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How much space between P1 and P2 controls?
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Jdurg:

--- Quote from: kelemvor on December 21, 2007, 12:27:24 pm ---I finally brought my wife downstairs into the shop yesterday and said "Stand here".  We just kind of pretended we were playing and it seemed OK.  Don't have any pics with me but I'll post something when I get home if I remember.

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The wife or the CP?   ;) ;D
solderguy1:
And remember to check for dual-joystick stuff like Robotron too.
u_rebelscum:
Some people like more space than others.  I've seen 36" wide panels for two players with the joysticks near the edges, as well as wider.

Me, I grew up with 24" 2 player CPs, and enjoy it (as long as the guy next to me doesn't stand with his feet farther apart than his shoulders; damn "cowboys").  IMO, those 36" panels put the players too far off center (unless it's a showcase cab), whatever rocks people's boats.

A lot of it is personal tastes, but some things to think about: type of cab (showcase lets you go wider), size of cab (smaller ==> smaller CP), size of monitor (small ==> smaller CP), distance to monitor (closer ==> smaller CP), number of buttons (more ==> bigger CP), one player two stick (tank) games or not (yes ==> sticks ~ 14"-19" apart), size of yourself & your friends (bigger ==> wider CPs), and size of your "personal space".
BORIStheBLADE:
I went to a local arcade and checked out all the dimesions of the fighter cabinets. I was worried about mine being too small my CP on my cab was 28x9".

I would say go check out some arcades and get some numbers and adjust accordingly.
lanman31337:
Everyone knows the proper way to stand is with one foot forward and one foot back, like you're racing  :angel:
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