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Title: WOW, interesting CP layout
Post by: Silverwind on January 20, 2003, 08:05:29 pm
 ???
http://lillypad.4mg.com/images/Cpnl2.jpg

no offense of course.. just trying to picture out how to use it :D


(from http://lillypad.4mg.com/lillypad/mamepad.html)
Title: Re:WOW, interesting CP layout
Post by: Brax on January 20, 2003, 08:13:16 pm
Another one of those tragic button factory explosions....
So sad.

That Tron stick needs to be liberated to a good home!!  8)

Very slick job on the monitor. Hmmm, maybe a nice rotatable monitor IS possible.
Title: Re:WOW, interesting CP layout
Post by: Thorn on January 20, 2003, 09:20:50 pm
That's a Gauntlet cabinet. The Gauntlet monitor bezel never had glass over it. I don't think I could play much on that rig.
Title: Re:WOW, interesting CP layout
Post by: Dave_K. on January 20, 2003, 09:55:33 pm
Wow, this is just like one of those 3d puzzles you stare at for hours trying to see the image.  At first it looks like a random placement of buttons, but if you are good at pattern recognition, you can see this is a 2 player panel (second player is rotated on right side), with spinner and tron stick in the middle.  Looks like he only screwed up one of the buttons (wrong color from the other player, otherwise it would be PERFECT (mess that is).  ;D

Title: Re:WOW, interesting CP layout
Post by: Xphile on January 20, 2003, 11:00:39 pm
Wow, this is just like one of those 3d puzzles you stare at for hours trying to see the image.  At first it looks like a random placement of buttons, but if you are good at pattern recognition, you can see this is a 2 player panel (second player is rotated on right side), with spinner and tron stick in the middle.  Looks like he only screwed up one of the buttons (wrong color from the other player, otherwise it would be PERFECT (mess that is).  ;D



for those that are having trouble getting the 'magic eye' image to come into focus <grin>, you can see an itemized layout of it here:

http://lillypad.4mg.com/cgi-bin/i/images/Cplayout.jpg (http://lillypad.4mg.com/cgi-bin/i/images/Cplayout.jpg)

btw, what games use 7 buttons?
Title: Re:WOW, interesting CP layout
Post by: Sasquatch! on January 20, 2003, 11:21:35 pm
GOODNESS GRACIOUS GREAT BALLS OF CRAZY.
Title: Re:WOW, interesting CP layout
Post by: eightbit on January 20, 2003, 11:53:57 pm
AAAGGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!
Title: Re:WOW, interesting CP layout
Post by: Jakobud on January 21, 2003, 12:11:16 am
LOL.  I hang my head and say "What the hell?"
Title: Re:WOW, interesting CP layout
Post by: Silverwind on January 21, 2003, 12:12:16 am
GOODNESS GRACIOUS GREAT BALLS OF CRAZY.

hehe.. couldn't have said it better  :o

imagine playing street fighter :D OH CRAP WHICH ONE IS  BLOCK.. AAHH :D
Title: Re:WOW, interesting CP layout
Post by: Craig Pilecky on January 21, 2003, 12:15:14 am
Button factory explosion is right! Damn.

A simple layout is always better IMO. Im only going to have 14 buttons and 2 joysticks on my control panel.
Title: Re:WOW, interesting CP layout
Post by: Hellfromabove on January 21, 2003, 12:55:16 am
(http://lillypad.4mg.com/images/Cpnl2.jpg)

 ??? :o ??? :'( ???. Thanx.

-See Ya!!!
Title: Re:WOW, interesting CP layout
Post by: TazMan on January 21, 2003, 12:56:11 am
hmmmm, says the layout has to do with the natural position of the hand..

"The buttons were spaced to contour to the right hand when in a relaxed position"

Guess it depends on which planet you're from  ;)
(http://www.obfuscade.com/images/ET_Panel.gif)


Seriously though, in all fairness to Greg, he does explain his button layout on his site (for example my partial quote stopped right where it says buttons 1 - 4) Plus, it's his cab and if it works for him - more power to him.  I do like that motorized rotating monitor with the auto degaussing, pretty clever
Title: Re:WOW, interesting CP layout
Post by: SNAAAKE on January 21, 2003, 01:02:36 am
hmmmm, says the layout has to do with the natural position of the hand..

"The buttons were spaced to contour to the right hand when in a relaxed position"

Guess it depends on which planet you're from  ;)
(http://www.obfuscade.com/images/ET_Panel.gif)


Seriously though, in all fairness to Greg, he does explain his button layout on his site (for example my partial quote stopped right where it says buttons 1 - 4) Plus, it's his cab and if it works for him - more power to him.  I do like that motorized rotating monitor with the auto degaussing, pretty clever

okay is it just me or you are just plain funny.. :D(dont mean anything bad by it but you actually did understand what the layout was all about?)
Normally i don give a crap about any weird layout but WHAT THE HELL :-[ :-[ :o ??? ???.

This one doesnt make ANY sense..
Title: Re:WOW, interesting CP layout
Post by: Silverwind on January 21, 2003, 10:42:09 am
hmmmm, says the layout has to do with the natural position of the hand..

"The buttons were spaced to contour to the right hand when in a relaxed position"

Guess it depends on which planet you're from  ;)
(http://www.obfuscade.com/images/ET_Panel.gif)


Seriously though, in all fairness to Greg, he does explain his button layout on his site (for example my partial quote stopped right where it says buttons 1 - 4) Plus, it's his cab and if it works for him - more power to him.  I do like that motorized rotating monitor with the auto degaussing, pretty clever

Maybe it's the natural position to go with the mork & mindy cab.. NANOO NANOO!
Title: Re:WOW, interesting CP layout
Post by: Silverwind on January 22, 2003, 02:18:54 pm
BUMP!

sorry bout that... it's just too good for me to not bump once ;)
Title: Re:WOW, interesting CP layout
Post by: Silverwind on August 11, 2004, 11:13:26 pm
I came across this again after some time.. and man it still gets a good WTF giggle out of me :)
Title: Re:WOW, interesting CP layout
Post by: photorock on August 11, 2004, 11:43:32 pm
          Cool... Connect the dots! Let's Play. ;D
Title: Re:WOW, interesting CP layout
Post by: DougHillman on August 12, 2004, 12:07:20 am
Yeah, saw this in a thread I was reading earlier tonite.

The "relaxed" placement for the hands on P1 I can buy, but the problem is, in order for the angle of the hands to be correct for that placement, you've gotta be standing at an angle with the 90 degree corner poking straight into your stomach.   I don't see how that can be comfortable.

There's definately something to be said for ergonomics, but in this case I think that aesthetics shoulda spoken up a little louder.  ;)

D