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Control panel review - 4 player with spinner
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vidmouse:
Yeah, I thought about that... there's actually a version 1 of this file (not posted) where they're straight.  I thought maybe I could use them for Smash TV and so on.
However, when I printed off a mockup life-size, I noticed that with them straight I have P3/P1 and P2/P4 pretty close again, shoulder-to-shoulder. 

I can probably make them straight but I will have to widen the wings to do it I think.

What's the desired spacing when you have two players side-by-side?  Do I have to make it as wide as my P1/P2 spacing here?
suits00:
yes!!!
unclet:
It would be awesome if you could simply flip the side wings up/down instead of having to attach/detach them.   Is there a way to keep the wings attached all the time but let them fold down then under the control panel box somehow?

PS:  4-player control panels are not just used for 4 players.  There are 2-player games which require each player to use two joysticks

DaveMMR:

--- Quote from: unclet on May 04, 2007, 12:21:26 pm ---
PS:  4-player control panels are not just used for 4 players.  There are 2-player games which require each player to use two joysticks


--- End quote ---

But wouldn't you have to place the sticks closer together than comfortable to use the two-stick, 2-player game setup?   Besides, there's only 3 I could think of off the top of my head, one of which requires two 4-ways each player.

I agree that you should never angle sticks.   You can have the sticks in the same location, just north should be towards monitor always.  (IIRC that's the way Gauntlet was laid out - I do not think there was "Direction" change in the sticks at all).
vidmouse:
Tabling the angled vs straight discussion for another post...

I looked at how to mount the wing boxes (not sure what else to call them)... what do you think of using flush mount hangers?  The ones I was able to find were about 1 3/4" on a side.  (see pic).  I'm thinking maybe two per box, plus a snap lock or two (2nd pic) similar to what's used on footlockers
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