I'm thinking of redesigning my future Mame cabinets and was wondering what you folks consider some of the better multi-player arcade control panels are... Then I could use them for inspiration in crafting my new control panel.
My current design has the player 3 and 4 joysticks mounted at a 45 degree angle, which makes some games tricky to play. If I mount them just like the other sticks, then you are forced to twist your wrists to play from the side.
I was thinking of a T-like design where all player face forward, and all joysticks mount normally. But the player 1 and 2 controls would stick out so far that the control panel might break and fall off if weight is applied (yikes!). Stregthening the underside with L-brackets, etc. might help, but a complete redesign of my cabinet might be necessary to do it right...