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Straight or ergonomic pushbuttons?
Smittydc:
Do you remember any games that had special controls for lefties? I don't. If they like playing video games they'll already be used to the usual straight setup. And anyways, beating the ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- out of buttons and joysticks as fast as you can has no real ergonomic setup anyway, now does it?
M-80:
Well, I've always looked at this project as "What have I always wished a CP would have." and "What do I not want to change to keep that 'arcade feel'?".
Of course, if you're aware of it and know where and what each piece of the CP is, you're gonna lose some of that authenticity. But if you look at the end effect, then modern features may actually be cleverly hidden and the authenticity would be retained.
I mean, how many times when you were younger did you go into an arcade facility wondering how they constructed the cabinets? Heck, I treated it like going to the movies. I was never wondering what brand projector they were using. I was just enjoying the escapism of the movie itself. Same with arcade games. They're basically escapism. So why dwell on the technicals when that takes away from the magic of the media? ;)
M-80:
--- Quote from: Smittydc on May 06, 2003, 01:57:13 pm ---Do you remember any games that had special controls for lefties? I don't. If they like playing video games they'll already be used to the usual straight setup. And anyways, beating the ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- out of buttons and joysticks as fast as you can has no real ergonomic setup anyway, now does it?
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I don't remember either, but then again, those cabinets were designed to be basic left/right hand indifferent anyway. But we're not designing cabs for public arcade facility use anymore are we. Most CPs built here are gonna be used by private individuals who have personal needs and wishes. But then again, you're right. Not all people are gonna be used to an ergonomic system of buttons, but the straight layout, lefty or righty. But you wonder why companies make handheld controllers that can be switched from left handed to right handed operation. Some people want the D-Pad on the right side and the action buttons on the left. My friend Mike uses a Gravis game pad that can be switched and he always plays with the D-Pad on the right.
Jungle:
I ended up with an ergonomic setup (with the middle buttons pushed up), but not because it was where my fingers rested while playing fighters.
My primary driver was to have buttons similar to the layout of the Track and Field cabs, with the Jump/Throw button above the two run buttons. Guess it just depends on what games you like the best....