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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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