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Title: Control Panel Design Critique Needed
Post by: baldgeek on September 25, 2011, 01:39:21 pm

Design Goals:
Able to 2 stick games (Robotron, Smash TV, etc)
Able to play fighters
NO Dedicated 4-way

Design:
2 x UtlraStick 360 (Primary for each player)
14 x buttons ( 7 -each side)
2 x Groovy Gear Leaf Pro 8-way (secondary for each player)
Spinner
Trackball
?? X buttons (Start, Insert Coin, etc, not sure how many I need here, using Hyperspin as my frontend)

I understand that it will be a frankenpanel, and I am ok with that, I figure configuring the UltraStick for 4-way operation would eliminate the need for  a dedicated four-way.

Is there somewhere I can look up what kind of controls are necessary for each game (how many way stick, buttons, etc)?

If not, that would be a cool thing to make a wiki page for so people can see what games they gain/lose by including/excluding certain components.

Total Newbie here, feel free to critique this design, call me nuts, etc  :o
Title: Re: Control Panel Design Critique Needed
Post by: Well Fed Games on September 25, 2011, 02:15:16 pm


Is there somewhere I can look up what kind of controls are necessary for each game (how many way stick, buttons, etc)?


http://maws.mameworld.info/maws/ (http://maws.mameworld.info/maws/)... just be aware, it isn't always 100% accurate, but searches there should help a lot.

Sounds like you have a good plan to me!