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Visitor Q:
Well at least I can rule out 8 buttons, it doesn't seem anyone wants that.  :P
DaveMMR:

--- Quote from: Visitor Q on October 08, 2008, 07:20:53 am ---Well at least I can rule out 8 buttons, it doesn't seem anyone wants that.  :P

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I know you said that it jest, but do remember that it's not what we want, it's what you want.  We are only offering opinions to consider, not steadfast rules.  You needs may and will vary.

I share Shmokes opinion about the layout but Neo-Geo fighter fanatics may beg to differ.  It's all personal priorities.

Make a test panel out of cardboard, play your favorite games with it and see how to proceed for the final product. 


--- Quote from: shmokes on October 08, 2008, 01:37:16 am ---We don't try to reproduce them all because the Street Fighter layout more or less covers them.  It's not exactly the same, but it works just as well. 

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Two sets of six is surprisingly versatile.  I recreated the Defender layout in button assignments (more or less) using both sets.   It does help when you use the RGB LEDs to let them stand out amongst the unused.   
Visitor Q:
Well the good think about this is I already own an x-arcade and that has eight buttons. I find the 8 button layout to be too much and I never use the 8th button so to me it is a waste. As my system is portable right now (just a PC and controller) I had it over at a friend’s house. People got confused with all the buttons and I admit, it can be somewhat confusing epically to non-seasonal gamers. So... Is one less button going to make a difference, I think so since button 7 is placed further away than 1-6. Would 6 buttons make a difference, sure as the less there are to deal with the more confusing it becomes.

With all this said, I did find myself using button 7 for turbo in NBA Jams which seem to work better than the top 3 buttons. For me it seems like button 7 is just enough out of the way to work for certain layouts and rather than not have it, I guess I would rather have the choice not to use it.

For console games I just plan on using a controller to play them if it comes to needing more buttons.

Soooooo....

I like the idea of 6, 8 is too much and I don't think you can really go wrong with 7.

I am still listening to suggestions though.
Todd H:
I almost added a few more buttons to my setup. I was thinking of going with nine buttons set up like so:

 X  X
 XXX
 XXX
X

My thinking was that the two buttons above the six would be the shoulder buttons for a few of the console emulators like the N64 and PS1. The one button below would be for Neo Geo games and also used as the z button for N64. I eventually just went with the standard six button layout with the seventh Neo Geo button.

Go with however many buttons you want. It's your choice, as you'll be the one playing it the most.
Visitor Q:
Understood.

6 or 7, going to be one or the other.
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