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Title: my crappy arcade machine in prime some tips guys?(updated control template)
Post by: muffin man on December 30, 2005, 06:49:06 pm: hey i just made template i think its allright........im gonna go get it printed soon from kinkos to see it in life.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v690/djmus/MusControlPanelTemplate.jpg)

what hardware im gonna use for control panel..................

4 super joysticks
40 competition buttons
for keyboard encoder maybe a ipac 4

well you experts what you think bout my layout of control panel

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v690/djmus/12-30-05_1711.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v690/djmus/12-30-05_1708.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v690/djmus/12-30-05_1709.jpg)

as u can see i didnt' make the side triming with a router so im stilll figuring out what i can do to give the sides a red color to match my controls

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v690/djmus/12-30-05_1706.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v690/djmus/12-30-05_1710.jpg)

feedback on what i should do and stuff lol

still workin on the control panel 4 joysticks and 8 buttons each player.
Title: Re: my crappy arcade machine in prime some tips guys?
Post by: dmsuchy on December 30, 2005, 08:43:03 pm: Looks good, just keep workin at it.
Title: Re: my crappy arcade machine in prime some tips guys?
Post by: missioncontrol on December 31, 2005, 12:32:24 am: looks good....

don't be so hard on yourself for minor mistakes... sure you might notice them, but others won't usually see them
Title: Re: my crappy arcade machine in prime some tips guys?
Post by: Wir3d on December 31, 2005, 01:12:05 am: Did you use particle board or MDF on your cabinet?
Title: Re: my crappy arcade machine in prime some tips guys?
Post by: muffin man on December 31, 2005, 02:09:20 am: i used mdf 5/8"

damn im tryin to make a template for my control panel with joystick and buttons layout and print it out at kinkos does anyone have any reccomendation on doing that?
4 joysticks 8 buttons each player 4 character select etc
Title: Re: my crappy arcade machine in prime some tips guys?
Post by: Bones on December 31, 2005, 02:34:56 am: Decide exactly what you want and then download a trial version of Illustrator. You then have 30 days to learn & design the CP template.

I found Illustrator to be brilliant for this.
Title: Re: my crappy arcade machine in prime some tips guys?(updated control template)
Post by: daikiki on December 31, 2005, 04:42:59 pm: Do you really need all those buttons for players three and four? My understanding is that there aren't any 4 player games that use more than three buttons per player.
Title: Re: my crappy arcade machine in prime some tips guys?(updated control template)
Post by: dmsuchy on December 31, 2005, 05:37:40 pm: Yikes, 8 buttons each??? If I worked for Happ I would say it is allright but tht is too many buttons.
Title: Re: my crappy arcade machine in prime some tips guys?(updated control template)
Post by: muffin man on January 01, 2006, 12:17:07 am: im gonna run some console games and i think mortal kombat had 8 buttons ?
Title: Re: my crappy arcade machine in prime some tips guys?(updated control template)
Post by: Bones on January 01, 2006, 07:15:32 am: Ipac4 has 56 inputs. You already seem to need more than this based on your current CP layout.
Title: Re: my crappy arcade machine in prime some tips guys?(updated control template)
Post by: markrvp on January 01, 2006, 11:05:36 am: Quote from: BrokenBones on January 01, 2006, 07:15:32 am
Ipac4 has 56 inputs. You already seem to need more than this based on your current CP layout.

Nice catch Bones.
Title: Re: my crappy arcade machine in prime some tips guys?(updated control template)
Post by: muffin man on January 01, 2006, 12:13:31 pm: whoa that totally blew out of mind damn hmmm guess i can probally just maybe jut solder the admn buttons to my keyboard but how does shift keys on ipac4 exactly work ? does anyone know?
Title: Re: my crappy arcade machine in prime some tips guys?(updated control template)
Post by: markrvp on January 01, 2006, 12:41:35 pm: You hold down the P1 start button.
Title: Re: my crappy arcade machine in prime some tips guys?(updated control template)
Post by: muffin man on January 01, 2006, 01:05:17 pm: hey guys thanks alot of help. markvp thanks alot for that input . im gonna order a ipac 4 and just make the 3 admn buttons shifted.

thanks guys