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Main => Project Announcements => Topic started by: Harakiri on September 26, 2007, 06:12:00 pm
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Good evening fellow BYOAC members!
- Personal Info: :blah:
I've been wandering around this forum for too long and now that i have some spare money i've decided to take a step further by building my customized control panel!
(Note that i had a different alias backthen: Whiskeroids)
After years of playing MAME and watching control panel builds from other members i've decided that i want my future CP to be simple yet effective and compatible.
- About the "Portuguese Arcade Scene":
My arcade experience dates the early nineties when the Street Fighter 2 and Super Sidekicks where the hype of the moment. Arcade rooms and Cafes were filled with teenagers playing them everytime of the day. Since i was a minor back then i had to sneak into arcades and be aware of the police.
( => $500 dollar fine for people under 16 years of age playing coin operated machines. Operators were subjected to even bigger fines for consenting these actions among minors) :banghead:
It kinda sucked because arcades were treated as casinos. The governments narrowed vision was somehow responsible for most of the decline that the Arcade Scene suffered here in Portugal. :censored:
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Well, i guess there's not much to say there. Let's get to matters. :tool:
CP layout:
1&2 Player Start Buttons
2x Ball-top Joysticks (Sanwa 4-8 Way)
5x Pushbuttons for each player (Sanwa Microswitch Ones)
1x Spinner (To be decided)
1x Trackball (To be decided)
2x Flipper Buttons (Sanwa Microswitch Ones)
Well. I could name lots of CPs that inspired me to take this decision but i guess most of you guys can visualize quite well this setup.
I'm thinking about buying these parts (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2-SANWA-BALL-TOP-JOYSTICKS-12-PUSHBUTTONS-KIT-NEW_W0QQitemZ270168141301QQihZ017QQcategoryZ3945QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) from ARCADE DEPOT UK. I've read some articles about Sanwa parts and since Joysticks are both 4 and 8 way i got quite pleased with it. If you know of a better offer located in Europe please let me know ok! :)
I've found that X-Arcade sells a blank control panel that suits my needs. I'm probably gonna buy this one if no greater solution comes... :)
I need help finding a viable solution for this problem. I'd be quite thankful if somethig relating to woodworking at acessible prices! :dunno
That's all for now, some feedback is greatly appreciated!
Untill then, take care! :cheers:
Bye
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Since you are farther along than me in your quest to build a control panel, I really can't offer any help. Except to say good luck. I am still trying to decide on the layout, but it sounds like you know. I think I'll probably just buy the parts I think I'll need, and then make a control panel using some spare wood. That way, I can try it out for a while and decide if I like it.
Anyway, good luck! Let us know how it comes.
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I hope you mean 6 buttons per player if you were a Street Fighter player. Dont want to be missing a button!