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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. |
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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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