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Title: My CP, (I feel left out...)
Post by: Mark on May 19, 2003, 04:02:03 pm

This is the 5th control panel I have created on as many cabs.  It features 2 levels, custom artwork, 3" trackball, homemade harddrive spinner, fighting controls, 4-way balltop and 4-way firing joystick.  It started off plain but then some idiot posted a picture of the cp with background art and I was forced to do the same. ("God I hate you guys!" ala eric cartman)  This is what have been keeping me from finishing Arcade Jukebox 8.

(http://home.att.net/~mark.schwartz/cp1.JPG)

Title: Re:My CP, (I feel left out...)
Post by: Mameham on May 19, 2003, 04:19:23 pm

 That's a much cleaner approach to the all-in-one control panel... at least it has seperation... 2 questions...

 1) How approachable is the lower level? Is it as easy to play on as the top?

 2) Does the lower level get in the way of the upper level when playing?

- Eric

Title: Re:My CP, (I feel left out...)
Post by: Birdtales on May 19, 2003, 04:25:55 pm

Looks great Mark. Is this the cabinet you were working on when I picked up the Neo Geo cabinet? If so the control panel has gone through some neat design changes. I like it alot.

Title: Re:My CP, (I feel left out...)
Post by: Mark on May 19, 2003, 04:34:58 pm

Quote from: Mameham on May 19, 2003, 04:19:23 pm

That's a much cleaner approach to the all-in-one control panel... at least it has seperation... 2 questions...

 1) How approachable is the lower level? Is it as easy to play on as the top?

 2) Does the lower level get in the way of the upper level when playing?

- Eric

Eric,

Both levels are very playable.  Everything on the bottom level is below the top level.  Nothing gets bumped.  It all feel very natural.

Mark

Title: Re:My CP, (I feel left out...)
Post by: Mark on May 19, 2003, 04:38:38 pm

Quote from: Birdtales on May 19, 2003, 04:25:55 pm

Looks great Mark. Is this the cabinet you were working on when I picked up the Neo Geo cabinet? If so the control panel has gone through some neat design changes. I like it alot.

No.  That cabinet was sold.  This is a new one built from scratch.  This one is a keeper.  I struggled with a bunch of cp designs but this one works perfectly.  Plenty of room for Golden Tee on the trackball and none of the controls interfere with each other.

Have you finished converting that NeoGeo cab yet? I would love to see some final pics.

Mark

Title: Re:My CP, (I feel left out...)
Post by: anthony691 on May 19, 2003, 05:00:59 pm

 :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o

Wow! I really like that idea!

Title: Re:My CP, (I feel left out...)
Post by: Lilwolf on May 19, 2003, 05:19:48 pm

Great IDEA!  

I was just mentioning to someone else about getting some joysticks in the way of others.  Good solution!

(I still like hotswappables... mainly because you can add more and more.... gets to be an addiction!)

Title: Re:My CP, (I feel left out...)
Post by: IIOIOOIOO on May 19, 2003, 05:51:24 pm

Oh the pain of trying to play golden tee on that thing :)

Title: Re:My CP, (I feel left out...)
Post by: CitznFish on May 19, 2003, 07:22:01 pm

Quote from: Mark on May 19, 2003, 04:38:38 pm

Plenty of room for Golden Tee on the trackball and none of the controls interfere with each other.
Mark

I like it. reminds me of Supercade, but smaller. :)

Title: Re:My CP, (I feel left out...)
Post by: Mark on May 20, 2003, 12:03:32 am

Quote from: IIOIOOIOO on May 19, 2003, 05:51:24 pm

Oh the pain of trying to play golden tee on that thing :)

Actually it works great.  I put one thumb on each side spin like crazy.