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| vidmouse:
Just a quick review request... looking at adding a spinner to my control panel. Don't have one yet, just considering hacking an old mouse to do it but wanted feedback on my placement before going through that work. Thanks! |
| SavannahLion:
Player 3 and 1 seem awfully close to each other, especially with that spinner there. There seems to be some discourse about angling 3 & 4 like that. I personally like cut corners or rounded corners. No fun digging your crotch or gut into an pointy arcade unless it's vibrating. What are the buttons across the front for? |
| vidmouse:
The whole thing is pretty close, but I think the angled 3/4 helps with that. My room doesn't allow for a wider CP unfortunately (heh need a new room). I'm hoping the T-molding will soften those corners. I'm not quite sure how to cut it otherwise. The front (and side) buttons are for Visual Pinball. (flippers, tilts L/R/C, ball launch, and "start") Yeah I know I could've used buttons up top for the start and all that but I figure this will feel more real. Thanks for feedback, keep it coming all... |
| Kaytrim:
The TT2 spinner from Groovy Game Gear uses the same amount of space as a normal button. This would make placement much easier than what you have drawn there. Plus it comes with it's own interface for PS/2 or USB connection. TTFN :cheers: Kaytrim |
| javeryh:
The spinner looks a little close to the P1 joy. Make sure your wrist doesn't keep hitting it. Also, as mentioned, there is some debate over whether angling the P3 and P4 joys is a good idea but that's just based on personal preference as far as I can tell. Also, since you indicated that you have a small(ish) room why not just build a 2 player CP? You could still include the spinner and even add a trackball in the middle and no one will feel cramped playing. Based on a little experience and just hanging around these boards long enough, 4P control panels rarely seem to be used enough (how often will you have 4 people around available to play?) and there aren't enough 4P games to justify building one (I can only think of TMNT, The Simpsons, X-Men, Gauntlet and NBA Jam as games that are worth playing). Of course all of this is just MHO and you should build what suits your needs first and foremost... |
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