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Control panel ideas
yman:
I'm in the middle of designing my control panel, and I was hoping to get some feedback (good or bad) from members of this forum. I've already constructed the cab (not yet painted) and the control panel box, but I've been going back-and-forth on the CP layout. The box is fairly large for two players - 34X18. It will probably be used for mostly early/mid-80's classic arcade games rather than fighter games, but I was thinking of including a 6-button layout for maximum flexibility in case the kids end up playing other games. My wish list includes two 8-way sticks, a dedicated 4-way, a trackball, a spinner and an Asteroid button layout - which would double as buttons for the 4-way and spinner - possibly also as admin buttons. I know the dedicated Asteroids layout may seem over-the-top, but this whole thing was inspired by a trip to an 80's arcade at DisneyQuest a few months ago where I played Asteroids with my 15-year-old. He spent the first 5 minutes mocking the games, and then he was hooked.
Anyway, attached is a picture of my proposed layout. The layout was done in Visio, which I've never used before. The visio file has a grid/ruler layout which gives a better idea of scale and distances, but it didn't show up when I saved to JPEG. The dotted line near the edges represents the inner edge of the CP box underneath the panel.
Any feedback would be much appreciated! :)
gatordad:
It looks fine but I find that I rarely ever use my 4way
Keep the spinner offset from the trackball, I wish I would have done that as I have smashed my fingers more than once playing GT
I have 2 u360's and they reprogram automatically between analog , 8way 4 way diag etc. I love um,
Both Randy and Andy are great and active on these boards so support is top from both.
I personally like the 7 button layout a little better than 6 but thats just me.
gatordad:
It's worth the read
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=59359.0
lots of great and some creative examples to think about
yman:
Thanks - I've seen that thread and the level of creativity and ingenuity exhibited by people here is pretty amazing. I think I may have gotten the idea of a dedicated Asteroids layout from that thread.
gatordad:
Yea I like asteroids
My build in in my signature
I also have an asteroids layout that I could not live without
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