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shardian:
I never even saw a D&D in the arcade. Seems like a really neat game though.
JoeyJoeJo:
So looks like I'll do 4 buttons for players 3 and 4, and 7 for players 1 and 2 because I like a bunch of Neo Geo games.

Heres something I just thought of.  Which hand usually holds the joystick?  Does this depend on if I'm a righty or lefty?
Hoopz:

--- Quote from: JoeyJoeJo on August 02, 2006, 04:32:41 pm ---Heres something I just thought of.  Which hand usually holds the joystick?  Does this depend on if I'm a righty or lefty?

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That's like asking what joystick is the best.  Some like using their strong hand for the joy while others prefer to use it for the buttons.  I believe in the mid to late 80's the games changed and the dominant (right hand) was used primarily to hit the buttons while the off hand (left) was for the joys.

I would say test it on a mock cardboard setup.  I prefer to use my right hand on the joy but my friends hate it.  I have player 1 setup for the right hand and player two setup for the left hand.  They hate playing on P1 and I hate playing on P2.  But it works for us.

Test it out before you do anything final.  And see what games you will be playing the most and what feels best.
brophog:


--- Quote from: JoeyJoeJo on August 02, 2006, 04:32:41 pm ---Heres something I just thought of.  Which hand usually holds the joystick?  Does this depend on if I'm a righty or lefty?

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That's like asking what joystick is the best.  Some like using their strong hand for the joy while others prefer to use it for the buttons.  I believe in the mid to late 80's the games changed and the dominant (right hand) was used primarily to hit the buttons while the off hand (left) was for the joys.

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Yes, if this was a 1 player cab. But it's not, it's a 4 player cab which tells me that it will often be his companions opinion that matters most and the defacto standard is by far joy on the left.
ahofle:

--- Quote from: JoeyJoeJo on August 02, 2006, 04:32:41 pm ---Heres something I just thought of.  Which hand usually holds the joystick?  Does this depend on if I'm a righty or lefty?

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Yes, depends on your handedness and also depends on whether or not you're in the mood for a "stranger's hand".   ;D
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