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4 player panel, size and joystick/interface considerations...please help

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Xiaou2:
flip up trackballs

kronic24601:
I think your player 3 & 4 sides are way too tight to enjoy.

Either go wider, or loose the spinner.

drventure:
Flip up trackballs.... Nice! In the right cab, that'd work great.

Or maybe a flip up wheel. Wonder if you could get clearance enough for something like that. it's the only thing I really wish I could fit into my cab, a decent wheel.

severdhed:

--- Quote from: kronic24601 on June 20, 2010, 12:22:00 pm ---I think your player 3 & 4 sides are way too tight to enjoy.

Either go wider, or loose the spinner.

--- End quote ---

i'm going to try a cardboard mockup here soon...did you mean lose the trackball?  because i dont have a spinner

kronic24601:
umm ... yes ... that is what I meant :)

I ended up spending a lot of time mach-ing things out before I decided what to do. After intensive reading of people who had done everywhich way imaginable and also mach-ing up a number of combinations I came up with these general facts.

1) Most people don't really like the Frankenpanel. (due to look & feel, clutter and size ... it may seem to have all your options, but it just sort of overwhelms instead.)

2) To layout a 4player panel with a trackball and enough space to comfortably play is just WAY to wide. I don't know about your space, but once I made a mach-up, and placed it in my room it was just too darn large. The Trackball adds too much.

So I ended up building a swappable panel.

Bottom line, from what I have read, you will have to sacrifice 1 of the following.

1) Playability
2) 4 Players
3) Trackball
4) Size of Panel

Aside from a crazy expandable hardware option (which could be cool) I'm not sure there is another way.

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