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patm95:
I am just now starting to plan my cabinate. I am looking forward to planning my control panel, trying to decide what controls would be best. I am looking for some advice from my fellow enthusiats.
I am looking to design a 4 player CP. For player 1-2, I was thinking about the happs rotary optical joysticks. This would enable me to play games like Ikari warriors and have the 8 way control. For players 3-4, the happ competition joystick, a cheaper 8 way. An Ultimarc e stick for 4 way games with the option to rotate for Q Bert. A push-pull spinner for games like tron (Apache controls). Last but not least, I would like to mount a trackball for games like centipede and golden tee. I have not sorted out a layout yet, but as you can probably tell, I am trying to design a panel that would enable me to play the largest variety of games possible. Thinking about an aviation joystick, but just not sure if I would have the space to mount it lol.
So does this sound like a good combination? Criticism is appreciated! Thanks.
horseboy:
--- Quote from: patm95 on August 15, 2006, 10:58:00 pm ---For player 1-2, I was thinking about the happs rotary optical joysticks. This would enable me to play games like Ikari warriors and have the 8 way control.
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You want the mechanical rotaries
NightGod:
I think you'll run out of room before you get that aviation joystick mounted. I'm building a massive CP (48x20) and have basically the same thing you have listed there, no way I could fit in an aviation stick, there just simply isn't the room for it.
patm95:
Thanks for the input guys, I will look into the mechanical rotaries too. I guess the aviation stick wouldn't be a huge loss, if I couldn't fit it on the CP. I just thought it would be cool to have it.
horseboy:
You could always go with swappable cp's.