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Malenko:

--- Quote from: Nephasth on April 29, 2011, 02:13:57 am ---ONLY a black handle version!?! No love for GORF... :'(

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Ok, I dont know how to say that in my head. Spewing firey hatred with the word "only", but just say "gorf" really loudly? Then sob like a 12 yr old school girl with a skinned knee? Just kiddin, Xiaou2 has never let the facts slow him down, why should he start now?


--- Quote from: RandyT on April 29, 2011, 02:46:36 am ---Do what is right for you.  Doing otherwise is like buying your friend's favorite beer, instead of yours, because you know he'll bum one when he comes over.  It might be a nice thing to do, but it means that you get to drink nasty beer whether he's there or not :).

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Also, insanity is staying true to the code.

+2

Hey OP, where is the link to your build thread?

matsadona:
The only thing that might motivate a 4 player panel is Gauntlet (imho) or maybe a 3 player for Rampage :)

With that said I am also a bit allergic to frankenpanels... "multi" something is always a compromise giving a less good result with a machine/tool/game able to do several things, but not being good in any. Separate/dedicated solutions is of course often better from many perspectives. And not to forget ergonomic and the esthetic part. There are a few quality builds with multiple controllers, but honestly, most of them just looks silly or worse...
But in the end, beauty is in the eye of the beholder isn't it? :)

The best thing is of course to have dedicated cabinets for each type of game.
If you can't do that (it is more expensive and consumes a lot of space) why not try with changeable panels?
With this considered in the design phase it can be very convenient with quick connections for easy replacement etc. That isn't much more expensive, if you keep all the interfaces etc inside the cabinet. Just some more metal or wood.

There are so many things I would have done different today, if I will ever build a new MAME cabinet. Probably I would make two - one with horizontal and one with vertical monitor. And then build a couple different control panels that could be swapped between the two cabinets.



Donkbaca:
^^^ said perfectly.

The OP. A few extra admin buttons does not a frankenpanel make.

My main point about MAME is that a can is all about compromise, you can't have it all, you either sacrifice the playability of a few games for the sake of aesthetics and ergonomics, or you try to play everything and have a unwieldy bulky ugly cab.

The decision is for you to make, just realize it's one or the other

Hoopz:
Do a mock up in cardboard and see how it feels.  Nothing compares to actually trying it out.  If you have children, that adds another mix into game play.

I'll also throw out there that Super Mario War is perfect on a cabinet and is a blast with 4 players.

Bootay:

--- Quote from: matsadona on April 29, 2011, 09:12:26 am ---The only thing that might motivate a 4 player panel is Gauntlet (imho) or maybe a 3 player for Rampage :)

With that said I am also a bit allergic to frankenpanels... "multi" something is always a compromise giving a less good result with a machine/tool/game able to do several things, but not being good in any. Separate/dedicated solutions is of course often better from many perspectives. And not to forget ergonomic and the esthetic part. There are a few quality builds with multiple controllers, but honestly, most of them just looks silly or worse...
But in the end, beauty is in the eye of the beholder isn't it? :)

The best thing is of course to have dedicated cabinets for each type of game.
If you can't do that (it is more expensive and consumes a lot of space) why not try with changeable panels?
With this considered in the design phase it can be very convenient with quick connections for easy replacement etc. That isn't much more expensive, if you keep all the interfaces etc inside the cabinet. Just some more metal or wood.

There are so many things I would have done different today, if I will ever build a new MAME cabinet. Probably I would make two - one with horizontal and one with vertical monitor. And then build a couple different control panels that could be swapped between the two cabinets.





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I have a couple dedicated cabs but eventually want to build a Mame cab. When I do, I am going the switchable control panel route since there were a lot of different games that used similar control panels i was going to build a few different control panels for the types of games I will be playing. I also have thought about going modular. Not sure how I will handle it, but it is something to consider if you want to avoid a frankenpanel. I personally hate frankenpanels.

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