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fjl:

what are the lightning and list buttons for?

Green Giant:

If you are going for the giant frankenpanel look, there are two things to do that can make it look good.

Make a huge arcade with a 33" monitor if you can find one.  Many frankenpanels look like wings cause they are disproportionate to the cab.

Also, don't skip on the control panel overlay.  A good CPO with everything labled or good graphics will make it look good.

Another option that gets pricey is an ledwiz and led's under everything.  I have this on mine, however I only have a two player cab with a trackball.  The beauty is I never have to explain controls, I just say use the lit buttons.  There are plugins that automatically light the original games buttons.  With kids it would make it easy, but it will cost you ever more money.  Run it by the wife, they sometimes like the idea of all the pretty colors.

Spaced Ace:

Holy crap man, that thing is huge.  Id like to see the finished product, and what design your going to use.

vidmouse:

mlalena -

Did you ever decide on how many trackballs you were
going to use?

If you're still keeping that layout w/ 3 trackballs, I'd be
concerned about the ones on the sides.... look like they'd
be hard to really control with the joysticks in the way.
Are you not using mounting plates on those?


brock.sampson:


--- Quote from: efjayel on August 06, 2007, 12:24:45 am ---what are the lightning and list buttons for?

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Lightning = Shazam (shift)
List = Takes you to the lists of emulators in mamewah.

I was originally going to have a mame only cab so that was going to be games lists and then I started adding additioinal emulators so I switched it to lists of emulators.

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