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6 buttons REALLY necessary ???
Mojo2000:
--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on April 16, 2003, 06:32:27 pm ---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.
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Speak for yourself, Howard. :) Every person's hand is different; pianists are uniquely qualified to make that kind of statement. If you've ever used the inverted-T layout for PC cursor keys, you can figure out that fingers 2-3-4 can press the top three buttons of a diamond layout, and the thumb can tuck under for the occasional bottom button. (That's even slightly better than the inverted-T.) I'd rather that than use my pinky on the end.
CthulhuLuke:
Uh oh, my field, I was a pianist for 5 years, I still play regularly, Tocato & Fugue*however you spell it, too lazy to check* in D minor, yes.... you'll understand when you hear it. Anyways, tucking your thumb under your first- through - ring finger's a bad idea, any pianist knows that you never cross fingers, and that you use all of the fingers you can, because you'll get the most reach *aka, don't skip out on that ring finger, I know I do it a lot, and it kills me sometimes*
BUT: anyways, my point is, with the neo geo layout, if you do it like a REAL neo geo layout, you actually rest your thumb on the bottom left button. You never use your pinky, because your index through ring finger control the 2-4 buttons. It's much harder to see how this works on a Neo Geo arcade as it is to see on a Neo Geo arcade stick *for the console version* That's how I have my layout setup for on my cabinet, and it works beautifully even with the extra 3 buttons, since they're actually resting under your hand.
armad1ll0:
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bad... you can't play the Neo-Geo games without laying your hand over the bottom three. Why do you want to feel those buttons there. It's confusing
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This is a better design. I have it wired so that I can use PS2 controllers in there and hook a PS2 up to my VGA Eygo 27" It also works for Dreamcast on the right 6 buttons.
I can play SoulCaliber on the bottom 4 as well.
CthulhuLuke:
here's my layout
nfdavenport:
I am also making this decision soon. I am curious about the 7-button layout as I am mostly familiar with 6button fighters. Could someone detail out what the 7 buttons do?
Thanks!