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protokatie:


--- Quote ---I'm thinking when you set a game up and configure it, most of the time you'd typically duplicate the functions across the control panel.
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I had thought about doing just that, then realised that it wasnt a very graceful way to set the controls up. Plus it wouldnt work for the neogeo games on my 7 button layout (nor would it make much sense)

Gamester:


--- Quote ---Everything functions, all the player has to do is start jabbing buttons and see what they do.  :)

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I bet you broke your Mom & Dad's VCR when you were a kid, didn't you?   ;D


--- Quote ---Lighting up all the buttons wouldn't tell him anything useful.

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Well, I dunno...  I mean, again, when you have 6-7 buttons available per player, and thousands of games that can use anywhere from a single button to all 7, having only the buttons applicable to a particular game light up seems pretty useful to me.


--- Quote ---I suppose it might be useful if you could program all the buttons sharing the same function to appear in the same color.  All the laser buttons light up in red, all the warp buttons in blue?

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Well actually since you mention it....  Yes, that's doable too.

In fact, another available feature is for the machine to audibly tell the players which controls are used for the selected game and what their individual functions are, while simultaneously blinking the particular button that is being described.

Here's a good thread on the topic that includes links to some videos and pictures:

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=73905.0

Gamester:

Another good thread showcasing LED buttons:

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=72753.msg786719#msg786719

It's up to you to decide how important such features are to you, but just wanted you to at least know what the possibilities are before discounting the idea.

Ioargra:


--- Quote from: Zobeid on February 22, 2008, 07:08:37 pm ---I was thinking the same thing about the TurboTwist spinner, it looks good.  I don't know if you saw this thread yet, I'm sure I'll want one of these. . .   http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=76931.0

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Heheh, yeah I did see that thread. Looks quite slick. I'll have to see the final designs to see if I want them, but it definately looks promising :)

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