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Rok:
Would it be possible to make a standard 2 player fighter set up CP, but also have additional mini CPs like, to add a 3/4 player or a trackball or something that can plug into the main CP?

I dont have room for a full arcade at the moment and was wondering if something like this was possible.

(I am talking about one that would plug into a TV screen that is only a CP)
TelcoLou:
Anything is possible, depends on the skillset of the builder. A CP is just a box with some controls screwed on wired up to a controller.
Rok:
I have very minimal skills with electronics...
TelcoLou:
Well, so do I (thus, I'm going to order a pre-made custom-built CP from arcadesrfun.com).

To be honest, it's really not hard at all, as far as wiring up the controls to the encoder, but it's the wood-cutting tools which I don't have, don't feel like buying, and the free time I simply have VERY little of, which prevents me from doing it myself.  ;)
DrFrag:
Sure, I'm doing this on my cab.  8)

There's an auxilliary panel in the back:



So I can connect control panels for players 3 and 4.  They're just simple 15-pin D-Sub connectors which the controls will be wired through.  There's also a secondary VGA connector, so they can have their own screen or projector in case things get too crowded.  (plus USB, soft power and a network panel, cos I'm a freak like that)

I toyed with the idea of having extra control panels physically clip on to the sides of the main panel, but the sturdiest design was also the ugliest.
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