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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: bcgamer on November 09, 2012, 12:02:55 pm
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Hey everyone
Been away from my project for awhile and i now have time to finish it
I got a steal on a cab few years ago, a shinobi cab already gutted and a xarcade 2 player usb installed in it already.
I want to changd it to a sweet 4 player cab and am wondering what myoptions are and how these big controllers actually connect to the pc in the cab. Im guessing thats my main issue with my project , ive already sanded down the cab and am ready to vinyl wrap it but tbe controller is a big thing
If you were in my shoes with your knowlege what would you do
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Rebuild a custom controller. X-Arcade doesnt' have the room for 2 more players and the mini-I-Pac it uses probably can't handle the additional inputs.
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Get rid of the xarcade and get a ipac4
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My advice is don't do it.
A Shinobi cabinet isn't big enough for a 4 player control panel and the monitor isn't angled back properly for the players all to see it, and if you graft a panel that big onto it you are likely to make it a flip over hazard. Even if you avoid making it a flip hazard it will look ridiculous and player 3 and 4 will probably have a very hard time seeing the screen.
Your shinobi probably looks something like this.
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=128399.0;attach=271646;image)
While almost every non-showcase 4 player machine looks something like this. They don't all follow that basic design scheme by accident, it is the only one that really works aside from a giant showcase cabinet.
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=128399.0;attach=271649;image)
When you try to turn a 2 player machine into a 4 player machine the result generally comes out looking something like this (and this one avoided the flip hazard, most make the giant panel 2 feet deep to boot).
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=128399.0;attach=271651;image)
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Pac-Matt!
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Ya i want to do it right
I think ill rebuild the cab to accomodate 4 players the shinobi cab is cool...... For 2 players lol but i want 4 player trackball for goldentee etc.... Guess ill start the searchfor plans
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Hahaha, "clear the runway, Pac-Matt is taking off!"
Anyway. Do you mean you're using the X-arcade encoder on the whole panel? If you're using the panel I'd ditch that stuff ASAP. X-arcade joysticks and buttons are cheap Chinese knockoffs of Happ parts. If you want a playable and presentable cab, choose some quality parts and design your own button layout.
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