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jardine:

I have just done my first cp....exit is a must!!! I am missing the exit button.  seperate coin buttons for each player should also be considered. Pause looks to be a personal preference...i say no as, as physotec says how many times did you use it in the arcade, however now days with people constantley bothering you...well....why not.

Also, if you are going to play Neo-Geo games consider your layout...7x buttons for 1/2 player may need to be considered..

Ginsu Victim:


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My exit is a shifted function (P1 Start plus Pause) so it can't be pushed by mistake. As for coin buttons....you're talking about being arcade accurate by not having a pause button, yet saying there should be coin buttons. Wire up coin mechs and keep a cup of quarters/tokens near your machine. It feels right to plunk in a quarter and hear proper sounds.

emb:

I had a tough time deciding on this too. I would suggest only having a pause/exit button (but thats only my opinion).

I did make one control panel admin buttons. When people were playing on the cabinet, they would hit them wondering what they do, and end up messing the settings and it was rather hectic at times to deal with.

My next CP will only have a pause button and no other admin buttons. I figured that I will get all my games setup at first with a keyboard on the side, and hide the keyboard once all the games are all setup. If i have to do any changes to the system (which is pretty rare), I just pull out a keyboard.

rivacom:

Ok so if I modify this,

24 Push Buttons (2x6Buttons players, 2x4player buttons, 4 Admin buttons(mounted on the side out of reach))
4 COMPETITION JOYSTICK, Are these ok joysticks for any of the fighting games?
4 Player start push buttons.
4 LED push buttons(player credits)
Ipac4 - with usb.

Is there anything else i'll need to get this control panel working?  Recommend what size wire I should use?  I was thinking of adding a track ball as well, can this be added to the ipac?

QuarterJunkie:

As far as admin buttons...I just got my cab together and I am already sick of explaining to people how to exit a game because I did not include a dedicated exit button... If I had it to do over again I would include a dedicated exit button. I think you have to look at in terms of other users than yourself... Admin buttons that you will use exclusively should be shifted buttons, and buttons that you want everyday users to be able to access should be dedicated.

My $.02 for the day...

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