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6 buttons REALLY necessary ???
Dartful Dodger:
You'll need more than 4 buttons, for non mame games.
Right now I'm spending a lot of time playing Ghost Recon with my two player 6 button each, control panel.
I use all 12 buttons, both joysticks, and the trackball. It wouldn't be as fun to play with only 8 buttons (using both of the players).
Listen to CitznFish:
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AceTKK:
Of course you need at least six buttons! What happens when a new friend finds out you have your own arcade game? He comes over to check it out and the first question he asks is "Can it play Street Fighter 2?". You have to explain to him (her?) that although the program supports it and it works beautifully he won't be able to try it because you didn't put in enough buttons. At your first MAME-party I guarantee that a lot of people will want to play the fighting games. Do you want to have to explain to them why they can't? Just avoid the disappointment by adding the buttons, they're only .99 from Happ Controls right now.
-Ace-
Howard_Casto:
If you do go with only four buttons, the diamond shape is a bad idea. Many modern games are made with the assumption that the buttons are in a straight line so you can press multiple buttons at once. The neogeo layout is much better for 4 buttons imho.
But back to your question. A better question is what are your system specs? If it's a pos then don't bother as classics will be the only thing you'll wanna play on it. If not then you should definately put 6 on it. There are some very good fighters out there, even for people that don't like fighters. Plus YOU may not like em, but if your friends come over at least a few of them will. Of course if cp space is at a minimum then you can leave them off.
Carsten Carlos:
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Ever heard of swappable panels? ;)
Personally I don't like these overcrowded panels, with 6 buttons, 2 joysticks, trackball, Spinner all in one place. It just hasn't the classic look!
Of course, you must have a chance to put something with 6 buttons in, but I guess my most-used panel will feature 3 or 4 buttons.
Sasquatch!:
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Japanese cabinets generally come with this layout. Sega games in bold, SNK games along the top and the usual six for Capcom.
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This is exactly the layout that I'm thinking of using for my next cab.