The NEW Build Your Own Arcade Controls
Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: mytymaus007 on May 21, 2011, 09:03:11 pm
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Im building a caberet with hot swap panels. Whats the best joystick and button setup for all console's old and new. I will have usb ports for the games that are better for a gamepad but is it possible to play all consoles through the control panel and not even bother with a game pad at all.
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What consoles are people playing in their cabs that would work with a control panel instead of a gamepad :banghead:
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I don't play consoles on my cabinet, but I would imagine Genesis games would work really well.. probably SNES and NES also.. maybe some older non analog PSX games.
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TurboGrafix works well with a 2 or 6 button layout.
Any console that doesn't use an analogue stick
I'd like to give the CD32 a whirl I think that might work well.
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I play console games through my control panel, although it's drawn some criticism for my amount of buttons. All NES, SNES, and genesis games play great (re-beat "A link to the past" not too long ago using my CP).
Even some analog games work great if you have a U360. I've played Zelda: Ocarina of Time on my CP and the U360 worked great for my analog controls with my buttons. However there is no easy way to play any dual-analog games (shooters) without a controller.
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I guess I never really understood why people are playing console games on their arcade games. It seems to me that if someone cared enough about authenticity enough to have a full sized arcade cabinet, they would prefer the authentic feel for console games as well.
i.e. a bag of chips, a 2 liter of soda, controller, sitting on a couch, and tv.
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I suppose you can think of it as a kind of "Play Choice" expansion.. Though I've never been a fan of the playchoice systems.
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Console games are a great addition to an arcade for when you want a little more depth. Arcade games are designed to give you a quick blast of fun and take your money. Console games can be played out over a period of weeks with save states. Sometimes I want a blast of Outrun, other times I want to get a few stages further on ToeJam and Earl and save my game.
Console arcade ports however, I find them pretty pointless when I can fire up the real arcade version of a game!
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Console games can be played out over a period of weeks with save states. Sometimes I want a blast of Outrun, other times I want to get a few stages further on ToeJam and Earl and save my game.
thats my point...
I'll sit on the couch for a few weeks vs standing at a arcade game. The only practical way I see it making sense is to save space, but to me, it's too much of a compromise.
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maybe some older non analog PSX games.
Other than Ape Escape, I can't think of any games that required analog. Usually it was just optional.
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I guess I never really understood why people are playing console games on their arcade games. It seems to me that if someone cared enough about authenticity enough to have a full sized arcade cabinet, they would prefer the authentic feel for console games as well.
i.e. a bag of chips, a 2 liter of soda, controller, sitting on a couch, and tv.
I see your point but since Ive been using Hyperspin im addicted to adding more systems to my wheel. So im not 100% authentic when it comes to consoles.
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I guess I never really understood why people are playing console games on their arcade games. It seems to me that if someone cared enough about authenticity enough to have a full sized arcade cabinet, they would prefer the authentic feel for console games as well.
i.e. a bag of chips, a 2 liter of soda, controller, sitting on a couch, and tv.
It's more for nostalgia. A lot of these arcade games bring back these nostalgic memories I had and I wanted to capture that with consoles in my arcade as well. Also, I love having the ability to play The Simpsons or something with friends then switch over to the original Tecmo Super Bowl.
Also, I don't want 10 systems setup under my TV for the 'authentic feel'
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I play console games through my control panel, although it's drawn some criticism for my amount of buttons. All NES, SNES, and genesis games play great (re-beat "A link to the past" not too long ago using my CP).
Even some analog games work great if you have a U360. I've played Zelda: Ocarina of Time on my CP and the U360 worked great for my analog controls with my buttons. However there is no easy way to play any dual-analog games (shooters) without a controller.
I checked out your CAB looks great. As for the 8 button setup im asssuming thats used for your console games. So if you had to build your cab again would you use the 8 button setup. Im thinking that 8 buttons with a u360 might cover most console games. This is the reason why i went with hot swap panels so i can add on as needed.!
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It definitely covers all consoles if you use P1 start as Start and a coin button as 'select'. For what I wanted out of my cab, I wouldn't change anything. I'm one of the few who like the larger sized cabs, and grew up playing 4 player games with strangers like the simpsons or x-men.
I laid out all my controls, and it didn't look overly crowded (which can be argued), so I figured why not?
However, I rarely use all 8 buttons and I play MAME games more than any other, but I do play other games occasionally and like having the functionality to be able to play those games. Also, I have never had player 2 use all 8 buttons yet. A multi-player game that uses all 8 buttons requires serious commitment to learn the game from the second party (which my arcade is generally used for shorter play sessions with guests). But I needed the 8 buttons for player 2 for symmetry.
And I could of went down to 4 buttons for P3 and P4 instead of 6. I was thinking it would be fun to play something like 4 player madden or something, so I went with the 6 buttons for P3 and P4, but they haven't been used yet. But then again, I do have the functionality.
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Also, I don't want 10 systems setup under my TV for the 'authentic feel'
I guess I don't care so much about using an actual console. The way I did it was to mod my original Xbox to play all the older console games.
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Console games can be played out over a period of weeks with save states. Sometimes I want a blast of Outrun, other times I want to get a few stages further on ToeJam and Earl and save my game.
thats my point...
I'll sit on the couch for a few weeks vs standing at a arcade game. The only practical way I see it making sense is to save space, but to me, it's too much of a compromise.
Buy a stool lol. It doesn't affect me so much, my mini arcade has HDMI out and USB. So I can plug it into the TV and sit back on the couch with a control pad :)