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Give me one good reason to have a 7th button.
Cue-Ball:
I'm in the process of redoing my control panel. Right now both Player 1 and Player 2 have 7 buttons arranged like so:
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The only Neo-Geo games i really like (that come to mind) are the Metal Slug series which only use 3 buttons anyway. I tried playing Metal Slug last night using the ABC buttons and, quite frankly, it sucked. Very uncomfortable and the "thumb button" style just wasn't cutting it. So, I need someone to convince me why in the world i need that 4th button on the bottom row instead of doing a 3x2 layout like Street Fighter. If i can't think of a good reason to keep it, i'm going to scrap the 7th button on my new layout and just go with the "Street Fighter" style.
Well, lets hear it! :)
CitznFish:
Off-Topic:
What joysticks are going into the upper left and right where the holes are drilled out?
Sorry i don't have an answer to your question
Vesper:
I can't give you a good reason. I think the 7th button just for NeoGeo games is silly. My cab has 3 x 2 groups.
SNAAAKE:
maybe is for mortal kombat! :P
you know..you need that button to run...more like how it used to be in the arcades back in the day !. ;)
Cue-Ball:
--- Quote from: CitznFish on April 11, 2003, 04:31:59 pm ---Off-Topic:
What joysticks are going into the upper left and right where the holes are drilled out?
Sorry i don't have an answer to your question
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The top-left joystick is going to be a 4-way and the top-right is currently a hacked Raider Pro (for Tron, DoT, etc). I haven't decided which 4-way stick i want to use yet (right now i have an 8-way Super installed with the actuators bent slightly to give a 4-way feel) and i haven't put up pics of the Raider Pro yet. I will be making a few other small changes when i redo the CP. The biggest change will be that the 4-way and spinner will be pretty much swapping position. That, and the two upper sticks will be set a little further apart. This should make spinner games more comfortable and ambidextrous without hurting the feel of Discs of Tron or getting in the way when playing Golden Tee.