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| unclet:
I do agree with you about helping the kids out. This was the main reason I did not want to have to rely on Ipac Shift functions ..... I wanted to have all the buttons available for the kids to learn what button does what function. After all, if you have the space to house a big control panel, then go for it. Make it have everything you need onit and then you will never wish you had added it at the start. Good luck and please post pictures when you done. Also, with kids I would recommend rounding off all the corners of the cabinet to be safe. |
| BORIStheBLADE:
Has anyone got a good way of labeling buttons like pause, save ect? With extra buttons you would probably want to have them labeled. |
| mlalena:
I've seen some people go with this company: http://mamemarquees.com/ They can print up to 2'x6' custom laminated control panel overlays. I work for one of Kodak's spin-offs and I'm still trying to see if I can get access to any equipment that can do this. I could get something printed on photopaper 2 foot by any length, but I don't think photo paper under plexi would look good. |
| javeryh:
I don't think kids will be able to figure all of this out. I have a very basic 2P CP with 4 admin buttons and I get non-stop questions from my friends (in their 30s and grew up in the arcades) on how to get things working. My advice would be to figure out what games are important and design around that (I also have a bias against 4P CPs because I think there's only about 6-7 games that are fun with 4 people playing at once plus the fact that having 4 people around to play is a rarity). If space isn't a concern in your basement build two cabs with different CPs. |
| brock.sampson:
I bought some vinyl decals for my admin buttons from Pongo http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=64645.0. I think they turned out great. I have a 7 year old and he and the neighbor kids don't have any problems with the admin buttons. I also added some switches so I can disable the quater buttons and force them to pay. ;) I've gotta pay for this hobby somehow. Attached are a couple pics. Sorry my digital camera and the operator suck. |
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