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BadMouth:

--- Quote from: shponglefan on June 25, 2012, 10:00:21 pm ---If I can pedals for not too much, then I may go for it.

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A Gameport to USB adapter and a couple 100k linear pots from radio shack would be around $20 total -cheapest reliable analogue interface that I can think of.
Either drop the pots into a set of used pedals (to replace the 5k pots) or build your own pedals.
I've seen gears used that were taken from kinex building sets.  :lol

mytymaus007:

--- Quote from: shponglefan on June 25, 2012, 01:06:09 am ---As per this thread, I'm looking at building an arcade cabinet/controller with detachable tops.  Right now I have three control layouts in mind:


* 2 player fighting game layout w/ 7-8 buttons per player
* 3 player beat-em-up layout w/ 4 buttons per player
* classic gaming w/ 4-way joystick + spinner(s) w/ 2 buttons for each control
The third layout is the one I'm having the most trouble with.  Right now my basic plan is to go with dual spinners (w/ the Turbo Twist 2's + mini wheels for use with 360 degree driving games), and a single 4-way joystick in the middle.  Plan is two buttons per controller, although I'm not sure if it's worthwhile going 3 each?

Anything else that might be good for classic gaming?  I thought about a trackball, but the only game I'd want that for is Marble Madness and can't justify the expense of one for a single game.  Also thought about a flightstick style control, but not sure what games it would be good for...

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Did you decide what you will be building.. i would go with detachable panels, you only need one to start with then you can add more as you go if you think you really need to. but once you start youll want as many panels as you can build. i have 5 right now and will build more soon!!

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