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Main => Project Announcements => Topic started by: colindecon on April 27, 2010, 03:10:00 pm

Title: My first build (design stage)
Post by: colindecon on April 27, 2010, 03:10:00 pm

Greeting to all these are my designs for my first arcade machine i got inspiration from lusid's arcade flashback

(http://www.colindecon.co.uk/ooow.jpg)
(http://www.colindecon.co.uk/cpaway.jpg)

The plans are in PDF at the moment, soon i will convert them to JPG
http://www.colindecon.co.uk/cab.pdf (http://www.colindecon.co.uk/cab.pdf)

i will post updates as and when i start to build it,

hope you like it

colin

Title: Re: My first build (design stage)
Post by: dynasty_trs on April 27, 2010, 05:23:06 pm

I'm new too but, Welcome!

Design's look great.  Looks like it will be a single cabinet with two CP's, excellent.

Title: Re: My first build (design stage)
Post by: colindecon on May 02, 2010, 02:25:49 pm

yeah the 2 player control panel will be able to be removed so the 4 player can be placed in,

Title: Re: My first build (design stage)
Post by: drventure on May 02, 2010, 02:43:58 pm

I like that swappable CP design

Nice.

Title: Re: My first build (design stage)
Post by: colindecon on May 04, 2010, 05:27:46 pm

i have some questions,

what the max amount of buttons needed for a 3-4 player game?

is 3 each correct?? ie xmen?

or are there any games that need 4 buttons per person??

Title: Re: My first build (design stage)
Post by: opt2not on May 04, 2010, 06:03:10 pm

Quote from: colindecon on May 04, 2010, 05:27:46 pm

i have some questions,

what the max amount of buttons needed for a 3-4 player game?

is 3 each correct?? ie xmen?

or are there any games that need 4 buttons per person??

Yup, there are a few that use 4 buttons. Dungeons and Dragons: Shadow over Mystara and Tower of Doom is a 4-button game. Awesome game for 4 players too, especially when you work together as the different classes.

I think the Knights of Valour series are also 4 button games.

IMO, you don't need to have 6 buttons for players 3 and 4 on your 4 player panel.
Check out what I did with my El Diablo Mechanico cabinet (in my sig).

Title: Re: My first build (design stage)
Post by: colindecon on May 08, 2010, 06:15:00 pm

ok cool i will make my 4 player control panel 4 buttons per person, thanks for the info :cheers:

Title: Re: My first build (design stage)
Post by: colindecon on May 09, 2010, 04:33:09 pm

heres my layout so far for the 2 player Control Panel

(http://www.colindecon.co.uk/newcp.jpg)

(http://www.colindecon.co.uk/cplayout.jpg)

Title: Re: My first build (design stage)
Post by: emphatic on May 09, 2010, 04:57:07 pm

Not so sure about that button placement... They seem to be really far apart.

Title: Re: My first build (design stage)
Post by: colindecon on May 10, 2010, 01:56:44 am

i had a 1inch gap between the buttons

Title: Re: My first build (design stage)
Post by: colindecon on May 10, 2010, 02:03:57 am

ok ive repositioned the buttons

take a look

(http://www.colindecon.co.uk/cprp.jpg)

Title: Re: My first build (design stage)
Post by: opt2not on May 10, 2010, 02:06:35 am

Quote from: colindecon on May 10, 2010, 02:03:57 am

ok ive repositioned the buttons

take a look

Yeah 1" is way too far. This looks better.

Take a look at this page, they have some good information on controller details.
http://www.slagcoin.com/joystick/layout.html (http://www.slagcoin.com/joystick/layout.html)