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Need Help Deciding on Control Panel
mytymaus007:
Im ready for my Next Cabinet I Already have a midsize Horizontal monitor Cabinet with hot swapable panels. i have no problem playing mostly every game the correct way Except vertical games. So i decided to make a midsize/mini vertical cabinet. Something along the lines of Ms. Pacman/Galaga Midway Mini Cabinet
http://www.mikesarcade.com/cgi-bin/store.pl?sku=CABMWMINI
I wish I can come to my sense and believe in a 4/8 switchable joystick like the Ultimarc ServoStik. 4-8 way joystick but there is no comparison to the original Ms pacman Leaf switch stick no pun intended Andy. So with that said im thinking Ms pac leaf in the middle and and 8 way for shmups as far to the left as i can place it with buttons on the right side of the 4 way stick. The control panel is less then 24 inches wide roughly. So basically ill be running 4 way vertical games plus pacmame which has alot of pacman hacks over (250) and 8 way verticals. As for the buttons on the right side not sure how many is sufficent for shmups. Also whats a good stick for shmups, i love competions for most but not sure for this cab. What everyones opinon? I would rather not build 2 vertical cabinets or have swap panels for this cab!
shponglefan:
While I haven't tried them yet, Seimitsu sticks tend to get recommended a lot for schmups. There's a few different models, but based on my research there doesn't seem to be a clear winner as to which individual model is best.
As for number of buttons, I can't think of any schmups that I've played that use more than 2. Maybe go with 3 to be on the safe side?
mytymaus007:
thanks any shmup experts out there how many buttons do i need to play all
mgb:
Nice decision on going with a vertical, most of my favorites are verticals. I would love to build a dedicated vertical cabinet with just one 4-way leaf switch joy and 2 buttons each side.
3 buttons for each player will take care of like all shmups out there.
I believe there is only one that uses 6 buttons.
I know a lot guys reccomend the Seimitsu for shmups, I have never tried them but do plan to. I love my Sanwa JLW with round restrictor and cherry switches from a happ super. its very quiet and handles great. I love it for gyruss
Well Fed Games:
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I am sure if you looked hard enough you might find one that requires 4, but 3 will be more than enough for most SHMUPS. For sticks, I am pretty sure I am going to go with Seimitsu LS-56s for my Raiden cab based on the recommendation from someone doing a similar project. LS-32s get a lot of love, too, and I like playing Raiden IV with the one in my HRAP SE for Xbox 360.
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