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mytymaus007:

--- Quote from: leapinlew on May 23, 2011, 10:03:57 am ---I guess I never really understood why people are playing console games on their arcade games. It seems to me that if someone cared enough about authenticity enough to have a full sized arcade cabinet, they would prefer the authentic feel for console games as well.

i.e. a bag of chips, a 2 liter of soda, controller, sitting on a couch, and tv.

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I see your point but since Ive been using Hyperspin im addicted to adding more systems to my wheel. So im not 100% authentic when it comes to consoles.

DirtyDachshunds:

--- Quote from: leapinlew on May 23, 2011, 10:03:57 am ---I guess I never really understood why people are playing console games on their arcade games. It seems to me that if someone cared enough about authenticity enough to have a full sized arcade cabinet, they would prefer the authentic feel for console games as well.

i.e. a bag of chips, a 2 liter of soda, controller, sitting on a couch, and tv.

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It's more for nostalgia.  A lot of these arcade games bring back these nostalgic memories I had and I wanted to capture that with consoles in my arcade as well.  Also, I love having the ability to play The Simpsons or something with friends then switch over to the original Tecmo Super Bowl.

Also, I don't want 10 systems setup under my TV for the 'authentic feel'

mytymaus007:

--- Quote from: DirtyDachshunds on May 23, 2011, 09:27:15 am ---I play console games through my control panel, although it's drawn some criticism for my amount of buttons.  All NES, SNES, and genesis games play great (re-beat "A link to the past" not too long ago using my CP).

Even some analog games work great if you have a U360.  I've played Zelda: Ocarina of Time on my CP and the U360 worked great for my analog controls with my buttons.  However there is no easy way to play any dual-analog games (shooters) without a controller.

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I checked out your CAB looks great. As for the 8 button setup im asssuming thats used for your console games. So if you had to build your cab again would you use the 8 button setup. Im thinking that 8 buttons with a u360 might cover most console games. This is the reason why i went with hot swap panels so i can add on as needed.!

DirtyDachshunds:
It definitely covers all consoles if you use P1 start as Start and a coin button as 'select'.  For what I wanted out of my cab, I wouldn't change anything.  I'm one of the few who like the larger sized cabs, and grew up playing 4 player games with strangers like the simpsons or x-men.

I laid out all my controls, and it didn't look overly crowded (which can be argued), so I figured why not?

However, I rarely use all 8 buttons and I play MAME games more than any other, but I do play other games occasionally and like having the functionality to be able to play those games.  Also, I have never had player 2 use all 8 buttons yet.  A multi-player game that uses all 8 buttons requires serious commitment to learn the game from the second party (which my arcade is generally used for shorter play sessions with guests).  But I needed the 8 buttons for player 2 for symmetry.

And I could of went down to 4 buttons for P3 and P4 instead of 6.  I was thinking it would be fun to play something like 4 player madden or something, so I went with the 6 buttons for P3 and P4, but they haven't been used yet.  But then again, I do have the functionality.

leapinlew:

--- Quote from: DirtyDachshunds on May 23, 2011, 11:26:31 am ---Also, I don't want 10 systems setup under my TV for the 'authentic feel'

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I guess I don't care so much about using an actual console. The way I did it was to mod my original Xbox to play all the older console games.

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