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Chris:


--- Quote from: Level42 on September 19, 2006, 07:42:50 pm ---Well, I've always wondered why most CP's have the joystick on the left and the buttons on the right. Assuming that most people are right-handed, you would expect that the most important control (the joystick) would be operated by your right hand, and the less important (the button) with your left.
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Depends on how many buttons and how important they are.  You usually only have one stick to deal with and multiple buttons, so I can manipulate the stick with my clumsy hand and the buttons with my nimble hand.  With Tron, I actually played with my arms crossed on the spider level.

On the other hand, for trackball games it's the opposite; I prefer the right hand on the ball and the left on the button. The exception is Missile Command, and of course there precision with the buttons is critical.

But that's just me.  My left hand is particularly uncoordinated which is why I can't play the piano worth a darn

Kremmit:

Some older games were arranged buttons/left, joy/right.  I don't know when, how, or why that arrangement was dropped, but the current standard wasn't always standard.

_) (V) (-):


--- Quote ---It's like saying "I hate you, player two!
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Yeah, that's kinda how I thought about it. 

It would actually 'look' better, as in, more symmetrical and all that but, I'm not really into 'form over function'.

I'll just have to hack away more cab and make room.


--- Quote ---the current standard wasn't always standard
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I remember the original Arati 2600 joystick had only 1 fire button and  encouraged' using the right hand for stick manipulation, left thumb for firing.

Was it was the first NES system that reversed the 'D-pad' placement?

Thanks for all the responses!

ArtMAME:

I have a mirrored control panel that works great for Robotron, Defender, and Asteroids, and most everything else, except fighter style games.   I made that way because I absolutely had to have the joysticks centered for Robotron. 

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=54556.msg534988#msg534988

It even works well for 2 player Joust. 



Stingray:

All the CPs I've built have the stick on the right/ buttons on the left. That's how I like it and anyone who complains about the layout is free to build their own.

-S

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