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Rethinking the 4-player control panel...
Sir Auros:
I prefer angled joysticks, myself. Especially since I don't play twin-stick shooters on my cabinet. I think part of it depends on how wide your CP is, and having a wider CP makes having angled P3 & 4 controls workable.
DeLuSioNal29:
Here's mine. It's 48" across, but there is also a mini quad available which is only 36" across and may work for you if you take some joysticks out (I have dual joys for Smash TV for 2 player co-op games). I got mine at www.arcadesrfun.com.
They sell DIY kit's and I believe the mini quad is $179. And he can make a CUSTOM layout for no charge.
Good Luck!
~ DeLuSioNaL
leapinlew:
I think, if your gonna have angled joystick your artwork needs to reflect which way up is. Also, there should also be a name/number of the person to call to complain to when they can't figure out which way is up.
DaveMMR:
It's a misconception that you need to stand shoulder-to-shoulder. As I said, most 4-player games are simple affairs, so the outer players can stand to the side anywhere and still work the joystick intuitively if "up" is towards monitor.
Angling joysticks, as I mentioned before, is forcing someone to stand in a precise spot since the controls are relative to them.
mrserv0n:
delusion, your buttons on that CP look annoyingly to far spaced.