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Opinion on my control panel design
Todd H:
I'm in the design stage of my cabinet and I've come up with my control panel layout. Any opinions on things that need to be changed? I've attached a picture. The only thing that may be weird is the button right beside the spinner on top. It's for playing Tron. I spin the spinner with my thumb and index finger and hit the button with my ring finger. The color layout is temporary, BTW.
leapinlew:
Mean style:
Bad placement of 4 way joystick, too many buttons, too many button colors.
Nicer style:
You may want to consider moving the 4 way so people don't hit it while playing golden tee, better yet - substitute your sticks for U360 joysticks. I would probably reduce the overall amount of buttons, you really don't need that many admin buttons and you can use player 1 buttons as mouse buttons. You may want to make your buttons match colors to give it a nice conformed look.
DeLuSioNal29:
That's not a 4-way, it's a spinner.
Todd H:
--- Quote from: DeLuSioNal29 on September 16, 2008, 01:56:45 pm ---That's not a 4-way, it's a spinner.
--- End quote ---
Yep, it's a spinner. I'm planning to use U360's so no 4-way.
The colors are just temporary. It's just a mock up of placement. I haven't decided on a color scheme yet.
The buttons on the top from left to right are quit (escape), player 1 coin, player one start, 3 fire buttons for the spinner, player 2 coin, and player 2 start.
DeLuSioNal29:
Have you considered getting a top fire joystick for tron instead?