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Title: Any examples of 2-player, 3 button layouts?
Post by: bikeguychicago on October 31, 2014, 02:16:40 pm

I'm planning a control panel to fit within a 23" wide space on my cabinet (an old gutted Krull cab) and I'm trying to figure out what the best layout would be for a 2 joystick with 3 button layout. If room provides, I may want to also incorporate a 2 1/4" trackball in the middle.

I'm not doing a 6 button layout mostly because all the games I want to have on the cab use 3 or less buttons.

If someone has a similar layout on their cab and have any pictures of their CP or if you have a template that would incorporate these elements, I'd appreciate anything you care to share. Looking on Google, the only things I've really found are the 6-button layouts used by a lot of the multicades.

Thanks!

Title: Re: Any examples of 2-player, 3 button layouts?
Post by: xefned on October 31, 2014, 02:53:52 pm

I'm building something similar - a mame cab for 2-player horizontal-oriented games. I can almost get away with 2 sticks and 2 buttons per player, but when it adds a few significant games with the 3rd button.

I haven't laid it out yet but it seems you could use a 2-player, 6 buttons per layout and remove the bottom row of 3 for each player.

Title: Re: Any examples of 2-player, 3 button layouts?
Post by: lamprey on October 31, 2014, 04:16:16 pm

Do you already peruse through the "control panel database" thread listed in the sticky section up top? If not, it might have some pics for you to look at.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,59359.0.html (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,59359.0.html)

Title: Re: Any examples of 2-player, 3 button layouts?
Post by: nitrogen_widget on October 31, 2014, 04:57:32 pm

do a search for neo geo control panels & cut the 4th button.

https://www.google.com/search?q=neo+geo+control+panel&safe=off&client=firefox-a&hs=Wlf&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=sb&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=hvdTVM7BIIuYyQS10YCABg&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1241&bih=917 (https://www.google.com/search?q=neo+geo+control+panel&safe=off&client=firefox-a&hs=Wlf&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=sb&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=hvdTVM7BIIuYyQS10YCABg&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1241&bih=917)

Title: Re: Any examples of 2-player, 3 button layouts?
Post by: jdbailey1206 on October 31, 2014, 06:45:17 pm

Slagcoin.com is a good source for button layouts.

Title: Re: Any examples of 2-player, 3 button layouts?
Post by: mgb on November 01, 2014, 09:24:07 am

My cab is 24" wide and I have 2 players with 4 buttons each (gotta have my neo geo fighters), a 2-1/4" trackball and a spinner.
If dead set on 3 buttons per players, you can even take this patern  and omit the bottom button.

(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=103207.0;attach=260785;image)

(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=103207.0;attach=260787;image)