switch the controls between systems without unplugging anything...they are cheap and they work great.



Doom bucket:

:/

I want a trackball in my cab, and although X-arcade does sell one, it's a seperate product from the joysticks.

versapak:

If you don't want to go the X-Arcade route, you could hack some playstation pads. There are adapters galore for using those with just about every system.




Doom bucket:

Hack some PS1 pads, you say? Hmm... I've got plenty lying around... It just might work. How, though?

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