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alandrogers:
Sooo after many changes.... and sample set up with the controls actually poked into an old scrap of linoleum ... and wonderful suggestions from lots of people ... and even a bit of the "best we don't see enough of" thread ... here it is .. the final layout:

I started out with this nice balanced design, buttons buttons everywhere ... and it came down to this. 4-way and spinner both on the far right top row with 2 dedicated buttons, the rest is pretty straight forward. The trackball is shifted 1/2" off center left. And I reserve the space on the top row left side for instructions.

Also some thanks go to crpngdth2001's design thread.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=64287.0

i think it's pretty nice.
(+_+):
Button layout looks roomy and well placed. Are you sure you want to put the instruction graphic there? Have you considered putting it behind the monitor protective window? I think the extra real estate where you want to put your instructions would be much better used if you put a nice picture of some arcade character you like or some theme artwork instead.
shorthair:
Do you play the spinner right-handed...I'd forgotten about Tempest (and Centipede for that matter) being left-handed, I for some reason remembered them being ambi, and it's interesting to find most panels go against this in placing the spinner on the left (which I like, cos I'm right-handed - you know, fire button leads the other hand) - or are you just going for sorta arcade realism with that?
alandrogers:
i actually went and looked at a tempest box over at KLOV ... the spinner is on the right.

since that's the only spinner game i know of that I like to play, this layout will work just fine.

This is also a lot more comfortable.

And as for the spinner being on the left ... that's where it had been up until this morning's cardboard layout.
crpngdth2001:
Looks great, excellent job! I started cutting mine today. I was able to find some 5/8" mdf shelving at Home Depot that will give me the 3/4" finished height with the plexi.
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